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JUNCTION READS @junctionreads.bsky.social · Aug 16
Registration is open for ALL our events in Season 12!

Grab your free ticket, or pay what you can to support our authors.

Reserve space for us in your calendars. We'd be so grateful!

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Upcoming Events
Junction Reads in-person events take place at TYPE Books in the Junction (a physically accessible space). We livestream our events through Zoom. Our online events take place once per month via Zoom…
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This is tonight!
7:00pm
Assembly Hall (Lakeshore and Kipling)

@farzanadoctor.bsky.social in conversation with Maggie Helwig, author of Encampment: Resistance, Grace, and an Unhoused Community.

Register below, or pay at the door.

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By the Lake Book Club
Join leading Canadian authors as they dive into conversation about their latest books with Humber Polytechnic alumni at Assembly Hall. The 2026 lineup features Maggie Helwig, Patty Krawec, Matha Bátiz...
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February 3, 2026 at 5:55 PM
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February 1: The Book Reviews

Hope you can join us on Sunday February 1 for readings and conversation – hosted by Damian Tarnopolsky, author of EVERY NIGHT I DREAM I'M A MONK, EVERY NIGHT I DREAM I'M A MONSTER. A long time friend of me and the series, I am excited to hear what promises to be an…
February 1: The Book Reviews
Hope you can join us on Sunday February 1 for readings and conversation – hosted by Damian Tarnopolsky, author of EVERY NIGHT I DREAM I'M A MONK, EVERY NIGHT I DREAM I'M A MONSTER. A long time friend of me and the series, I am excited to hear what promises to be an insightful and entertaining Q and A. One of the reasons, I asked friends to step in as hosts was to free up writing/editing time, but I couldn't stop myself – I read the books!!
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January 30, 2026 at 2:13 PM
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Join us from anywhere-town, anywhere-country, on Zoom.
Or grab transit in Toronto to the Junction.
January 29, 2026 at 4:17 PM
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@agotoronto.bsky.social

Cancelling my membership. I expect a full refund.

Letter has been sent.
January 26, 2026 at 3:50 PM
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Sun. February 1.
6:30pm ET.

TYPE BOOKS JUNCTION
2887 Dundas St. W.
Livestreamed

Readings from Sadiqa de Maijer, Ben Ladouceur & Robert Hough, hosted by Damian Tarnopolsky.

@palimpsestpress.bsky.social @bookhugpress.bsky.social @douglasmcintyre.bsky.social

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At TYPE: Ben Ladouceur, Sadiqa de Meijer, Robert Hough (Livestreaming)
Damian Tarnopolsky guest hosts: Ben Ladouceur, Sadiqa de Meijer, Robert Hough. Register for live-stream or pay at the door.
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January 25, 2026 at 8:02 PM
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Tomorrow!! Don't forget it's happening at a new time. 5:00pm Et. 6:30pm in Newfoundland!

Instagram Live.
junctionreads.bsky.social JUNCTION READS @junctionreads.bsky.social · 16d
New time this Thursday over on Instagram!!

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A promotional image for an Instagram live conversation called the first 30. Thursday, January 22 5 PM Eastern time 6:30 PM Newfoundland standard time a conversation between Alison Gadsby and Mackenzie Nolan, author of VEAL from ECW press.
January 21, 2026 at 9:14 PM
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New time this Thursday over on Instagram!!

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A promotional image for an Instagram live conversation called the first 30. Thursday, January 22 5 PM Eastern time 6:30 PM Newfoundland standard time a conversation between Alison Gadsby and Mackenzie Nolan, author of VEAL from ECW press.
January 19, 2026 at 8:29 PM
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Next Thursday January 22 at 7:00pm ET over on Instagram, Alison chats with Mackenzie Nolan about the writing life as part of the live The First Thirty series.

VEAL is Mackenzie's debut novel, published in Canada with @ecwpress.bsky.social
A promotional image that includes a photo of author Mackenzie Nolan, a white woman with long brown curly hair pinned up at the front and also hanging down around her shoulders. Writing includes: The First Thirty: Thursday January 22. 7:00pm ET. A writerly chat with Mackenzie Nolan with her novel VEAL from ECW Press. The content is in front of a faded image of the cover of the novel, with parts of a blue xray image of mannequin parts discarded on a black background.
January 14, 2026 at 5:30 PM
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What a pleasure to sit and chat with Katie Welch again about her beautiful novel, THE LADDER TO HEAVEN from @wolsakandwynn.bsky.social

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January 12, 2026 at 7:37 PM
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THIS SUNDAY!!!
January 9, 2026 at 5:53 PM
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Speakeasy Reading Series next Wednesday January 14
7:00pm

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January 9, 2026 at 1:17 AM
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Junction Reads with Katie Welch is this Sunday January 11
6:00pm ET I am so excited to chat with
@katiewelch.bsky.social about LADDER TO HEAVEN.

Register now. PWYC

@wolsakandwynn.bsky.social

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Junction Reads with Katie Welch
Join us for a virtual reading and conversation with Katie Welch, author of LADDER TO HEAVEN.
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January 5, 2026 at 2:15 PM
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These are some upcoming dates and authors for our Instagram Live Writers' series, The First Thirty.

Hope you'll hop into our chats.

@ecwpress.bsky.social
@nightwoodeditions.bsky.social
@gooselane.bsky.social
#barakabooks
Promo image with six photos of authors, Mackenzie Nolan (white woman with long black curly hair); Meg Todd (White woman with short blonde hair); Margo LaPierre (white woman with long blonde hair); David Bergen (white man shaved head wearing glasses); Umar Turaki (black man, shaved head, short beard, wearing glasses); Leila Marshy (white presenting Palestinian woman with short hair wearing glasses)
December 29, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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I am so grateful for the support!
I hope if you read it that you like it and if you like it that you'll tell a friend or two.
Mostly I just don't want you to hate it.
riverstreetwriting.bsky.social River Street @riverstreetwriting.bsky.social · Jan 2
✨Coming March 1, 2026✨ Breathing Is How Some People Stay Alive by Alison Gadsby, published by Guernica Editions.

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Request a review copy:

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#shortstories
January 2, 2026 at 11:25 PM
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New review up on the website!

Hollay Ghadery’s upcoming debut novel THE UNRAVELLING OF OU is out in less than two months!!

Preorder from @palimpsestpress.bsky.social
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@hollay.bsky.social

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Book Reviews
For reviews of Junction Reads’ titles, check out the Homepage. As Minoo thinks of her first child, “the last time she kissed him before leaving him” forever, “pressing her lips to the tender …
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January 1, 2026 at 10:25 PM
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This epically funny historical epic considers all the challenges of being immortal while taking the reader on a unique journey through time.

Read the full review. And buy the first book now!

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Stan on Guard
Discover and share books you love on Goodreads.
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December 31, 2025 at 1:46 AM
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These are some upcoming dates and authors for our Instagram Live Writers' series, The First Thirty.

Hope you'll hop into our chats.

@ecwpress.bsky.social
@nightwoodeditions.bsky.social
@gooselane.bsky.social
#barakabooks
Promo image with six photos of authors, Mackenzie Nolan (white woman with long black curly hair); Meg Todd (White woman with short blonde hair); Margo LaPierre (white woman with long blonde hair); David Bergen (white man shaved head wearing glasses); Umar Turaki (black man, shaved head, short beard, wearing glasses); Leila Marshy (white presenting Palestinian woman with short hair wearing glasses)
December 29, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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Still amazed and inspired a little…that @krwbooks.bsky.social posted this and it got so much traction.
Sometimes social media is a cool place.
krwbooks.bsky.social K. R. Wilson 🇨🇦 @krwbooks.bsky.social · Dec 21
Some books just make you trot out the superlatives. Alison Gadsby’s story collection Breathing Is How Some People Stay Alive is one of them. It’s a powerful debut from a superbly skilled and imaginative writer, filled with stories that are …
Cover image of Alison Gadsby’s story collection Breathing Is How Some People Stay Alive, with the title in bold white text on a background of a black and white photo of a slightly out-of-focus female figure under water, viewed partially from behind through a cascade of bubbles.
December 29, 2025 at 2:09 AM
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Katie Welch returns to Junction Reads with her novel, LADDERS TO HEAVEN from @wolsakandwynn.bsky.social

A virtual event. Everyone who registers will be entered into our book raffle at the in-person even t in February.

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Junction Reads with Katie Welch
Join us for a virtual reading and conversation with Katie Welch, author of LADDER TO HEAVEN.
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December 28, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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All the finer details have been confirmed for the book launch!
RSVP in the link (please).
Grateful to @anotherstoryto.bsky.social & #TorontoLitUp #torontoartscouncil for their support.

Book Launch: Thursday March 5 — Society Clubhouse
Doors: 6:00pm
Start: 6:30pm

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Another Story Bookshop
Another Story Bookshop is an independent bookshop committed to equality & diversity featuring a wide selection for kids & adults.
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December 26, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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Some books just make you trot out the superlatives. Alison Gadsby’s story collection Breathing Is How Some People Stay Alive is one of them. It’s a powerful debut from a superbly skilled and imaginative writer, filled with stories that are …
Cover image of Alison Gadsby’s story collection Breathing Is How Some People Stay Alive, with the title in bold white text on a background of a black and white photo of a slightly out-of-focus female figure under water, viewed partially from behind through a cascade of bubbles.
December 21, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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TEASER BOOK TRAILER
Stan On Guard. The sequel to Call Me Stan that you didn’t know you were waiting for. Coming in 2026 from @guernicaeditions.bsky.social.

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Stan On Guard book trailer
Teaser trailer for the 2026 novel Stan On Guard by K. R. Wilson.
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July 1, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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I have been open and honest about how much poetry scares me. I won't give up.
I am excited to sit with @paulvermeersch.bsky.social to chat about NMLCT from @ecwpress.bsky.social
Thursday, 7:00pm ET.
Instagram Live.

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Book Reviews
For reviews of Junction Reads’ titles, check out the Homepage. After reading Paul Vermeersch’s poetry collection NMLCT I closed my eyes. An image kept repeating itself. I am driving on an emp…
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December 16, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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Listen pals….
Alison’s book is @anotherstoryto.bsky.social
Run and grab a copy because it arrived early and not sure if any other book store will get them.

Yeeeeeeep!!!!
December 12, 2025 at 3:22 AM
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The next The First Thirty event is December 18!!

I am so excited to chat with literary leader, @paulvermeersch.bsky.social about his latest poetry collection from @ecwpress.bsky.social

Hope you'll join us over on Instagram at 7:00pm ET.
December 8, 2025 at 7:14 PM