Marian EngelTag

May 24, 2017

Happy Birthday, Marian Engel!

Today is the eighty-fourth birthday of Marian Engel, or it would be, had the novelist not died of cancer in 1985. Now, instead of a person, she is a name, survived like all people by her family and friends, ...

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May 14

The Coffin of Honey Book Launch

May 14, 2026 @ 6:30pm - 7:30pm

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May 19, 2026 @ 7:00pm - 10:00pm

Shab-e She’r (Poetry Night) CXXI

Canada’s most diverse & brave poetry reading + open mic series

May 31, 2026 @ 6:00pm - 8:30pm

Palimpsest Press Launch w/ André Narbonne, Adriana Oniță & Blair Trewartha

Another Story Bookshop, Palimpsest Press, and River Street Writing present a triple launch

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Book cover of 'Turning the Page on Murder' by Vanessa Westermann. Features a whimsical illustration of a town. Text highlights its mystery genre.

Book cover for "The Return of the Nish" by Tyson Stewart features a stylized sunset and airplane with the text highlighting Indigenous fiction pre-sales.

Cover of "Mobilizing Data for Justice" features abstract art of data flows. Text includes quotes praising its guidance on digital activism.