Where readings are happening in Montreal – and, in these virtual times, sometimes beyond.
May 16 7:00 pm
Join Nour Abi-Nakhoul for the launch of Supplication (Strange Light) at La Petite Librairie Drawn & Quarterly at 176 rue Bernard O at 7 pm on Thursday, May 16th. The evening will feature a reading, a conversation, a Q&A, and a signing.
May 30 7:00 pm
Join Ellen Chang-Richardson for the launch of Blood Belies (Buckrider Books, Wolsak & Wynn). The evening will be hosted by Liz Howard and will feature readings by D.M. Bradford and Rachel McCrum, a Q&A, and a signing.
May 31 7:00 pm
Join Frankie Barnet for the launch of Mood Swings (McClelland & Stewart). The evening will feature a reading, a Q&A, and a signing.
June 13 6:00 pm
Design Against Design book launch. A panel discussion, short reading and screening – co-presented by Dark Opacities Lab – Kevin Yuen Kit Lo, Kaie Kellough and Balbir Singh.
June 13 6:00 pm
Full info here!
June 14 7:00 pm
Véhicule Press and Librairie Drawn & Quarterly invite you to Véhicule Press’ Spring 2024 Fiction Launch!
Join us for the launch of THE WAR YOU DON’T HATE by Blaise Ndala, translated by Dimitri Nasrallah and KILWORTHY TANNER by Jean Marc Ah-Sen. The event will feature readings from both books, and is free and open to all. Refreshments will be served.
June 15 6:00 pm
Book release show and tell.
Jonathan Sterne (semi-modular set)
Ky Brooks (vocals and electronics)
Lisa Conway (synthesizer set)
June 15 6:30 pm
Metonymy Press presents the Montreal launch of El Ghourabaa: A Queer and Trans Collection of Oddities, with Sherine Elbanhawy, Eli Tareq El-Bechelany Lynch, Naja Kassir, Leila Marshy, Samia Marshy, Nofel, and Olivia Tapiero.
June 20 6:00 pm
Full info here! And excerpted below.
July 11 7:00 pm
Join Drawn & Quarterly and Walter Scott to launch THE WENDY AWARD on July 11th at Espace Drawn & Quarterly (176 Rue Bernard O). Walter will be in conversation with Weird Era‘s Sruti Islam.
August 20 7:00 pm
Join Pulp Books in welcoming Sadiya Ansari to launch her memoir, In Exile, with David Chariandy and Natasha Grzincic on August 20th at 7PM. Free to attend — please RSVP using the link below.
September 4 7:00 pm
Join for a reading from Kiran Bath‘s new book, Instructions for Banno, as well as a panel discussion on docupoetics with Faith Paré!
September 10 7:00 pm
Stuart Ross launches The Sky Is a Sky in the Sky (Coach House Books) and translator Sarah Moses launches her first book, the micro-fiction collection Strange Water (1366 Books/Guernica Editions), along with Montreal poet and singer-songwriter Jason Camlot kicking the evening off with songs and poems.
September 12 7:00 pm
Join Heather O’Neill, Drawn & Quarterly, and HarperCollins Canada to launch THE CAPITAL OF DREAMS, a breathtaking dark fairy tale of survival and betrayal.
September 19 7:00 pm
Join Book*hug, Librairie Drawn & Quarterly, and Jacob Wren to launch his latest novel, DRY YOUR TEARS TO PERFECT YOUR AIM. The author will appear in conversation with poet Alexei Perry Cox and the author will sign following the reading and conversation.
November 10 2:00 pm
𝐋𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐞 & 𝐏𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 present and afternoon of poetry featuring 𝐉𝐢𝐦 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞 & 𝐊𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐚 𝐃𝐮 𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐬.