January is named for the Roman god Janus, who presides over the doorways of time. With two faces, he looks both forward and back. It is a month of beginnings and endings, both a time to imagine a new year and reflect on what weโve left behind. I canโt see anyone hoping for a worse... Continue Reading →
NOVEMBER READS
We have a busy month ahead with four great books and four fabulous authors joining us for conversations about their new books. Subscribe to our Youtube channel because if you miss any of our live events, you can find the videos there. Register for our Junction Reads events, and you might win a copy of... Continue Reading →
Interview with Anna Dowdall
The end of last season was a rush. We were all racing to the summer and the relaxing sunny days ahead. If you missed our event with Anna Dowdall on May 5, you can check out the video of our event here. APRIL ON PARIS STREET was released by Guernica Editions in October 2021. "In... Continue Reading →
Hard stories make big hearts
Ivan Baidak's novel, (In)visible, stories about difference, about disability and about acceptance. Ivan comes to Junction Reads on October 2.
Junction Reads is growing!
We are so excited to share the news that Sarah Campbell is joining Junction Reads. The best news? She will be our Social Media Coordinator and I cannot be more thrilled to have her join the team! Look out for more posts with recommended reads, reading events and other bookish things. Sarah Campbell is a... Continue Reading →
New Season, New Readings!
We have made the decision to continue with online readings. I keep thinking (and saying) it was a difficult decision, but truthfully it was an easy one. Without funding and a venue space (Anansi is not yet open to in-person events), it seems the best decision for us. Also, we get to welcome so many... Continue Reading →
Last reading of the season!
And what an end it is? Or is it the beginning of something else? On June 19, K.R. Wilson joins us for our final event of the season. It's going to be epic! From Guernica Editions, Call Me Stan is a Tragedy told in Three Millennia, that is also very very funny! "When King Priam's... Continue Reading →
Interview with Stephen Henighan
An interview with Stephen Henighan. We talked about writing, revision, the Cold War and friendships.
๏ฟผMay Readings
May Readings! Charlotte Mendel and Anna Dowdall bring their latest fiction to Junction Reads.
…some form of April hallelujah ๏ฟผ๏ฟผ๏ฟผ๏ฟผ๏ฟผ๏ฟผ
โSpring is made of solid, fourteen-karat gratitude, the reward for the long wait. Every religious tradition from the northern hemisphere honors some form of April hallelujah, for this is the season of exquisite redemption, a slam-bang return to joy after a season of cold second thoughts.โBarbara Kingsolver, Animal, Vegetable, Mineral It has been said that April... Continue Reading →
