We need your support! We are so grateful for the donations we received in the Fall and a most recent donation from a good friend of the series, but we are not yet half way to reach our goal of paying every single author what they are owed. Please consider a donation if you can. Also, you could get some editorial feedback if you want!
I don’t know how to measure a good day or good year without thinking about the books I have read and will read. Last year was pretty incredible on so many levels, and if you check out our past authors, you’ll see that I got to engage with so many writers about the incredible work... Continue Reading →
This is my favourite time of year! I know it's contentious (I will miss summer, and I love winter, and then I DO look forward to spring), but come on, let's think about it for a minute. September ushers in so many good things. If you're a parent, you get to blow kisses in the... Continue Reading →
Junction Reads has been presenting great prose since 2014. A unique reading series that presents the best fiction and non-fiction from independently published Canadian authors. The last 11 years has been the greatest joy, and I cannot imagine losing this series (yet another reading series in Toronto to die for lack of money). BUT it... Continue Reading →
What have you missed? And what might you miss? May and June events at Junction Reads: an update.
The rain finally stopped in Toronto, but how can we be sure it's actually spring when our neighbours to the east (Montreal) are blanketed in snow? We can't. For now, I am gleefully staring out the window at a clear sunny sky. Excited is a word I use all the time. And it's true! I... Continue Reading →
This February, we’ve got three separate events and such an array of talent, there truly is an author or book that will soon be a favourite! On Sunday February 11, we go on line for a conversation and reading from Emelia Symington-Fedy an international theatre creator and the co-founding co-artistic director of The Chop, with... Continue Reading →
Yay! It's January. It's a new year and with that, a whole new list of books you MUST read, events you MUST go to, and writers you MUST meet. Junction Reads is so excited for this year. We will celebrate our tenth anniversary in March (stay tuned for details on a super fun Fall Launch... Continue Reading →
It's so easy to say that a particular time of year is more suited for reading, but as I sit here, curled up in a chair with a blanket across my knees, staring out at a sort-of sunny, definitely chilly morning, I am going to say that November is the perfect month for reading! THE... Continue Reading →
October is the best month (it just is) but mainly because the air is filled with the sights, sounds and smells of new books! Toronto is bustling with bookish events! The Toronto Book Awards will be announced on October 10. Another Story Book Shop's schedule is jammed with literary events. And if you want to... Continue Reading →
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