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SUMMARY:A Poetry Punk Matinee
DESCRIPTION:Hosted by Gwen Aube\, author of Missed Connections with Tall Girls (2026)\, with performances by Double Dog Dare and Cicada. \n*Turbo Haus is a bar\, you must be at least 18 years of age to attend the show. \nGet tickets: https://sundrop.bloomtickets.ca/event/3023?APoetryPunkMatinee.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/a-poetry-punk-matinee/
LOCATION:Turbo Haus\, 2040 rue Saint-Denis\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H2X 3K7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Performance,Reading
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SUMMARY:Book Launch: Driving Crazy to the Front Door by Michael Foy
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the launch of Michael Foy’s short story collection Driving Crazy to the Front Door (Linda Leith Publishing). \nModerated by Harold Hoefle. \nThis event is free\, but please RSVP on TicketSource so the venue knows how many people to expect. \nMasks are not required\, but will be provided for free at the door. \nPlease note that the venue’s elevator entrance is at 1839 Rue Sainte-Catherine\, which is next door to our building entrance. The venue is on the mezzanine level (MZ button)\, which opens up into the hair salon next door. You’ll need to turn left to get to the salon entrance and then the location (Argo) is on the right. The building office will sometimes lock the elevator entrance door or elevator at the end of the day. If you’re locked out\, please call the venue at 514-931-3442 and someone will come let you in. \nABOUT THE BOOK \nIn Michael Foy’s debut collection\, Driving Crazy to the Front Door\, many of the stories are set in Surrey’s urban sprawl. The characters face a demolition of love\, a type of destruction that forces them to rebuild and\, if they can\, recoup their losses. \nWhether from a failed marriage\, a dead mother\, or a fatal car crash\, each story has some hope and redemption. There is humour too\, when three kids cram into a straw-filled chicken coop to hide from an angry farmer\, lighting up more than cigarettes. Or you’ll find eighty-two-year-old Nora Allen escaping from the Florence Nightingale hospital\, stealing a car\, and ordering a Big Mac before continuing down the King George highway to her childhood home to search for her adopted son. Cooper Reynolds is an old widow who might remarry\, but first\, his estranged\, druggie daughter comes home to save his life. \nAll fourteen stories shine some light on the darkness of the human condition\, and in so doing\, help us to better understand ourselves\, our family\, friends and maybe even our enemies. Driving Crazy to the Front Door takes us right up close to loss—not for self-pity or despair\, but to offer hope\, and reminds us of what it means to be human. \nABOUT THE AUTHOR \nMichael Foy was born and raised in Surrey\, British Columbia. He holds degrees in psychology and education from Simon Fraser University. His fiction has appeared in Grain Magazine\, The Nashwaak Review\, QWERTY\, Literally Stories\, Blank Spaces\, Canadian Shorts II\, and other journals and anthologies. His story “The Questions Run” received an Honourable Mention in the Riddle Fence Fiction Contest. He lives in Montreal with his wife and two daughters. www.michaelfoy.ca
URL:https://qwf.org/event/book-launch-driving-crazy-to-the-front-door-by-michael-foy/
LOCATION:Argo Bookshop\, 1841A Ste-Catherine St. West\, Montreal\, Quebec\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Launch
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SUMMARY:Book Launch: Fragile Like a Bomb\, translated by Natalia Hero
DESCRIPTION:Not fragile like a flower\, fragile like a bomb.” \nJoin us for the launch of Fragile Like a Bomb by Catherine Fred Lavarenne\, translated by Natalia Hero. \nABOUT THE BOOK\nStéphanie is recruited by a left-wing provincial party to run in their upcoming elections. After a surprise victory she is\, despite her inexperience\, appointed Québec’s Minister of Culture. As she navigates her new role\, a wave of #MeToo denunciations erupts in the literary world. Stéphanie begins to make connections between her own experiences and those of the survivors daring to speak out. Fragile Like a Bomb is a powerful\, illuminating novel that reveals how men’s violence against women is both intimate and institutional\, shaping everything from personal memory to public culture. \nABOUT THE AUTHOR & TRANSLATOR\nCatherine Fred Lavarenne has worked as a college instructor\, a political attaché for the City of Montréal\, and a project manager for rights advocacy at the Québec LGBT Council. Her first novel\, Quelques lieux de Constance\, was published by Héliotrope in 2018. Fragile Like a Bomb is her second novel. She lives in Montreal. \nNatalia Hero is a Montreal-based writer and literary translator. Her debut novella\, Hum\, was published in 2018 by Metatron Press. Her translations include Valid: Dystopian Autofiction by Chris Bergeron\, Thirty by Marie Darsigny\, In the End They Told Them All to Get Lost by Laurence Leduc-Primeau\, and God’s Zoo by Pablo Urbanyi.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/book-launch-fragile-like-a-bomb-translated-by-natalia-hero/
LOCATION:L’Euguélionne Bookstore\, 1426 Rue Beaudry\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H2L 3E5\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Launch
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SUMMARY:Book Launch: Everclear by Jennifer DeLeskie
DESCRIPTION:On October 8 at 7 pm\, join Jennifer DeLeskie for the launch of her debut novel\, Everclear\, at Montreal’s Pulp Books & Café\, in conversation with author Su J. Sokol. \nEverclear\, a YA near-future thriller set in Eeyou Istchee\, northern Québec\, follows 16-year-old Kai Mendelsohn\, a girl raised inside an extractive\, homogenizing system. When her father disappears\, she is forced out of the compound and into the wider world\, where she begins to confront the consequences of the society that shaped her—and the possibility of another way. \nLibrairie Pulp Books & Café\n3952 Rue Wellington\n Verdun\, Montréal\, QC \nPulp is wheelchair accessible\, including an accessible washroom\, and is a short walk from de l’Église metro station.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/book-launch-everclear-by-jennifer-deleskie/
LOCATION:Librairie Pulp Books & Cafe\, 3952 Wellington Street\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H4G1V3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Launch
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SUMMARY:Kim Zombik’s Origin Stories with Silvervest Quartet + Christelle Saint-Julien + Deanna Smith
DESCRIPTION:Kim Zombik’s Origin Stories with Silvervest Quartet + Christelle Saint-Julien + Deanna Smith at Flux Festival 2026\nWednesday\, October 7th\, DOORS: 7:00 PM\, MUSIC: 8:00 PM\nTickets: $15 +taxes & fees in advance / $20 at the door \nNOTAFLOF (No one turned away for lack of funds)\nCo-presented with Musique Rayonnante\, Smallscale Music and Mardi Spaghetti. \nFeaturing Kim Zombik’s ORIGIN STORIES\, a work-in-progress autobiographical performance piece. Performed by Zombik (vocalist\, writer)\, Nicolas Caloia (double bass)\, David Ryshpan\, (keyboards) and Jahsun (drums). \nAlso featuring performances by Christelle Saint-Julien\, a journalist\, writer\, translator and musician; and Deanna Smith\, poet\, performer\, and teaching artist.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/kim-zombiks-origin-stories-with-silvervest-quartet-christelle-saint-julien-deanna-smith/
LOCATION:La Sala Rossa\, 4848 St. Laurent Boulevard\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H2T 2R5\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Festival,Performance
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SUMMARY:Book Launch: The Roughling
DESCRIPTION:Join Linda Leith Publishing and author Alex Costa for the Montreal launch of THE ROUGHLING\, a fantasy adventure for 8 to 12 year olds!\nAbout the Book\n“You must find the Key. You are the only one who can.”\nWith these words\, Ambrose Peters learns that the bedtime stories his parents told him are real. \nOn his twelfth birthday\, he and his friends Stan and Aurora discover a curious note in the library of his home\, an old estate in the heart of Toronto. When peculiar creatures start turning up\, the three of them stumble on a mysterious world hidden in the wild spaces of their once-familiar city. \nBut Ambrose’s time is running out. With an ancient menace closing in on him\, Ambrose must find the key to save himself\, his friends\, and the extraordinary––and dangerous––new world they only just discovered. \nThe Roughling is an epic adventure teeming with mystery\, friendship\, action\, unforgettable characters and perilous secrets. \nAbout the Author\nAlex Costa has degrees in biology and dentistry from McGill University. Born and raised in the neighbourhood of North Toronto\, she grew up near the ravines that inspired this story. She now lives in Montreal with her husband Mark\, also a dentist\, her two sons\, and a big shaggy dog named Rookie who has excellent teeth. The first in a planned trilogy\, The Roughling is her first novel.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/book-launch-the-roughling/
LOCATION:WILLS Brewery\, 6729 Avenue de l’Esplanade\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H2V 4P9\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Launch
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SUMMARY:Garden of Literary Delights (GOLD) 2026
DESCRIPTION:Presented by NexGen MultiArts Festival & the Book Club of Kabir Cultural Centre\, Montréal\, Garden of Literary Delights is an annual event celebrating Canadian authors of South Asian origin\, curated by QWF member\, Veena Gokhale.  \nFeatured authors: \nAnuja Varghese\, Giller-prize winning writer\, reading from A Kiss of Crimson Ash\, a medieval India-inspired romantasy. The novel is part of a trilogy published by Viking. \nZeenat Nagree\, art writer\, curator\, living between Bombay & Montréal\, reading from her first novel\, My Summer Vacation (Vehicule Press) \nAcclaimed Afghan-Canadian author\, Jamaluddin Aram\, reading from his essay collection\, The Blood of Things (Penguin Random House). His debut novel\, Nothing Good Happens in Wazirabad on Wednesday\, won the 2024 Rakuten Kobo Emerging Writer Prize in Literary Fiction. \nAuthor\, Veena Gokhale\, reading from her latest work\, Annapurna’s Bounty\, Indian Food Legends Retold (Dundurn Press) \nAnd introducing Joie de Livres\, a trendy\, bilingual\, local bookstore\, in charge of the book sale. \nReadings\, Refreshments\, Q&A\, giveaways \nFree admission; donations welcome; RSVP: info@centrekabir.com or\nhttps://www.facebook.com/events/1693781315040887 \nHope to see you there! It’s a fun event…
URL:https://qwf.org/event/garden-of-literary-delights-gold-2026/
LOCATION:Salle 3\, Centre SANAAQ\, 1200 rue du Sussex\, Montréal\, Qc\, H3H 0E3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Reading
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SUMMARY:Mtl book launch for A Year of Deep Listening: 365 Text Scores for Pauline Oliveros
DESCRIPTION:Flux Festival 2026 presents the Montreal book launch for\nA Year of Deep Listening: 365 Text Scores for Pauline Oliveros\nWith editor Stephanie Loveless\, interviewer Katherine McLeod & performances by book contributors \nDate: Sunday\, October 4th\nLocation: Articule Open-Access Artist-Run Centre\, 6282 Rue St-Hubert\, Montréal\, QC H2S 2M2\nTime: 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM\, Ticket: FREE\nFacebook event: https://www.facebook.com/share/1CSFuLTnns \nAccessibility: For complete details\, please visit: https://www.articule.org/en/accessibility\nAccessibilité : Pour plus de détails\, consultez : https://www.articule.org/fr/accessibilite \nCo-presented with Articule Open-Access Artist-Run Centre and the International Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation.\nLive English-to-French translation will take place at the event.\nLibrairie Résonance will be on hand selling copies of A Year of Deep Listening. \nJoin us for a book launch celebrating the publication of A Year of Deep Listening: 365 Text Scores for Pauline Oliveros (Terra Nova Press)\, edited by Stephanie Loveless. Host Katherine McLeod will lead a discussion about the collection and Deep Listening practice. This will be followed by brief performances of text scores by contributors to the book experienced in Oliveros’ performance practices and Deep Listening. Then join in by helping us perform some of these scores—all you need is a body and the interest! \nThe invited performers: Nik Forrest\, Erin Gee\, Ayelet Rose Gottlieb with Terri Hron and Eric Lewis\, Ben Grossman\, Kathy Kennedy\, and Ellen Waterman. \nArtist info: \nSTEPHANIE LOVELESS is a sound and media artist whose research centres on listening\, vocal embodiment\, and place. Loveless’ sound\, video\, and performance work has been presented widely in festivals\, galleries\, museums and artist-run centres in North America\, South America\, Europe and the Middle East. She served as a Senior Lecturer at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in the Department of Arts from 2018-2026\, and as Director of the Center for Deep Listening at Rensselaer from 2020-2026. In 2025\, Loveless published A Year of Deep Listening: 365 Text Scores for Pauline Oliveros\, which brought together a year’s worth of daily scores for listening\, contributed by over 300 artists. Her co-edited volume\, Situated Listening: Attending to the Unheard (2025)\, is a collection of essays that contribute theories and practices of embedded\, contextual\, and critical listening to the growing literature in the field of sound studies. https://stephanieloveless.com \nKATHERINE MCLEOD is an academic and dancer based in Tiohtià:ke/Montreal. Alongside her project Literary Radio and publications on poetry and performance\, she produced the series ShortCuts for The SpokenWeb Podcast and now co-hosts the podcast Literary Listening (with Jason Camlot). \nNIK FORREST is an interdisciplinary artist based in Tio’tia:ke/Montreal. They recently completed a PhD in the Interdisciplinary Humanities program at Concordia University titled “Trans Sonic Practices: Listening and Sounding Livable Worlds”. Their sound\, video\, and installation projects have been shown at festivals\, galleries and museums across Canada and internationally\, including at the Joliette Art Museum (Quebec)\, the Listening Biennale (Berlin)\, Oboro (Montreal) and Kunsthalle Mulhouse (France). They have also received artists’ residencies in Paris\, Buenos Aires\, Hamburg\, Winnipeg and Saskatoon. Forrest’s recent projects explore experimental sound and listening as non-binary relational fields in which emergence\, mutation and interdependence can be sensed. They teach in the Media Arts Department at John Abbott College in Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue\, Quebec. https://nikforrest.org \nERIN GEE is a Canadian artist and composer whose work centers on voice\, affect and technology. She develops custom biofeedback instruments that link the human body to sound and interactive systems. In creating these systems\, she considers emotional manipulation as a technical layer alongside hardware and software in biofeedback systems\, linking this to feminist theory. Using roleplay\, ASMR and hypnosis\, she explores intimacy and resonance while reimagining human–machine relations across AI\, VR\, and robotics. Her installation works have been presented at Ars Electronica\, MUTEK\, and the Toronto and Karachi Biennales\, and she has performed at festivals such as MUTEK\, Vancouver New Music\, Sussurra Luce (Italy) and Music Gallery (Toronto). https://eringee.net \nJerusalem-born\, Montreal-based vocalist and composer AYELET ROSE GOTTLIEB is an international performer and Deep Listener who blends jazz\, Middle Eastern and Jewish music with conceptual improvisation. Winner of the 2026 Prix Opus for Album of the Year—World Music\, she collaborates with innovative artists\, including John Zorn\, IONE and Naomi Shihab Nye. https://ayeletrose.com \nBEN GROSSMAN is a busy musician and sound artist: Improviser\, studio musician\, composer\, noisemaker and curator. He toils in several fields\, having played on over one hundred CDs and on film and television soundtracks. He has composed and designed sound for theatre\, dance and installations; designed radio transmissions; and performs live\, spanning early medieval music to experimental electronics. Ben’s tools of choice are electronics\, percussion and especially the vielle à roue (hurdy-gurdy). www.macrophone.org \nTERRI HRON is a musician\, performer and multimedia artist whose work explores relationships and belonging with places\, people\, and scores. Using historical performance practice\, field recording\, invented/augmented instruments and videoscores\, she often works in close collaboration with others and produces performances\, gatherings and events. She also works for the Canada Council for the Arts. \nKATHY KENNEDY is a sound artist with formal training in visual art and classical singing. Her art practice generally involves the voice and issues of interface with technology\, often using telephony or radio transmission. She is active in community art and is a founder of the digital media centre for women in Canada\, Studio XX (now called Ada-X)\, as well as the innovative women’s choral group\, Choeur Maha. https://kathykennedy.ca \nERIC LEWIS is the president of Arts in the Margins and a professor of philosophy at McGill University\, where he directs the Laboratory of Urban Culture. His academic interests centre on Black aesthetics\, critical race theory\, the philosophy of improvisation and the politics and ethics of new media art. He has decades of experience running community-facing art-centred projects\, and a strong commitment to social justice and equity. He is also an active improviser on brass and reeds\, and performs in numerous ensembles including Ton-e Rêve\, the Free Jazz Messengers\, the Murray Street Band and the Instant Synthesis Ensemble\, among others. \nELLEN WATERMAN is a flutist and vocalist who co-creates intersensory improvisations with environments. Bodily Listening in Place was developed in consultation with spill.propagation through a commission from New Adventures in Sound Art for World Listening Day\, 2022. She wrote about it for Performance Matters journal (2023). Her definitions of intersensory listening and bodily listening in place are included in the new Listening Glossary (2026).
URL:https://qwf.org/event/mtl-book-launch-for-a-year-of-deep-listening-365-text-scores-for-pauline-oliveros/
LOCATION:Articule\, 6282 rue St-Hubert\, Montreal\, QC\, H2S 2M2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Festival,Performance
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SUMMARY:Moe Clark + Melody McKiver at Flux Fest 2026
DESCRIPTION:Flux Festival and daphne Indigenous artist-run centre present\nMoe Clark + Melody McKiver\nSaturday\, October 3\nDoors: 19h00 Performances: 19h30\nLocation: Centre d’art daphne\, 5425 Av. Casgrain\, Unit 103\, Montreal\, Qc H2T 1X6) \nTickets: $20 (+fees & taxes adv) / $25 (door)\nNOTAFLOF (no one turned away for lack of funds)\nFacebook event: https://www.facebook.com/share/19TvTvsPiy \nâpihtawikosisâniskwêw (Michif/mixed-settler) multidisciplinary artist Moe Clark (she/they) is a 2Spirit singing thunderbird. Born and raised in Treaty 7\, they are a proud member of the Métis Nation of Alberta. Currently they reside as a guest in Tio’tiá:ke/ Mooniyang/ Montréal (QC) where she works as an artist and educator. A dedicated nêhiyawêwin (Plains Cree language) and Michif language learner\, Moe collaborates intimately with Elders and knowledge keepers to advance language resurgence through song-based practices. She works across disciplines of vocal improvisation\, sound design\, land-based oskapêwis facilitation (ceremonial Elder apprenticeship)\, and performance creation\, to create work that centres embodied knowledge\, 2Spirit Indigenous resurgence\, and creative kinship.\nMelody McKiver’s (they/them\, do not use any other pronouns) musical work integrates electronics with Western classical music to shape a new genre of Anishinaabe compositions. A proud member of Obishikokaang Lac Seul First Nation\, Melody is currently Assistant Professor of Indigenous Music (tenure-track) with the Desaultels Faculty of Music at the University of Manitoba and a member of the Mizi’iwe Aana Kwat (LGBTQ2S+ Council) within the Anishinaabe Nation of Treaty #3. They are the 2020 recipient of the Canada Council’s Robert Flaming Prize awarded annually to an exceptionally talented young Canadian composer\, and a recurring invited participant in the Banff Centre for the Arts’ Indigenous Classical Music gatherings.\ndaphne is an Indigenous artist-run centre in Tiohtià:ke / Mooniyang / Montreal. Through exhibitions and related programming\, we promote contemporary Indigenous art and artists. We favour critical\, respectful exchange with our various communities\, peers and audiences\, to advance a culture of peace. daphne gratefully acknowledges the support received from all our relations\, families\, friends\, communities\, the Conseil des arts de Montréal\, the Canada Council for the Arts and the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec. Niá:wen sewakwé:kon / Gichii miigwetch / Thank you to all of you.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/moe-clark-melody-mckiver-at-flux-fest-2026/
LOCATION:Daphne Art Centre\, 5425 Casgrain Avenue\, Unit 103\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H2T 1X6\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Festival,Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260930T180000
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SUMMARY:Book Launch: Missy Whynought by Elizabeth Ball
DESCRIPTION:Join us to launch a new and unique voice: Missy Whynaught by Elizabeth Ball. \nABOUT THE BOOK\nRaw and unfiltered\, Missy Whynaught conjures her own magic in a world that treats her like a punchline. A darkly humourous coming of age story that explores issues of sexuality\, childhood neglect\, poverty and the racist legacies of colonialism. \nABOUT THE AUTHOR\nElizabeth Ball is a writer\, social worker and mother of three living in Montreal. She was shortlisted for the 2026 CBC Short Story Award\, Room Magazine’s 2019 Fiction Contest\, nominated for the 2019 Journey Prize\, and in 2022 shortlisted for the Commonwealth Fiction Prize. Her writing has been financially supported by Le Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec and the Canada Council of the Arts. Missy Whynaught is her first novel and she is currently at work on her second. \nFree \nRefreshments will be served
URL:https://qwf.org/event/book-launch-missy-whynought-by-elizabeth-ball/
LOCATION:Le Depanneur Cafe\, 206 Rue Bernard O\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H2T 2K4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Launch
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260924T190000
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SUMMARY:Jordan Tannahill launches The Living Realm
DESCRIPTION:Pulp’s very own Alex Nierenhausen will be in conversation with one of Pulp’s favourite authors\, Jordan Tannahill\, to discuss his latest novel\, The Living Realm.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/jordan-tannahill-launches-the-living-realm/
LOCATION:Librairie Pulp Books & Cafe\, 3952 Wellington Street\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H4G1V3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Launch
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260924T210000
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SUMMARY:WestmountLit Literary Soirée
DESCRIPTION:Featuring authors Jennifer DeLeskie\, Mikhail Iossel\, Philippe Mineau\, and Alice Zorn. \nMeet local authors for a literary soirée of readings and discussion. \n\nWestmount Public Library will be hosting an evening of readings and literary discussion on Wednesday\, September 23. Done in collaboration with author Cora Siré\, WestmountLit has been an annual event at the library since 2023 featuring local authors\, with a focus on authors based in Westmount. \nThis year’s WestmountLit features authors Jennifer DeLeskie\, Mikhail Iossel\, Philippe Mineau\, and Alice Zorn. Each author will read passages from their recently published literary works\, followed by a question period where the audience is encouraged to participate. With works spanning from a teen dystopian novel to genre-bending single-sentence stories\, it is certain to be a lively discussion! Copies of the authors’ works will be available for sale. \n“We are so lucky to have such a creative community\, and this event pays homage to that\,” says Maerrin Dionne\, the Programming and Outreach Librarian at Westmount Public Library. “It is a wonderful way to learn about works written by your neighbours\, and maybe even discover a new favourite author!” \nThe community is welcome to join in this literary discussion between 7 PM and 9 PM on September 23 in Westmount Public Library’s Westmount Room. Anyone wishing to attend the event can register on Eventbrite\, or can contact Maerrin Dionne at mdionne@westmount.org or call 514 989-5300\, ext. 5344.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/westmountlit-literary-soiree/
LOCATION:Westmount Public Library\, 4626 Rue Sherbrooke Ouest\, Westmount\, Quebec\, H3Z 1G1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Panel,Reading
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260917T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260917T193000
DTSTAMP:20260904T031026Z
CREATED:20260904T031026Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260904T031026Z
UID:10005537-1789668000-1789673400@qwf.org
SUMMARY:September Stories with Montreal Authors
DESCRIPTION:You are invited to a Books & Biscotti Literary Series event at the Beaconsfield Public Library\, in collaboration with the Association of Italian-Canadian Writers and Accenti Magazine\, with authors Rosa Bergola\, Licia Canton\, Liana Cusmano\, Lucia De Luca\, Anna Mercuri Maiolo and Heather McGuire\, on September 17 at 6 p.m. (Doors open at 5:45 p.m.)\nBeaconsfield Public Library\, 303 Beaconsfield Blvd\, Beaconsfield  (QC)  H9W 4A7.\nRegister at accenti@accenti.ca
URL:https://qwf.org/event/september-stories-with-montreal-authors/
LOCATION:Beaconsfield Library\, 303 Beaconsfield Boulevard\, Beaconsfield\, Quebec\, H9W 4A7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260910T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260910T210000
DTSTAMP:20260901T131251Z
CREATED:20260901T131251Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260901T131251Z
UID:10005542-1789066800-1789074000@qwf.org
SUMMARY:Book Launch: I Was Born with Sand in My Eyes by Moustapha Mohamed Chein
DESCRIPTION:Join Mawenzi House Publishers and Argo Bookshop for the Montréal launch of I Was Born with Sand in My Eyes\, the new poetry collection by Moustapha Mohamed Chein. \nSpend an evening with the author as he reads from his new collection and celebrates its publication with readers and Montréal’s literary community. The event will include a reading and book signing\, with copies of I Was Born with Sand in My Eyes available for purchase at Argo Bookshop.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/book-launch-i-was-born-with-sand-in-my-eyes-by-moustapha-mohamed-chein/
LOCATION:Argo Bookshop\, 1915 Ste. Catherine Ouest\, Montreal\, Quebec H3H 1M3\, Montreal\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Reading
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260910T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260910T203000
DTSTAMP:20260904T175717Z
CREATED:20260904T175717Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260904T175717Z
UID:10005551-1789066800-1789072200@qwf.org
SUMMARY:Chapbook Launch: Take Cover Everyone
DESCRIPTION:Join Pulp in welcoming Clara Yeager and Sarah Burgoyne to launch their co-written chapbook\, Take Cover Everyone\, from above/ground Press! Readings held on September 10th at 7PM.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/chapbook-launch-take-cover-everyone/
LOCATION:Librairie Pulp Books & Cafe\, 3952 Wellington Street\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H4G1V3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Launch
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260903T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260903T170000
DTSTAMP:20260904T033706Z
CREATED:20260904T033706Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260904T033706Z
UID:10005549-1788422400-1788454800@qwf.org
SUMMARY:Book Launch: The Faithful by Don Macdonald
DESCRIPTION:Join author Don Macdonald for the launch of his new mystery novel\, The Faithful. \nWhen a young Hutterite man is found murdered in a luxurious home in the city\, Detective Michael Shelter is pulled into a case like none other. To find the killer\, Shelter must win the trust of a rural Hutterite colony where the faithful live apart from the outside world\, following a devout way of life passed down for 500 years.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/book-launch-the-faithful-by-don-macdonald/
LOCATION:NDG Legion\, 5455 Blvd. De Maisonneuve Ouest\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H4A 1Z7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Launch
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260829T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260829T170000
DTSTAMP:20260714T132625Z
CREATED:20260617T213552Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260714T132625Z
UID:10005087-1788012000-1788022800@qwf.org
SUMMARY:Book Launch of Carrying War\, a memoir-in-essays
DESCRIPTION:Everyone is welcome!\nLive Music and munchies \nGuest reading by novelist Brent Van Staalduinen\, author of Peace Thieves (Thistledown Press\, 2026).
URL:https://qwf.org/event/book-launch-of-carrying-war-a-memoir-in-essays/
LOCATION:Gillygooly Gallery
CATEGORIES:Book Launch
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260828T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260830T150000
DTSTAMP:20260727T153647Z
CREATED:20260617T175741Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260727T153647Z
UID:10005089-1787940000-1788102000@qwf.org
SUMMARY:21st Annual Lac Café Retreat\, August 28–30\, 2026\, Rawdon\, QC
DESCRIPTION:This event has been rescheduled from September 11–13 to August 28–30. \nA women’s writing weekend (non-binary writers welcome)\, open to experienced writers of fiction\, nonfiction\, poetry and all in-between genres. The retreat is designed to help you bring what you are writing into alignment with what wants to be written\, for the sake of all creation. In a quiet natural setting by a pristine lake\, we will open ourselves to whatever wants to speak through us\, in conscious alliance with both nonhuman and human intelligences. As our deepest knowing often shows up in our dreams\, we will begin each day with dreamwork.\nWe’ll be staying in chalets beside a small lake in a quiet wooded area ten minutes north of Rawdon\, which is just over an hour north of Montreal. There will be time off in the afternoon for hiking\, boating\, swimming. Vegetarian meals will be shared in the main cabin. Cost for the weekend is $300 Can which includes a single room and meals. Cost is lower for shared rooms and tenting.\nIf interested please send statement of interest and writing sample (no more than 10 pages) to lweil22@gmail.com\nLise Weil has over forty years’ experience teaching writing in both academic and alternative settings. www.liseweil.com.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/21st-annual-lac-cafe-retreat/
CATEGORIES:Retreat
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260826T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260826T203000
DTSTAMP:20260714T135052Z
CREATED:20260714T135052Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260714T135052Z
UID:10005122-1787770800-1787776200@qwf.org
SUMMARY:Youth Book Club at Pulp! The Giver
DESCRIPTION:Join Pulp Books summer reading group for teens! We’re reading 2 classics this summer\, starting with Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury on July 22nd\, and followed up with The Giver by Lois Lowry on August 26th. Geared towards teens ages 14-17\, facilitated by Julia Smith-Brake. \nRSVP for FAHRENHEIT 451 (July 22\, 7:00–8:30 p.m.): https://pulpbooks.ca/events/5770020260722 \nRSVP for THE GIVER (August 26\, 7:00–8:30 p.m.): https://pulpbooks.ca/events/5770220260826
URL:https://qwf.org/event/youth-book-club-at-pulp-fahrenheit-451-2/
LOCATION:Librairie Pulp Books & Cafe\, 3952 Wellington Street\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H4G1V3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Club
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260825T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260825T183000
DTSTAMP:20260727T142842Z
CREATED:20260727T142647Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260727T142842Z
UID:10005333-1787677200-1787682600@qwf.org
SUMMARY:Re/writing Connection
DESCRIPTION:Save the date for Re/writing Connection\, a spoken word event featuring magnificent stories from the Writers Collective of Canada (WCC) community.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/re-writing-connection/
LOCATION:McLennan-Redpath Humanities and Social Sciences Library
CATEGORIES:Performance
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260825T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260825T170000
DTSTAMP:20260825T203358Z
CREATED:20260825T203358Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260825T203358Z
UID:10005533-1787644800-1787677200@qwf.org
SUMMARY:Langues minorisées\, langues vivantes
DESCRIPTION:Le romani\, l’innu-aimun\, le yiddish\nAfin de célébrer les 100 ans du PEN Québec et de souligner les 50 ans de la Déclaration universelle des droits linguistiques signée à Barcelone\, le Comité de traduction et de droits linguistiques du PEN Québec vous invite à un événement mettant en valeur la créativité et la vitalité des langues minorisées du Québec. \nQuand : le jeudi 17 septembre 2026\, de 16 h à 18 h . OUVERT À TOUTES ET À TOUS. GRATUIT. \nOù : le 4e espace (4th Space) de l’Université Concordia\n1400\, boul. De Maisonneuve Ouest (station de métro Guy-Concordia) \nAvec la participation de Debbie Folaron (Chaire Jean-Monnet\, Concordia)\, Dafina Savić (fondatrice\, Romanipe-Montréal)\, René Lemieux (Observatoire de la traduction autochtone\, Concordia) et Chantal Ringuet (poète\, traductrice\, spécialiste de la littérature yiddish).  Animation : Sherry Simon (PEN-Québec) \nSeront présentées des vidéos-poèmes créées dans le contexte du projet PEN « Rendre visibles les langues muettes »\, dont des poèmes de Joséphine Bacon (en innu-aimun) et de Marie-Célie Agnant (en kreyòl ayisyen).
URL:https://qwf.org/event/langues-minorisees-langues-vivantes/
CATEGORIES:Bilingual/Multilingual
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260821T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260821T220000
DTSTAMP:20260817T223420Z
CREATED:20260817T223420Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260817T223420Z
UID:10005526-1787338800-1787349600@qwf.org
SUMMARY:pixie literary magazine Issue 4.2 Launch
DESCRIPTION:Coucou! pixie literary magazine is celebrating our latest issue…meaning we’ve got Friday Night planned out for you. All you need to do is show up looking pretty and/or mischievous. Here are the details: \nFriday\, 21 Aug\nAt Rockette Bar\nFrom 19-22h \nWe’ll be there from 7pm\, but feel free to tell your always-late friends and lovers that it starts at 6. Tell them we can’t wait for them to join us in our celebration of the 14 talented pixies that make up…Issue 4.2! \nWe believe poetry is for the people – prose too – so pay what you can for the new issue (we suggest $12). See you soon!
URL:https://qwf.org/event/pixie-literary-magazine-issue-4-2-launch/
CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Reading
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260805T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260805T190000
DTSTAMP:20260714T133017Z
CREATED:20260714T132020Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260714T133017Z
UID:10005120-1785956400-1785956400@qwf.org
SUMMARY:Violet Hour Literary Series: Peter Dubé Double Launch
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the double launch of reprints of two of Montreal author Peter Dubé’s seminal works: Hovering World (with a new introduction by Daniel Allen Cox) and At the Bottom of the Sky (with a new forward by Trebor Healey). Published by The Library of Homosexual Congress\, an imprint of Rebel Satori Press. Hovering World is the October 2026 selection of the Violet Hour Book Club. \nThis event is free\, but space is limited\, so please RSVP. \nMasks are not required\, but will be provided for free at the door. \nPlease contact us at least a day in advance for elevator access to the store. \nPlease also note that the street in front of the store is under construction. The store is accessible on foot\, but not by car\, and parking in the vicinity is consequently limited. \nABOUT THE AUTHOR\n\nPeter Dubé is a multi-genre writer\, translator\, and independent scholar. He is the author\, co-author\, or editor of fourteen books and chapbooks of fiction\, non-fiction and poetry. His most recent publication is the work of literary theory and criticism\, Desire as Praxis: Towards a Queer Surrealism. His novella\, Subtle Bodies\, an imagined life of French surrealist René Crevel was a finalist for the Shirley Jackson Award\, and his novel in prose poems entitled The Headless Man\, was shortlisted for both the A. M. Klein Prize and the ReLit award. He was a member of the editorial committee of the contemporary art magazine Espace for 18 years and is currently co-editor of The Philosophical Egg\, an organ of living surrealism. He lives and works in his hometown of Montreal.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/violet-hour-literary-series-peter-dube-double-launch/
LOCATION:Argo Bookshop\, 1841A Ste-Catherine St. West\, Montreal\, Quebec\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Launch
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260722T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260722T203000
DTSTAMP:20260714T132513Z
CREATED:20260714T132513Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260714T132513Z
UID:10005121-1784746800-1784752200@qwf.org
SUMMARY:Youth Book Club at Pulp! Fahrenheit 451
DESCRIPTION:Join Pulp Books summer reading group for teens! We’re reading 2 classics this summer\, starting with Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury on July 22nd\, and followed up with The Giver by Lois Lowry on August 26th. Geared towards teens ages 14-17\, facilitated by Julia Smith-Brake. \nRSVP for FAHRENHEIT 451: https://pulpbooks.ca/events/5770020260722 \nRSVP for THE GIVER: https://pulpbooks.ca/events/5770220260826
URL:https://qwf.org/event/youth-book-club-at-pulp-fahrenheit-451/
LOCATION:Librairie Pulp Books & Cafe\, 3952 Wellington Street\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H4G1V3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Club
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260722T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260722T180000
DTSTAMP:20260706T161952Z
CREATED:20260706T161952Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260706T161952Z
UID:10005115-1784739600-1784743200@qwf.org
SUMMARY:July Readings with Montreal Authors
DESCRIPTION:The Association of Italian-Canadian Writers (AICW) and Accenti Magazine invite you to a Books & Biscotti Literary Event\, July 22 from 5 to 6 p.m. (doors open at 4:30 p.m.). \nCatanzaro Café\, 2754 St-Charles Blvd\, Kirkland\, QC H9H 3B6 \nFeaturing Montreal authors and poets: \n\nLIANA CUSMANO\nLUCIA DE LUCA\nFRANCESCA LO DICO\nLICIA CANTON\nANNA MERCURI MAIOLO\nHEATHER McGUIRE\n\nLight refreshments will be served. \nRegister at accenti@accenti.ca or 514-329-3254
URL:https://qwf.org/event/july-readings-with-montreal-authors-5/
LOCATION:Catanzaro Café\, 2754 Saint-Charles Blvd\, Kirkland\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H9H 3B6
CATEGORIES:Bilingual/Multilingual,Reading,Series
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260719T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260719T200000
DTSTAMP:20260714T134828Z
CREATED:20260714T134828Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260714T134828Z
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SUMMARY:Accent Open Mic\, Vol. 141
DESCRIPTION:Featuring Sena the Queen and David Koloszyc \nTheme: Luck \nSign up for the open mic at the door.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/accent-open-mic-vol-141/
LOCATION:Bar Le Record\, 7622 Rue St-Hubert\, Montréal\, Quebec\, H2R 2N6\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Open Mic
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260716T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260716T190000
DTSTAMP:20260714T131206Z
CREATED:20260714T131206Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260714T131206Z
UID:10005119-1784228400-1784228400@qwf.org
SUMMARY:Book Launch: Nine Bags of Gold
DESCRIPTION:Join Argo Bookshop for the Montreal launch of Nine Bags of Gold: The Real-Life Hunt for the Lost Treasure of Acadie by Stéphane LeBlanc-Rainville! This event is free\, but space is limited\, so please RSVP. \nMasks are not required\, but will be provided for free at the door. \nPlease contact us at least a day in advance for elevator access to the store. \nPlease also note that the street in front of the store is under construction. The store is accessible on foot\, but not by car\, and parking in the vicinity is consequently limited. \nABOUT THE BOOK \nIn the late 1800s\, an elderly man named Simpson travelled from Québec to Moncton\, New Brunswick\, with a French map from the mid-1700s. The chart\, he claimed\, pointed to a fortune—nine leather bags of gold—which had been buried in Acadie by mid-eighteenth-century French troops on the run. \nSimpson partnered with local excavator Sherman Blakeny. Sponsored by Moncton’s wealthy elite\, the two launched a massive search. Dozens of labourers plowed seven acres of land in Irishtown down to a depth of five feet. \nWhat did they find? It’s a question author and skeptic Stéphane LeBlanc-Rainville has spent years researching. \nNine Bags of Gold brings this never-before-told saga of eighteenth-century intrigue to light\, excavating age-old legends\, furtive protagonists\, deathbed confessions\, mind-bending plot twists\, questionable treasure maps\, large-scale digs\, and tantalizing cliffhangers. \nABOUT THE AUTHOR \nStéphane LeBlanc-Rainville earned his PhD from McGill in 2000. He enjoyed a second career as a consulting neuroscientist—most recently for industry—after years in academia. Lately\, he turned his focus on his Acadian and Maritimer roots. His first investigative historical non-fiction\, Nine Bags of Gold\, dives into an ambitious late-1800s treasure hunt near his native Moncton. Stéphane currently lives in the Montréal area with his wife\, Farah\, and his two children\, Gabrielle and Olivier. \nRSVP: https://www.ticketsource.com/argo-bookshop/t-oemydrr
URL:https://qwf.org/event/book-launch-nine-bags-of-gold/
LOCATION:Argo Bookshop\, 1841A Ste-Catherine St. West\, Montreal\, Quebec\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Launch
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260714T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260714T130000
DTSTAMP:20260707T135850Z
CREATED:20260706T144727Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260707T135850Z
UID:10005100-1784030400-1784034000@qwf.org
SUMMARY:Lunch & Learn with QWF
DESCRIPTION:Register for Zoom link\n  \nLooking to learn more about QWF\, what we do\, and how we can help you as a writer? \n\n\n\nJoin us for a Lunch & Learn with QWF! \n\n\n\nIn this quarterly online orientation session\, we provide a deep dive into our many programs and services and how we can help you in your writing journey. Whether you’re new to QWF\, want to learn about a particular program\, or simply want to meet the team\, we welcome you to join us. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nRiley Palanca (Membership Services Coordinator) will discuss QWF programs and services for emerging and aspiring writers\, including our mentorship program\, Shut Up & Write writing sessions\, and writing workshops. \n\n\n\nLori Schubert (Executive Director) will explain QWF programs and services for more established writers\, including the Writers in the Community program\, the Hire a Writer Directory\, and the QWF Awards. \n\n\n\nJohn Wickham (Communications Manager) will provide a brief tour of the website\, highlighting sections and resources that are particularly useful to QWF members. \nZac Remple\, QWF’s new Operations Manager\, will also be in attendance. \n  \n\n\n\nFree and open to all. We hope to see you there! \n\n\n\nRegister now to get the Zoom link. You’ll receive the link by email shortly after registering. \n\n\n\nIf you have trouble registering or joining the meeting\, contact John Wickham at john@qwf.org. \n  \n\n\n\n\n\nLunch & Learn with QWF is our quarterly orientation series to welcome new members and provide an overview of QWF’s activities. The next one after July 14 will be in October. Learn more about our Lunch & Learn series. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\nRegister for Zoom link\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://qwf.org/event/lunch-learn-with-qwf-9/
LOCATION:Online – Please RSVP to receive a Zoom link
CATEGORIES:Lunch & Learn,QWF Events,Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260711T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260711T190000
DTSTAMP:20260703T192746Z
CREATED:20260703T192745Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260703T192746Z
UID:10005106-1783789200-1783796400@qwf.org
SUMMARY:Book Launch: It Happened On Harvard Avenue by Cherie Hart
DESCRIPTION:Join Cherie Hart for the launch of her new novel\, It Happened On Harvard Avenue\, Canadian romp of a romance/mystery that ends in NDG. \nThe event will have food and wine and music. \nFree and open to all. Copies of the book will be available for purchase ($25 each).
URL:https://qwf.org/event/book-launch-it-happened-on-harvard-avenue-by-cherie-hart/
LOCATION:Chez Nick\, 1377 Greene Avenue\, Westmount\, Quebec\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Launch
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260628T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260628T140000
DTSTAMP:20260513T182247Z
CREATED:20260513T181949Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260513T182247Z
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SUMMARY:Book Launch: No Brainer by Lea Beddia
DESCRIPTION:Join Lea Beddia for the launch of her new book\, No Brainer (Orca Book Publishers). \nAbout the Book\nLiv is happy in her joggers\, sports T-shirts and no bra. \nShe doesn’t like tight jeans and doesn’t feel comfortable in a bra. But one boy in her gym class\, Jerry\, harasses Liv with rude comments about her breasts. When she stands up to him\, Liv is the one who finds herself in trouble. Even though her clothes fit the dress code\, her principal insists that Liv wear a bra to gym class. It’s unfair and Liv refuses to give in to the demand. \nGossip flies around the school as Liv stands up to Jerry and the school administration. Then a “free the boobs” campaign is started to demean Liv\, and she and her friend Mia decide to take a stand. They create a poster to encourage girls to wear what they want without shame\, but Liv is sent to the principal’s office once again and is told that her poster will be taken down before the school’s open house. But Liv isn’t going to stand down. There are no school rules that dictate girls must wear bras. Why can’t girls wear what they want without being shamed? \nThis short novel is a high-interest\, low-reading-level book for teen readers who are building reading skills\, want a quick read or say they don’t like to read.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/book-launch-no-brainer-by-lea-beddia/
LOCATION:Livres Babar Books\, 46 Avenue Ste Anne\, Pointe-Claire\, Quebec\, H9S 4P8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Launch
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