Is your to-be-read summer book list as tall as my to-be-read summer book list? If not, I've two great books to add to the pile!! Join me May 16 and May 30 for some readings and conversation about writing and reading with Nora Decter and Julia Zarankin.
Canadian Independent Bookstore Day is Saturday, April 24, 2021! This day is a celebration of our local bookshops and the contributions they make to our literary communities and our chance, as readers and writers to give back and show them our support. It is very difficult for an independent publisher; an emerging writer or writers creating... Continue Reading →
Thanks to the Canada Council and The Writer's Union of Canada for their support through the National Public Readings Program!
We've had to move things around a bit, so check out our Upcoming Events page for an updated schedule.
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 →
In Toronto, the snow is falling and the fall leaves are dancing in the wind down my street. I am sitting here finishing Becky Blake’s Proof I Was Here with Hannah Brown’s debut novel and Faye Guenther’s short story collection beside me. It’s pretty damn cozy. We are coming up on our 6th anniversary and... 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 →
Junction Reads 