Quebec Writers' Federation

A Little Bit Pregnant
2022-06-16 19:30 - 2022-06-17 20:30, 2022-06-17 19:30 - 2022-06-18 20:30, 2022-06-18 19:30 - 2022-06-19 20:30 (America/New_York) | Mainline Theatre, 3997 St Laurent Blvd, Montreal, Quebec, H2W 1Y4, Canada
Sex, drugs, rock’n’roll… and a baby?
Paper Dog Press is proud to present A Little Bit Pregnant, a new dramedy written by Kate Lavut, directed by Rana Liu and starring Isabel Fuentes, Alexander Cruz, Sanjeev Mannan and Sarah Durocher.
With punchy dialogue, strong actors, and characters that feel like they could be your next-door neighbours, this dramatic comedy gives audiences an intimate look at the highs and lows of 4 young people trying to adult.
A Little Bit Pregnant is Part of St-Ambroise Montreal Fringe Festival June 13-19
MainLine Theatre 3997 St Laurent Blvd, Montreal, Quebec H2W 1 Y4
https://montrealfringe.online.red61.ca/

Just A Note (a workshop reading at the Fringe!)
2022-06-18 13:00 - 14:00, 2022-06-19 19:30 - 20:00 | Le Ministère, venue #8, 4521 St-Laurent Blvd, Montreal, QC, H2T1R2, Canada
Kalianore productions/Christine ML Lee is proud to present the workshop reading of “Just a Note”, a gentle and funny musical based on lived experience about identity, immigration and mother and daughter relationships, at the St-Ambroise Montreal Fringe Festival from June 11th to 19th at Le Ministère (venue #8)!
In “Just a Note” , Leah almost gets away with lying to her parents by pursuing her passion in music at McGill University without her family knowing until her mom shows up at her doorstep with a bowl of black bean noodles! This surprise visit turns into a permanent problem when her mom moves in with her – Leah must now find a way to graduate without her mom finding out that she lied about being in med school..!
TICKETS – ON SALE MAY 17, 2022!Box office: montrealfringe.ca / 514-849-FEST (3378)More information visit: www.christinemllee.com/just-a-note

Run Nawrocki Run! Escape from Banff Prison
2022-06-20 08:00 - 2022-07-04 17:00 | Online
Commemorating June 20, the anniversary of the end of Canada’s WW1 internment of Ukrainians coast-to-coast, and World Refugee Day

Les Pages Noires Productions and Babushka Theatre present

The return streamed performances of

Run Nawrocki Run! Escape from Banff Prison

Written & performed by Norman Nawrocki

Music by Norman & Vivian Nawrocki

Click to see the trailer

The return streamed performances of Mon., June 20 to Mon., July 4, 2022

A Ukrainian Canadian WW1 story of courage—dream, resist, escape

Benefit screenings for humanitarian aid for Ukraine & Ukrainian refugees

Acclaimed Montreal playwright/actor/musician Norman Nawrocki blends Canadian history, emigration, racism, wartime hysteria, Ukrainian folkloric medicinal rituals, music and legend together with family memoire into this compelling tale about hope, courage and resistance. The eye-opening Run Nawrocki Run! Escape from Banff Prison runs from June 20-July 4 on Nawrocki’s YouTube channel. The show streams for free with donations to Fundacja Folkowisko Foundation gratefully appreciated.

The show brings to light the little-known but shamefully true WW1 incarceration and exploitation of 9,000 mostly Ukrainian Canadian immigrants in forced labour camps across Canada. Nestor, an unemployed Ukrainian Canadian citizen, is nabbed by the police, imprisoned and forced to do slave labour in a federal concentration camp near Banff Alberta. Despite the brutal, tortuous conditions, he rebels, dreams and conspires to escape. This was Canada’s first coast-to-coast internment operation; June 20 honours the anniversary of its end and is also World Refugee Day.

“One day we’re citizens living free, and then we’re enemies and aliens. Overnight, everything changes.” — Nestor

Run Nawrocki Run! Escape from Banff Prison pays tribute to one of Nawrocki’s relatives who successfully escaped from Castle Mountain in Banff National Park, the most inhumane of the 24 internment camps. The play is a joyous call to rebellion. Nestor, prisoner of war #158, is inspired and inspires, and despite all the odds, he never loses hope. He demonstrates what’s possible; how to find the courage within us all to work with others for our collective freedom.

“An important story to tell & to remember.”—David Gray, CBC Calgary Eyeopener

Run Nawrocki Run! Escape from Banff Prison

Streaming for FREE- June 20 (7:30 EDT) to July 4 (midnight EDT)

On Norman Nawrocki’s YouTube Channel

Benefit for humanitarian aid for Ukraine & Ukrainian refugees

Donations (with tax receipt) to Fundacja Folkowisko Foundation gratefully appreciated

www.facebook.com/events/2795498610746716 linktr.ee/normannawrocki

Run Nawrocki Run! Escape from Banff Prison was made possible in part by a grant from the Endowment Council of the Canadian First World War Internment Recognition Fund

Grove Campus Poetry Show
2022-07-17 19:30 - 21:30 | Montreal Improv, 3716 Notre-Dame St W, Montreal, Quebec, H4C 1P7, Canada
Part 1 of 2 of the Grove Campus Art Series will be kicking off with a spoken word show on Sunday, July 17, 7:30-9:30 pm at Montreal Improv!
The event is FREE; please register in advance: https://grovecampus.com/blogs/experiences/grove-campus-art-series
Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/507858631085969/507858634419302/?active_tab=about
Be sure to check out Part 2, a visual art show on Saturday, July 30th. Registration and more info can be found at the same links listed above.
This event is made possible through #RisingYouth with support from Canada Service Corps, the Government of Canada, and TakingItGlobal.

Launch: Willow Loveday Little's Poetry Collection "(Vice) Viscera"
2022-07-21 18:30 - 21:00 | Montreal arts interculturels, 3680, rue Jeanne-Mance, Montreal, Quebec, H2X 2K5, Canada
Join us for the launch party of Willow Loveday Little’s debut collection of poetry, “(Vice) Viscera)” (Cactus Press 2022).
It’s a collection of poems on the theme of the body—blood and guts, vulnerability, performance, illness, ugliness, intuition. Hope to see you there.
Willow Loveday Little is a Canadian writer whose work has appeared in such places as yolk literary, on spec, The Dalhousie Review, and the Selkie’s Very Much Alive: Stories of Resilience. (Vice) Viscera is her first full-length poetry collection.
Thursday, July 21st 6:30pm at the MAI (Montréal, arts interculturels), 3680 Jeanne-Mance St, Montreal.

Queer & Italian in Montreal
2022-07-21 19:00 - 21:00 | Istituto Italiano di Cultura Montreal, 1200 ave du Docteur-Penfield, Quebec, Canada
July 21 event to celebrate the contributions of

LGBTQ Italian-Canadians on the city’s cultural life and historyMONTREAL, QUEBEC – Join us for a festive celebration of queer Italian-Canadian culture in Montreal on Thursday, July 21, 2022, as Violet Hour, in collaboration with the Istituto Italiano di Cultura Montreal, Fierté Montréal Pride and Accenti Magazine, present the event, “Queer and Italian in Montreal.”

The event, which is an official part of this year’s Fierté Montréal Pride celebrations, will take the form of a screening of the recent documentary short, “Creative Spaces: Queer and Italian Canadian” (2021), followed by a panel discussion about the past, present and future of queer Italian-Canadian culture in the city. Speakers on the panel include Gaspare Borsellino (Gruppo Italiano Gay e Lesbico di Montreal), Vee DG (CIAO – Canadian Italians Against Oppression), and Steve Galluccio. The event will be hosted by author and literary events producer Christopher DiRaddo.

ABOUT THE FILM

“Creative Spaces: Queer and Italian Canadian” (2021)

What does it mean to be queer and Italian Canadian? And what experiences do queer Italian Canadians have when their sexual orientation and gender identity come in contact with their cultural heritage and traditions? Director Licia Canton explores this topic with three Montreal writers—Liana Cusmano, Christopher DiRaddo and Steve Galluccio—and comparative literature professor Domenico A. Beneventi. (Running time: 28 minutes)

ABOUT THE SPEAKERS

Gaspare Borsellino is the former President of the Gruppo Italiano Gay e Lesbico di Montreal, a one-time social club for LGBTQ folks of Italian origin that played a significant role in queer cultural life in Montreal from the mid 1990s to the mid 2000s.

Vee DG is a nonbinary multimedia artist & writer based on the unceded territory of Tiohtià:ke. Their work focuses on transnationalism, historical revisionism and the personal, and the inconsistencies of memory. They hold a degree in photography as well as a BFA in Film Production from Concordia University and currently work in documentary filmmaking. They are a founding member of CIAO (Canadian Italians Against Oppression).

Steve Galluccio is a playwright and screenwriter. His first major stage play, Mambo Italiano, was turned into a movie which sold in more than fifty-three countries. He is also known for the Gemini award-winning TV series Ciao Bella and the movies Funkytown (2011) and Little Italy (2018). His new play “At The Beginning of Time” will be premiere in February 2023 at The Centaur Theatre.

Christopher DiRaddo is the author of two novels: The Geography of Pluto (2014), and The Family Way (2021), which was recently nominated for the F.G. Bressani Literary Award. Since 2014, he has worked to create a space for LGBTQ literature in Montreal—producing and hosting the Violet Hour reading series and book club, which has to date featured more than 200 writers. He has also curated literary events for Never Apart, and programmed Violet Metropolis, the LGBTQ leg of the Blue Metropolis International Literary Festival (2018-2020). In 2018, he co-founded with Blue Metropolis the Violet Prize, Canada’s first LGBTQ literary prize to be awarded to a Canadian writer for their body of work. He is also past president of the Quebec Writers’ Federation (2018-2021).

DETAILS

“Queer & Italian in Montreal” will take place on Thursday, July 21, 2022, at the Istituto Italiano di Cultura Montreal, located at 1200 ave du Docteur-Penfield (Peel Metro).

The event will be in English and will run from 7 PM to 9 PM. Entrance is free, but participants are asked to RSVP at:https://iicmontreal.esteri.it/iic_montreal/en/gli_eventi/calendario/2022/07/queer-e-italian-montreal.html

For more information about the film, as well as the Queer & Italian Canadian project, please visit www.queeritaliancanadian.com.

Identifying (with) the Erotic
2022-07-23 10:00 - 13:00 | QWF Office, 1200 Atwater Avenue, Room 3, Westmount, QC, H3Z 1X4, Canada
In this three-hour workshop, with references to work by Anaïs Nin, James Baldwin, Martin Amis, M NourbeSe Philip, and Ruel Johnson, among select others in prose, poetry, and comics, we will explore what makes the erotic, well… erotic. Creating sexy characters and scenes with sensual language seems only part of the process. Telling a story that stimulates your reader’s imagination, exciting more than the body, is at least one of the goals of this life-affirming genre.

If birds do it and bees do it, you as a writer should be able to write it. And just as openly. By the end of the session, participants should come away with:

a wider definition of erotica;more confidence in how to approach writing and reading erotica; andless of an urge to apologize to family or friends for what comes naturally and, more significantly, narratively to them.

Robert Edison Sandiford is the author of several books, among them The Tree of Youth, winner of Barbados’ Governor General’s Award of Excellence in Literary Arts; And Sometimes They Fly, recipient of a BMA “Brands of Barbados” Award; and Sand for Snow, shortlisted for the Frank Collymore Literary Award. His erotic graphic novels for NBM Publishing have been called “imaginably simple [yet] also imaginatively complex” by the poet George Elliott Clarke. In 2003, he founded with Linda M. Deane the Barbadian cultural resource ArtsEtc Inc. He has worked as a publisher, teacher and, with Warm Water

Productions, producer. His stories have appeared in numerous journals, magazines and anthologies. Fairfield from DC Books is his most recent title.

This workshop will happen in-person at the QWF Office, with virtual slots available for interested participants living outside Montreal.

Authors in Conversation
2022-07-27 19:00 - 20:30 | Zoom: get info from FB event page
Gina Roitman, author of Don’t Ask (Guernica Editions) meets Janet Calcaterra, author of The Burden of Memories (Latitude 46 Publications) have novels with similar elements and each will each answer questions submitted by the other author

Emancipation Day
2022-07-31 13:00 - 17:00 | Oscar Peterson Park, Rue Chatham, Montreal, Quebec, H3J 1Z5, Canada
Come and enjoy a fun-filled afternoon with Black Community leaders, music, craft vendors, Caribbean food, and performances by local Montreal artists.
Suspense thriller author, Russell Brooks, will be autographing copies of his books as he prepares to launch JAM RUN, his fifth novel. If you enjoy stories with conspiracies, martial arts, sex, betrayal, and revenge, then this is where you need to be.

The Violet Hour at Community Day
2022-08-05 11:00 - 18:00 | The Gay Village, St Catherine Street East, Montreal, Quebec
Violet Hour will have a table as part of this year’s Community Day activities (on Friday, August 5, only).
Christopher Diraddo asked many writers to come and keep him company and sell copies of their books as well. Joining Chris will be Liana Cusmano, Peter Dubé, Prantha Lor, Russell Brooks, and Su J. Sokol. There will also have copies of headmaster magazine and Crooked fagazine for sale.
Their table location is currently unknown.
Come and say hi, learn more about the Violet Hour Reading Series & Book Club, and support queer lit!

Rastafest
2022-08-06 13:00 - 18:00 | Oscar Peterson Park, Rue Chatham, Montreal, Quebec, H3J 1Z5, Canada
Come to a fun-filled afternoon that includes games for children, an open mike, a soccer exhibition match, and arts and crafts.
Suspense thriller author, Russell Brooks, will be autographing copies of his books as he prepares to launch JAM RUN, his fifth novel. If you enjoy stories with conspiracies, martial arts, sex, betrayal, and revenge, then this is where you need to be.

The fine—and fun—art of literary taxidermy!
2022-08-09 18:00 - 19:30 | Online – Please RSVP to receive a Zoom link
Join us for a 90-minute literary workshop where writers create original stories and poems using classic literature’s first and last lines. Editors from the Literary Taxidermy Writing Competition will introduce participants to the concept of taxidermy, then present the group with the challenge. Writers will have fifteen minutes to craft their literary taxidermies, then share them with the group. Finally, the editors will select their favourite three pieces for prizes.

6:00 Welcome, Overview, and Examples of Literary Taxidermy6:15 Prompt Reveal and Writing Begins!6:30 Pencils Down [break, and time to edit]6:35 Readings7:20 Personal Favorites Announced7:25 Closing Remarks

12-person limit. This is a virtual event. To register, please click the “Going” button below. As spots are limited, we ask that you only register if you are indeed planning on attending.

If you’re interested in this year’s Literary Taxidermy Writing Competition, visit www.literarytaxidermy.com.

Mark Malamud is the Principal and Manager of busymonster LLC where he is an inventor and writer. He is the creative force behind Literary Taxidermy, an author interested in the difficult, disturbing, and occasionally defenestratable art of fiction and poetry.

Donna Jean is the board chair of Copper Canyon Press, an avid poetry reader and lover of writing of all kinds. She is the creator and editor of Uncertain Girls in Uncertain Times — an anthology of poetry, wise words, and wisdom for women aiming to set the world on fire.

This workshop is now full. Please email info@qwf.org to be put on the waitlist.

Poetry Evening with Madhur Anand
2022-08-19 18:30 - 20:00
In our endeavour to bring quality poetic activities to town, Kabir Centre Poetry Club warmly invites you to an evening of Poetry Reading followed by a discussion and Q&A by Dr Madhur Anand as per the following details:

Date: Friday, 19th August

Time: 6:30 PM

Venue: Grand Bibliothèque Montréal, Hall M-450

475 Boul. de Maisonneuve E, Montréal, QC H2L 5C4 ; Metro Berri-UQAM

The event is free and snacks will be served. We may kindly advise you to register at the link as seats are limited:

https://thepointofsale.com/tickets/cck220819001

Dr Madhur Anand is an ecology professor and a Governor General’s Literary award-winning writer who will be reading poems from her book: “Parasitic Oscillations” that deals with topics related to the environment, the Indian diaspora and birds. She will also be reading from her memoir “This Red Line Goes Straight to Your Heart”. Dr Anand’s poems reflect an intriguing combination of living and practicing as both a poet and scientist while her memoir has shades of human emotions about Partition of India and Pakistan, immigration and generational storytelling. The evening is poised to discuss an exciting array of themes that will appeal to you as a poet and an immigrant.

More information about Dr. Anand can be found here:

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/authors/259994/madhur-anand

Please note that her books will be available for sale by cash or e-transfer to the email anand.madhur@gmail.com ($20/book).

North Hatley book introduction of "It Was Only a Movie"
2022-08-20 16:00 - 17:30 | Bibliothèque North Hatley, 96 Chemin Hatley Centre, Canton de Hatley, Québec, J0B 2C0, Canada
More than Just a Book! A Major Cultural Event!!
Please mark your calendars for an on-site book reading of “It Was Only a Movie” by John LeBaron at the Gillygooly Gallery in Canton de Hatley, Québec (96 Chemin Hatley Centre) on Saturday, 20th August 2022 at 4:00 PM. John will read excerpts from the book and discuss the adventure of writing humour. Book copies will be available for sale at this event. Light refreshments will be served.
“It Was Only a Movie” propels readers on a roller-coaster ride to secret sites, long suppressed from public view, culled from highly classified dossiers of Eastern Townships diplomatic intelligence. This volume tracks the adventures of Eastern Townshippers from the humble marijuana farmer to some of the region’s most celebrated progeny. By popular demand, the former president of the United States makes a cameo appearance.

Public book reading
2022-08-20 16:00 - 17:30 | Gillygooly Gallery
Please mark your calendars and come to the Gillygooly Gallery for the North Hatley introduction of the book, It Was Only a Movie! — essays and vignettes by John LeBaron

It Was Only a Movie by John LeBaron will be presented at the Gillygooly Gallery in Canton de Hatley, Québec (96 Chemin Hatley Centre) on Saturday, 20th August 2022 at 4:00 PM. John will read excerpts from the book and discuss the adventure of writing humour. Copies will be available for sale at a discount from the listed price.

Accent Open Mic Vol. 52
2022-08-21 20:00 - 23:00 | La Marche à côté, 5043 St-Denis, Montreal, Quebec, H2J 2L8, Canada
Join us as Devon Gallant, curator of the Accent Reading Series, launches his new collection Bootleg Sake from Mosaic Press.
Accent Poetry Series is a bilingual poetry series based in Montreal, Quebec that takes place on the first and third Sunday of the month from 8pm to 11 at ‘La Marche a Cote’ 5043 St. Denis. It was created to give writers in Montreal a platform to share their work on a continual basis.

Book Launch & Art Market
2022-08-26 15:30 - 19:00, 2022-08-27 15:30 - 19:00
Labyrinth Bookstore is launching their second book, the Doom + Bloom Art Book! The book features 22 artists and over 66 artworks, along with over 20 prompts for artists and writers alike to use to inspire their own creativity!
To celebrate Labyrinth Bookstore is hosting a Book Launch & Art Market at Bloomfield Restaurant (1199 Van Horne, MTL) Friday and Saturday August 26 & 27!
Ten artists will be selling their wares, alongside chapbooks, a poetry anthology, the Doom + Bloom art book, and a large variety of used books as well! Come join us for a grand ol’ time!

Shut Up & Write! With QWF
2022-08-27 10:00 - 12:30
Looking for some dedicated, quiet writing space?

Register below to do all that writing you’ve been meaning to do in the (virtual) company of fellow writers! Using the Pomodoro technique, participants write in 25 minute bursts, with 5 minutes break in between.

This event is for QWF members only. You have to be signed-in to the website in order to see the registration options. Not a member? Learn about becoming a member. (Please contact Riley at riley@qwf.org if you are having difficulties registering)

Please note that these sessions are designed for silent writing, rather than discussing or getting feedback on work.

1000 – 1025: Writing 11025 – 1030: Break1030 – 1055: Writing 21055 – 1100: Break1100 – 1125: Writing 31125 – 1130: Break1130 – 1155: Writing 41155 – 1200: Break1200 -1225: Writing 5

Book launch of "Montreal to Moscow" by Terry Mosher
2022-09-08 19:00 - 21:00 | Atwater Library and Computer Centre, 1200 Atwater Avenue, Westmount, Quebec, H3Z 1X4, Canada
You are invited to the Montreal launch of Montreal to Moscow on Thursday, September 8th 2022, between 7 and 9pm, at the Atwater Library, 1200 Atwater Ave, Westmount, Quebec. This event is being hosted by Librairie Paragraphe (@paragraphebooks). Come out and meet Yvan Cournoyer!

The Gazette hired cartoonist Terry Mosher (Aislin) in 1972. The relationship is still going strong fifty years later. During his first year with the newspaper, Mosher was handed the assignment of a lifetime — to travel to Moscow and bring back sketches of the 1972 Canada-USSR hockey series. He is one of the few journalists still around who attended that historic event.

This collection of cartoons, commentary, and anecdotes draws on Mosher’s previous work as well as that of other Canadian cartoonists, legendary sportswriters of the time, and several important books on the series. It is a timely reminder of the excitement, despair, and exultation Canadian hockey fans experienced in that tumultuous year of 1972.

Lac Cafe Writing Retreat September 9-11
2022-09-09 18:30
A women’s writing weekend (non-binary writers welcome), open to experienced writers of fiction, nonfiction, poetry and all in-between genres. In a quiet natural setting by a pristine lake, we open ourselves to whatever wants to speak through us, in conscious alliance with both nonhuman and human intelligences. Cost for the weekend is 250$ which includes lodging and meals. Work exchange available. A nonrefundable deposit of $60 is required to hold a spot.
For more information: lweil22@gmail.com
Lise Weil has over thirty years’ experience teaching writing in both academic and alternative settings. She is founding editor of Dark Matter: Women Witnessing www.darkmatterwomenwitnessing.com and teaches in the Goddard Graduate Institute in Plainfield, Vt. www.liseweil.com

Shut Up & Write! With QWF
2022-09-10 10:00 - 12:30
Looking for some dedicated, quiet writing space?

Register below to do all that writing you’ve been meaning to do in the (virtual) company of fellow writers! Using the Pomodoro technique, participants write in 25-minute bursts, with 5 minutes break in between.

This event is for QWF members only. You have to be signed-in to the website in order to see the registration options. Not a member? Learn about becoming a member. (Please contact Riley at riley@qwf.org if you are having difficulties registering)

Please note that these sessions are designed for silent writing, rather than discussing or getting feedback on work.

1000 – 1025: Writing 11025 – 1030: Break1030 – 1055: Writing 21055 – 1100: Break1100 – 1125: Writing 31125 – 1130: Break1130 – 1155: Writing 41155 – 1200: Break1200 -1225: Writing 5

Note: Only 12 people are admitted per session. Due to high demand, you must reserve your seat in advance. RSVPs will open exactly one week before each session (i.e., every other Saturday).

Little Burgundy Festival
2022-09-10 12:00 - 21:00 | Parc Vinet, 550 Rue Vinet, Montreal, Quebec, H3J 2L5, Canada
The annual festival will have world music, inflatable games, face painting, a photo exhibition, history of Little Burgundy, a quiz on diversity, prizes, food kiosks, and me the book vendor.

Labyrinth Workshops!
2022-09-14 18:00 - 21:00 | Online
Labyrinth Bookstore is launching a series of workshops on what we’re calling “Workshop Wednesdays!” Every second Wednesday starting September 14, Labyrinth Bookstore will be running a workshop in the fields of literature and visual art facilitated by amazing and local Montreal talents. Coming up soon: Queer Poetry (September 28), and, Beginner Embroidery (TBD).

Russell Brooks at the Montreal Afro-Vegan Festival 2022
2022-09-18 13:00 - 23:00
I’ll be a vendor at this year’s Montreal Afro-Vegan Festival. There will be afro-Caribbean vegan food, arts, and me, the book vendor of suspense thrillers.

Shut Up & Write! With QWF
2022-09-24 10:00 - 12:30
September 24, 10:00am-12:30pm

Looking for some dedicated, quiet writing space?

Register below to do all that writing you’ve been meaning to do in the (virtual) company of fellow writers! Using the Pomodoro technique, participants write in 25-minute bursts, with 5 minutes break in between.

This event is for QWF members only. You have to be signed-in to the website in order to see the registration options. Not a member? Learn about becoming a member. (Please contact Riley at riley@qwf.org if you are having difficulties registering)

Please note that these sessions are designed for silent writing, rather than discussing or getting feedback on work.

1000 – 1025: Writing 11025 – 1030: Break1030 – 1055: Writing 21055 – 1100: Break1100 – 1125: Writing 31125 – 1130: Break1130 – 1155: Writing 41155 – 1200: Break1200 -1225: Writing 5

Note: Only 12 people are admitted per session. Due to high demand, you must reserve your seat in advance. RSVPs will open one week before each session (i.e., every other Saturday).

Book Launch of "Shaf and the Remington" by Rana Bose
2022-09-25 14:00 - 16:00
Readings and Q & A

Refreshments will be served.

“The characters are so full of life, distinct and engaging. The structure is perfect. I loved the artful ending. All is tied up but in a light, electric way. Nothing is heavy-handed. The themes are so prescient. A brilliant exploration of ‘the end of an era’—the post-war truce between races, religions and ideologies. I thank you for restoring my faith in the novel. In addition to being a fiercely intelligent political novel, the prose is luscious.” Marianne Ackerman, novelist, playwright, and journalist, author of Mankind and Other Stories of Women
