The Toronto Public Library system continues its Eh List Reading series with two events, the first in a west end neighbourhood that tends to be under served by the lit world. Catherine Gildiner, author of Too Close to the Falls and Seduction, reads at the TPL’s Richview Branch (1806 Islington Avenue) at a free afternoon event at 2 p.m., with the series picking up at 7 p.m. at the Toronto Reference Library (789 Yonge Street), where Scotiabank Giller Prize-nominated author Kim Echlin reads from her latest novel, The Disappeared (FREE).
For those readers who like a little booze with their books, two licensed venues host multi-author readings. The Livewords series inaugurates its new residence at the Black Swan Pub (154 Danforth Avenue) with poets Pier Giorgio Di Cicco, A. F. Moritz, Robyn Sarah and Zach Wells reading from new and old works (8 p.m., FREE). The event includes an open-mic segment. The essay form is given its proper due at Revival (783 College Street) with the launch of The Best Canadian Essays 2009 (8 p.m., FREE), with readings from contributors Nathan Whitlock, Alison Lee, and Kamal Al-Solaylee.
Check with Torontoist’s Urban Planner for more events.
