BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Read Quebec - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Read Quebec X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://readquebec.ca X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Read Quebec REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Toronto BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20220313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20221106T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20270314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20271107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260318T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260318T193000 DTSTAMP:20260423T083452 CREATED:20260318T100043Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260310T204845Z UID:10099-1773856800-1773862200@readquebec.ca SUMMARY:Montreal Review of Books Spring 2026 Launch DESCRIPTION:The Montreal Review of Books launches its Spring 2026 issue on Wednesday\, March 18th at Hotel 10 (10 Sherbrooke Street West) in partnership with the Blue Metropolis International Literary Festival!\n\nFollowing the festival’s 2026 programming announcement\, join us in Espace Godin for refreshments and readings by Marianne Ackerman (Oyster\, Dundurn Press)\, Francine Pelletier (Dream Interrupted\, Sutherland House Press) and Karine Rosso (Between the Island and the Turtle\, QC Fiction).\n\nThe Blue Metropolis press conference will begin at 4:00 p.m.\, followed by a wine reception\, and mRb readings beginning at 6:00. The authors will be available to sign books after the readings. Admission is free.\n\n\nFor those unable to attend in person\, readings will be live-streamed on our YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/@aelaq URL:https://readquebec.ca/event/montreal-review-of-books-spring-2026-launch/ LOCATION:Hotel 10\, 10 Sherbrooke O\, Montreal\, QC\, H2X 2X3\, Canada ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://readquebec.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Spring-2026-Launch-Banner-Facebook.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251207T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251207T150000 DTSTAMP:20260423T083452 CREATED:20251105T170147Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251105T170147Z UID:9773-1765119600-1765119600@readquebec.ca SUMMARY:Art and Life in Graphic Novels DESCRIPTION:December 7\, 2025\, 3 – 4 pm\nMain Stage\, Salle des célébrations \n\nD. Boyd\nJuli Delporte\nPascal Girard\nModerated by François Vigneault\n\nThree of Quebec’s most distinctive voices in contemporary comics come together to explore the intimate connections between art and autobiography. Juli Delporte (Portrait of a Body)\, D. Boyd (Denniveniquity)\, and Pascal Girard (Pastimes) draw from personal experience to craft stories that are tender\, funny\, and deeply human. Join them for a conversation about turning life into art\, the creative risks of vulnerability\, and the evolving landscape of autobiographical graphic novels. Moderated by François Vigneault. \nMontreal-based cartoonist D. Boyd hails from Saint John\, New Brunswick – the setting for Denniveniquity and her first graphic memoir\, Chicken Rising. Her work has appeared in the New Brunswick Chapbook Series (Frog Hollow Press)\, the Montreal Review of Books\, and in unique collaborations with some exciting Canadian writers. \nJuli Delporte is an author and multidisciplinary artist born in France in 1983. She now lives in Tiohtiá:ke/Montréal. She is the author of several graphic novels published by Drawn & Quarterly\, including This Woman’s Work and Portrait of a Body. She has also published children’s albums\, including the recent Grands oreilles (Éditions de la Pastèque)\, and a book of poems illustrated with etchings\, Décroissance sexuelle (L’Oie de Cravan). She occasionally writes literary essays\, produces illustrations for various magazines and publishing houses\, and collaborates on collective publications. Alongside all this\, Juli explores different printing techniques (serigraphy\, risography\, and etching)\, creates zines\, gives creative workshops\, and makes ceramic pieces. \nPascal Girard was born in Jonquière\, QC\, in 1981. He is a part-time cartoonist and part-time social worker. He is the award-winning author of several graphic novels\, including Rebecca and Lucie in the Case of the Missing Neighbor\, Nicolas\, Petty Theft\, and most recently the collection Pastimes. He lives in Montreal with his family. \nFrançois Vigneault is an American-born cartoonist living in Québec. He is the creator of the sci-fi graphic novel TITAN (Oni Press\, 2020 / Éditions Pow Pow\, 2017)\, the illustrator of books including Le gâteau empoisonée (Éditions de la Pastèque\, 2025)\, Extraordinary Eyeglasses (Helvetiq\, 2024)\, and Orcs in Space (Oni Press 2021-22)\, and also works as a translator and designer. URL:https://readquebec.ca/event/art-and-life-in-graphic-novels/ LOCATION:Casa d’Italia\, 505 rue Jean Talon est\, Montreal\, QC\, H2R 1T6\, Canada ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://readquebec.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/9.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251207T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251207T150000 DTSTAMP:20260423T083452 CREATED:20251105T170017Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251202T194850Z UID:9771-1765116000-1765119600@readquebec.ca SUMMARY:Speed Dating for Writers and Publishers! DESCRIPTION:December 7\, 2025\, 2 – 3 pm\nArchives room\, basement level \nWriters\, bring your pitch and get ready to present it to a range of local publishers. Introduce yourselves\, and then you’ll have three minutes to tell your publisher “date” what your book is all about. Don’t forget to leave time for questions or a little discussion. When the bell dings\, move to the next available seat and do it again. Whether you find a home for your manuscript or not\, you’ll make contacts and gather information that may serve you now and in the future. Note that authors will be asked to sign-up at the welcome table on Sunday in order to participate. \n\nDave Dufour\, Flame Arrow Publishing\nYashaswi Kesanakurthy\, Simon & Schuster Canada\nFiroze Manji\, Daraja Press\nLeila Marshy\, Baraka Books\nCurtis McRae\, Véhicule Press\nShannae Nitti\, Crackboom! Books\nModerated by Lori Schubert\, Quebec Writers’ Federation\n\nWant to perfect your pitch? Check out our tips for writers. \nDave Dufour is the Founder & Publisher of Flame Arrow Publishing\, a bilingual speculative-fiction press based in British Columbia and Québec. He leads a growing catalogue of hopepunk\, fantasy\, and science fiction in both English and French\, and is dedicated to championing bold\, imaginative voices across Canada. With a professional background as an educator and linguist\, Dave brings a deep understanding of language\, culture\, and storytelling to his editorial vision. He also oversees Brins d’éternité\, one of Québec’s longest-running speculative-fiction magazines. \nYashaswi Kesanakurthy [yush-us-we kay-sah-nah-koor-thi] is the Children’s Editor at Simon & Schuster Canada. She is a graduate of the University of British Columbia’s MA program in Children’s Literature and Toronto Metropolitan University’s publishing program. Her publishing career began as Publishing Assistant at Tundra Books\, PRHC. She then joined HarperCollins Canada as Associate Editor where she developed a vibrant list including The Garden of Lost Socks by Esi Edugyan and Amélie Dubois\, The Hockey Skates by Karl Subban and Maggie Zeng\, and Mortified by Kristy Jackson and Rhael McGregor. At Simon & Schuster Canada\, she remains focused on publishing marginalized\, Canadian voices that tell entertaining and transformative stories. Yash lives in Toronto with a magical\, if unruly\, library that just keeps growing. \nFiroze Manji\, PhD\, is a Kenyan / Canadian\, resident in Québec. He has spent more than 50 years in international development\, health\, human rights and political activism. He is the publisher of Daraja Press and is an Adjunct Professor at the Institute of African Studies\, Carleton University\, Ottawa. He is the recipient of the 2021 Nicolás Cristóbal Guillén Batista Lifetime Achievement Award from the Caribbean Philosophical Association. \nLeila Marshy is the author of The Philistine (LLP\, 2018) and My Thievery of the People (Baraka Books\, 2025)\, and is editor of the anthology Razing Palestine: Punishing Solidarity and Dissent in Canada (Baraka Books\, 2025). Daughter of a Palestinian refugee\, Marshy lived in Cairo during the First Intifada and worked for the Palestinian Red Crescent and the Palestinian Mental Health Association. She has been a community and political organizer\, including founding a dialogue group with the Hasidic community in her local neighbourhood\, helping elect the first Hasidic woman to public office in the world. Marshy is editor at Baraka Books and lives in Montreal. \nCurtis John McRae is the fiction editor at Véhicule Press and the Co-Founder/Editor-in-Chief of yolk literary journal. He is the author of Quietly\, Loving Everyone (Vehicule Press\, 2025). His fiction has appeared in The New Quarterly\, Prairie Fire\, and others. He won the 2021/22 David McKeen Award\, was longlisted for the 2025 DISQUIET Literary Fiction Contest\, received an honourable mention in the 2024 Peter Hinchcliffe award\, and was a finalist in the 2019 Quebec Writers’ Federation contest for emerging young writers. Curtis teaches English literature at John Abbott College and formerly served as a board member for the Quebec Writers’ Federation. \nLori Schubert is the executive director of the Quebec Writers’ Federation\, where she has worked since 2003. From 1998 to 2017 she was also a member and general manager of VivaVoce\, a professional chamber choir. Prior to her work in arts management\, Lori was a singer and corporate communications trainer in the New York metropolitan area. She has taught written and oral communication at Columbia\, McGill and Concordia Universities. She was instrumental in the founding of Quebec’s English-language Arts Network (ELAN) and has served two terms on its board of directors. Through QWF\, Lori co-founded the National Juries and Awards Working Group in 2021. She has also served in an advisory capacity for YES Montreal\, the Blue Metropolis Foundation and the Atwater Writers’ Exhibition\, and currently chairs the Education and Skills Development Table for the Working Group on Arts and Culture. URL:https://readquebec.ca/event/speed-dating-for-writers-and-publishers/ LOCATION:Casa d’Italia\, 505 rue Jean Talon est\, Montreal\, QC\, H2R 1T6\, Canada ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://readquebec.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/8-2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251207T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251207T140000 DTSTAMP:20260423T083452 CREATED:20251105T165830Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251114T191333Z UID:9769-1765112400-1765116000@readquebec.ca SUMMARY:Acquiring Editors at Work DESCRIPTION:December 7\, 2025\, 1 – 2 pm\nMain Stage\, Salle des célébrations \n\nLeila Marshy\, Baraka Books\nCurtis John McRae\, Véhicule Press\nYashaswi Kesanakurthy\, Simon & Schuster Canada\n\nModerated by Tawhida Tanya Evanson \nWho gets to choose which books will be published – and how do they do it? Editors from three publishers will discuss how they decide what to publish\, and how writers can improve their chances. Simon & Schuster children’s book editor Yashaswi Kesanakurthy\, Baraka Books’ fiction and nonfiction editor Leila Marshy\, and Curtis McRae\, fiction editor at Véhicule Press\, will give us the inside scoop on what acquisitions editors really do. \nYashaswi Kesanakurthy [yush-us-we kay-sah-nah-koor-thi] is the Children’s Editor at Simon & Schuster Canada. She is a graduate of the University of British Columbia’s MA program in Children’s Literature and Toronto Metropolitan University’s publishing program. Her publishing career began as Publishing Assistant at Tundra Books\, PRHC. She then joined HarperCollins Canada as Associate Editor where she developed a vibrant list including The Garden of Lost Socks by Esi Edugyan and Amélie Dubois\, The Hockey Skates by Karl Subban and Maggie Zeng\, and Mortified by Kristy Jackson and Rhael McGregor. At Simon & Schuster Canada\, she remains focused on publishing marginalized\, Canadian voices that tell entertaining and transformative stories. Yash lives in Toronto with a magical\, if unruly\, library that just keeps growing. \nLeila Marshy is the author of The Philistine (LLP\, 2018) and My Thievery of the People (Baraka Books\, 2025)\, and is editor of the anthology Razing Palestine: Punishing Solidarity and Dissent in Canada (Baraka Books\, 2025). Daughter of a Palestinian refugee\, Marshy lived in Cairo during the First Intifada and worked for the Palestinian Red Crescent and the Palestinian Mental Health Association. She has been a community and political organizer\, including founding a dialogue group with the Hasidic community in her local neighbourhood\, helping elect the first Hasidic woman to public office in the world. Marshy is Editor at Baraka Books and lives in Montreal. \nCurtis John McRae is the fiction editor at Véhicule Press and the Co-Founder/Editor-in-Chief of yolk literary journal. He is the author of Quietly\, Loving Everyone (Vehicule Press\, 2025). His fiction has appeared in The New Quarterly\, Prairie Fire\, and others. He won the 2021/22 David McKeen Award\, was longlisted for the 2025 DISQUIET Literary Fiction Contest\, received an honourable mention in the 2024 Peter Hinchcliffe award\, and was a finalist in the 2019 Quebec Writers’ Federation contest for emerging young writers. Curtis teaches English literature at John Abbott College and formerly served as a board member for the Quebec Writers’ Federation. \nTawhida Tanya Evanson is a poet\, novelist\, artist and Ashiq. Her work blends poetry\, orality\, music\, movement and film around themes of African diasporic identity\, Sufi spirituality and resistance to Western values. Born and based in Tiohtià:ke/Montréal\, she has roots in Antigua\, West Indies. Evanson’s novels include the French Livre des ailes (Marchand de feuilles 2023)\, and the award-winning Book of Wings (Véhicule 2021); her two poetry collections are Nouveau Griot (Frontenac 2018) and Bothism (Ekstasis 2017). She has an extensive history of spoken word performance\, audio recordings and films including the multi-award-winning Afrofuturist concert film CYANO SUN SUITE (2024). Evanson’s work has travelled to festivals across Africa\, Asia\, Australia\, Europe\, and North America. She is past director of the Banff Centre Spoken Word Program; past president of the Quebec Writers’ Federation; and 2025 Poet Ambassador in Residence at the League of Canadian Poets. She moonlights as a whirling dervish. URL:https://readquebec.ca/event/acquiring-editors-at-work/ LOCATION:Casa d’Italia\, 505 rue Jean Talon est\, Montreal\, QC\, H2R 1T6\, Canada ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://readquebec.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/7-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251207T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251207T123000 DTSTAMP:20260423T083452 CREATED:20251105T165707Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251202T155717Z UID:9767-1765107000-1765110600@readquebec.ca SUMMARY:Archives Out Loud: Italian-Canadian Literature DESCRIPTION:December 7\, 2025\, 11:30 am – 12:30 pm\nMain Stage\, Salle des célébrations \n\nLicia Canton\nMary di Michele\nCarmine Starnino\n\nModerated by Nancy Marrelli \nThere is a significant body of excellent Italian-Canadian literature available from a variety of sources in English\, French\, and Italian. The panel will discuss some established works as well as new voices emerging from the next generation. This session is part of the Archives Out Loud series organized by the Italian-Canadian Archives of Quebec. The panel will be followed by a reception in the office of the Italian-Canadian Community Archives of Quebec\, in the basement level of Casa d’Italia. \nLicia Canton has published short stories\, nonfiction and poetry in English\, French\, Italian and a Venetian dialect. She has been translator-in-residence at the University of Hull\, UK\, and Writer-in-Residence at Università della Calabria\, Italy. She is co-founder of Accenti Magazine and co-director of the Queer Italian-Canadian Artists Research Project (U of Toronto). She is the director of the documentary film Creative Spaces: Queer and Italian Canadian (2021). She mentors emerging writers through the Quebec Writers’ Federation Hire-a-Writer directory. For her work in culture\, she was awarded the Italy in the World Prize (2018). She holds a Ph.D. from Université de Montréal and an M.A. from McGill University. \nBorn in Italy and immigrated to Canada in 1955\, Mary di Michele is an award-winning\, internationally published writer. She is the author of more than twelve books\, including the collection of poems Stranger in You and the novel Tenor of Love. Her last collection of poetry\, Bicycle Thieves (ECW 2017)\, was short-listed for the Pat Lowther Award. She is active in the collaborative writing group Yoko’s Dogs. Now retired from teaching at Concordia University\, she continues to live in Montreal. \nNancy Marrelli is Director of the Italian-Canadian Archives of Quebec at the Casa d’Italia\, and Archivist Emerita\, Concordia University. She is also co-publisher of Véhicule Press. Her family left Italy and settled in Montreal in 1909. \nCarmine Starnino is the Editor in Chief of The Walrus. He is the author of eight books\, including Dirty Words: Selected Poems 1997–2016. URL:https://readquebec.ca/event/archives-out-loud-italian-canadian-literature/ LOCATION:Casa d’Italia\, 505 rue Jean Talon est\, Montreal\, QC\, H2R 1T6\, Canada ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://readquebec.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/6.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251206T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251206T190000 DTSTAMP:20260423T083452 CREATED:20251105T165534Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251105T165534Z UID:9765-1765040400-1765047600@readquebec.ca SUMMARY:Opening Cocktail DESCRIPTION:December 6\, 2025\, 5 – 7 pm\nSalle des mémoires \nJoin us for a special 10th anniversary edition of the Read Quebec Book Fair’s 5 à 7 featuring a DJ set by journalist and author of Habs Nation Brendan Kelly\, known for his popular High Fidelity in the Park events. New wave\, old-school disco and you. Open to all! \nBorn in Glasgow\, raised in Montreal and a fan of the Canadiens for longer than he can remember\, Brendan Kelly was one of the founders of the late great alternative weekly the Montreal Mirror. He worked at the Montreal Daily News in the late ‘80s and had a weekly music column on CBC Radio for over 30 years. His Montreal Gazette column What the Puck is a controversial contrarian hot take on the Canadiens that elicits much hate and even more love. He has written for the Gazette since 1996. He also frequently contributes to various Radio-Canada cultural shows. He has published two books on the Montreal Canadiens – Le CH et son people (2024)\, and Habs Nation: A People’s History of the Montreal Canadiens (2025). URL:https://readquebec.ca/event/opening-cocktail-2/ LOCATION:Casa d’Italia\, 505 rue Jean Talon est\, Montreal\, QC\, H2R 1T6\, Canada ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://readquebec.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/5.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251206T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251206T170000 DTSTAMP:20260423T083452 CREATED:20251105T165238Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251105T165238Z UID:9761-1765035000-1765040400@readquebec.ca SUMMARY:Guernica Editions Showcase DESCRIPTION:December 6\, 2025\, 3:30 – 5 pm\nRotunda \nAn event celebrating Guernica Editions’ longstanding presence in Quebec\, featuring readings by authors with new releases this year\, including fiction\, memoir\, and poetry. With the purchase of a book\, guests will be entered into a raffle to win a selection of Guernica titles. \n\nMichael Carin\, Edisson & Jeremiah\nAnn Cavlovic\, Count on Me\nJonathan Kaplansky and Francis Catalano\, The Origin of the Future\nAndreas Kessaris\, The Grand Tour of Park Ex\nBunmi Oyinsan\, A Ladder of Bones\nMeryem Yildiz\, Backbone\nContributors from The Nuances of Love\n\nMichael Carin trained as a political theorist at McGill University\, where he also studied under the godfather of Canadian literature\, Hugh MacLennan. He is the author of several novels\, including Five Hundred Keys\, The Kremlin Papers\, and the work of alternate history Churchill at Munich. His non-fiction response to the Holocaust\, The Future Jew\, won him wide recognition as a provocative secular humanist. Mr. Carin lives in Montreal. \nPoet\, novelist\, short story writer and essayist born in Montreal\, Francis Catalano won the Quebecor Prize of the Trois-Rivières International Poetry Festival for Qu’une lueur des lieux (2010) and the La Métropole Prize of Excellence for Climax (2022). As a translator of Italian poetry\, he won the John Glassco Prize in 2006 for Instructions pour la lecture d’un journal de Valerio Magrelli. \nAnn Cavlovic’s fiction and creative non-fiction have appeared in Canadian literary magazines and news media\, such as Event\, The Fiddlehead\, Grain\, PRISM International\, The Globe & Mail\, and CBC. She lives in Western Quebec. \nConnie Guzzo McParland\, president and co-director of Guernica Editions\, holds a BA in Italian Literature and a master’s degree in Creative Writing from Concordia University. She is the author of The Girls of Piazza D’amore (2013)\, The Women of Saturn (2017)\, Le Donne di Saturno (2019)\, An opera in 3 Acts/Un opéra en trois actes (2021)\, and The Twelfth Room\, a translation of La Dodicesima Stanza. \nJonathan Kaplansky is a literary translator of French in Montreal. He won a French Voices Award to translate Nobel Prize winner Annie Ernaux’s Things Seen and was shortlisted for the David Booth Award for Jonathan Bécotte’s Like a Hurricane. He has also translated works by Hélène Dorion\, Lise Gauvin\, Louis- Philippe Hébert\, Hélène Rioux and Lise Tremblay. \nAndreas Kessaris grew up in Montreal’s Park Extension district\, the son of Greek immigrants. He graduated from Dawson College and Concordia University\, earning a BA in Communications & English. His column\, Read On! with Andreas Kessaris\, was a popular feature in the West-End community paper The Local Herald. His writing has also appeared on Suite101.com\, in the literary journal The Write Place\, on the Montreal entertainment website Curtainsup.tv\, The Miramichi Reader\, and The Montreal Review of Books. His first book\, The Butcher of Park Ex & Other Semi-Truthful Tales\, was released in 2020 to great acclaim. \nBunmi Oyinsan is a Nigerian/Canadian writer. From novels to scripts for radio\, television\, and the theatre\, she has contributed to both the nonfiction and fiction canons of African literature. Oyinsan gained her MA focusing on orature and literature from Saint Mary’s University and a Ph.D. from York University. She is the writer\, producer\, and presenter for the Sankofa Pan African Series\, which has over 100K subscribers and over 5 million views. She is a winner of the Matatu Prize for her YA novel Fabulous Four and has been nominated for THEMA’s Best Film Script. Her novel Three Women was nominated for the Flora Nwapa Prize for Women’s Literature in 2006. Born in Lagos\, she lives in Bowmanville\, Ontario. \nMeryem Yildiz is a Turkish-Canadian poet from Tiohtià:ke (Montreal). Her poems have appeared in journals across the country\, including Arc Poetry Magazine\, The Ex-Puritan\, PRISM International\, The Fiddlehead\, and yolk\, among others. In 2022\, she won The Malahat Review’s Far Horizons Award for Poetry as well as the Quebec Writers’ Federation’s carte blanche Prize. She’s also a poetry editor at LBRNTH\, a queer literature and arts magazine\, which she co-edits with Misha Solomon. In her debut collection\, Backbone\, Meryem explores the complexities of identity across geographies\, and reveals how friendship and memory shape the search for home. URL:https://readquebec.ca/event/guernica-editions-showcase/ LOCATION:Casa d’Italia\, 505 rue Jean Talon est\, Montreal\, QC\, H2R 1T6\, Canada ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://readquebec.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/3-2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251206T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251206T163000 DTSTAMP:20260423T083452 CREATED:20251105T165426Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251105T180249Z UID:9763-1765035000-1765038600@readquebec.ca SUMMARY:NaMOOste Yoga for Kids DESCRIPTION:December 6\, 2025\, 3:30 – 4:30 pm\nMain Stage\, Salle des célébrations \nAuthor Marlee Kostiner never fails to get kids giggling as she reads all the ways animals say “Namaste” with their animal sounds (the cow says naMOOste\, the chick says namaSQUEEK). After an engaging reading\, Marlee guides the kids through yoga poses they learned in the book\, ending with a relaxing moment of silence (yes\, the kids are quiet!). NaMOOste features 13 beautiful watercolour animals practising authentic yoga poses\, and shows young readers ways to care for their bodies and minds. For kids ages 3–9. \nMarlee Kostiner is an award-winning journalist\, writer\, editor\, and the author of NaMOOste\, a playful yoga book that helps kids build social-emotional skills. A passionate advocate for neurodiversity and mental health\, Marlee brings these values into all her creative work. In 2021\, she founded Garden Wolf Publishing House to help fellow purpose-driven experts\, organizations and non-profits turn their ideas into meaningful children’s books. She lives in Montreal with her two sons\, her husband\, and their grumpy cat.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Featured Books\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n NaMOOsteKids Marlee Kostiner No results found. URL:https://readquebec.ca/event/namooste-yoga-for-kids/ LOCATION:Casa d’Italia\, 505 rue Jean Talon est\, Montreal\, QC\, H2R 1T6\, Canada ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://readquebec.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/4.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251206T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251206T150000 DTSTAMP:20260423T083452 CREATED:20251105T164934Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251105T174418Z UID:9759-1765029600-1765033200@readquebec.ca SUMMARY:Valentine in December! With Heather and Arizona O’Neill DESCRIPTION:December 6\, 2025\, 2–3 pm\nMain Stage\, Salle des célébrations \nThe duo will take to the stage to discuss their collaboration Valentine in Montreal. The novel\, written by Heather with illustrations by Arizona\, is a sweet Montreal adventure in which our famous metro plays a starring role. The O’Neills will sign copies after their onstage appearance. \nHeather O’Neill is a novelist\, short-story writer and essayist. Her most recent novel is Valentine in Montreal. Her previous works include Capital of Dreams and When We Lost Our Heads\, a #1 national bestseller and finalist for the Grand Prix du Livre de Montréal. The Lonely Hearts Hotel\, won the Paragraphe Hugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction and was longlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction and CBC’s Canada Reads. Lullabies for Little Criminals\, The Girl Who Was Saturday Night\, and Daydreams of Angels were shortlisted for the Governor General’s Literary Award for Fiction\, the Orange Prize for Fiction and the Scotiabank Giller Prize two years in a row. O’Neill has also won CBC’s Canada Reads and the Danuta Gleed Award. Born and raised in Montreal\, she lives there today. \nArizona O’Neill is a Montreal-based author and illustrator. Her illustrations appear in Valentine in Montreal. She is the author of Est-ce qu’un artiste peut être heureux ?\, a collection of graphic interviews\, and illustrated Nelly Arcan’s L’enfant dans le miroir. Her comics have appeared in Hazlitt\, Exclaim!\, the Montreal Gazette and mRb. She has created animated videos for many outlets\, including CBC. She is a regular contributor to Radio-Canada’s Il restera toujours la culture\, and is one half of the bookstagram page @ONeillReads. She is currently working on a graphic memoir.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Featured Books\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Valentine in MontrealFiction Heather O'Neill No results found. URL:https://readquebec.ca/event/valentine-in-december-with-heather-and-arizona-oneill/ LOCATION:Casa d’Italia\, 505 rue Jean Talon est\, Montreal\, QC\, H2R 1T6\, Canada ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://readquebec.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251206T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251206T130000 DTSTAMP:20260423T083452 CREATED:20251105T164648Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251105T164812Z UID:9756-1765022400-1765026000@readquebec.ca SUMMARY:New Knowledge: Nonfiction Lightning Round DESCRIPTION:December 6\, 2025 at 12 pm – 1 p.m.\nMain Stage\, Salle des célébrations \n\nNathalie Cooke\nMartha Langford\nValérie Lefebvre-Faucher\nStephen Monteiro\nFrancine Pelletier\nCatherine Richardson\nAlex R. Tipei\nThomas Waugh\nAndrei Zanescu\n\nModerated by Ryan Van Huistjee \nOften\, fiction gets the limelight\, poetry gets the prestige. But nonfiction books are published every day that help illuminate\, preserve and create the world around us. Join local authors as they share the passions that led them to investigate a single subject in depth and then write an entire book about it. \nNathalie Cooke is an English professor at McGill University and a specialist in literary food studies and material culture. Her research uncovers the hidden stories told by menus\, textiles\, and other everyday artefacts\, revealing how their forms\, codes\, and designs shape what we remember\, and how we read. \nCatherine Richardson Kineweskwêw is a Métis therapist\, family therapist\, researcher and academic working at Concordia University. Her maternal relatives come from Fort Chipewyan and have ties to Red River. She holds a research Chair in Indigenous Healing Knowledges and teaches in First Peoples Studies and Creative Arts Therapies. She is a co-founder of the Centre for Response-Based Practice where she and her colleagues advance dignity-centered approaches to violence. Cathy is also interested in the broader and multi-dimensional aspects of healing\, such as the person as whole being\, a spirit in a body with emotions\, intelligence\, physicality and in relation to all beings in the natural world. \nShe has taught in various counselling and social work programs and is the former director of the First Peoples Studies program at Concordia University. She explores various approaches to well- being on her substack podcast\, where she speaks with healers\, activists and response-based therapists. She is a student of shamanic practice and the mother of three amazing adult children. \nMartha Langford\, FRSC\, is the author of A History of Photography in Canada. The first of three volumes\, Anticipation to Participation\, 1839 1918 has just appeared. Beautifully produced\, the book is both lively and comprehensive\, with over 400 illustrations. Langford is a distinguished professor emeriti of Concordia University in Montreal. She is the former research chair and director of the Gail and Stephen A. Jarislowsky Institute for Studies in Canadian Art. In prior lives\, she was the founding director of the Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography\, an affiliate of the National Gallery of Canada\, and before that\, Executive Producer of the Still Photography Division of the National Film Board of Canada. She has organized photographic exhibitions for museums and festivals in Canada\, the UK\, and Europe. \nValérie Lefebvre-Faucher is editor-in-chief of Liberté. She has worked as an editor at both Remue-ménage and Écosociété\, with a focus on environmental\, anti-capitalist\, and feminist work. In addition to having collaborated with numerous collectives\, blogs\, and magazines\, she published Procès Verbal and Promenade sur Marx\, published in English under the title Jenny\, Eleanor\, and Laura\, et al.\, translated by Mélissa Bull. \nStephen Monteiro teaches and researches media and culture at Concordia University. He has written or edited several books\, including Needy Media\, The Fabric of Interface\, and The Screen Media Reader. He has contributed as an expert on contemporary technology to CBC Radio and the Toronto Star\, among other media outlets. \nWell-known journalist\, documentary filmmaker\, teacher and broadcaster\, Francine Pelletier\, formerly of CBC’s the fifth estate\, is the author of three books: Second début: Cendres et renaissance du féminisme\, Atelier 10\, (2015)\, a short personal history of feminism in Quebec; : L’Art de se mouiller : Chroniques pour nourrir le débat\,  Écosociété (2022)\, a selection of her columns in Le Devoir from 2013-22; and Dream Interrupted : the Rise and Fall of Quebec Nationalism\, Sutherland House (2025). \nA transnational historian\, primarily focused on Southeast Europe and France\, Alex R. Tipei is professor of history and international studies at the Université de Montréal. MQUP published her book\, Unintended Nations: France’s Empire of Civilization\, Southeast Europe\, and the Post-Napoleonic World. Alex’s research has received funding from SSHRC\, the Fulbright Program\, and the American Council of Learned Societies. She has taught and researched at McGill and Princeton Universities as well as the Universities of Bucharest and Illinois. Alex is also a team leader on the European Research Council funded project Transnational Histories of Corruption in South-East-Central Europe based at New Europe College/Institute for Advanced Study in Bucharest. \nRyan Van Huijstee is the director of Concordia University Press. He previously held a range of roles at University of Toronto Press and McGill-Queen’s University Press. \nThomas Waugh is a writer\, programmer\, and activist who taught film studies and sexuality at Concordia University from 1976 to 2017. He is the author of The Romance of Transgression in Canada: Queering Sexualities\, Nations\, Cinema; and fourteen other books. URL:https://readquebec.ca/event/new-knowledge-nonfiction-lightning-round/ LOCATION:Casa d’Italia\, 505 rue Jean Talon est\, Montreal\, QC\, H2R 1T6\, Canada ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://readquebec.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/1-2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251206T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251207T170000 DTSTAMP:20260423T083452 CREATED:20250915T153633Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260115T224053Z UID:9255-1765018800-1765126800@readquebec.ca SUMMARY:2025 Read Quebec Book Fair DESCRIPTION:The Read Quebec Book Fair turns 10! Celebrate this milestone year on December 6–7 at Casa d’Italia\, with special events\, author signings\, and the latest releases from Canadian writers and publishers. \nProduced by the Association of English-language Publishers of Quebec (AELAQ)\, the Fair celebrates the vibrancy of English-language writing\, publishing\, and translation in Quebec. In honour of the tenth anniversary\, this year’s Fair will\, for the first time\, welcome publishers from across Canada.  \nTaking place in the historic Casa d’Italia\, the Fair will present a full weekend of programming\, including a discussion between Heather and Arizona O’Neill about their new collaborative book Valentine in Montreal. Comic fans and those looking to discover the city’s beloved bédéistes will enjoy Art and Life in Graphic Novels with Juli Delporte\, Pascal Girard and D. Boyd. Meanwhile\, find your next dinner table discussion topic at our non-fiction lightning round\, where authors such as Francine Pelletier will demystify their research and share the passion inspiring their work. For writers looking to pitch a book idea\, we’re hosting the fair’s first ever speed-dating event for writers and editors\, where up-and-coming and seasoned wordsmiths will have the opportunity to deliver their pitches directly to publishers. \nThe Fair will offer plenty of fun for young booklovers in a cozy\, book-filled Kids’ Nook both days\, and a special reading and guided yoga practice for children with author Marlee Kostiner on Saturday afternoon. Other programming highlights include a panel discussion hosted by Italian community archivist Nancy Marrelli\, and a showcase of publisher Guernica Editions’ latest Quebec authors and releases.  \nStick around for our 5 à 7 opening cocktail on Saturday for delicious hors d’oeuvres and a chance to connect with Montreal’s vibrant literary community\, with a special 10th Anniversary High Fidelity DJ set with local journalist and author Brendan Kelly. \nCasa d’Italia is located at 505 Jean-Talon East\, and is fully accessible to wheelchairs and strollers. The fair takes place on the second floor\, accessible via stairs or elevator. Take the entrance on Berri Street\, across the street from Jean-Talon metro (exit Jean-Talon Nord). \nVisit readquebec.ca for all the details. \n \n Author Signing Schedule\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Event Schedule \nSaturday December 6\, 2025\n\n\nNew Knowledge: Nonfiction Lightning Round\nDecember 6\, 2025 at 12 pm – 1 p.m.Main Stage\, Salle des célébrations \n\nNathalie Cooke\nMartha Langford\nValérie Lefebvre-Faucher\nStephen Monteiro\nFrancine Pelletier\nCatherine Richardson\nAlex R. Tipei\nThomas Waugh\nAndrei Zanescu\n\nModerated by Ryan Van Huijstee \nOften\, fiction gets the limelight\, poetry gets the prestige. But nonfiction books are published every day that help illuminate\, preserve and create the world around us. Join local authors as they share the passions that led them to investigate a single subject in depth and then write an entire book about it. \nNathalie Cooke is an English professor at McGill University and a specialist in literary food studies and material culture. Her research uncovers the hidden stories told by menus\, textiles\, and other everyday artefacts\, revealing how their forms\, codes\, and designs shape what we remember\, and how we read. \nCatherine Richardson Kineweskwêw is a Métis therapist\, family therapist\, researcher and academic working at Concordia University. Her maternal relatives come from Fort Chipewyan and have ties to Red River. She holds a research Chair in Indigenous Healing Knowledges and teaches in First Peoples Studies and Creative Arts Therapies. She is a co-founder of the Centre for Response-Based Practice where she and her colleagues advance dignity-centered approaches to violence. Cathy is also interested in the broader and multi-dimensional aspects of healing\, such as the person as whole being\, a spirit in a body with emotions\, intelligence\, physicality and in relation to all beings in the natural world.  \nShe has taught in various counselling and social work programs and is the former director of the First Peoples Studies program at Concordia University. She explores various approaches to well- being on her substack podcast\, where she speaks with healers\, activists and response-based therapists. She is a student of shamanic practice and the mother of three amazing adult children. \nMartha Langford\, FRSC\, is the author of A History of Photography in Canada. The first of three volumes\, Anticipation to Participation\, 1839 1918 has just appeared. Beautifully produced\, the book is both lively and comprehensive\, with over 400 illustrations. Langford is a distinguished professor emeriti of Concordia University in Montreal. She is the former research chair and director of the Gail and Stephen A. Jarislowsky Institute for Studies in Canadian Art. In prior lives\, she was the founding director of the Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography\, an affiliate of the National Gallery of Canada\, and before that\, Executive Producer of the Still Photography Division of the National Film Board of Canada. She has organized photographic exhibitions for museums and festivals in Canada\, the UK\, and Europe. \nValérie Lefebvre-Faucher is editor-in-chief of Liberté. She has worked as an editor at both Remue-ménage and Écosociété\, with a focus on environmental\, anti-capitalist\, and feminist work. In addition to having collaborated with numerous collectives\, blogs\, and magazines\, she published Procès Verbal and Promenade sur Marx\, published in English under the title Jenny\, Eleanor\, and Laura\, et al.\, translated by Mélissa Bull. \nStephen Monteiro teaches and researches media and culture at Concordia University. He has written or edited several books\, including Needy Media\, The Fabric of Interface\, and The Screen Media Reader. He has contributed as an expert on contemporary technology to CBC Radio and the Toronto Star\, among other media outlets.  \nWell-known journalist\, documentary filmmaker\, teacher and broadcaster\, Francine Pelletier\, formerly of CBC’s the fifth estate\, is the author of three books: Second début: Cendres et renaissance du féminisme\, Atelier 10\, (2015)\, a short personal history of feminism in Quebec; : L’Art de se mouiller : Chroniques pour nourrir le débat\,  Écosociété (2022)\, a selection of her columns in Le Devoir from 2013-22; and Dream Interrupted : the Rise and Fall of Quebec Nationalism\, Sutherland House (2025). \nA transnational historian\, primarily focused on Southeast Europe and France\, Alex R. Tipei is professor of history and international studies at the Université de Montréal. MQUP published her book\, Unintended Nations: France’s Empire of Civilization\, Southeast Europe\, and the Post-Napoleonic World. Alex’s research has received funding from SSHRC\, the Fulbright Program\, and the American Council of Learned Societies. She has taught and researched at McGill and Princeton Universities as well as the Universities of Bucharest and Illinois. Alex is also a team leader on the European Research Council funded project Transnational Histories of Corruption in South-East-Central Europe based at New Europe College/Institute for Advanced Study in Bucharest. \nRyan Van Huijstee is the director of Concordia University Press. He previously held a range of roles at University of Toronto Press and McGill-Queen’s University Press. \nThomas Waugh is a writer\, programmer\, and activist who taught film studies and sexuality at Concordia University from 1976 to 2017. He is the author of The Romance of Transgression in Canada: Queering Sexualities\, Nations\, Cinema; and fourteen other books. \n\n\nValentine in December! With Heather and Arizona O’Neill\nDecember 6\, 2025\, 2–3 pmMain Stage\, Salle des célébrations \nThe duo will take to the stage to discuss their collaboration Valentine in Montreal. The novel\, written by Heather with illustrations by Arizona\, is a sweet Montreal adventure in which our famous metro plays a starring role. The O’Neills will sign copies after their onstage appearance. \nHeather O’Neill is a novelist\, short-story writer and essayist. Her most recent novel is Valentine in Montreal. Her previous works include Capital of Dreams and When We Lost Our Heads\, a #1 national bestseller and finalist for the Grand Prix du Livre de Montréal. The Lonely Hearts Hotel\, won the Paragraphe Hugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction and was longlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction and CBC’s Canada Reads. Lullabies for Little Criminals\, The Girl Who Was Saturday Night\, and Daydreams of Angels were shortlisted for the Governor General’s Literary Award for Fiction\, the Orange Prize for Fiction and the Scotiabank Giller Prize two years in a row. O’Neill has also won CBC’s Canada Reads and the Danuta Gleed Award. Born and raised in Montreal\, she lives there today. \nArizona O’Neill is a Montreal-based author and illustrator. Her illustrations appear in Valentine in Montreal. She is the author of Est-ce qu’un artiste peut être heureux ?\, a collection of graphic interviews\, and illustrated Nelly Arcan’s L’enfant dans le miroir. Her comics have appeared in Hazlitt\, Exclaim!\, the Montreal Gazette and mRb. She has created animated videos for many outlets\, including CBC. She is a regular contributor to Radio-Canada’s Il restera toujours la culture\, and is one half of the bookstagram page @ONeillReads. She is currently working on a graphic memoir.  \n\n\nGuernica Editions Showcase\nDecember 6\, 2025\, 3:30 – 5 pmRotunda \nAn event celebrating Guernica Editions’ longstanding presence in Quebec\, featuring readings by authors with new releases this year\, including fiction\, memoir\, and poetry. With the purchase of a book\, guests will be entered into a raffle to win a selection of Guernica titles. \n\nMichael Carin\, Edisson & Jeremiah\nAnn Cavlovic\, Count on Me\nJonathan Kaplansky and Francis Catalano\, The Origin of the Future\nAndreas Kessaris\, The Grand Tour of Park Ex\nBunmi Oyinsan\, A Ladder of Bones\nMeryem Yildiz\, Backbone\nContributors from The Nuances of Love\n\nMichael Carin trained as a political theorist at McGill University\, where he also studied under the godfather of Canadian literature\, Hugh MacLennan. He is the author of several novels\, including Five Hundred Keys\, The Kremlin Papers\, and the work of alternate history Churchill at Munich. His non-fiction response to the Holocaust\, The Future Jew\, won him wide recognition as a provocative secular humanist. Mr. Carin lives in Montreal. \nPoet\, novelist\, short story writer and essayist born in Montreal\, Francis Catalano won the Quebecor Prize of the Trois-Rivières International Poetry Festival for Qu’une lueur des lieux (2010) and the La Métropole Prize of Excellence for Climax (2022). As a translator of Italian poetry\, he won the John Glassco Prize in 2006 for Instructions pour la lecture d’un journal de Valerio Magrelli. \nAnn Cavlovic’s fiction and creative non-fiction have appeared in Canadian literary magazines and news media\, such as Event\, The Fiddlehead\, Grain\, PRISM International\, The Globe & Mail\, and CBC. She lives in Western Quebec.  \nConnie Guzzo McParland\, president and co-director of Guernica Editions\, holds a BA in Italian Literature and a master’s degree in Creative Writing from Concordia University. She is the author of The Girls of Piazza D’amore (2013)\, The Women of Saturn (2017)\, Le Donne di Saturno (2019)\, An opera in 3 Acts/Un opéra en trois actes (2021)\, and The Twelfth Room\, a translation of La Dodicesima Stanza. \nJonathan Kaplansky is a literary translator of French in Montreal. He won a French Voices Award to translate Nobel Prize winner Annie Ernaux’s Things Seen and was shortlisted for the David Booth Award for Jonathan Bécotte’s Like a Hurricane. He has also translated works by Hélène Dorion\, Lise Gauvin\, Louis- Philippe Hébert\, Hélène Rioux and Lise Tremblay. \nAndreas Kessaris grew up in Montreal’s Park Extension district\, the son of Greek immigrants. He graduated from Dawson College and Concordia University\, earning a BA in Communications & English. His column\, Read On! with Andreas Kessaris\, was a popular feature in the West-End community paper The Local Herald. His writing has also appeared on Suite101.com\, in the literary journal The Write Place\, on the Montreal entertainment website Curtainsup.tv\, The Miramichi Reader\, and The Montreal Review of Books. His first book\, The Butcher of Park Ex & Other Semi-Truthful Tales\, was released in 2020 to great acclaim. \nBunmi Oyinsan is a Nigerian/Canadian writer. From novels to scripts for radio\, television\, and the theatre\, she has contributed to both the nonfiction and fiction canons of African literature. Oyinsan gained her MA focusing on orature and literature from Saint Mary’s University and a Ph.D. from York University. She is the writer\, producer\, and presenter for the Sankofa Pan African Series\, which has over 100K subscribers and over 5 million views. She is a winner of the Matatu Prize for her YA novel Fabulous Four and has been nominated for THEMA’s Best Film Script. Her novel Three Women was nominated for the Flora Nwapa Prize for Women’s Literature in 2006. Born in Lagos\, she lives in Bowmanville\, Ontario. \nMeryem Yildiz is a Turkish-Canadian poet from Tiohtià:ke (Montreal). Her poems have appeared in journals across the country\, including Arc Poetry Magazine\, The Ex-Puritan\, PRISM International\, The Fiddlehead\, and yolk\, among others. In 2022\, she won The Malahat Review’s Far Horizons Award for Poetry as well as the Quebec Writers’ Federation’s carte blanche Prize. She’s also a poetry editor at LBRNTH\, a queer literature and arts magazine\, which she co-edits with Misha Solomon. In her debut collection\, Backbone\, Meryem explores the complexities of identity across geographies\, and reveals how friendship and memory shape the search for home. \n\n\nNaMOOste Yoga for Kids \nDecember 6\, 2025\, 3:30 – 4:30 pmMain Stage\, Salle des célébrations \nAuthor Marlee Kostiner never fails to get kids giggling as she reads all the ways animals say “Namaste” with their animal sounds (the cow says naMOOste\, the chick says namaSQUEEK). After an engaging reading\, Marlee guides the kids through yoga poses they learned in the book\, ending with a relaxing moment of silence (yes\, the kids are quiet!). NaMOOste features 13 beautiful watercolour animals practising authentic yoga poses\, and shows young readers ways to care for their bodies and minds. For kids ages 3–9. \nMarlee Kostiner is an award-winning journalist\, writer\, editor\, and the author of NaMOOste\, a playful yoga book that helps kids build social-emotional skills. A passionate advocate for neurodiversity and mental health\, Marlee brings these values into all her creative work. In 2021\, she founded Garden Wolf Publishing House to help fellow purpose-driven experts\, organizations and non-profits turn their ideas into meaningful children’s books. She lives in Montreal with her two sons\, her husband\, and their grumpy cat. \n\n\nOpening Cocktail\nDecember 6\, 2025\, 5 – 7 pmSalle des mémoires \nJoin us for a special 10th anniversary edition of the Read Quebec Book Fair’s 5 à 7 featuring a DJ set by journalist and author of Habs Nation Brendan Kelly\, known for his popular High Fidelity in the Park events. New wave\, old-school disco and you. Open to all!   \nBorn in Glasgow\, raised in Montreal and a fan of the Canadiens for longer than he can remember\, Brendan Kelly was one of the founders of the late great alternative weekly the Montreal Mirror. He worked at the Montreal Daily News in the late ‘80s and had a weekly music column on CBC Radio for over 30 years. His Montreal Gazette column What the Puck is a controversial contrarian hot take on the Canadiens that elicits much hate and even more love. He has written for the Gazette since 1996. He also frequently contributes to various Radio-Canada cultural shows. He has published two books on the Montreal Canadiens – Le CH et son people (2024)\, and Habs Nation: A People’s History of the Montreal Canadiens (2025). \n\nSunday December 7\, 2025\n \nArchives Out Loud: Italian-Canadian Literature\nDecember 7\, 2025\, 11:30 am – 12:30 pmMain Stage\, Salle des célébrations \n\nLicia Canton\nMary di Michele\nCarmine Starnino\n\nModerated by Nancy Marrelli \nThere is a significant body of excellent Italian-Canadian literature available from a variety of sources in English\, French\, and Italian. The panel will discuss some established works as well as new voices emerging from the next generation. This session is part of the Archives Out Loud series organized by the Italian-Canadian Archives of Quebec. The panel will be followed by a reception in the office of the Italian-Canadian Community Archives of Quebec\, in the basement level of Casa d’Italia. \nLicia Canton has published short stories\, nonfiction and poetry in English\, French\, Italian and a Venetian dialect. She has been translator-in-residence at the University of Hull\, UK\, and Writer-in-Residence at Università della Calabria\, Italy. She is co-founder of Accenti Magazine and co-director of the Queer Italian-Canadian Artists Research Project (U of Toronto). She is the director of the documentary film Creative Spaces: Queer and Italian Canadian (2021). She mentors emerging writers through the Quebec Writers’ Federation Hire-a-Writer directory. For her work in culture\, she was awarded the Italy in the World Prize (2018). She holds a Ph.D. from Université de Montréal and an M.A. from McGill University. \nBorn in Italy and immigrated to Canada in 1955\, Mary di Michele is an award-winning\, internationally published writer. She is the author of more than twelve books\, including the collection of poems Stranger in You and the novel Tenor of Love. Her last collection of poetry\, Bicycle Thieves (ECW 2017)\, was short-listed for the Pat Lowther Award. She is active in the collaborative writing group Yoko’s Dogs. Now retired from teaching at Concordia University\, she continues to live in Montreal. \nNancy Marrelli is Director of the Italian-Canadian Archives of Quebec at the Casa d’Italia\, and Archivist Emerita\, Concordia University. She is also co-publisher of Véhicule Press. Her family left Italy and settled in Montreal in 1909. \nCarmine Starnino is the Editor in Chief of The Walrus. He is the author of eight books\, including Dirty Words: Selected Poems 1997–2016.  \n\n\nAcquiring Editors at Work\nDecember 7\, 2025\, 1 – 2 pmMain Stage\, Salle des célébrations \n\nLeila Marshy\, Baraka Books\nCurtis John McRae\, Véhicule Press\nYashaswi Kesanakurthy\, Simon & Schuster Canada\n\nModerated by Tawhida Tanya Evanson \nWho gets to choose which books will be published – and how do they do it? Editors from three publishers will discuss how they decide what to publish\, and how writers can improve their chances. Simon & Schuster children’s book editor Yashaswi Kesanakurthy\, Baraka Books’ fiction and nonfiction editor Leila Marshy\, and Curtis McRae\, fiction editor at Véhicule Press\, will give us the inside scoop on what acquisitions editors really do. \nYashaswi Kesanakurthy [yush-us-we kay-sah-nah-koor-thi] is the Children’s Editor at Simon & Schuster Canada. She is a graduate of the University of British Columbia’s MA program in Children’s Literature and Toronto Metropolitan University’s publishing program. Her publishing career began as Publishing Assistant at Tundra Books\, PRHC. She then joined HarperCollins Canada as Associate Editor where she developed a vibrant list including The Garden of Lost Socks by Esi Edugyan and Amélie Dubois\, The Hockey Skates by Karl Subban and Maggie Zeng\, and Mortified by Kristy Jackson and Rhael McGregor. At Simon & Schuster Canada\, she remains focused on publishing marginalized\, Canadian voices that tell entertaining and transformative stories. Yash lives in Toronto with a magical\, if unruly\, library that just keeps growing. \nLeila Marshy is the author of The Philistine (LLP\, 2018) and My Thievery of the People (Baraka Books\, 2025)\, and is editor of the anthology Razing Palestine: Punishing Solidarity and Dissent in Canada (Baraka Books\, 2025). Daughter of a Palestinian refugee\, Marshy lived in Cairo during the First Intifada and worked for the Palestinian Red Crescent and the Palestinian Mental Health Association. She has been a community and political organizer\, including founding a dialogue group with the Hasidic community in her local neighbourhood\, helping elect the first Hasidic woman to public office in the world. Marshy is Editor at Baraka Books and lives in Montreal. \nCurtis John McRae is the fiction editor at Véhicule Press and the Co-Founder/Editor-in-Chief of yolk literary journal. He is the author of Quietly\, Loving Everyone (Vehicule Press\, 2025). His fiction has appeared in The New Quarterly\, Prairie Fire\, and others. He won the 2021/22 David McKeen Award\, was longlisted for the 2025 DISQUIET Literary Fiction Contest\, received an honourable mention in the 2024 Peter Hinchcliffe award\, and was a finalist in the 2019 Quebec Writers’ Federation contest for emerging young writers. Curtis teaches English literature at John Abbott College and formerly served as a board member for the Quebec Writers’ Federation. \nTawhida Tanya Evanson is a poet\, novelist\, artist and Ashiq. Her work blends poetry\, orality\, music\, movement and film around themes of African diasporic identity\, Sufi spirituality and resistance to Western values. Born and based in Tiohtià:ke/Montréal\, she has roots in Antigua\, West Indies. Evanson’s novels include the French Livre des ailes (Marchand de feuilles 2023)\, and the award-winning Book of Wings (Véhicule 2021); her two poetry collections are Nouveau Griot (Frontenac 2018) and Bothism (Ekstasis 2017). She has an extensive history of spoken word performance\, audio recordings and films including the multi-award-winning Afrofuturist concert film CYANO SUN SUITE (2024). Evanson’s work has travelled to festivals across Africa\, Asia\, Australia\, Europe\, and North America. She is past director of the Banff Centre Spoken Word Program; past president of the Quebec Writers’ Federation; and 2025 Poet Ambassador in Residence at the League of Canadian Poets. She moonlights as a whirling dervish. \n\n \nSpeed Dating for Writers and Publishers!\nDecember 7\, 2025\, 2 – 3 pmArchives room\, basement level \nWriters\, bring your pitch and get ready to present it to a range of local publishers. Introduce yourselves\, and then you’ll have three minutes to tell your publisher “date” what your book is all about. Don’t forget to leave time for questions or a little discussion. When the bell dings\, move to the next available seat and do it again. Whether you find a home for your manuscript or not\, you’ll make contacts and gather information that may serve you now and in the future. Note that authors will be asked to sign up at the welcome table on Sunday in order to participate. \n\n\nDave Dufour\, Flame Arrow PublishingYashaswi Kesanakurthy\, Simon & Schuster Canada\nFiroze Manji\, Daraja Press\nLeila Marshy\, Baraka Books\nCurtis McRae\, Véhicule Press\nShannae Nitti\, Crackboom! Books\nModerated by Lori Schubert\, Quebec Writers’ Federation\n\nDave Dufour is the Founder & Publisher of Flame Arrow Publishing\, a bilingual speculative-fiction press based in British Columbia and Québec. He leads a growing catalogue of hopepunk\, fantasy\, and science fiction in both English and French\, and is dedicated to championing bold\, imaginative voices across Canada. With a professional background as an educator and linguist\, Dave brings a deep understanding of language\, culture\, and storytelling to his editorial vision. He also oversees Brins d’éternité\, one of Québec’s longest-running speculative-fiction magazines. \nYashaswi Kesanakurthy [yush-us-we kay-sah-nah-koor-thi] is the Children’s Editor at Simon & Schuster Canada. She is a graduate of the University of British Columbia’s MA program in Children’s Literature and Toronto Metropolitan University’s publishing program. Her publishing career began as Publishing Assistant at Tundra Books\, PRHC. She then joined HarperCollins Canada as Associate Editor where she developed a vibrant list including The Garden of Lost Socks by Esi Edugyan and Amélie Dubois\, The Hockey Skates by Karl Subban and Maggie Zeng\, and Mortified by Kristy Jackson and Rhael McGregor. At Simon & Schuster Canada\, she remains focused on publishing marginalized\, Canadian voices that tell entertaining and transformative stories. Yash lives in Toronto with a magical\, if unruly\, library that just keeps growing. \nFiroze Manji\, PhD\, is a Kenyan / Canadian\, resident in Québec. He has spent more than 50 years in international development\, health\, human rights and political activism. He is the publisher of Daraja Press and is an Adjunct Professor at the Institute of African Studies\, Carleton University\, Ottawa. He is the recipient of the 2021 Nicolás Cristóbal Guillén Batista Lifetime Achievement Award from the Caribbean Philosophical Association. \nLeila Marshy is the author of The Philistine (LLP\, 2018) and My Thievery of the People (Baraka Books\, 2025)\, and is editor of the anthology Razing Palestine: Punishing Solidarity and Dissent in Canada (Baraka Books\, 2025). Daughter of a Palestinian refugee\, Marshy lived in Cairo during the First Intifada and worked for the Palestinian Red Crescent and the Palestinian Mental Health Association. She has been a community and political organizer\, including founding a dialogue group with the Hasidic community in her local neighbourhood\, helping elect the first Hasidic woman to public office in the world. Marshy is editor at Baraka Books and lives in Montreal. \nCurtis John McRae is the fiction editor at Véhicule Press and the Co-Founder/Editor-in-Chief of yolk literary journal. He is the author of Quietly\, Loving Everyone (Vehicule Press\, 2025). His fiction has appeared in The New Quarterly\, Prairie Fire\, and others. He won the 2021/22 David McKeen Award\, was longlisted for the 2025 DISQUIET Literary Fiction Contest\, received an honourable mention in the 2024 Peter Hinchcliffe award\, and was a finalist in the 2019 Quebec Writers’ Federation contest for emerging young writers. Curtis teaches English literature at John Abbott College and formerly served as a board member for the Quebec Writers’ Federation. \nLori Schubert is the executive director of the Quebec Writers’ Federation\, where she has worked since 2003. From 1998 to 2017 she was also a member and general manager of VivaVoce\, a professional chamber choir. Prior to her work in arts management\, Lori was a singer and corporate communications trainer in the New York metropolitan area. She has taught written and oral communication at Columbia\, McGill and Concordia Universities. She was instrumental in the founding of Quebec’s English-language Arts Network (ELAN) and has served two terms on its board of directors. Through QWF\, Lori co-founded the National Juries and Awards Working Group in 2021. She has also served in an advisory capacity for YES Montreal\, the Blue Metropolis Foundation and the Atwater Writers’ Exhibition\, and currently chairs the Education and Skills Development Table for the Working Group on Arts and Culture.  \n\n\nArt and Life in Graphic Novels\nDecember 7\, 2025\, 3 – 4 pmMain Stage\, Salle des célébrations \n\nD. Boyd\nJuli Delporte\nPascal Girard \nModerated by François Vigneault\n\nThree of Quebec’s most distinctive voices in contemporary comics come together to explore the intimate connections between art and autobiography. Juli Delporte (Portrait of a Body)\, D. Boyd (Denniveniquity)\, and Pascal Girard (Pastimes) draw from personal experience to craft stories that are tender\, funny\, and deeply human. Join them for a conversation about turning life into art\, the creative risks of vulnerability\, and the evolving landscape of autobiographical graphic novels. Moderated by François Vigneault. \nMontreal-based cartoonist D. Boyd hails from Saint John\, New Brunswick – the setting for Denniveniquity and her first graphic memoir\, Chicken Rising. Her work has appeared in the New Brunswick Chapbook Series (Frog Hollow Press)\, the Montreal Review of Books\, and in unique collaborations with some exciting Canadian writers. \nJuli Delporte is an author and multidisciplinary artist born in France in 1983. She now lives in Tiohtiá:ke/Montréal. She is the author of several graphic novels published by Drawn & Quarterly\, including This Woman’s Work and Portrait of a Body. She has also published children’s albums\, including the recent Grands oreilles (Éditions de la Pastèque)\, and a book of poems illustrated with etchings\, Décroissance sexuelle (L’Oie de Cravan). She occasionally writes literary essays\, produces illustrations for various magazines and publishing houses\, and collaborates on collective publications. Alongside all this\, Juli explores different printing techniques (serigraphy\, risography\, and etching)\, creates zines\, gives creative workshops\, and makes ceramic pieces. \nPascal Girard was born in Jonquière\, QC\, in 1981. He is a part-time cartoonist and part-time social worker. He is the award-winning author of several graphic novels\, including Rebecca and Lucie in the Case of the Missing Neighbor\, Nicolas\, Petty Theft\, and most recently the collection Pastimes. He lives in Montreal with his family. \nFrançois Vigneault is an American-born cartoonist living in Québec. He is the creator of the sci-fi graphic novel TITAN (Oni Press\, 2020 / Éditions Pow Pow\, 2017)\, the illustrator of books including Le gâteau empoisonée (Éditions de la Pastèque\, 2025)\, Extraordinary Eyeglasses (Helvetiq\, 2024)\, and Orcs in Space (Oni Press 2021-22)\, and also works as a translator and designer. \nThank you to our generous funders and sponsors! URL:https://readquebec.ca/event/2025-read-quebec-book-fair/ LOCATION:Casa d’Italia\, 505 rue Jean Talon est\, Montreal\, QC\, H2R 1T6\, Canada ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://readquebec.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/RQBF_2025_Web_Banners_Facebook_Event.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251030T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251030T210000 DTSTAMP:20260423T083452 CREATED:20251007T204427Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251007T213111Z UID:9493-1761849000-1761858000@readquebec.ca SUMMARY:mRb Fall 2025 Issue Launch DESCRIPTION:The Montreal Review of Books launches its Fall 2025 issue on Thursday\, October 30 at P’tit Ours (5589 Park Ave)! Join us for readings by Stephanie Bolster (Long Exposure\, Palimpsest Press)\, Veena Gokhale (Annapurna’s Bounty\, Dundurn Press) and Andreas Kessaris (The Grand Tour of Park Ex\, Guernica Editions). The authors will be available to sign books after the readings. Admission is free.\n Doors at 6:30 Readings at 7:00\nFor those unable to attend in person\, readings will be live-streamed on our YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/@aelaq.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Featured Books\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Annapurna’s BountyFiction Veena Gokhale Long ExposurePoetry Stephanie Bolster The Grand Tour of Park ExMemoir Andreas Kessaris No results found. URL:https://readquebec.ca/event/mrb-fall-2025-issue-launch/ LOCATION:P’tit Ours\, 5589 Park Ave\, Montreal\, QC\, H2V 4H2\, Canada ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://readquebec.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/1005-1920-x-1080-px-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250812 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250813 DTSTAMP:20260423T083452 CREATED:20250708T191510Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250811T191253Z UID:8285-1754956800-1755043199@readquebec.ca SUMMARY:On August 12th\, I'm Buying a Quebecois Book! DESCRIPTION:This #12aout\, discover a book from here! \nAugust 12 is Quebec Book Day\, known in French as « Le 12 août\, j’achète un livre québécois  ». Founded in 2014 by authors Patrice Cazeault & Amélie Dubé\, August 12 has since become one of the highest-selling days for bookstores across the province. \nHere at Read Quebec\, we’re excited to showcase the latest local literature with a special focus on English-language books published\, written\, and translated within Quebec. Beyond bestsellers and prizewinners\, we’re also eager to share hidden gems and forthcoming titles that may just become your next pageturner.  \nHead to ReadQuebec.ca/Books to discover our Fall catalogue\, and share your recommendations by tagging us and using the hashtags #12aout  #12aoutjacheteunlivrequebecois and #QuebecBookDay. Looking for inspiration? Get started with some favourites from our team below\, or pick up a copy of the new Montreal Review of Books to read about some of the latest releases! \n\n\n: ReadQuebec.ca/Books\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n RSVP on Facebook\n \n Staff Recommendations\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Featured Books\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n A Different HurricaneFiction H. Nigel Thomas A History of Photography in Canada\, Volume 1: Anticipation to Participation\, 1839–1918Nonfiction Martha Langford A Ladder of BonesFiction Bunmi Oyinsan AjarPoetry Margo LaPierre All Kidding AsideFiction Jean-Christophe Réhel\, translated by Neil Smith And Then Again BeginFiction H. Nigel Thomas Annapurna’s BountyFiction Veena Gokhale As the Andes DisappearedFiction Caroline Dawson\, translated by Anita Anand At Beckett’s GravePoetry Robin Durnford Baldwin\, Styron and MeMemoir\, Nonfiction Mélikah Abdelmoumen\, translated by Catherine Khorduc Beyond Ken DrydenMemoir\, Nonfiction Oren Safdie Blood BoundFiction Marie-Josée Poisson No results found. URL:https://readquebec.ca/event/on-august-12th-im-buying-a-quebecois-book-2/ LOCATION:QC ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://readquebec.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Quebec-Book-Day-August-12-Facebook-Cover-6.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250801T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250831T170000 DTSTAMP:20260423T083452 CREATED:20250709T210917Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250730T164444Z UID:8292-1754035200-1756659600@readquebec.ca SUMMARY:Women in Translation Month DESCRIPTION:August is Women in Translation Month! Founded by Meytal Radzinski in 2014\, Women in Translation Month celebrates writing by women in languages other than English. \nHere in Quebec\, we are grateful for the care and labour of translators who bring important stories to English-speaking audiences around the world. \nCheck out some featured titles below\, translated from French\, Spanish\, Korean and more! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Featured Books\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n As the Andes DisappearedFiction Caroline Dawson\, translated by Anita Anand Baldwin\, Styron and MeMemoir\, Nonfiction Mélikah Abdelmoumen\, translated by Catherine Khorduc Club MicrobeKids Elise Gravel\, translated by Montana Kane Dandelion DaughterFiction Gabrielle Boulianne-Tremblay\, translated by Eli Tareq El Bechelany-Lynch EmFiction Kim Thúy\, translated by Sheila Fischman Hekla and LakiKids Marine Schneider\, translated by Nick Frost and Catherine Ostiguy HorseflyFiction Mireille Gagné\, translated by Pablo Strauss JournalMemoir Marie Uguay\, translated by Jennifer Moxley Land of MirrorsFiction\, Graphic novel Maria Medem\, translated by Aleshia Jensen and Daniela Ortiz Nauetakuan\, a Silence for a NoiseFiction Natasha Kanapé Fontaine\, translated by Howard Scott Nights Too Short to DanceFiction Marie-Claire Blais\, translated by Katia Grubisic Pale ShadowsFiction Dominique Fortier\, translated by Rhonda Mullins PragueFiction Maude Veilleux\, translated by Aleshia Jensen and Aimee Wall School for GirlsFiction Ariane Lessard\, translated by Frances Pope So Long Sad LoveFiction\, Graphic novel Mirion Malle\, translated by Aleshia Jensen Songs for AngelFiction Marie-Claire Blais\, translated by Katia Grubisic Sugaring OffFiction Fanny Britt\, translated by Susan Ouriou The BigamistFiction Felicia Mihali\, translated by Linda Leith The FutureFiction Catherine Leroux\, translated by Susan Ouriou The JellyfishGraphic novel Boum\, translated by Robin Lang and Helge Dascher The Old Man and the ChildKids Gabrielle Roy\, translated by Katherine Sehl The WaitingGraphic novel Keum Suk Gendry-Kim\, translated by Janet Hong This Radiant LifePoetry Chantal Neveu\, translated by Erín Moure ValidFiction Chris Bergeron\, translated by Natalia Hero youPoetry Chantal Neveu\, translated by Erín Moure No results found. URL:https://readquebec.ca/event/women-in-translation-month/ LOCATION:QC ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://readquebec.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Discover-a-Book-from-Here-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20241208T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20241208T163000 DTSTAMP:20260423T083453 CREATED:20241112T200813Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241112T200837Z UID:7487-1733671800-1733675400@readquebec.ca SUMMARY:Ian Ferrier Spoken Word Prize Showcase DESCRIPTION:The Quebec Writers’ Federation’s Ian Ferrier Spoken Word Prize Showcase will once again display the creative talents of the finalists for the Ian Ferrier Spoken Word Prize. \nMoe Clark “committing a dream / pawâkan Palestine”\nLucia De Luca “Congratulations”\nEmilia Malpica-Iruegas “twenty-one”\nRoger Sinha “Hater’s n Baiters: The Culture Collision”\nMac van den Hoeven “Memory Justice” URL:https://readquebec.ca/event/ian-ferrier-spoken-word-prize-showcase/ LOCATION:Casa d’Italia\, 505 rue Jean Talon est\, Montreal\, QC\, H2R 1T6\, Canada ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://readquebec.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/RQBF_IanFerrier_Banner_Web_v1-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20241208T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20241208T150000 DTSTAMP:20260423T083453 CREATED:20241112T202955Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241112T203249Z UID:7499-1733666400-1733670000@readquebec.ca SUMMARY:Cards for Peace DESCRIPTION:We’ll create holiday greeting cards with drawings and writing for family and friends around the themes of peace\, gratitude and light! Every tradition welcome!\n\nVasilios Billy Mavreas is an artist & writer making mostly book works\, drawings\, comics\, visual poetry and collage. He designs and leads bilingual workshops and speaks publicly on creative process\, collecting\, zines and self-publishing\, hybrid literature\, found objects and paper ephemera. URL:https://readquebec.ca/event/cards-for-peace/ LOCATION:Casa d’Italia\, 505 rue Jean Talon est\, Montreal\, QC\, H2R 1T6\, Canada ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://readquebec.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/RQBF_KidsWorkshop03_Banner_Web_v1-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20241208T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20241208T150000 DTSTAMP:20260423T083453 CREATED:20241112T200945Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241112T200945Z UID:7484-1733666400-1733670000@readquebec.ca SUMMARY:Comic Book Confessions: Montreal Cartoonists Tell All DESCRIPTION:Montreal has emerged as one of the most vibrant comic book scenes in the world\, with a remarkable range of local creators producing weird\, wild\, and wonderful work that crosses over genres\, generations\, and languages. Join superstar cartoonists Walter Scott (Wendy)\, Éloïse Marseille (Naked: The Confessions of a Normal Woman)\, and Chris Oliveros (Are You Willing to Die for the Cause?) for a candid discussion about creating stories in pictures and words\, finding humor in everyday life\, and contemplating what could be next for Montreal’s thriving comic arts scene. Moderated by François Vigneault. URL:https://readquebec.ca/event/comic-book-confessions-montreal-cartoonists-tell-all/ LOCATION:Casa d’Italia\, 505 rue Jean Talon est\, Montreal\, QC\, H2R 1T6\, Canada ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://readquebec.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/RQBF_Comics_Banner_Web_v1-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20241208T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20241208T140000 DTSTAMP:20260423T083453 CREATED:20241112T202838Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241112T202838Z UID:7496-1733662800-1733666400@readquebec.ca SUMMARY:Postcards to the Future! DESCRIPTION:Mail a message to your older self. We’ll be designing with words and pictures a double sided postcard with a message you’d like your future self to know. It could be serious or playful or both\, you decide what the adult version of you should know! For kids 10 and up.\n\nVasilios Billy Mavreas is an artist & writer making mostly book works\, drawings\, comics\, visual poetry and collage. He designs and leads bilingual workshops and speaks publicly on creative process\, collecting\, zines and self-publishing\, hybrid literature\, found objects and paper ephemera. URL:https://readquebec.ca/event/postcards-to-the-future-2/ LOCATION:Casa d’Italia\, 505 rue Jean Talon est\, Montreal\, QC\, H2R 1T6\, Canada ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://readquebec.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/RQBF_KidsWorkshop02_Banner_Web_v1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20241208T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20241208T140000 DTSTAMP:20260423T083453 CREATED:20241112T195408Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241119T221325Z UID:7481-1733662800-1733666400@readquebec.ca SUMMARY:How I Got Published: Fiction Edition DESCRIPTION:Looking for tips on getting your own writing into print? Writer/translator Mélissa Bull\, editor of the QC Fiction imprint at Baraka Books\, will moderate as panelists Rebecca Morris (Other Maps)\, Sofia Ajram (Coup de Grâce)\, and Lili Zeng (Dear Haider) recount their journeys to publication. There will be plenty of time for questions from the floor. URL:https://readquebec.ca/event/how-i-got-published-fiction-edition/ LOCATION:Casa d’Italia\, 505 rue Jean Talon est\, Montreal\, QC\, H2R 1T6\, Canada ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://readquebec.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/1-pm-2pm.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20241208T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20241208T130000 DTSTAMP:20260423T083453 CREATED:20241112T194820Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241112T194910Z UID:7478-1733659200-1733662800@readquebec.ca SUMMARY:Archives Out Loud: A Panel Discussion on Italian-Canadian Writing in English in Quebec DESCRIPTION:Moderated by Nancy Marrelli\, archivist of the Italian-Canadian Community Archives of Quebec\, which are housed at the Casa d’Italia\, an exchange between: Domenic Cusmano\, publisher of Accenti: The Magazine with an Italian Accent; novelist and literary impresario Christopher DiRaddo\, and playwright Michaela Di Cesare. Reception in the Archives office in the basement to follow. URL:https://readquebec.ca/event/archives-out-loud-a-panel-discussion-on-italian-canadian-writing-in-english-in-quebec/ LOCATION:Casa d’Italia\, 505 rue Jean Talon est\, Montreal\, QC\, H2R 1T6\, Canada ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://readquebec.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/RQBF_Archives_Banner_Fb_v2-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20241207T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20241207T190000 DTSTAMP:20260423T083453 CREATED:20241113T204141Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241113T220421Z UID:7523-1733590800-1733598000@readquebec.ca SUMMARY:Opening Cocktail DESCRIPTION:A very special edition of the Read Quebec Book Fair’s 5 à 7. Come have a drink at the end of an exciting day of book browsing and literary events. Meet public historian\, artist and educator Cassandra Marsillo\, author of Dalla valigia alla tavola\, an oral history of Montreal immigrants from the Italian region of Molise\, complete with 40 recipes – and enjoy Molisan antipasti created from the book’s recipes. This event is also a “Super Schmoozer” bringing together members of the Quebec Writers’ Federation\, the Writers’ Union of Canada\, Quebec chapter\, and the English-language Arts Network. Chat about books\, writing\, and the delicious food! Everyone is welcome. URL:https://readquebec.ca/event/opening-cocktail/ LOCATION:Casa d’Italia\, 505 rue Jean Talon est\, Montreal\, QC\, H2R 1T6\, Canada ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://readquebec.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/RQBF_Schmoozer_Banner_Web_v2-2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20241207T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20241207T163000 DTSTAMP:20260423T083453 CREATED:20241112T194442Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241204T162536Z UID:7474-1733583600-1733589000@readquebec.ca SUMMARY:The Violet Hour Book Club Reads Subterrane by Valérie Bah DESCRIPTION:Led by founder Christopher DiRaddo\, this monthly discussion group for lovers of classic and contemporary works of LGBTQ literature will hold its December meeting on the stage at Casa d’Italia. Author Valérie Bah will make a special appearance via Zoom at 4 pm for the last half hour of the group discussion. URL:https://readquebec.ca/event/the-violet-hour-book-club-reads-subterrane-by-valerie-bah/ LOCATION:Casa d’Italia\, 505 rue Jean Talon est\, Montreal\, QC\, H2R 1T6\, Canada ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://readquebec.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/RQBF_VioletHour_Banner_Web_v1-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20241207T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20241207T150000 DTSTAMP:20260423T083453 CREATED:20241112T202138Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241112T202138Z UID:7492-1733580000-1733583600@readquebec.ca SUMMARY:Create your own comic strip! DESCRIPTION:We’ll explore the basic building blocks to get you started on drawing and writing a (mostly silly!) comic strip featuring fun characters we’ll create together. Close up faces\, word balloons\, sound effects and more! For kids 5 to 9.\n\nVasilios Billy Mavreas (he/him) is a multidisciplinary artist and creativity workshop leader specializing in jumpstarting inspiration through collaborative creative play. The author of four graphic novels and director of gallery boutique Monastiraki (1998 – 2021)\, he has been involved in the Montreal arts community since the 1980s. URL:https://readquebec.ca/event/create-your-own-comic-strip-2/ LOCATION:Casa d’Italia\, 505 rue Jean Talon est\, Montreal\, QC\, H2R 1T6\, Canada ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://readquebec.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/RQBF_KidsWorkshop01_Banner_v1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20241207T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20241207T150000 DTSTAMP:20260423T083453 CREATED:20241112T180923Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241206T172256Z UID:7467-1733580000-1733583600@readquebec.ca SUMMARY:Katsi’tsakwas Ellen Gabriel in Conversation with Dr. Samir Shaheen-Hussain DESCRIPTION:Join Katsi’tsakwas Ellen Gabriel\, longtime activist and visual artist\, to hear about her new book\, When the Pine Needles Fall: Indigenous Acts of Resistance. A memoir of a deeply engaged life\, with an account of the 1990 Kanehsatake and Kahnawake Siege\, where she was a Kanien’kehá:ka (Mohawk) spokesperson. . In conversation with Samir Shaheen-Hussain\, MD\, author of Fighting for a Hand to Hold: Confronting Medical Colonialism against Indigenous Children in Canada\, winner of the 2021 Mavis Gallant Prize for Non-Fiction\, the 2021 Concordia University First Book Prize\, and le Prix de traduction de la Fondation Cole 2022. URL:https://readquebec.ca/event/katsitsakwas-ellen-gabriel-in-conversation-with-dr-samir-shaheen-hussain/ LOCATION:Casa d’Italia\, 505 rue Jean Talon est\, Montreal\, QC\, H2R 1T6\, Canada ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://readquebec.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/RQBF_EllenGabriel_Banner_Web_v1-2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20241207T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20241208T170000 DTSTAMP:20260423T083453 CREATED:20241016T180303Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241204T205434Z UID:7156-1733572800-1733677200@readquebec.ca SUMMARY:2024 Read Quebec Book Fair DESCRIPTION:The Read Quebec Book Fair is back! Join us on December 7th and 8th at Casa d’Italia (505 rue Jean Talon est) to discover the latest releases of new works from local publishers\, authors\, and translators. We’re also looking forward to a full program of literary events – including an interview with author and Mohawk activist Katsi’tsakwas Ellen Gabriel on Saturday\, a comics panel with a stellar lineup\, and QWF Spoken Word Prize Showcase performances on Sunday – as well as a multitude of author signings.  \nProduced by the Association of English-language Publishers of Quebec (AELAQ)\, the Read Quebec Book Fair celebrates the vibrancy of the English-language literary scene in Quebec\, with local publishers displaying their titles\, and Librairie Paragraphe selling books from Quebec writers and translators published elsewhere. The Fair will offer fun for young booklovers\, with a cozy\, book-filled Kids’ Nook both days\, and a musical performance for children by Connie Kaldor and Paul Campagne on Saturday at noon. There will be an opening cocktail Saturday evening —it is free and open to all\, wine and bites will be served. \nThe fair is open from 12pm-7pm Saturday\, and 12pm-5pm Sunday at Casa d’Italia. The building is accessible directly across from Jean-Talon metro and fully accessible to wheelchairs and strollers. In accordance with public health guidelines\, mask wearing for in-person events is optional\, though encouraged\, with hand sanitizing stations available at all locations. \nDiscover the full schedule of author signings here! \n\nSchedule\nSaturday\, December 7th\n\nA Duck in New York City – Musical Performance for Kids of All Ages\nSaturday\, December 7 2024\n12 pm – 1 pm \n20th Anniversary Celebration with Connie Kaldor and Paul Campagne\, complete with anniversary cake! \nBased on the Parents’ Choice Gold Award-winning musical picture book of the same name\, a heartwarming children’s story and a dozen happy-go-lucky songs about self-esteem and determination. Follow a little duck from the Prairies who has a big dream: making it to New York City and doing his ducky dance on Broadway!  \n\nKatsi’tsakwas Ellen Gabriel in Conversation with Dr. Samir Shaheen-Hussain\nSaturday\, December 7 2024\n2 pm – 3 pm \nJoin Katsi’tsakwas Ellen Gabriel\, longtime activist and visual artist\, to hear about her new book\, When the Pine Needles Fall: Indigenous Acts of Resistance. A memoir of a deeply engaged life\, with an account of the 1990 Kanehsatake and Kahnawake Siege\, where she was a Kanien’kehá:ka (Mohawk) spokesperson. In conversation with Samir Shaheen-Hussain\, MD\, author of Fighting for a Hand to Hold: Confronting Medical Colonialism against Indigenous Children in Canada\, winner of the 2021 Mavis Gallant Prize for Non-Fiction\, the 2021 Concordia University First Book Prize\, and le Prix de traduction de la Fondation Cole 2022. \n\n\nCreate Your Own Comic Strip! A workshop with Vasilios Billy Mavreas\nSaturday\, December 7 2024\n2 pm – 3 pm \nWe’ll explore the basic building blocks to get you started on drawing and writing a (mostly silly!) comic strip featuring fun characters we’ll create together. Close up faces\, word balloons\, sound effects and more! For kids 5 to 9. \n\n\nThe Violet Hour Book Club Reads Subterrane by Valérie Bah\nSaturday\, December 7 2024\n3 pm – 4:30 pm \nLed by founder Christopher DiRaddo\, this monthly discussion group for lovers of classic and contemporary works of LGBTQ literature will hold its December meeting on the stage at Casa d’Italia. Author Valérie Bah will make a special appearance via Zoom at 4 pm for the last half hour of the group discussion. \n\nOpening Cocktail\nSaturday\, December 7 2024\n5 pm – 7 pm \nA very special edition of the Read Quebec Book Fair’s 5 à 7. Come have a drink at the end of an exciting day of book browsing and literary events. Meet public historian\, artist and educator Cassandra Marsillo\, author of Dalla valigia alla tavola\, an oral history of Montreal immigrants from the Italian region of Molise\, complete with 40 recipes – and enjoy Molisan antipasti created from the book’s recipes. This event is also a “Super Schmoozer” bringing together members of the Quebec Writers’ Federation\, the Writers’ Union of Canada\, Quebec chapter\, and the English-language Arts Network. Chat about books\, writing\, and the delicious food! Everyone is welcome. \nSunday\, December 8th\n\nArchives Out Loud: A Panel Discussion on Italian-Canadian Writing in English in Quebec\nSunday\, December 8 2024\n12 pm – 1 pm \nModerated by Nancy Marrelli\, archivist of the Italian-Canadian Community Archives of Quebec\, which are housed at the Casa d’Italia\, an exchange between: Domenic Cusmano\, publisher of Accenti: The Magazine with an Italian Accent; novelist and literary impresario Christopher DiRaddo\, and playwright Michaela Di Cesare. Reception in the Archives office in the basement to follow. \n\nHow I Got Published: Fiction Edition\nSunday\, December 8 2024\n1 pm – 2 pm \nLooking for tips on getting your own writing into print? Writer/translator Mélissa Bull\, editor of the QC Fiction imprint at Baraka Books\, will moderate as panelists Rebecca Morris (Other Maps)\, Sofia Ajram (Coup de Grâce)\, and Lili Zeng (Dear Haider) recount their journeys to publication. There will be plenty of time for questions from the floor. \n\n\nPostcards to the Future! A workshop with Vasilios Billy Mavreas\nSunday\, December 8 2024\n1 pm – 2 pm \nMail a message to your older self. We’ll be designing with words and pictures a double sided postcard with a message you’d like your future self to know. It could be serious or playful or both\, you decide what the adult version of you should know! For kids 10 and up. \n\n\nComic Book Confessions: Montreal Cartoonists Tell All\nSunday\, December 8 2024\n2 pm – 3 pm \nMontreal has emerged as one of the most vibrant comic book scenes in the world\, with a remarkable range of local creators producing weird\, wild\, and wonderful work that crosses over genres\, generations\, and languages. Join superstar cartoonists Walter Scott (Wendy)\, Éloïse Marseille (Naked: The Confessions of a Normal Woman)\, and Chris Oliveros (Are You Willing to Die for the Cause?) for a candid discussion about creating stories in pictures and words\, finding humor in everyday life\, and contemplating what could be next for Montreal’s thriving comic arts scene. Moderated by François Vigneault. \n\n\nCards for Peace: A workshop with Vasilios Billy Mavreas\n\nSunday\, December 8 2024\n2 pm – 3 pm \n\nWe’ll create holiday greeting cards with drawings and writing for family and friends around the themes of peace\, gratitude and light! Every tradition welcome!\n\nIan Ferrier Spoken Word Prize Showcase\nSunday\, December 8 2024\n3:30 pm – 4:30 pm \nThe Quebec Writers’ Federation’s Ian Ferrier Spoken Word Prize Showcase will once again display the creative talents of the finalists for the Ian Ferrier Spoken Word Prize. \nMoe Clark “committing a dream / pawâkan Palestine”\nLucia De Luca “Congratulations”\nEmilia Malpica-Iruegas “twenty-one”\nRoger Sinha “Hater’s n Baiters: The Culture Collision”\nMac van den Hoeven “Memory Justice” \nChildren’s Programming with Vasilios Billy Mavreas\nAt any time during the Read Quebec Book Fair\, wee people can hang out in our Babar Books Kids’ Nook and look at children’s books\, draw and colour\, or just relax in a cozy spot meant specially for them. Kids and their big people can also do some creative activity of their own at one of the three fabulous activities led by artist and writer Vasilios Billy Mavreas. For younger kids: Create your own comic strip! For older kids: Postcards to the Future! And for all ages: Cards For Peace. URL:https://readquebec.ca/event/2024-read-quebec-book-fair/ LOCATION:Casa d’Italia\, 505 rue Jean Talon est\, Montreal\, QC\, H2R 1T6\, Canada ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://readquebec.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/RQBF_Newsletter_Banner_FINAL-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20241207T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20241207T130000 DTSTAMP:20260423T083453 CREATED:20241112T180112Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241112T180112Z UID:7461-1733572800-1733576400@readquebec.ca SUMMARY:A Duck in New York City – Musical Performance for Kids of All Ages DESCRIPTION:25th Anniversary Celebration with Connie Kaldor and Paul Campagne\, complete with anniversary cake! \nBased on the Parents’ Choice Gold Award-winning musical picture book of the same name\, a heartwarming children’s story and a dozen happy-go-lucky songs about self-esteem and determination. Follow a little duck from the Prairies who has a big dream: making it to New York City and doing his ducky dance on Broadway! URL:https://readquebec.ca/event/a-duck-in-new-york-city-musical-performance-for-kids-of-all-ages/ LOCATION:Casa d’Italia\, 505 rue Jean Talon est\, Montreal\, QC\, H2R 1T6\, Canada ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://readquebec.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/RQBF_SecretMountain_Banner_Web_v1-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20241127T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20241201T170000 DTSTAMP:20260423T083453 CREATED:20241112T223802Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241121T161450Z UID:7507-1732698000-1733072400@readquebec.ca SUMMARY:Read Quebec at the Salon du livre de Montréal! DESCRIPTION:Read Quebec is returning to the Salon du livre de Montréal! \n\nWe’re excited to showcase some of the latest releases and bestsellers from participating local English-language publishers. Find us at kiosk #401 through the week at the hours below:\n\nWednesday\, Nov. 27: 9 am – 6pmThursday\, Nov. 28: 9 am – 9 pmFriday\, Nov. 29: 9 am – 9 pmSaturday\, Nov. 30: 9am – 9 pmSunday\, Dec. 1: 9 am – 5 pm\n\nDiscover which authors will be signing at our booth by visiting the Salon’s website here. URL:https://readquebec.ca/event/read-quebec-at-the-salon-du-livre-de-montreal/ LOCATION:Palais des congrès\, 1001 Pl. Jean-Paul-Riopelle\, Montréal\, Québec\, H2Z 1H5\, Canada ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://readquebec.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/466919666_954336626739565_833504775950670395_n.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240812 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240813 DTSTAMP:20260423T083453 CREATED:20240806T192626Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250806T195806Z UID:6118-1723420800-1723507199@readquebec.ca SUMMARY:On August 12th\, I'm Buying a Quebecois Book! DESCRIPTION:On August 12\, discover a book from here!\n\nCheck back soon for details about Quebec Book Day\, known in French as Le 12 août\, j’achète un livre québécois ! We’re looking forward to sharing our Fall 2024 catalogue\, which will include the latest releases written\, published\, translated and/or illustrated in Quebec.\n\n: ReadQuebec.ca/Books URL:https://readquebec.ca/event/on-august-12th-im-buying-a-quebecois-book/ LOCATION:QC ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://readquebec.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Quebec-Book-Day-August-12-Facebook-Cover-4.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240704T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240704T193000 DTSTAMP:20260423T083453 CREATED:20240625T214832Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240625T214832Z UID:5713-1720116000-1720121400@readquebec.ca SUMMARY:mRb Summer Launch DESCRIPTION:The Montreal Review of Books launches its Summer 2024 issue on Thursday\, July 4th at Café Osmo (51 Sherbrooke Street West)! Join us for readings by Frankie Barnet (Mood Swings\, McClelland & Stewart)\, Nour Abi-Nakhoul (Supplication\, Strange Light) and Nora Loreto (The Social Safety Net\, Dundurn Press).\n\nDoors will open at 6:00 p.m.\, and mRb readings will start at 6:30 p.m. The authors will be available to sign books after the readings. Admission is free.\n\nFor those unable to attend in person\, readings will be live-streamed on our YouTube.\n\nWe thank you for your continued support of the mRb\, and look forward to seeing you there!\n\nArtwork by Peter Krausz\, detail from Sans Titre\, 2023. Oil on canvas\, 102 x 153 cm (40” x 60”). Collection of the artist. Photo credit: Paul Litherland. URL:https://readquebec.ca/event/mrb-summer-launch/ LOCATION:Café Osmo\, 51 Sherbrooke O.\, Montreal\, QC\, Canada ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://readquebec.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/FB-2-12.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20231124T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20231124T130000 DTSTAMP:20260423T083453 CREATED:20231114T214135Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231116T215107Z UID:5055-1700827200-1700830800@readquebec.ca SUMMARY:Écrire l’environnement / Writing the Environment DESCRIPTION:Pre­sent­ed by the Asso­ci­a­tion of Eng­lish-Lan­guage Pub­lish­ers of Que­bec\, this dia­log­ic per­for­mance of poet­ry in Eng­lish\, French\, and trans­la­tion will imag­ine writ­ing the envi­ron­ment. Fea­tur­ing Kaie Kel­lough and Chan­tal Neveu\, it will embody lan­guage in its rela­tion to land and space\, and reflect on poetry’s rad­i­cal stance towards a sus­tain­able future. This event is curat­ed and host­ed by Klara du Plessis. / Présen­tée par l’Association des édi­teurs de langue anglaise du Québec\, cette per­for­mance poé­tique\, qui se déroulera en anglais et en français\, per­me­t­tra d’imaginer com­ment on écrit et décrit l’environnement. Kaie Kel­lough et Chan­tal Neveu exploreront la façon dont le texte incar­ne la langue dans ses rap­ports avec le ter­ri­toire et l’espace. Ils réfléchi­ront aus­si à l’attitude rad­i­cale de la poésie à l’égard d’un avenir durable. Cet événe­ment est conçu et ani­mé par Klara du Plessis. \nVisit the official Salon du Livre de Montreal website for more information and the link to purchase tickets. URL:https://readquebec.ca/event/ecrire-lenvironnement-writing-the-environment/ LOCATION:Palais des congrès\, 1001 Pl. Jean-Paul-Riopelle\, Montréal\, Québec\, H2Z 1H5\, Canada ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://readquebec.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Facebook.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR