

The Elora Writers' Festival has announced the lineup for its 19th annual event. This year's fest will feature Robert Hough, author of Dr. Brinkley's Tower (House of Anansi Press), and Erin Bow, author of Plain ... Read More »

Luminato, one of Toronto's biggest annual cultural festivals, has announced a rare appearance by Alice Munro, who will be interviewed onstage June 10 by Deborah Treisman, fiction editor for The New Yorker. Running from June ... Read More »
March 14, 2012 | Filed under: Events

This Sunday, the Westmount Book Fair turns 20. Since 1992, Wilfrid de Freitas has brought together fellow antiquarian booksellers from Quebec and Ontario at Westmount's Selwyn House School to show off a number of gems ... Read More »

Next week is March Break in Ontario and Nova Scotia, and if you are looking for things to do, there are a few literary events for the kids (and plenty for adults) happening across the ... Read More »
March 9, 2012 | Filed under: Events

Every week Quillblog rounds up photos of book-related events across Canada. If you would like your event photos to be ... Read More »
March 7, 2012 | Filed under: Events

The March Hare Festival kicks off March 2. For a complete list of events in Newfoundland, Halifax, and Toronto, visit the program's website. Here's a sample of other literary events happening across the country: Michael ... Read More »
March 2, 2012 | Filed under: Events

Freedom to Read Week kicks off Feb. 26. For a complete list of national events, visit the program's website. Here's a sample of other literary events happening across the country: Galiano Literary Festival presents a ... Read More »
February 24, 2012 | Filed under: Events

If the Toronto Public Library has its way, this spring's must-read book will be Maggie Helwig's Girls Fall Down (Coach House Books). The 2008 novel has been selected for this year's One Book initiative, a ... Read More »
February 21, 2012 | Filed under: Book news, Events, Libraries

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, ... Read More »
February 17, 2012 | Filed under: Events

Generations of Alligator Pie devotees braved blustery winds and slushy sidewalks on Feb. 11 to attend Small Print Toronto's first Children's Story Jam, featuring Dennis Lee. The event attracted dozens of four- to six-year-olds (and ... Read More »
February 14, 2012 | Filed under: Events