Catch a production of Dorothy Dittrich Governor General’s Literary Award–winning play The Piano Teacher at the Firehall Theatre. More information and tickets are available here.

The Piano Teacher
Firehall Theatre
Gananoque, ON
October 10–November 2, 2025

A production of Abraham Lincoln Goes to the Theatre by Larry Tremblay and translated by Chantal Bilodeau is on at the Great Canadian Theatre Company! For more details and to order tickets, click here.

Abraham Lincoln Goes to the Theatre
Great Canadian Theatre Company
Ottawa, ON
October 28–November 9, 2025

The SpokenWeb Project, the University of Alberta’s Department of English and Film Studies, and the Centre for Literatures in Canada presents bill reading with bill! Join the amazing bill bissett reading alongside the venerable bill bissett (from the archives) at this free afternoon event. Present-day bissett will be reading from his new collection th book uv lost passwords 1. The amazing team at Audreys Books will be bookselling. Be sure to attend this fantastic reading with bill and bill.

bill reading with bill
Henderson Hall, University of Alberta
Edmonton, AB
October 28, 2025
12:30–2:00 p.m. MT

On October 30, join Rahat Kurd (The Book of Z), Rhea Tregebov, and Deborah Woodard for an evening for a conversation about poetry in translation moderated by Bronwen Tate! Attendance is free. For more information and to register, click here.

Poetry in Translation
Vancouver Public Library Central Branch
Vancouver, BC
October 30, 2025
6:30 p.m. PDT

It’s a poetry launch for music lovers! Help celebrate the release of MANOR’s RANSOM by Cam Scott (ARP Books) and No Depression in Heaven by ryan fitzpatrick (Talonbooks).

Written during country music’s most recent ascent in popularity, No Depression in Heaven has ten “tracks” that each tip language out of key. Dwelling on whether it is best to look backward to a seemingly better past, longing for a way to make things great again, or to stare into the abyss of the future, gambling that entry into paradise will provide release, No Depression in Heaven riffs on our latter-day anxiety, asking how we respond to bad times and what it means to hold onto something toxic because of the comforts it affords.

So if you love poetry and you’re never too far from your headphones, join us for this lively evening of poetry readings followed by an author discussion. If you can’t attend in person, a live stream will be available here on McNally Robinson’s YouTube. For more event details, click here.

Cam Scott & ryan fitzpatrick Dual Book Launch
McNally Robinson, Grant Park and Online
Winnipeg, MB
November 5, 2025
7:00 p.m. CST

Taryn Hubbard, author of Desire Path and the forthcoming collection Beautiful Unknown Future is chairing a panel at the Fraser Valley Writers Festival on the theme of silence. Hear what authors Joseph Dandurand, Daniela Elza, Jen Sookfong Lee, and Christina Myers have to say on the topic. RSVP here.

Silence Panel at the Fraser Valley Writers Festival
University of Fraser Valley
B Building, Room B101
Abbotsford, BC
November 8, 2025
11:15 a.m. PST

Toronto! Head to the Tranzac Club for an afternoon of poetic excellence with Cecily Nicholson (Crowd Source), Mercedes Eng (cop city swagger), Jody Chan, and Maysam Ghani! In addition to poems, enjoy a conversation between these four excellent authors.

A Gathering of Poets
Living Room at the Tranzac Club
Toronto, ON
November 9, 2025
1–3 p.m. EST

Celebrate three outstanding works of poetry from Talonbooks authors! Whether tackling latter-day anxieties through country music, tracing the history of the number zero in an experimental hybrid work, or examining the overlapping circles of shame and pleasure, these collections are sure to inspire thought, awe, and delight.

Hot off the press, No Depression in Heaven by ryan fitzpatrick dwells on whether it’s best to look backward to a seemingly better past, longing for a way to make things great again, or to stare into the abyss of the future, gambling that entry into paradise will provide release. No Depression in Heaven pulls on its boots, tilts its hat, and brushes the dust off its Nudie suit before tipping language out of key, asking how we respond to bad times and what it means to hold onto something toxic because of the comforts it affords.

No Signal No Noise by A Jamali Rad follows Zero, our protagonist, who stumbles upon a mysterious manuscript that sends them journeying across centuries, continents, and concepts. They travel throughout the Muslim world, from Sumeria to India to Baghdad. They learn about Europe as other and outside. They’re guided by the cryptic mirror the manuscript provides as it traces a history of the number zero.

The debut collection Revolutions by Hajer Mirwali sifts through the grains of Muslim daughterhood to reveal two metaphorical circles inextricably overlapping: shame and pleasure. Revolutions asks how young Arab women – who live in homes and communities where actions are surveilled and categorized as 3aib or not 3aib, shameful or acceptable – make and unmake their identities.

Attendance is free! RSVP here.

Toronto Talonbooks Reading
Flying Books College Street
Toronto, ON
November 13, 2025
Doors are at 6:30 p.m. EST

Hamilton! Celebrate the launch of No Depression in Heaven by ryan fitzpatrick at The City & The City Books! Enjoy readings from special guests A Jamali Rad, the author of No Signal No Noise, Steacy Easton, and Zane Koss.

Hamilton Launch of No Depression in Heaven
The City & The City Books
Hamilton, ON
November 14, 2025
7 p.m. EST

DATE CHANGE: On November 16, author sophie anne edwards will be signing copies of her poetry books at Indigo Sudbury. Stop by to get your autographed copy of Conversations wtih the Kagawong River.

sophie anne edwards Book Signing
Indigo Sudbury
Sudbury, ON
November 16, 2025
1–4 p.m. EDT

Celebrate the launch of Heartlines: A Love Story, the powerful new play by Sarah Waisvisz! Blending fact and fiction, Heartlines imagines the extraordinary love, art, and political resistance of gender pioneers Claude Cahun and Marcel Moore.

Join the author alongside actors Evalyn Parry and Zoë Sweet for an evening of literature and theatre. Attendance is free! Help us welcome Heartlines to the world.

Kingston Book Launch for Heartlines: A Love Story
Novel Idea Bookstore
Kingston, ON
November 20, 2025
7:00 p.m. EST

On November 21, head to Russell Books to see Rahat Kurd feature at Planet Earth Poetry! Kurd will be sharing poetry from her brand new collection The Book of Z. Now in their 30th season, Planet Earth Poetry is Victoria’s longest-running poetry-only open mic and reading series. For further details, watch this space.

Rahat Kurd at Planet Earth Poetry
Russell Books
Victoria, BC
November 21, 2025
7:00 p.m.

A production of Kisses Deep by Michel Marc Bouchard, translated by Linda Gaboriau, runs at Centaur Theatre this autumn! Kisses Deep follows Hugo, a young man obsessed with fashion as he desperately tries to restore his complicated mother’s tarnished reputation.

For further details and to purchase tickets, click here.

Kisses Deep
Centaur Theatre
Montréal, QC
November 26–December 14, 2025

Anosh Irani is the feature author for Chrstianne’s Lyceum of Literature and Art’s Meet the Author Series in November! Join them for an evening of discussion about Irani’s latest play, Behind the Moon. Drinks and light fare will be provided, tickets are $30+GST. For more details, watch this space.

Meet the Author Series: Anosh Irani
Christianne’s Lyceum of Literature and Art
Vancouver, BC
November 27, 2025
7:30 p.m. PST

Toronto! Celebrate the launch of tours, variously, the new poetry book by Drew McEwan! Head to Another Story Bookshop for readings from powerhouse poets Drew McEwan and A. Light Zachary. For more details and to RSVP, click here. We hope to see you there!

tours, variously Launch
Another Story Bookshop
Toronto, ON
November 28, 2025
7:00 p.m. EST