It’s another busy week for literary events. Here’s a sample of what’s going on across the country:

• Esi Edugyan reads and signs her Scotiabank Giller Prize-winning novel Half Blood Blues, Indigo Manulife, Toronto (Feb. 17, 7 p.m., free)
• Arthur Bull launches his poetry collection The Lake Diary, Linuxcaffe, Toronto (Feb. 18, 8 p.m., free)
• Matthew Forsythe celebrates his wordless graphic novel, Jinchalo, The Central, Toronto  (Feb. 19, 6 p.m., free)
• Eyelevel Gallery presents “Storytelling Our City,” an evening of stories, Halifax (Feb. 20, 6:30 p.m., $4)
• Michael St. George performs dub poetry, North York Central Library, Toronto (Feb. 21, 1 p.m., free)
• Pivot Reading Series presents Jennifer Lovegrove, David Seymore and Nathan Whitlock, Press Club, Toronto (Feb. 22, 8 p.m., free)
• John S. Saul reads from his latest book, Liberation Lite, Spadina Road Library, Toronto (Feb. 22, 2 p.m., free)
• Nathan Englander reads from his short story collection, What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank, Harbourfront Centre, Toronto (Feb. 22, 7:30 p.m., $10; students free)
• Meaghan Strimas, Jill Margo, Tyler Pennock, and Melissa Major read, Magpie, Toronto (Feb. 23, 7:30 p.m., free)
• Mike Doughty performs and reads from his memoir The Book of Drugs, Drake Hotel, Toronto (Feb. 23, 7:30 p.m., $22)