Visit Broken Pencil on Saturday at Milk Glass for the All the Words Small Press Fest
Tuesday, December 8
TORONTO
Brick 96 Launch, 7:30pm, Lucky Shrike, 850 Dundas W, free
The newest issue of Brick launches with Alex Pugsley, Jessica Moore, and Lynn Crosbie reading.
Art Bar Poetry Series, 8pm, Black Swan Tavern, 154 Danforth Ave, free
Pearl Pirie, Monica Kidd and Marsha Barber read.
Wednesday, December 9
TORONTO
Radicals, 7pm, Remington’s Men of Steel, 379 Yonge St, free
Readings form the sexual literary vanguard: Bruce LaBruce, Sasha van Bon Bon, Shawn Syms and more.
Arsenal Pulp launches the newest in its Queer Film Classic book series, Forbidden Love.
The Sophisticated Boom Boom, 10pm, The Ossington, 61 Ossington Ave, free
It’s last boom boom of the year, featuring Susanna Fourneir.
Thursday, December 10
TORONTO
Essential Breakthroughs Launch, 6pm, Supermarket, 268 Augusta Ave, free
Demeter Press launches Essential Breakthroughs: Conversations About Men, Mothers, and Mothering.
Naked Boys Reading, 7:30pm, Glad Day Bookshop, 598a Yonge St, PWYC (suggested $10)
A holiday edition of the popular sultry reading series.
Spoken Word Series, 8pm, Aga Khan Museum, 77 Wynford Drive, free
Sheniz Janhmohamed and Ariel Balevi headline this reading and open-mic.
WINNIPEG
Stylus Magazine Launch, 9pm, The Handsome Daughter, 61 Sherbrook St, PWYC
A concert and magazine launch from Stylus Magazine.
Friday, December 11
WINNIPEG
Dan Lett talks to three aboriginal Elders about traditional knowledge and the environment.
TORONTO
A Night of Readings, 6pm, 8-11, 233 Spadina Ave, free
New texts and works in progress form Lena Suksi, Cian Cruise and others.
Liquid Voice Zine Launch, 6pm, Parkdale Public Library, 1202 Queen St W, free
The Liquid Voice zine making workshop series is celebrating its final publication!
Saturday, December 12
TORONTO
All the Words Small Press Fair, 12pm-5pm, Milk Glass, 1247 Dundas St W, free
LIT BANG!’s Pop Up Shop includes a Saturday full of small press and magazine vendors (Broken Pencil included!) follower by a Chapbook Exchange on Sunday.