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Ochre Fest 2022

Ochre House Retreat Ochre House Retreat

Now in its 10th year, Ochre Fest is an annual celebration of Newfoundland and Labrador books, music, art, food, and culture. Our anchor venue is Ochre House Retreat in beautiful Ochre Pit Cove, Conception Bay. https://www.facebook.com/events/1727345674279228/

Book Signing – Nick Cranford

Farm and Market Clarenville Farm and Market Clarenville

Nick Cranford will be signing copies of his book, NL Snowmageddon 2020, at the Farm and Market Clarenville from 10:00am to 12:00pm on Saturday, July 9. All are welcome.https://www.facebook.com/events/561879285671133/

Capitalism and Dispossession Launch

Glitter Bean Café Glitter Bean Café

Join us for an in-person launch of Capitalism and Dispossession, edited by Dave Thomas and Veldon Coburn. We'll be joined at the event by contributors Charlotte Connolly and Sakura Saunders. The event will be moderated by Ardath Whynacht, author of the 2022 winner of the Atlantic Book Award for Scholarly Writing, INSURGENT LOVE.This venue is […]

LaHave River Books Presents Beth Ann Knowles

LaHave River Books LaHave River Books

Please join us as Beth Ann Knowles shares from her new book, "The Kimchi Experiment: Naked Parent Teacher Meetings and Other Exploits of a Canadian in South Korea"All welcome. Masks are required. https://www.facebook.com/events/566889561499863/

Book Crawl

Halifax Central Library Halifax Central Library

Celebrate the fourth annual AfterWords Festival with a Book Crawl. We'll meet at the Central Library on Spring Garden Road at 5:15pm on Saturday, July 9. From there, we'll head to Atlantic News, Bookmark, and Venus Envy where we'll browse special deals, and hang out together. Come meet your fellow readers and celebrate our return […]

LaHave River Books Presents Jan Fancy Hull

LaHave River Books LaHave River Books

Please join us as Jan launches her new collection of short stories: "Inquire Within".All welcome. Masks are required. https://www.facebook.com/events/5252581781494519/

Poetry at Thimble Cottage

O'Brien Farm Foundation 150 Oxen Pond Road, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, NL, CA

Join us at O'Brien Farm for an evening of poetry on the lawn of Thimble Cottage.Poets Mary Dalton, author of The Vernacular Strain in Newfoundland Poetry, and Heather Nolan, author of Land of the Rock: Talamh an Carraig, will read from their works and discuss poetry.This is an outdoor event. Please bring chairs or blankets […]

Africentric Research Series

Halifax, Nova Scotia

With the Africentric Research Series we will be hosting researchers presenting findings in their latest research including: information, strategies, & evidence involving peoples of African Decent. Please join us on these Friday sessions starting June 24th through to August 5th held from noon-1pm every Friday ????https://www.facebook.com/events/491381416090581/?event_time_id=491390302756359

Conférence de France Daigle « Déconstruire le genre »

Foyer du Centre culturel de Caraquet (220, boulevard Saint-Pierre Ouest, Caraquet)

Toute sa vie, France Daigle (de sexe féminin en principe) s’est sentie habitant/habitée par une personne homme. La transformation physique de son corps eût été chose possible, mais elle jugea cette réponse disproportionnée par rapport au malaise que le causait son androgynie ambigüe. À travers six œuvres (Deconstructing Gender) faites avec des matériaux restants d’un […]

James Mullinger & Ethan Ash live at Dunhams Run vineyard, Kingston Peninsula, NB

Dunhams Run Estate Winery Dunhams Run Estate Winery

Click here to book now: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/james-mullinger-ethan-ash-live-at-dunhams-run-vineyard-kingston-nb-tickets-365931469877The Brit Boys are back live on stage together and in-person at New Brunswick's most beautiful vineyard! Book now this will sell out!About this eventJames Mullinger & Ethan Ash are back! At their favourite vineyard with a very special show featuring a full stand up set from James and full […]

Book Launch – Spirit of Summerwood

Cole Harbour Heritage Farm Museum 471 Poplar Dr, Cole Harbour, NS, CA

Please join us on Saturday, July 16 at 1:00 PM to celebrate the launch of Spirit of Summerwood by Vivien Gorham.In this middle grade novel—a stand-alone follow-up to the award-winnning Touch of Gold—a pre-teen girl learns about Indigenous allyship and environmental activism while at her favourite horse camp, Summerwood Farm.The event will be held at […]

LaHave River Books Presents Joan Dawson

LaHave River Books LaHave River Books

Please join us as we welcome back Joan Dawson as she launches her latest book, "Nova Scotia's Historic Inland Communities".All welcome. Masks are required for author readings. https://www.facebook.com/events/444066800569980/

LaHave River Books Presents Ross Hebb

LaHave River Books LaHave River Books

Ross Hebb will read from his latest book, "A Canadian Nurse in the Great War: The Diaries of Ruth Loggie 1915-1916". "Raw, fresh, unedited, and immediate, A Canadian Nurse in the Great War is a special document, and a welcome companion to Hebb’s earlier books, Letters Home: Maritimers and the Great War; 1914-1918, and In […]

Summerside Arts Festival

Lefurgey Cultural Center 205 Prince St, Summerside, PE, CA

The Summerside Arts Festival is happening July 18, 19 and 20th! Presented by Wyatt Heritage Properties Inc. in partnership with Culture Summerside, the Summerside Arts Festival is about celebrating, promoting, and growing the city’s artistic and cultural community. It is about bringing awareness to the arts and establishing accessibility for all to enrich their lives […]

Atlantic Books Presents: Reading Atlantic with Pride A celebration of Queer authors

111 Queen St, Charlottetown, PE C1A, Canada

Join us for this free event celebrating PEI-based authors from the 2SLGBTQIA+ community. Featuring book giveaways and readings by Sadie McCarney, Olivia Robinson, and Tanya Davis. Sadie McCarney Sadie McCarney is a queer and neurodivergent writer-performer based in Charlottetown. She is the author of the poetry collections Live Ones (University of Regina, 2019) and Your […]

Reading Atlantic with Pride: Charlottetown

111 Queen St, Charlottetown, PE C1A, Canada

Join us for this free event celebrating PEI-based authors from the 2SLGBTQIA+ community. Featuring book giveaways and readings by Sadie McCartney, Olivia Robinson, and Tanya Davis.https://www.facebook.com/events/295798102711535/

Book Launch: Gardening for Acidic Soils by Todd Boland and Jamie Ellison

MUN Botanical Garden MUN Botanical Garden

Todd Boland will be at the MUNL Botanical Garden on Tuesday, July 19 from 6:00-8:00 PM to launch his new book, 'Gardening for Acidic Soils'! Books will be available for purchase during the event, and Todd will be on hand to sign them. About the Book:Acidic soils are widespread throughout North America, especially in humid […]

Open Mic Pride Poetry Night

A. C. Hunter Public Library 125 Allandale Road, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, NL, CA

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Locally Authored Book Club Exchange

Dartmouth Book Exchange

• Each participant will bring a locally authored novel that they have recently read and can part with. Locally authored will be defined as an author living within the Atlantic Bubble.• During the meeting, each person will take a turn telling everyone what they liked about the book they brought and why the others should […]

Laughter and Longing: Writing about Small Towns

Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia

Join Andrew Unger (Once Removed, The Best of the Bonnet) and K.R. Byggdin (Wonder World) in conversation with Jane Doucet (The Pregnant Pause, Fishnets & Fantasies) for an evening of writerly wit as they discuss the charms and challenges associated with setting a novel in small town Canada.The event is free and open to the […]