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May 23, 2012 - 7:00pm
May 23 | Gabe Foreman at the Argo Bookstore in Montreal

Montreal's beloved poet Gabe Foreman – author of the endearing debut collection A Complete Encyclopedia of Different Types of People – will read at the Argo Bookstore in his home city. He'll be joined by fellow Montrealer Joshua Trotter.

Check back with us closer to the date. We'll keep you posted with more information as we get it.

May 24, 2012 - 7:30pm
May 24 | Jonathan Ball Reads at CV2 Event in Winnipeg

Contemporary Verse 2: The Canadian Journal of Poetry and Critical Writing is hosting a poetry extravaganza in Winnipeg, featuring some of the city's best.

May 25, 2012 - 5:30pm
May 25 | Susan Steudel Book Signing at the Surrey Public Library

Susan Steudel - award-winning author of the majestic debut poetry collection, New Theatre - will be signing books at the City Centre Branch of the Surrey Public Library as part of Surrey Muse, an ongoing 'interdisciplinary art and literature presentation group.'

She'll be in the company of author Tariq Malik and fellow poet Valerie Parks.

May 26, 2012 - 9:00am
May 26 - 29 | Visit the Coach House Table at Congress 2012 in Waterloo

Drop by the Coach House booth at Congress 2012 of the Humanities and the Social Sciences in Waterloo, Ontario, the year's foremost destination for graduate students, professors and independent scholars working in the liberal arts.

May 31, 2012 - 8:00pm
May 31 | Tamara Faith Berger at Toronto's Mercer Union

Tamara Faith Berger, author of the incendiary and highly acclaimed Maidenhead, reads at The Fake Revolt, an evening of readings at Toronto's Mercer Union.

June 8, 2012 - 7:00pm
Jun 8 – 16 | The Drifts LIVE at the Hollywood Fringe

Author and actor Thom Vernon brings the theatricalized version of his acclaimed novel The Drifts to the Hollywood Fringe this June 8 and 9, and June 14 through 16. You won’t want to miss this live version of a novel the Globe and Mail called 'a great contemporary twist on the Southern Gothic tradition.'

June 27, 2012 - 7:00pm
June 27 | Thom Vernon at Pride Toronto

Thom Vernon, who, since moving to Toronto from the U.S., has become a dynamic member of our LGBTQ and activist communities, will be reading from his debut novel, The Drifts, at Glad Day, the world's oldest LGBTQ Bookshop.

The Drifts is part melodrama, part gothic fable, part morality tale, and it's set in a snow-clad town in Arkansas, the state where Vernon's family hails from.

Catch the reading on June 27th at 7:00 pm.