Monday, November 23
As reported in today’s Urban Planner, TSAR publications hosts their fall launch party at the Gladstone Hotel (1214 Queen Street West) tonight, 7 p.m., FREE.
Tuesday, November 24
On Tuesday night poets Barbara Myers, Jacob Scheier and Jason Guriel read a selection of their works at the Artbar Poetry Series at Clinton’s tavern (693 Bloor Street West), 8 p.m., FREE.
Wednesday, November 25
Wednesday is apparently the new Saturday in the lit world – if the sheer volume of readings and events on the night of the 25th is anything to go by. This Wednesday sees no less than seven book events across the city, including a reading by Biblioasis poets Wayne Clifford, Shane Neilson, Robyn Sarah and Zachariah Wells at Ben McNally Books (366 Bay Street), 6 p.m., FREE. Biblioasis is one of the better small presses to emerge on the scene in the last few years, with a solid roster of emerging and established poets and prose writers in its stable. Two big names are also making appearances in the city. New York author and lit-fanboy favourite Jonathan Lethem will get the full on-stage interview treatment at an Authors at Harbourfront Centre (235 Queens Quay West) event, 7:30 p.m., $8, while dame Margaret Atwood discusses her latest novel, The Year of the Flood, with Indigo CEO Heather Reismann at the chain’s Manulife store (55 Bloor Street West), 7 p.m., FREE. And for those who can’t resist the dingy allure of Ossington Avenue, House of Anansi Press presents four of their authors, Shani Mootoo, Emily Schultz, Karen Solie, and Zoe Whittall, reading at an all-girls event at The Ossington (61 Ossington Avenue), 7 p.m., FREE. Boys are encouraged to attend.
Thursday, November 26
Another of the city’s reading series, Livewords, moves to its new digs at the Black Swan Pub (154 Danforth Avenue) on Thursday night, where poets Pier Giorgio Di Cicco, A. F. Moritz, Robyn Sarah and Zach Wells will dazzle the imbibers (8 p.m., FREE), a few of whom may work up the nerve to join the evening’s planned open mic session. For readers who prefer non-fiction, Tightrope Books launches The Best Canadian Essays 2009 at Revival (783 College Street), 8 p.m., FREE, with readings by contributors Nathan Whitlock, Alison Lee, and Kamal Al-Solaylee.
For full daily events listings, check back with Books@Torontoist every morning.
