March 7: Aparna Kaji Shah March can be the best and worst month of the year. Depending on who comes roaring in, a lion or a lamb, we can get a month that goes from good to bad or bad to good. It's not a great month! It is certainly no June or September! I... Continue Reading →

We've got another three readings lined up for February and they promise to brighten up what some consider the dreariest month of the year. We have a collection of short stories that is hot hot hot, a Young Adult novel with important mental health themes and a bit of poetry and new fiction from one... Continue Reading →

I hope you can join us on Sunday January 17 at 5:00pm. Get your tickets on EventBrite today. Tickets are Pay What You Can with proceeds going to the author. Finishing Proof I Was Here by Becky Blake, I had mixed feelings. While I was happy Niki was growing and moving, I was sad to... Continue Reading →

Since author Brit Griffin began her Wintermen trilogy five years ago, it seemed the author had her finger on the pulse of what was to come to the world we live in. Setting her story on an earth devastated by climate change, mixed with the page-turning captivation of those old-time spaghetti westerns. Read an interview... Continue Reading →

A review from Alishya Weiland I’ve always wondered why we don’t see many females in politics. Even before I started looking into it myself, I found it puzzling that often when it was time to vote I was stuck deciding between this man or that man. I was hopeful it wasn’t as bad as I... Continue Reading →

Dustin Cole’s debut novel Notice puts the Vancouver housing crisis front and centre within the framework of the story. Set during the summer of 2017 in Vancouver, BC,  economic imperatives are making space less and less accessible to low-income residents. The rental crisis is intensifying, ravenous real-estate development is thriving and there is a province-wide... Continue Reading →

Farzana Doctor is the author of Stealing Nasreen, All Inclusive, Six Metres of Pavement,  and most recently, Seven. She has won the Lambda Literary Award and was shortlisted for the Toronto Book Award. She lives in Toronto. This interview was conducted in conjunction with the Farzana's upcoming reading on December 6th at 5:00pm. RSVP today.... Continue Reading →

Most Canadian writers wear many hats. In addition to being authors, they are their own researchers, editors, publicists, marketers and salespeople. Getting their books into your hands is hard work, usually for little pay. Reading series like Junction Reads are important, which is why we try our very best to bring you the best of... Continue Reading →

This has been a year! While we all have our personal challenges to deal with and the hurdles (sometimes self-placed) to writing and finding time to read, this pandemic has piled on an emotional layer to our every-days that I am sure we can all agree was totally, um, unnecessary! I have, like many, the... Continue Reading →