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 →
Nicholas Herring's award-winning novel, SOME HELLISH is a must read.
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 →
Ivan Baidak's novel, (In)visible, stories about difference, about disability and about acceptance. Ivan comes to Junction Reads on October 2.
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 →
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 →
An interview with Stephen Henighan. We talked about writing, revision, the Cold War and friendships.
May Readings! Charlotte Mendel and Anna Dowdall bring their latest fiction to Junction Reads.
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 →
On February 6, I sat down Lindsay Zier-Vogel to talk about her debut novel, Letters to Amelia. Part epistolary, part historical and all love!
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