Photos: Vancouver International Writers Festival

The 26th annual Vancouver Writers Fest wrapped up on Oct. 27. Held at various venues on the city's Granville Island, the six-day event featured panels and discussions with more than 100 authors, including Margaret Atwood, ... Read More »

October 30, 2013 | Filed under: Events

Eat It anthology satisfies appetite for stories about women and food

By Sue Carter

Eat It, a new literary anthology launching Tuesday, takes an unconventional approach to exploring women's relationship to sex and food. Conceived and edited by Toronto journalists Nicole Baute and Brianna Goldberg, the book spans genres ... Read More »

October 21, 2013 | Filed under: Events

IFOA: Meet the 2013 International Visitors Programme participants

By Sue Carter

A select group of publishing professionals will soon descend on Toronto for the sixth edition of the International Visitors Programme, an industry-networking event running Oct. 27–31 in conjunction with the International Festival of Authors. Click ... Read More »

October 15, 2013 | Filed under: Events

Photo roundup: launches, awards, and festivals

By Becky Robertson

Click on thumbnails to see highlights from recent Canadian book events, including the inaugural ... Read More »

October 8, 2013 | Filed under: Events

Photos: Bare it for Books calendar unveiled

By Sue Carter

A crowd gathered last night at Toronto's Ben McNally Books for the launch of the first Bare it for Books calendar. The brainchild of author Amanda Leduc and music producer Allegra Young, the fundraising calendar ... Read More »

October 3, 2013 | Filed under: Events

Curator Geoffrey Marsh on David Bowie’s reading habits

By Sue Carter

David Bowie Is, the touring exhibition from London's Victoria and Albert Museum, is perhaps the closest mere humans will get to the notoriously elusive Ziggy Stardust. The staggering two-floor show, which officially opened last night ... Read More »

September 26, 2013 | Filed under: Events

IFOA to release new block of Stephen King tickets

By Sue Carter

If you missed grabbing tickets to Stephen King's sold-out appearance at the PEN Canada benefit on Oct. 24, you're in luck. IFOA announced today that a second block of tickets will go on sale Oct. ... Read More »

September 24, 2013 | Filed under: Events

Photos: Eden Mills Writers’ Festival

By Sue Carter

On Sept. 15, the annual Eden Mills Writers' Festival celebrated its 25th anniversary. Located just outside of Guelph, Ontario, the idyllic village festival hosted Michael Winter, Joseph Boyden, Amanda Donoghue, Tamas Dobozy, Saleema Nawaz, and ... Read More »

September 19, 2013 | Filed under: Events

Munk Debates invites four women authors to discuss the “end of men”

By Sue Carter

Toronto's Munk Debates markets itself as a "lively and substantive forum for leaders to debate the major issues facing the world and Canada." However, a quick glance at previous gatherings reveals that most of those ... Read More »

September 18, 2013 | Filed under: Events

IFOA launches new website

By Julie Baldassi

Poised to kick off its 40th season of weekly readings later this month, the Authors at Harbourfront Centre debuts a new website and re-brand today. The readings, which run from September to June annually, will ... Read More »

September 3, 2013 | Filed under: Events

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