The League of Lady Wrestlers presents their ISLAND RUMBLE II this Friday. Poster by Michael Comeau
Tuesday, September 15
TORONTO
Hummingbird Open Mic, 7pm, Paintbox, 555 Dundas St E, 7pm, free
An open mic with the live band Unbottoned on the third Tuesday of every month.
Debriefing Elsipogtog and Upping The Anti 17 Double Launch, 7pm, D-Beatstro, 1292 Bloor St W, PWYC
Miles Howe’s new book detailing the anti-shale gas actions in New Brunswick in 2013 launches alongside the newest issue of radical journal Upping the Anti.
Heyday Launch, 7pm, Gladstone Hotel, 1214 Queen St W, free
Thightrope Books presents the publication of Marnie Woodrow’s second novel including guest reader Ron Schafrick and Tarot readings.
Wednesday, September 16
TORONTO
Anstruther and Frog Hollow Chapbook Launch, 7pm, The Steady, 10501 Bloor St W, free
Anstruther Press and Frog Hollow Press launch four new chapbooks.
Bring your inner and tuck in for September’s edition of ChiSeries.
Thursday, September 17th
TORONTO
Launch Party: Leading Lines & Loyalist to a Fault, 6:30pm, The Get Well, 1181 Dundas St W, free
New books from Evan Munday and Chantel Guertin from ECW Press.
Scenes from the Maul, 7:30pm, Weird Things, 998 Bathurst St, free
New works from Fiona Smyth at one of our favorite venues, Weird Things!
Friday, September 18
TORONTO
Psychiatry and the Business of Madness Launch, 5:30pm, OISE 12th Floor, 252 Bloor St W, free
Author Bonnie Burstow, MPP Cheri DiNovo and several others speak at the launch for a book on the psychiatry industry.
A groundbreaking book about African Canadian working class women who teach and learn through mothering.
Island Rumble II, 6:30pm, Artscape Gibraltar Point, 443 Lakeshore Ave, $17 plus ferry fare
League of Lady Wrestlers is back with their famed throwdown on Toronto Island! Buy your tickets in advance and plan to get there early — you’ll want to see this!
Saturday, September 19th
TORONTO
Book Blocko and Doubles Festival, 11am-6pm, A Different Booklist, 746 Bathurst St, free
Celebrate Caribbean, African, and Black Diasporic literature with delicious doubles by Caribbean Roti Palace, drumming, and book programming all day.
Break Down the Walls, 7pm, Beit Zatoun, 612 Markham St, PWYC
No One Is Illegal presents a night of spoken word poetry to mourn the deaths and usfferings at border crossings and in detention camps, to organize for justice. Shadiya Aidid, David Delisca, Ian Keteku, (YES)tefania will read along with other speakers.
Join the crew for a screening of the queer feminist anti-racist classic Born In Flames!
Sunday, September 20
TORONTO
HIJ House #15, 2pm-5pm, 260 Ryding Ave, free
Hazel and Jay Millar welcome oyu into their home for a special season opener of HIJ House featuring Miriam Toews and Phil Hall. Come eat pie and hear poems!
Trans Histories at the CLGA, 4pm, CLGA, 34 Isabella St, suggested $5
The launch of the Rupert Raj collection and the Trans Pathfinder Project.
Choices and Identity in Fiction: Readings and Q&A, 7pm, Type Books, 883 Queen St W, free
Readings and Q&A with Danila Botha, Lisa de Nikolits, Dayle Furlong, and Janette Platana.
OTTAWA
Mouthquake Launch, 6:30pm, Venus Envy, 226 Bank St, free
Chaudiere authors Amanda Earl and Marcus McCann help launch Daniel Allen Cox’s new novel, Mouthquake (Arsenal Pulp).
Monday, September 21
TORONTO
Good and Cheap Launch, 7pm, Another Story Bookshop, 315 Roncesvalles Ave
Leanne Brown’s book on how to eat well for $4 a day launches at Another Story.
The Common Reading Series, 8pm, 2072 Dundas St W, free
Heidi Reimer, Kevin Hardcastle, Ann Shin read.