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 →

FEBRUARY 23, 2020 Join us for some readings at the Anansi Book Shop. We are excited to return to the Anansi Book Shop at 128 Sterling Road for some new #Canlit prose! Our readings are a Pay What You Can event with all proceeds going to our readers. Support these great Canadian voices and we... Continue Reading →

We are thrilled to get back to the microphone with readings scheduled for January 26, February 23 and March 29!! On January 26, we are so excited to host our readings at the Anansi Book Shop, 128 Stirling Road (Lower Level). Accessibility information is available on their website. Come early and browse the bookshelves! We will have some... Continue Reading →

Some of you may be scanning the shelves of your independent bookstores for all the Best Ofs of 2019 and wondering for whom will you gift the joy of a fantastic #CanLit book? Others (like me) may have long lists of holds at the library, desperately hoping the 70 other people could just read a... Continue Reading →

We are super thrilled to kick off Junction Reads limited season, with a staged reading of Damian Tarnopolsky's play, The Defence. On Friday November 29, we will gather at The Village Playhouse in the heart of Bloor West Village. There will be refreshments and snacks and a few very talented actors will bring Damian's Voaden... Continue Reading →

I am so grateful to Baka Gallery Cafe for offering a space to Junction Reads in 2020, but the accessibility issue weighed heavily on me. Junction Reads wants to be open and welcoming to all, and so we feel truly blessed that House of Anansi has agreed to let us into their space. So on... Continue Reading →