TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 Gabrielle Prendergast: Launching the book Zero Repeat Forever. Book Warehouse, 4118 Main St., Vancouver. 7 p.m. Margo Goodhand: Launching the book Runaway Wives and Rogue Feminists. Another Story Bookshop, 315 Roncesvalles Ave., ... Read More »

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5 Rowers Reading Series: With Sue Bowness, Jennifer D. Foster, Megan Swaine, Heather J. Wood, Patrick Connors, Richard Scarsbrook, and Lizzie Violet. Supermarket, 268 Augusta Ave., Toronto. 6:30 p.m. Free. rowerspubreadingseries.com Naben Ruthnum: ... Read More »

MONDAY, AUGUST 28 Philippa Dowding: Join children’s author Philippa Dowding at Scadding Cabin, on the grounds of the CNE where she’ll read from Carter and the Curious Maze. Alberta Circle, Scadding Cabin, CNE Grounds, Toronto. ... Read More »

MONDAY, AUGUST 21 Philippa Dowding: Reading from Carter and the Curious Maze at the CNE’s Family Day. Alberta Circle, Scadding Cabin, CNE Grounds, Toronto. 1 p.m. Sarah Meehan-Sirk: Launching The Dead Husband Project. Burdock, 1184 ... Read More »

MONDAY, AUGUST 14 Gillian Best: Launching the book The Last Wave. Glad Day Bookshop, 499 Church St., Toronto. 7 p.m. Free Kamal Al-Solaylee: Interview with the author. Never Apart, 7049 St. Urbain, Montreal. 7 p.m. ... Read More »

TUESDAY, AUGUST 8 Art Bar Reading Series: Hot Sexy Wicked theme. Free Times Cafe, 320 College St., Toronto. 8 p.m. $5. $5. artbar.org SATURDAY, AUGUST 12 Toronto Poetry Slam: Spoken word competition, featuring guest post Mugabi Byenyka from ... Read More »

TUESDAY, AUGUST 1 Art Bar Reading Series: With John Nyman, Pier Giorgio Di Cicco, Mick Burrs. Free Times Cafe, 320 College St., Toronto. $5. artbar.org Robert Rotenberg: Launching the book Heart of the City. Dora ... Read More »