It had to be one of the swankiest Canadian book launches on record: Rosalie Wise Sharp’s memoir Rifke was launched at the Four Seasons Hotel in Toronto on April 17, where Sharp’s husband, Four Seasons owner Isadore Sharp, hosted hundreds of high society folk (and a few dungaree’d publishing types).

Across town on the same night, Heather Mallick launched her new collection of acerbic essays, Cake or Death, at Verity Women’s Club.

Also on our events photo page are recent pics from the Halifax International Writers’ Festival and last week’s Man Booker International shortlist announcement.