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SUMMARY:Book Launch: Before We Forget by Mary Soderstrom
DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, March 15\, 20262:00–4:00 pm ET\n\n\n\nMary Soderstrom launches her new book\, Before We Forget: How Remembering Will Get Us Through the Next 75 Years\, published by Dundurn Press.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/book-launch-before-we-forget-by-mary-soderstrom/
LOCATION:Librairie Paragraphe Bookstore\, 2220 McGill College Ave\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H3A 3P9\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Blue Metropolis International Literary Festival 2026 Press Conference
DESCRIPTION:POSTPONED TO: Wednesday\, March 18\, 20264:30 pm ET\n\n\n\nMark your calendars! The Blue Metropolis International Literary Festival\, a landmark annual literary event in Montreal\, is returning for its 28th edition this coming spring\, from April 23–26\, 2026.  \n\n\n\nThis year\, as in past years\, the festival will be structured around a central socially engaged theme\, to be announced with our programming at our press conference at 4:30pm on March 11\, 2026.  \n\n\n\nAbout the Festival\n\n\n\nThe Blue Metropolis Festival is one of the largest multilingual literary events in North America. Each year\, writers from Quebec\, Canada and around the world converge on Montreal for an action-packed weekend. Festivalgoers are treated to live interviews\, roundtable discussions\, public readings\, debates\, master classes\, and performances. Every year\, the Festival is structured around several strong themes that testify to a deep social engagement and a passion for literature in all its richness. \n\n\n\nAbout the 2026 Edition\n\n\n\nAt the upcoming 28th edition of the Blue Metropolis International Literary Festival\, expect readings\,roundtables\, debates\, workshops\, performances and interviews with prestigious authors fromCanada and abroad. Over 100 guests\, including authors\, musicians\, artists\, researchers and more! \n\n\n\nMultilingual Programming in Up to Nine Languages.\n\n\n\nThe Blue Metropolis Festival is one of the largest multilingual literary events in North America. Each year\,writers from Quebec\, Canada and around the world converge on Montreal for an action-packed weekend.Festivalgoers are treated to live interviews\, roundtable discussions\, public readings\, debates\, masterclasses\, and performances. Every year\, the Festival is structured around several strong themes that testifyto a deep social engagement and a passion for literature in all its richness. \n\n\n\nActivities for Children and Parents All Year Long\n\n\n\nThe TD-Blue Metropolis Children’s Festival now runs year-round\, with events in schools\, libraries andbookstores near you or online. \n\n\n\nDiscover our 2026 programming\, as well as our wide range of online content at: bluemetropolis.org/youth
URL:https://qwf.org/event/blue-metropolis-international-literary-festival-2026-press-conference/
LOCATION:Hotel 10\, 10 Sherbrooke Street West\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H2X 4C9\, Canada
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