Events - Ottawa International Writers Festival

Ottawa's Festival of Ideas Since 1997

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Fri Feb 25 • 7:30pm • Southminster United Church

How the West was Lost with Dambisa Moyo

Presented with Carleton University's Faculty of Public Affairs and Institute of African Studies

Sun Apr 3 • 7:00pm • Mayfair Theatre

One-on-One with Etgar Keret

Presented in partnership with the Embassy of Israel

Thu Apr 7 • 7:00pm • Collected Works Bookstore

Frontier Justice: The Global Refugee Crisis and What To Do About It with Andy Lamey

Wed Apr 13 • 7:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Penguin Canada's Extraordinary Canadians

Thu Apr 14 • 7:00pm • Mayfair Theatre

Here on Earth:A Natural History of Our Planet with Tim Flannery

Hosted by CBC's Lucy van Oldenbarneveld

Wed Apr 27 • 7:30pm • The Barley Mow

Wore Down Trust with Michael Blouin

Thu Apr 28 • 8:30am • Christ Church Cathedral

Alone in the Classroom: One on One with Elizabeth Hay

Hosted by Phil Jenkins

Thu Apr 28 • 6:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

The Myth of Human Progress: One on One with Chris Hedges

Hosted by Stephen Brockwell

Thu Apr 28 • 7:00pm • National Arts Centre, Fountain Room

The History of Canada with Christopher Penningtonand Ron Graham

Thu Apr 28 • 8:00pm • Southminster United Church

How to Run the World: One on One with Parag Khanna

Hosted by CBC's Adrian Harewood

Fri Apr 29 • 12:00pm • Ottawa Public Library, Main Branch Auditorium

The Art of the Short Story: A Masterclass with Clark Blaise

Hosted by John Metcalf

Fri Apr 29 • 6:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

The Writer: One on One with Bernhard Schlink

Presented with the Goethe Institut Hosted by CBC's Sandra Abma

Fri Apr 29 • 8:00pm • Southminster United Church

You Are Not a Gadget and Neither Is the Universe with Jaron Lanier and Lee Smolin

Fri Apr 29 • 8:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Prairie Scene:featuring David Carpenter Connie Gault, Alissa York and Dianne Warren

Hosted by CBC's Laurie Brown

Sat Apr 30 • 11:00am • National Arts Centre, Panorama Room

Books and Brunch

Hosted by David Dollin

Sat Apr 30 • 2:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

A Glass Half-Full with Joel Yanofsky, Shari Graydon and Neil Pasricha

Hosted by CBC's Rita Celli

Sat Apr 30 • 4:00pm • Collected Works Bookstore

Spotlight on Coach House Books

Hosted by Evan Munday

Sat Apr 30 • 4:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

The Immortalization Commission: Science and the Strange Quest to Cheat Death with John Gray

Hosted by Stephen Brockwell

Sat Apr 30 • 5:00pm • The Manx Pub

Michael Winter and Steven Hayward

Presented in association with Plan 99

Sat Apr 30 • 6:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Webmind: One on One with Robert J. Sawyer

Hosted by Bob LeDrew

Sat Apr 30 • 8:00pm • Collected Works Bookstore

House of Anansi Poetry Bash Featuring Sharon Thesen, Matt Rader and Ken Babstock

Sun May 1 • 1:00pm • Collected Works Bookstore

Book Launch: What My Grandma Means to Say by JC Sulzenko

Sun May 1 • 2:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Messagio Galore

Sun May 1 • 4:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

POETRY CABARET featuring Pearl Pirie, Gillian Sze and Lorna Crozier

Hosted by Sandra Ridley

Sun May 1 • 4:00pm • Southminster United Church

Will to Live: Dispatches from the Edge of Survival with Les Stroud

Hosted by Rick Taylor

Sun May 1 • 5:00pm • The Manx Pub

Mike Carey and Andrew Pyper

Presented in association with Plan 99

Sun May 1 • 6:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Before the Beginning and After the End with Madeleine Thien, Hisham Matar and Johanna Skibsrud

Hosted by Michael Blouin

Sun May 1 • 8:00pm • Southminster United Church

Living Faith with Robert Sibley and Tom Harpur

Hosted by Neil Wilson

Sun May 1 • 8:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

And All Is Always Now with Michael V. Smith, Teju Cole and Timothy Taylor

Hosted by Carleton University's Sara Jamieson

Mon May 2 • 12:00pm • Ottawa Public Library, Main Branch Auditorium

The Voice of Poetry: A Masterclass with Robert Pinsky

Hosted by Stephen Brockwell

Mon May 2 • 6:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Joyner's Dream: One on One with Sylvia Tyson

Hosted by Arthur McGregor

Mon May 2 • 7:00pm • Carleton University

Blue Metropolis: A Celebration of Indian Writing

Hosted by Paul Keen Presented with Carleton University

Mon May 2 • 8:00pm • Southminster United Church

GHAZAL CONCERT with Lorna Crozier, Rob Winger, Sandra Ridley and Robert Pinsky

Featuring music by the M E L M'RABET Quartet

Tue May 3 • 12:00pm • Ottawa Public Library, Main Branch Auditorium

Worlds Within Worlds: A Masterclass on Novels and Graphic Novels with J.M. DeMatteis and Mike Carey

Tue May 3 • 6:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Truth and Justice: Documentary Fiction about Canada's First Nations with James Bartleman and David Adams Richards

Hosted by Saint Laurent Academy's Richard Forsyth

Tue May 3 • 8:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Running in the Family with Sarita Mandanna, Antanas Sileika and Suzanne Desrochers

Hosted by Carleton's Jan Schroeder

Wed May 4 • 8:00pm • Ottawa Art Gallery

Prairie Scene:Intersections: Cultural Collisions and Cultural Affinities

Tue May 17 • 7:00pm • Southminster United Church

Captiveswith Mellissa Fung and James Loney

Hosted by The Ottawa Citizen's Kate Heartfield

Mon May 30 • 7:00pm • Southminster United Church

Letters To My Daughters One on One with Fawzia Koofi

Hosted by CBC's Lucy van Oldenbarneveld

Tue Sep 13 • 7:00pm • Ashbury College

THE CAT'S TABLEwith Michael Ondaatje

Hosted by Joseph Boyden

Wed Sep 21 • 7:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Allah, Liberty & Love With Irshad Manji

Hosted by CBC's Lucy van Oldenbarneveld

Sat Sep 24 • 7:00pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Living our Environmental Challenge with Tzeporah Berman, William Marsden and Chris Turner

Mon Sep 26 • 7:30pm • Ashbury College

Chef Michael Smith's Kitchen with Chef Michael Smith

Presented with Savvy Company Hosted by: Debbie Trenholm

Thu Sep 29 • 8:00pm • ARC Lounge

A World Elsewhere with Wayne Johnston

Hosted by CBC Radio’s Alan Neal

Tue Oct 11 • 7:30pm • National Arts Centre, Panorama Room

Cold Hard Truth:on Business, Money & Life with Kevin O'Leary

Hosted by CBC's Adrian Harewood

Thu Oct 13 • 7:00pm • Southminster United Church

Vinyl Tap Stories with Randy Bachman

Hosted by CBC Radio’s Laurence Wall

Mon Oct 17 • 7:30pm • Southminster United Church

Room For All of Us with Adrienne Clarkson

Hosted by CBC's Adrian Harewood

Thu Oct 20 • 5:00pm • mother tongue books

What My Grandma Means to Say with JC Sulzenko

presented with mother tongue books

Thu Oct 20 • 6:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

An Ever-Present Past with Frances Itani,Carmen Rodriguez and Anita Rau Badami

Hosted by Carleton University’s Paul Keen

Thu Oct 20 • 8:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

New York Night at the Festival with Emma Ruby-Sachs, Amy Waldman and Chang-rae Lee

Hosted by Mark Frutkin

Fri Oct 21 • 12:00pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Writing for the Page and Writing for the Screen with Tony Burgess and Kenneth J. Harvey

Hosted by The Globe and Mail’s Martin Levin

Fri Oct 21 • 6:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Marshall McLuhan Centenary: The Poetics of Heartmaking

featuring B.W. Powe and original music by Mike DubueHosted by Neil Wilson

Fri Oct 21 • 8:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Musical Language:The Songwriting Circle with Emm Gryner,Matthew Barber, Louise Burns and Ann Vriend

Curated and hosted by CBC Radio’s Alan Neal

Sat Oct 22 • 2:00pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Air Farce with Don Ferguson

Hosted by Barbara Budd

Sat Oct 22 • 4:00pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Poetry Cabaret with Dionne Brand and Patrick Lane

Hosted by Stephen Brockwell

Sat Oct 22 • 5:00pm • Manx Pub

The Chairs Are Where the People Go with Sheila Heti and Misha Glouberman

Presented with Plan 99

Sat Oct 22 • 6:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

In the Shadow of the Soviet Union with Andrew Borkowski and David Bezmozgis

Curated and Hosted by the National Post’s Mark Medley

Sat Oct 22 • 8:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Bywords 2011 John Newlove Poetry Award Reading with Winter Fedyk and Jesse Rose

Hosted by Bywords’ Amanda Earl

Sat Oct 22 • 9:30pm • ARC Lounge

Musical Language: Ukrainia

Sun Oct 23 • 11:00am • National Arts Centre, Panorama Room

Books and Brunch with Robert Rotenberg, Richard Gwyn, Pius Adesanmi and Craig Oliver

Hosted by David Dollin

Sun Oct 23 • 2:00pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Israel in the 21st Century with David Berlin and Hirsh Goodman

Hosted by CBC's Adrian Harewood

Sun Oct 23 • 2:00pm • Lecture Hall, College of the Humanties

Sun Oct 23 • 4:00pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Stories about Storytellers with Douglas Gibson

Sun Oct 23 • 5:00pm • Manx Pub

Plan 99 Poetry Cabaret with Jennifer Still, Nick Thran and Sandra Ridley

Hosted by David O’Meara

Sun Oct 23 • 6:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Hell Is Other People with Johanna Skibsrud, Helen Oyeyemi and Miriam Toews

Hosted by Michael Blouin

Sun Oct 23 • 8:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Music for Silenced Voices: Shostakovich and His Fifteen Quartets with Wendy Lesser and the Arthur-Leblanc Quartet

Presented in partnership with Music and Beyond Hosted by Julian Armour, Artistic Director of Music and Beyond

Sun Oct 23 • 9:30pm • ARC Lounge

Musical Language: A Spotlight on Coach House Books featuring Rob Benvie and David McGimpsey

Mon Oct 24 • 12:00pm • Play Food & Wine

Lunch at Playwith Ian Rankin: A fundraiser for Children’s Literacy

Hosted by CBC Radio’s Alan Neal

Mon Oct 24 • 12:00pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Is It Hard to be Funny? with Christian McPherson and Miriam Toews

Curated and Hosted by The Ottawa Citizen’s Peter Simpson

Mon Oct 24 • 6:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Living History: East and West in the 1800’s with Amitav Ghosh and Guy Vanderhaeghe

Hosted by Steven Hayward

Mon Oct 24 • 8:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Scottish Crime Night with Stuart Macbride, Denise Mina and Ian Rankin

Hosted by CBC Radio’s Alan Neal

Tue Oct 25 • 12:00pm • Ottawa Public Library, Main Branch Auditorium

Writing Historical Fiction with Peter Behrens

Presented in partnership with the Ottawa Public Library

Tue Oct 25 • 6:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Ottawa Book AwardsNon-Fiction Roundtable Tim Cook, Charlotte Gray, Roy MacGregor, Lawrence Martin and Eric Enno Tamm

Hosted by Denise Chong

Tue Oct 25 • 8:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Love of My Life with David Gilmour, Kevin Chong and Anne Enright

Hosted by Steven Hayward

Thu Oct 27 • 8:00pm • Library and Archives Canada

Award Presentations: Ottawa Book Awards and Archibald Lampman Prize for Poetry

Hosted by Lucy Van Oldenbarneveld of CBC TV and Isabelle Brisebois of Radio-Canada

Sun Nov 6 • 2:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Into the Silence:The Great War, Mallory,and the Conquest of Everest with Wade Davis

Sat Nov 12 • 7:00pm • Southminster United Church

Civilization: The West and the Rest with Niall Ferguson

Hosted by CBC's Adrian Harewood

Sat Nov 19 • 7:00pm • Southminster United Church

Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined with Steven Pinker

Hosted by Carleton University’s Dr John Logan Presented with Carleton University

Sun Mar 4 • 8:00pm • National Arts Centre

The Summit Reading

Presented in cooperation with the Embassy of the United States and Versefest

Sun Apr 15 • 7:30pm • Southminster United Church

Amen: What Prayer Can Mean In A World Beyond Belief with Gretta Vosper

Hosted by Neil Wilson

Sun Apr 22 • 3:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

New Perspectives on the Middle East:3:00 PM Arab Labor with Sayed Kashua4:30 PM Cairo with Ahdaf Soueif

Hosted by The Ottawa Citizen's Kate Heartfield

Thu Apr 26 • 6:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Inside the CBC with Richard Stursberg

Hosted by The Canadian Press' Rob Russo

Thu Apr 26 • 8:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Not As I Do with Yejide Kilanko, Lauren B. Davis and Linden MacIntyre

Hosted by CBC's Adrian Harewood

Fri Apr 27 • 12:00pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

From the Horses Mouth: A Masterclass on Slam Poetry and Spoken Word with Ian Keteku

Hosted by Kevin Matthews

Fri Apr 27 • 6:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Cultural Icons: Carol Bishop-Gwyn on Celia Franca and Charles Foran on Mordecai Richler

Hosted by Charlotte Gray

Fri Apr 27 • 8:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

The Weight of History with Peter Hobbs, Ami McKay and Vincent Lam

Hosted by The National Post's Mark Medley

Sat Apr 28 • 11:30am • Fraser Café's Table 40

Lunch with Vincent Lam at Fraser Cafe's Table 40

Sat Apr 28 • 2:00pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Business as Usual with Bruce Livesey and David Rothkopf

Hosted by The Hill TImes' Chris Plecash

Sat Apr 28 • 4:00pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

A Reporter’s Journey from Refugee Camp to the Arab Spring with Nahlah Ayed

Hosted by CBC's Adrian Harewood

Sat Apr 28 • 5:00pm • Manx Pub

Plan 99 Poetry Cabaret with Anita Lahey, David Groulx and Chris Jennings

Hosted by David O’Meara

Sat Apr 28 • 6:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Memories of Fact and Fiction

Sat Apr 28 • 8:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Truthiness or Dare (Do the Facts Matter?) with Guy Gavriel Kay and Marianne Apostolides

Hosted by The Globe and Mail's Martin Levin

Sun Apr 29 • 12:00pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Occupy with Amanda Joy, Joel Westheimer and Jacqueline Kennelly

Hosted by Neil Wilson

Sun Apr 29 • 2:00pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

When We Talk About War with Noah Richler

Hosted by The National Post's Mark Medley

Sun Apr 29 • 4:00pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

The Art & Science of Remembering Everything with Joshua Foer

Hosted by CBC’s Adrian Harewood

Sun Apr 29 • 5:00pm • Manx Pub

Plan 99 Fiction Cabaret with Claire Tacon and Heather Jessup

Hosted by David O’Meara

Sun Apr 29 • 6:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

The Virtual Self with Nora Young

Hosted by CBC’s Michael Bhardwaj

Sun Apr 29 • 8:30pm • Venus Envy

CockTales with Tamara Faith Berger, Daniel Allen Cox, Megan Butcher, Nerys Parry and Jasmine Aziz

Hosted by Bywords' Amanda Earl

Mon Apr 30 • 12:00pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Poetic Documentary: a Masterclass with Phil Jenkins

Mon Apr 30 • 6:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Running in the Family with Brian Fawcett, Kim Thuy and Deni Y. Bechard

Hosted by CBC's Laurence Wall

Mon Apr 30 • 8:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

The All in A Day Songwriters' Circle:The Stage Name Summit!

Hosted by CBC Radio’s Alan Neal

Thu May 31 • 7:30pm • Southminster United Church

The Tale of Two Nazanins with Nazanin Afshin-Jam

Fri Jun 1 • 7:30pm • Southminster United Church

The End of Growth with Jeff Rubin

Sun Jun 10 • 7:00pm • Elmdale House Tavern

True North: A Life Inside the Music Business with Bernie Finkelstein

Hosted by Ken Rockburn

Mon Jun 18 • 7:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Canada with Richard Ford

Fri Sep 28 • 7:00pm • Arnprior Public Library

Arnprior Expressions, 'The Poetry of Place'

in conjunction with the Arnprior Public Library and Farrow Architects

Sat Sep 29 • 9:30am • Arnprior Public Library

'The Poetry of Place' A writing workshop with Phil Jenkins

in conjunction with the Arnprior Public Library and Farrow Architects

Wed Oct 24 • 4:00pm • Empire 7 in the World Exchange Plaza

BONUS OVERFLOW SCREENING ADDED!Ottawa Premiere of Midnight’s Children with Deepa Mehta

Wed Oct 24 • 6:30pm • Sidedoor Contemporary Kitchen and Bar

An Evening with Chef Michael Smith

Hosted by Chef Jonathan Korecki

Wed Oct 24 • 7:00pm • Empire 7 in the World Exchange Plaza

Ottawa Premiere of Midnight’s Children Screening and on-stage conversation with Deepa Mehta

Hosted by CBC’s Lucy van Oldenbarneveld

Wed Oct 24 • 8:00pm • Shenkman Arts Centre, Richcraft Theatre

THE OTTAWA BOOK AWARDS / LE PRIX DU LIVRE D’OTTAWA & THE ARCHIBALD LAMPMAN AWARD FOR POETRY

Thu Oct 25 • 6:00pm • Canadian Museum of Nature

The Natural History of Mammals by Donna Naughton

Thu Oct 25 • 6:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

THE EVER-PRESENT PAST with Linda Spalding, Christine Pountney and M.G. Vassanji

Hosted by Charlotte Gray

Thu Oct 25 • 8:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

FREEDOM with Shauna Singh Baldwin, David Bergen and Annabel Lyon

Hosted by Sandra Ridley

Fri Oct 26 • 12:00pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Writing for Young Readers A MASTERCLASS with Annabel Lyon

Hosted by Meagan Black

Fri Oct 26 • 6:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

The Kind Of Life It's Been with Lloyd Robertson

Hosted by CBC’s Laurence Wall

Fri Oct 26 • 6:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

bywords John Newlove Poetry Awards

Hosted by Amanda Earl

Fri Oct 26 • 8:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

LYNN MILES25 YEARS IN SONG

Presented with CBC Radio's All in a Day

Sat Oct 27 • 12:00pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

TERROR AND HOPE with Chris Alexander, Robert Fowler and Michael Petrou

Hosted by CBC’s Adrian Harewood

Sat Oct 27 • 2:00pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

The Myth of the Muslim Tide: Do Immigrants Threaten the West? with Doug Saunders

Hosted by CBC’s Adrian Harewood

Sat Oct 27 • 4:00pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

NEW SCIENCE SERIES Brain Wars with Mario Beauregard

Hosted by the Ottawa Citizen’s Kate Heartfield

Sat Oct 27 • 5:00pm • Manx Pub

Plan 99 Fiction: Pasha Malla and Missy Marston

Hosted by David O’Meara

Sat Oct 27 • 6:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

1982: One on One with Jian Ghomeshi

Hosted by CBC’s Lucy van Oldenbarneveld

Sat Oct 27 • 8:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Be the Change with Tim Ward and Tzeporah Berman

Hosted by Stephen Brockwell

Sun Oct 28 • 2:00pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

NEW SCIENCE SERIES: Our origin in the stars with Jacob Berkowitz

St. Laurent Academy's Michael Leveille

Sun Oct 28 • 4:00pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Dark Diversions: One on One with John Ralston Saul

Hosted by Charlotte Gray

Sun Oct 28 • 5:00pm • Manx Pub

Plan 99 Poetry with Nyla Matuk, Matthew Tierney and Marcus McCann

Hosted by David O’Meara

Sun Oct 28 • 6:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

I’ll Seize the Day Tomorrow One on One with Jonathan Goldstein

Hosted by Sean Wilson

Sun Oct 28 • 8:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Long Story Short with Nadine McInnis, Miranda Hill and Steven Heighton

Hosted by Stephen Brockwell

Sun Oct 28 • 8:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

CRIME NIGHT AT THE FESTIVAL with Mark Billingham, Maureen Jennings and Peter Robinson

Hosted by CBC’s Sandra Abma

Mon Oct 29 • 12:00pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

The Unfinished Revolution: The Global Fight for Women’s Rights with Minky Worden

Hosted by Julie Jacobson

Mon Oct 29 • 6:30pm • EVENT CANCELLED

The Book of Job: When Bad Things Happened to a Good Person with Rabbi Harold S. Kushner

Hosted by CFRA's John Counsell

Mon Oct 29 • 6:30pm • Octopus Books

ReLit Awards: Ideas Not Money

Hosted by Kenneth J. Harvey

Mon Oct 29 • 8:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

The Truth of Who You Are with Shani Boianjiu, Sarah Dearing and Ayad Akhtar

Hosted by CBC's Sandra Abma

Tue Oct 30 • 6:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Live Radio Play by David O'Meara, Ian Keteku, Jennilee Murray and Mike Dubue featuring Octavie Dostaler-Lalonde on cello

Tue Oct 30 • 8:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Cosmo Lava Bridge with Anton Piatigorsky, Spencer Gordon and Barry Webster

Tue Oct 30 • 10:00pm • Arc the Hotel lounge

HILOTRONS: Mike Dubue and Octavie Dostaler-Lalonde in concert

Sat Dec 1 • 11:00am • Jack Purcell Community Centre

Holiday Book Sale

Sat Mar 2 • 7:00pm • Bridgehead Roastery

Twisting Reality: Hiding in Plain Sight with Charles de Lint, Gary Blackwood and Cheryl Rainfield

Sun Mar 3 • 2:00pm • Bridgehead Roastery

Workshop Twisting Reality:Hiding in Plain Sight

Wed Apr 10 • 7:00pm • Southminster United Church

One on One with Alexander McCall Smith

Hosted by Inger Ash Wolfe

Thu Apr 18 • 7:00pm • Southminster United Church

419: One on One with Will Ferguson

Hosted by Alan Neal

Sat Apr 20 • 8:30pm • National Arts Centre Panorama Room

Suddenly, A Knock on the Door Etgar Keret in Conversation with Jonathan Goldstein

Presented in partnership with the Embassy of Israel

Thu Apr 25 • 6:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Stories within Stories, Truth within Lies: Thomas Pletzinger, Ron Currie Jr. and Ruth Ozeki

Hosted by Michael Blouin

Thu Apr 25 • 8:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

All In A Day Songwriter’s Circle: Random Play with Alan Neal

Hosted by the CBC's Alan Neal

Fri Apr 26 • 12:00pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Essentials of the Short Story: A conversation on craft with Nancy Jo Cullen and Tamas Dobozy

Hosted by John Metcalf

Fri Apr 26 • 6:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Writing your Life with Amber Dawn, Iain Reid and Miriam Katin

Hosted by Mark Medley

Fri Apr 26 • 8:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Every Happy Family with Cathy Marie Buchanan, Saleema Nawaz and Shyam Selvadurai

Hosted by Mark Medley

Sat Apr 27 • 12:00pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

How It Began: A Time-Traveler's Guide to the Universe with Chris Impey

St. Laurent Academy's Michael Leveille

Sat Apr 27 • 2:00pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Raising Cubby: A Father and Son's Adventures with Asperger's, Trains, Tractors, and High Explosives with John Elder Robison

Hosted by The Ottawa Citizen’s Joanne Laucius

Sat Apr 27 • 4:00pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

The Stop: How the Fight for Good Food Transformed a Community and Inspired a Movement with Nick Saul and Andrea Curtis

Hosted by the Ottawa Citizen's Joanne Chianello

Sat Apr 27 • 5:00pm • The Manx Pub

Plan 99 Fiction Cabaret with Tamas Dobozy and Elisabeth de Mariaffi

Hosted by David O’Meara

Sat Apr 27 • 6:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

House of Anansi Poetry Bash: Adam Dickinson, Sara Peters and Michael Crummey

Hosted by David O’Meara

Sat Apr 27 • 8:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Northern Scene: Taqralik Partridge and Ivan E. Coyote

Hosted by the CBC's Lucy van Oldenbarneveld

Sun Apr 28 • 11:00am • Table 40

Lunch with Sarah Elton at Table 40 by Fraser Cafe

Sun Apr 28 • 2:00pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

One on One with Colm Toibin

Hosted by Elizabeth Hay

Sun Apr 28 • 4:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Northern Scene: Northwords with Shelagh Rogers, Geoff Morrison, Rabindranath Maharaj and Noah Richler

Hosted by Shelagh Rogers

Sun Apr 28 • 4:00pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Banned in Canada with Howard Chaykin

Hosted by The Ottawa Citizen’s Kate Heartfield

Sun Apr 28 • 5:00pm • The Manx Pub

Plan 99 Poetry Cabaret with David Seymour, Stephanie Bolster and Rona Shaffran

Hosted by David O’Meara

Sun Apr 28 • 6:30pm • Southminster United Church

The Future of Food for a Crowded Planet: with Sarah Elton Lorraine Johnson and Barry Estabrook

Hosted by The CBC’s Bob Carty

Sun Apr 28 • 6:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

River of Stars: One on One with Guy Gavriel Kay

Hosted by Neil Wilson

Sun Apr 28 • 8:30pm • National Arts Centre Fourth Stage

Northern Scene: I Count Myself Among Themby Richard van Camp.

Hosted by Shelagh Rogers

Sun Apr 28 • 8:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Criminally Great Writing with Peggy Blair, Inger Ash Wolfe and Gail Bowen

Hosted by CBC's Sandra Abma

Mon Apr 29 • 6:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

The Book of Job: When Bad Things Happened to a Good Person with Rabbi Harold Kushner

Hosted by The CBC's Laurence Wall

Mon Apr 29 • 8:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Suffer The Child with Emmanuel Dongala, Kenneth Bonert and Mia Couto

Hosted by Steven Hayward

Tue Apr 30 • 6:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Time Reborn: From the Crisis in Physics to the Future of the Universe with Lee Smolin

Hosted by Stephen Brockwell

Tue Apr 30 • 8:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Present Shock: When Everything Happens Now with Douglas Rushkoff

Hosted by Andrew Potter

Tue Apr 30 • 9:05pm • Bytowne Cinema

The Adventures Of Prince Achmed Silent Film and Live Music

Sun May 5 • 11:00am • National Arts Centre Panorama Room

Books and Brunch with Sandra Martin, Dorothy Speak, Carolyn Abraham and Stephen Maher

Wed May 8 • 7:00pm • Jean Pigott Place, City Hall

Eat Street: Recipes from the Tastiest, Messiest, and Most Irresistible Food Trucks with James Cunningham

Hosted by CBC’s Lucy van Oldenbarneveld

Mon May 13 • 7:00pm • Saint Paul University Amphitheatre

Paris with Edward Rutherfurd

Hosted by Charlotte Gray

Sat Jun 15 • 7:00pm • Southminster United Church

The Silver Star:One on One with Jeannette Walls

Hosted by CBC's Sandra Abma

Wed Jul 17 • 9:00pm • Outside City Hall

Music & Film Under the Stars: Canadian Short Films with new scores by Mike Dubue

Tue Sep 24 • 12:00pm • Restaurant E18hteen

Literary Luncheon with Margaret Atwood A fundraiser for Children’s Literacy

Tue Sep 24 • 7:00pm • Sunnyside OPL

OPL Teen Author Festival: Elizabeth Wein

Tue Sep 24 • 7:00pm • Southminster United Church

One on One with Margaret Atwood

Hosted by CBC’s Alan Neal

Mon Sep 30 • 7:00pm • Southminster United Church

One on One with Wayne Johnston

Hosted by CBC's Adrian Harewood

Wed Oct 9 • 7:00pm • Southminster United Church

Fire and Ashes: One on One with Michael Ignatieff

Hosted by Craig Oliver, Chief Political Correspondent, CTV News

Tue Oct 22 • 7:00pm • Empire Grill

Chef Lynn Crawford

Hosted by The Ottawa Citizen’s Laura Robin

Tue Oct 22 • 8:00pm • Shenkman Arts Centre, Richcraft Theatre

THE OTTAWA BOOK AWARDS / LE PRIX DU LIVRE D’OTTAWA & THE ARCHIBALD LAMPMAN AWARD FOR POETRY

Thu Oct 24 • 7:00pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

BLUE RODEO: FIVE DAYS IN JULY 20 YEARS IN OCTOBER!

Hosted and curated by CBC's Alan Neal

Fri Oct 25 • 12:00pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

The Postsecular Imagination with Manav Ratti

Hosted by Carleton University’s Richard Mann

Fri Oct 25 • 6:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

A Pretty Sight with David O’Meara

Fri Oct 25 • 8:00pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Complete Surprising Fragments of Improbable Books with Stephen Brockwell

Hosted by Michael Dennis

Fri Oct 25 • 9:00pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

The Bywords John Newlove Poetry Award

Hosted by Amanda Earl

Sat Oct 26 • 12:00pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Campaigning for Justice: Human Rights Advocacy in Practice with Jo Becker

Hosted by The Hill Times’ Jim Creskey

Sat Oct 26 • 2:00pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Ontario Legal System in Crisis

Hosted by the Ottawa Citizen's Matthew Pearson

Sat Oct 26 • 4:00pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

One on One with Amanda Lindhout

Hosted by Louisa Taylor

Sat Oct 26 • 5:00pm • Manx Pub

Plan 99: BookThug Launch with Michael Blouin, Sandra Ridley and André Alexis

Hosted by David O’Meara

Sat Oct 26 • 6:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Long Story Short with Cynthia Flood, Kelli Deeth & Lynn Coady

Hosted by The Ottawa Citizen’s Kate Heartfiled

Sat Oct 26 • 8:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

To Thine Own Self Be True: Michael Winter and Joseph Boyden

Hosted by the National Post’s Mark Medley

Sun Oct 27 • 11:30am • Metropolitain Brasserie

Literary Luncheon with Joseph Boyden

Sun Oct 27 • 2:00pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

One on One with Jody Williams

Hosted by CBC’s Lucy van Oldenbarneveld

Sun Oct 27 • 4:00pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Ascent of Women with Sally Armstrong

Hosted by CBC's Sandra Abma

Sun Oct 27 • 5:00pm • Manx Pub

Plan 99 Fiction Cabaret with Andrew Steinmetz and Jaspreet Singh

Hosted by David O’Meara

Sun Oct 27 • 6:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Love and Fear: Rupert Thomson, Wayne Grady & David Gilmour

Sun Oct 27 • 8:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Crime and Punishment: D.W. Wilson, Catherine Bush & Lisa Moore

Hosted by Sandra Ridley

Mon Oct 28 • 12:00pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Masterclass: Reading to Write A conversation with David Gilmour

Hosted by Sean Wilson

Mon Oct 28 • 6:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Paikin and the Premiers

Hosted by The Ottawa Citizen’s Joanne Chiannello

Mon Oct 28 • 8:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

The War That Ended Peace with Margaret MacMillan

Hosted by CBC's Laurence Wall

Tue Oct 29 • 6:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Living History with Denise Chong and Charlotte Gray

Hosted by CBC’s Lucy van Oldenbarneveld

Tue Oct 29 • 8:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

State of the Nation: John Ibbitson, Susan Delacourt & Paul Wells

Hosted by CBC's National Reporter Rosemary Barton

Wed Oct 30 • 6:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Things That Go Bump: Carsten Stroud, Corey Redekop & Andrew Pyper

Hosted by Steven Hayward

Wed Oct 30 • 8:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Scene of the Crime: Marcia Clark, Thomas Enger, Jorn Lier Horst & Peter Robinson

Hosted by CBC's Sandra Abma

Fri Nov 1 • 7:00pm • Arnprior Public Library

Arnprior Expressions Criminal Minds with John Lawton and Peggy Blair

in conjunction with the Arnprior Public Library

Thu Nov 7 • 7:00pm • Southminster United Church

Canada in a Century of Change: One on One with Joe Clark

Hosted by Author, Don Newman

Mon Nov 11 • 7:00pm • Southminster United Church

Not Quite the Classics: One on One with Colin Mochrie

Hosted by CBC’s Lucy van Oldenbarneveld

Tue Nov 12 • 6:30pm • Nepean Centrepointe OPL

OPL Teen Author Festival: Lemony Snicket

Fri Nov 15 • 7:00pm • Bridgehead Roastery and Coffeehouse

Twisting Reality with Lesley Livingston and Eve Silver

Sat Nov 16 • 2:00pm • Bridgehead Roastery and Coffeehouse

Tips and Tricks for Novel Writing a workshop with Lesley Livingston

Sat Nov 16 • 7:00pm • Bridgehead Roastery and Coffeehouse

Hiding in Plain Sight with Emily Pohl-Weary and Erin Bow

Sun Nov 17 • 2:00pm • Bridgehead Roastery and Coffeehouse

In the details: A workshop with Erin Bow

Mon Nov 18 • 7:00pm • Nepean Centrepointe OPL

OPL Teen Author Festival: Lauren Oliver

Sat Nov 23 • 11:00am • Main Branch, Ottawa Public Library

Support Local: Book Sale and Signing

Presented by Apt613.ca

Thu Nov 28 • 7:00pm • Southminster United Church

Our Place in the Natural World with J.B. Mackinnon and Diana Beresford-Kroeger

Hosted by Neil Wilson

Sat Nov 30 • 12:00pm • Metropolitain Brasserie

Literary Luncheon with Ian Rankin

Sat Nov 30 • 7:00pm • Southminster United Church

One on One with Ian Rankin

Hosted by CBC's Alan Neal

Sat Dec 7 • 5:00pm • The Manx Pub

Ground rules: the best of the second decade of above/ground press 2003-2013

Hosted by rob mclennan

Tue Jan 28 • 7:00pm • Centretown United Church

My Journey with Olivia Chow

Presented with Octopus Books and HarperCollins CanadaHosted by CBC's Alan Neal

Sat Mar 8 • 8:00pm • Black Sheep Inn

A Pretty Sight with David O'Meara, Mike Dubue and Adam Saikaley and George Crumb's Black Angels, performed by Music in the Barns

Thu Mar 27 • 6:00pm • Nepean Centrepointe OPL

Presented by The Ottawa Public Library

Sun Mar 30 • 8:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Tue Apr 15 • 7:30pm • Army Officers' Mess

A Fairy Tale with Jonas Bengtsson

Hosted by CBC's Laurence Wall

Thu Apr 24 • 6:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Inheritance: How Our Genes Change Our Lives and Our Lives Change Our Genes with Sharon Moalem

Hosted by Sean Wilson

Thu Apr 24 • 8:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

House of Anansi Poetry Bash with Garth Martens, Sarah Lang, Anne Marie Turza and Matthew Zapruder

Hosted by David O’Meara

Fri Apr 25 • 6:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Worlds Within Words with Peter Norman, Alena Graedon and Ghalib Islam

Hosted by Stephen Brockwell

Fri Apr 25 • 8:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Gender Failure with Ivan E. Coyote and Rae Spoon

Sat Apr 26 • 10:00am • The Ottawa Art Gallery, Arts Court

Criticism and the Art of Slow Looking: Writing Workshop

Presented by the OAG

Sat Apr 26 • 2:00pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

What Makes Olga Run? Living Longer, Happier Lives with Bruce Grierson

Hosted by the Ottawa Citizen's Mark Sutcliffe

Sat Apr 26 • 4:00pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Life, Death, and What Comes After with Patricia Pearson

Hosted by Neil Wilson

Sat Apr 26 • 5:00pm • Manx Pub

Fiction Cabaret with Ray Robertson and Harry Karlinsky

Hosted by CBC's Laurence Wall

Sat Apr 26 • 6:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Living History with Sean Michaels, Eva Stachniak and Steven Galloway

Hosted by the National Post's Mark Medley

Sat Apr 26 • 8:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Poetry Cabaret with Rob Winger, Sina Queyras and Adam Sol

Hosted by Stephen Brockwell

Sun Apr 27 • 4:00pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Failing Democracy with Alison Loat and Michael MacMillan

Hosted by The Ottawa Citizen's Kate Heartfield

Sun Apr 27 • 5:00pm • Manx Pub

Poetry Cabaret with Brecken Hancock and Aisha Sasha John

Hosted by David O’Meara

Sun Apr 27 • 6:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Fast Tracking Slow Politics with Joseph Heath

Hosted by The Ottawa Citizen's Andrew Potter

Sun Apr 27 • 8:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Scene of the Crime with Ian Hamilton, Vidar Sundstol and Brad Smith

Hosted by CBC's Sandra Abma

Mon Apr 28 • 6:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Frog Music: One on One with Emma Donoghue

Hosted by The National Post's Mark Medley

Mon Apr 28 • 8:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Where You Stumble with Jonathan Bennett, Arjun Basu and Miriam Toews

Hosted by CBC's Sandra Abma

Tue Apr 29 • 12:00pm • Metropolitain Brasserie

Literary Luncheon with Miriam Toews A fundraiser for Children’s Literacy

Hosted by Sean Wilson

Tue Apr 29 • 6:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Blog Out Loud: Listen. Look. Laugh. LOUD.

Tue Apr 29 • 8:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Another Word for Nothing Left with Padma Viswanathan, Ondjaki and Nadia Bozak

Hosted by CBC's Adrian Harewood

Fri May 9 • 6:30pm • Biblio Wakefield Library

WAKEFIELD WRITERS FESTIVAL

Sat May 10 • 10:30am • Sunnyside OPL

Write on! Workshop with Meg Tilly

Sat May 10 • 2:00pm • Sunnyside OPL

Write On! A Taste of Heavenwith Meg Tilly

Hosted by Meagan Black

Sun May 11 • 10:30am • Glebe Community Centre

Write On! Workshop with Janet Turpin Myers

Sun May 11 • 2:00pm • Glebe Community Centre

Write On! With Caroline Pignat and Janet Turpin Myers

Hosted by Nina Jane Drystek

Wed May 14 • 7:30pm • Glebe-St. James Church

CLASSIC OTTAWA II A feast of local writers

Presented by THIRD WALL THEATRE & 100 WATT PRODUCTIONSHosted by The Ottawa Citizen’s Joanne Chianello

Sat Jun 21 • 2:00pm • Stewart Park

Writers Festival Tent at Perth’s World Record Kilt Run

Mon Jul 21 • 9:00am • Carleton University’s MacOdrum Library

Carleton Creative Writing Camps 2014

Thu Aug 7 • 7:00pm • Centretown United Church

Canada in the Great Power Game with Gwynne Dyer

Hosted by Embassy's Carl Meyer

Fri Aug 22 • 6:30pm • Crystal Palace

First Annual Perth and Area Writing Contest Awards

Fri Aug 22 • 8:30pm • The Crystal Palace

Perth Chapter: One on One with Terry Fallis

Sat Aug 23 • 8:00am • crystal Palace

Book Fair local and area self-published authors.

A free event hosted by the Perth Farmers Market

Sat Aug 23 • 10:00am • Perth Museum

Writing Workshop “Words Tell the Story” with Amanda West Lewis

Sat Aug 23 • 1:00pm • Perth and Union Public Library

Writing Workshop with Phil Jenkins

Sat Aug 23 • 3:00pm • Perth Museum

Writing Workshop “Write It So They’ll Read It” with Lee Ann Eckhardt Smith

Sat Aug 23 • 6:00pm • Crystal Palace

Event Postponed:Perth Chapter: Criminally Great Writing with Peggy Blair and Rick Mofina

Mon Sep 8 • 7:00pm • Carleton University River Building

Book Launch The Necessary War with Tim CookPresented with Carleton University

Hosted by Charlotte Gray

Sat Sep 20 • 7:00pm • Centretown United Church

The Luminaries One on One with Eleanor Catton

Sun Sep 21 • 12:00pm • Metropolitain Brasserie

Literary Luncheon with Eleanor Catton

Hosted by Sean Wilson

Wed Oct 8 • 7:00pm • Centretown United Church

Kitten Clone: Inside Alcatel-Lucent with Douglas Coupland

Presented with the University of Ottawa Hosted by the Ottawa Citizen’s Mark Sutcliffe

Wed Oct 15 • 6:30pm • Grounded Kitchen & Coffeehouse

Crime Writers of Canada and Apt 613 Present Mystery Cafe

Hosted by Mike Martin Author of the Sgt. Windflower Mysteries

Tue Oct 21 • 7:00pm • Southminster United Church

Common Ground with Justin Trudeau

Hosted by Seamus O’Regan

Thu Oct 23 • 7:00pm • Pavillon Desmarais, pièce 12102

Litterature Francaise:Diplomatie and Litteratureavec David Bellos

Thu Oct 23 • 7:00pm • Kailish Mital Theatre (Southam Hall)

The Munro Beattie Lecture: Lynn Coady, "On Storytelling and Discomfort"

Presented by Carleton University

Thu Oct 23 • 8:00pm • Knox Sanctuary

Where I Belong:Small Town to Great Big Seawith Alan Doyle

Hosted by CBC's Alan Neal

Fri Oct 24 • 12:00pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Write On! Poetry and Inspiration with Patrick Lane

Hosted by Stephen Brockwell

Fri Oct 24 • 6:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Before the Truth with Eliza Robertson, Joan Thomas and Elizabeth Renzetti

Hosted by CBC's Lucy van Oldenbarneveld

Fri Oct 24 • 6:30pm • Knox Sanctuary

Thinking Straight in the Age of Information Overload with Daniel J. Levitin

Hosted by The Ottawa Citizen's Kate Heartfield

Fri Oct 24 • 7:00pm • Pavillon Desmarais, pièce 12102

Litterature Francaise:Centenaire Durasavec Joelle Pages-Pindon

Fri Oct 24 • 8:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Poetry Cabaret: Rachel Zolf, Gillian Wigmore and Patrick Lane

Hosted by Stephen Brockwell

Sat Oct 25 • 12:00pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Riveted with Jim Davies

Hosted by Stephen Brockwell

Sat Oct 25 • 2:00pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Escape from Tibet with Nick Grayand Tenzin

Hosted by Charlotte Gray

Sat Oct 25 • 4:00pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Escape from North Korea with Lucia Jang and Susan McClelland

Hosted by CBC's Laurence Wall

Sat Oct 25 • 6:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Stronger Than You Seem with Heather O’Neill, Christine Fischer Guy and Monia Mazigh

Hosted by Carleton University’s Susan Birkwood

Sat Oct 25 • 6:30pm • Knox Sanctuary

The Village Effect with Susan Pinker

Hosted by Stephen Brockwell

Sat Oct 25 • 8:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Long Story Short with Jon Paul Fiorentino, Mireille Silcoff and Lynn Coady

Hosted by Neil Wilson

Sun Oct 26 • 2:00pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Contested Land, Contested Memory: with Jo Roberts

Hosted by The Hill Times' Jim Creskey

Sun Oct 26 • 4:00pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

The Life We Have Plannedwith Joseph Kertes, Lee Henderson and Eric McCormack

Hosted by Neil Wilson

Sun Oct 26 • 6:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

The Thinking Person'sGuide to Writingin the 21st Centurywith Steven Pinker

Hosted by The Ottawa Citizen's Kate Heartfield

Sun Oct 26 • 6:30pm • Fox and Feather, 2nd Floor

ARC POETRY presents Canada/Australia with Bonny Cassidy, Natalie Harkin, Paul Vermeersch and Vera Wabegijig

Sun Oct 26 • 8:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

The Paying Guests:One on Onewith Sarah Waters

Hosted by CBC’s Sandra Abma

Sun Oct 26 • 8:30pm • Fox and Feather, 2nd Floor

Lament for a Nation:An Ethical Challengewith David Austin and Anthony Stewart

Hosted by CBC's Adrian Harewood

Mon Oct 27 • 12:00pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Write On! Writing for Social Change with Chris Turner

Hosted by Neil Wilson

Mon Oct 27 • 6:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

The Morning After with Chantal Hebert

Hosted by CBC's Rosemary Barton

Mon Oct 27 • 6:30pm • Fox and Feather, 2nd Floor

John NewlovePoetry Awards

Hosted by Amanda Earl

Mon Oct 27 • 8:00pm • Fox and Feather, 2nd Floor

Chaudiere Books Launchwith Roland Prevost,Amanda Earland Monty Reid

Hosted by rob mclennan

Mon Oct 27 • 8:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Living History:In the Shadow of Warwith Margaret Sweatman,Johanna Skibsrudand Frances Itani

Hosted by CBC's Laurence Wall

Tue Oct 28 • 6:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Writing Your Lifewith Alison Pick,Donna Thomsonand Catherine Gildiner

Hosted by Lee Ann Eckhardt Smith

Tue Oct 28 • 8:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Breaking the Shellwith Shani Mootoo,Lee Maracle and David Bergen

Hosted by Sean Wilson

Wed Oct 29 • 12:00pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Write On!Start at the Beginningwith David Bergen

Hosted by Sean Wilson

Wed Oct 29 • 6:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Where the Path May Leadwith Martha Baillie, David Bezmozgis and Dionne Brand

Hosted by Sandra Ridley

Wed Oct 29 • 8:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Carleton University Art Galleryand the Canadian Art Foundationpresent Sarah Thornton

in conversation with Robert Enright

Thu Oct 30 • 7:00pm • Knox Sanctuary

All in A Day Songwriters Night:The Namedropper Extravaganza!

Tue Nov 4 • 6:00pm • Metropolitain Brasserie

Book Launch: The Future and Why We Should Avoid It with Scott Feschuk

Thu Nov 6 • 7:00pm • Saint Paul Amphitheatre

Book Launch: Two Days in June: John F. Kennedy and the 48 Hours that Made History with Andrew Cohen

Hosted by Lawrence Martin

Mon Nov 10 • 7:00pm • Southminster United Church

The Comeback with John Ralston Saul

With special guests Suzanne Keeptwo and Waubgeshig Rice

Tue Nov 11 • 7:00pm • Bytowne Cinema

Carry On, Seargent Film Screening with Live Music

Presented by: Lost Dominion Screening Collective

Thu Nov 13 • 7:00pm • Centretown United Church

Adult Onsetwith Ann-Marie MacDonald

Hosted by CBC's Lucy van Oldenbarneveld

Fri Nov 14 • 12:00pm • Metropolitain Brasserie

Literary Luncheon with Ann-Marie MacDonald

Hosted by CBC's Sandra Abma

Sun Nov 16 • 2:00pm • Hintonburg Community Centre

Write on! Workshop with Cary FaganGrades 4-7

Mon Nov 17 • 7:00pm • Nepean Centrepointe branch

OPL TEEN AUTHOR FEST Truth and Lies: E. Lockhart + Sarah Mlynowski

The Ottawa Public Library

Thu Nov 20 • 7:30pm • Legion

Lives of the Family: Stories of Fate and Circumstance with Denise Chong

Presented by the Perth and District Historical Society

Sun Nov 23 • 2:00pm • Glebe Community Centre

Write on! Workshop with Michael RedhillGrades 4-7

Thu Nov 27 • 7:00pm • Centretown United Church

Rise to Greatness:The History of Canadawith Conrad Black

Fri Mar 13 • 12:00pm • Metropolitain Brasserie

Literary Luncheon with Andrew Morton A Fundraiser for Children’s Literacy

Hosted by Jayne Watson, CEO of the National Arts Centre Foundation

Mon Mar 23 • 7:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral, Cathedral Hall

The Great Escape: A Canadian Story with Ted Barris

Mon Mar 23 • 7:30pm • University of Ottawa

CELTIC CHAIR LECTURE SERIES: Oscar the Irish Rebel, Wilde on Trial

Presented by the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures

Tue Mar 31 • 7:00pm • Centretown United Church

The Right to be Cold with Sheila Watt-Cloutier

Thu Apr 9 • 7:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral, Cathedral Hall

The Night Stages: One on One with Jane Urquhart

Hosted by Charlotte Gray

Fri Apr 10 • 12:00pm • Metropolitain Brasserie

Literary Luncheon with Jane Urquhart A Fundraiser for Children’s Literacy

Hosted by Sean Wilson

Thu Apr 16 • 7:00pm • Chez Lucien

Bus to Wakefield

Thu Apr 16 • 8:00pm • Black Sheep Inn

House of Anansi Poetry Bash with special musical guest Mike Dubue

Hosted with the Wakefield Writers Festival - La Pêche and the Black Sheep Inn

Mon Apr 20 • 6:30pm • Salle Panoramique, Centre national des arts

Rencontre avec Nancy Huston

Wed Apr 22 • 5:00pm • Foyer du Théâtre du CNA

Traduire Richard III en français, ici et aujourd’hui : rencontre avec l’auteur et traducteur Jean Marc Dalpe

Catherine Voyer-Léger

Wed Apr 22 • 5:30pm • Festival Café in Christ Church

Wednesday's Menu

Wed Apr 22 • 6:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral, Cathedral Hall

Teaching for the 21st Century with Joel Westheimer and John Mighton

Hosted by the Ottawa Citizen’s Elizabeth Payne

Wed Apr 22 • 8:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral, Cathedral Hall

One on One with Junot Díaz

Hosted by the CBC’s Adrian Harewood

Thu Apr 23 • 5:30pm • Festival Café in Christ Church

Thursday's Menu

Thu Apr 23 • 5:30pm • Irene’s Pub

Carleton University presents Andrew Cohen

Thu Apr 23 • 8:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

All in a Day Songwriters Night hosted by Alan Neal

Fri Apr 24 • 12:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Poetry in Translation with Liana Langa and Margita Gailitis

Hosted by Neil Wilson

Fri Apr 24 • 5:30pm • Festival Café in Christ Church

Fri Apr 24 • 6:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

The Sound and the Fury with Russell Smith, Neil Smith and Sean Michaels, featuring new music by Mike Dubue

Hosted by Michael Blouin

Fri Apr 24 • 8:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Pride and Prejudice with Michael V. Smith and Raziel Reid with special musical guest Glenn Nuotio

The Ottawa Citizen’s Matthew Person

Sat Apr 25 • 12:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Brave New World with Mark Bourrie, Brooke Jeffrey and Brent Rathgeber

Hosted by Don Newman

Sat Apr 25 • 2:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Headscarves and Hymens with Mona Eltahawy

Hosted by CBC's Lucy van Oldenbarneveld

Sat Apr 25 • 4:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

The Redeeming Things with Kara Stanley and Peter Kavanagh

Sat Apr 25 • 5:30pm • Festival Café in Christ Church

Saturday's Menu

Sat Apr 25 • 6:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

The Time to Make It Shorter with Mark Anthony Jarman, Steven Hayward, Heather O'Neill and Guy Vanderhaeghe

Hosted by CBC’s Sandra Abma

Sat Apr 25 • 6:45pm • Christ Church (Festival Café)

Dying to Better Themselves: West Indians and the Building of the Panama Canal with Olive Senior

Hosted by CBC’s Adrian Harewood

Sat Apr 25 • 8:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Nurturing Creativity with David Usher

Hosted by CBC’s Sandra Abma

Sun Apr 26 • 2:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

The Teenage Brain with Frances E. Jensen

Sun Apr 26 • 2:00pm • Festival Café in Christ Church

Essentials of the Short Story with Guy Vanderhaeghe

Hosted by Neil Wilson

Sun Apr 26 • 4:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Parenting Exceptional Children with Ann Douglas and Kristine Barnett

Hosted by Jonathan Bennett

Sun Apr 26 • 5:30pm • Festival Café in Christ Church

Sun Apr 26 • 6:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

A Natural History of Alzheimer’s and Aging with Jay Ingram

Hosted by CBC’s Laurence Wall

Sun Apr 26 • 6:45pm • Christ Church (Festival Café)

BookThug Launch: Carellin Brooks, Mike Steeves, Pearl Pirie, Jake Kennedy and kevin mcpherson eckhoff

Hosted by: Sandra Ridley

Sun Apr 26 • 8:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Sense and Sensibility with Obi Simic, Nina Berkhout and Beth Powning

Hosted by Adrian Harewood

Mon Apr 27 • 12:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Poetry as a Practice: Don McKay in Conversation with David O’Meara

Hosted by David O'Meara

Mon Apr 27 • 5:30pm • Festival Café in Christ Church

Mon Apr 27 • 6:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Close Encounters with the Natural World with Jennifer Kingsley and Deni Bechard

Hosted by The Ottawa Citizen’s Matthew Pearson

Mon Apr 27 • 6:45pm • Christ Church (Festival Café)

Book Launch: Town & Train with James K. Moran

Hosted by The Ottawa Citizen’s Kate Heartfield

Mon Apr 27 • 8:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Poetry Cabaret with Marie Annharte Baker, Marilyn Dumont and Don McKay

Hosted by Stephen Brockwell

Tue Apr 28 • 12:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Brain Gain with John G. Jung

Hosted by Carleton University’s Anil Somayaji

Tue Apr 28 • 5:30pm • Festival Café in Christ Church

Tue Apr 28 • 6:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Ontario Scene Presents Close to Home with Rhonda Douglas, Helen Humphreys and James Bartleman

Hosted by Carleton University’s Susan Birkwood

Tue Apr 28 • 6:45pm • Christ Church (Festival Café)

Blog Out Loud: Listen. Look. Laugh. LOUD.

Tue Apr 28 • 8:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Crime and Punishment with Michael Christie, Chigozie Obioma and Linden MacIntyre

Hosted by Neil Wilson

Sun May 3 • 12:00pm • National Gallery of Canada

National Gallery of Canada Creative Writing Workshop with Alan Cumyn

Thu May 14 • 5:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

David Dollin: A Celebration of Life

Tue May 19 • 7:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Solitude Creek with Jeffrey Deaver

Sun May 24 • 12:00pm • National Gallery of Canada

National Gallery of Canada Creative Writing Workshop with Frances Itani

Tue Jun 2 • 7:00pm • Centretown United Church

The Republic of Imagination with Azar Nafisi

Thu Jun 4 • 7:00pm • Shaw Centre, Ottawa

Canadian Library Association Awards

Thu Jun 4 • 7:00pm • Maxwells Bistro

The Montreal Story Tellers

Sun Jun 7 • 12:00pm • Musée des beaux-arts du Canada

Musée des beaux-arts du Canada présente Ateliers d’écriture créative avec Loïse Lavallée

Sun Aug 9 • 3:00pm • Horticulture Building

Book Launch: His Whole Lifewith Elizabeth Hay

Wed Aug 19 • 8:00pm • St. Alban's Church

Arboretum Festival: Queer Songbook Orchestra with Melody McKiver

Presented with Asinabka Festival and the Ottawa International Writers Festival

Sun Aug 23 • 3:00pm • The loft at FIELDWORK

Framework: Words on the Land

Tue Sep 8 • 7:00pm • Centretown United Church

John Ibbitson on Stephen Harper

Hosted by Andrew Cohen

Thu Sep 10 • 5:00pm • All five bookstores

2ND ANNUAL PERTH WRITING COMPETITION DEADLINE

IN COLLABORATION WITH THE PERTH WRITERS GUILD

Thu Sep 10 • 7:00pm • Canadian War Museum

Book Launch: Unflinching: The Making of a Canadian Sniper with Jody Mitic

Presented with the Canadian War Museum • Hosted by Kevin Newman

Sat Sep 19 • 7:00pm • Centretown United Church

Power in the Blood: A Conversation with Buffy Sainte-Marie

Hosted by CBC’s Alan Neal

Thu Sep 24 • 5:30pm • Metropolitain

Book Launch: You Will Wear a White Shirt with Senator Nick Sibbeston

Wed Sep 30 • 7:00pm • Centretown United Church

Unaccountable with Kevin Page

Hosted by CBC's Alan Neal

Wed Sep 30 • 7:30pm • Morisset Hall room 250

Celtic Chair Lecture Series: Paula Meehan

The University of Ottawa, The Embassy of Ireland and in association with the School of Canadian Irish Studies, Concordia University

Sat Oct 3 • 9:00am • Crystal Palace

Perth Book Fair

Hosted by the Perth Farmers Market

Sat Oct 3 • 1:00pm • Perth & District Union Public Library

Perth:One Book One Community: Janet Hepburn

Hosted by Chief Librarian Perth & District Union Public Library, Erica Heesen

Wed Oct 7 • 7:00pm • Centretown United Church

Road Trip Rwanda with Will Ferguson

Wed Oct 21 • 5:00pm • Ottawa City Hall, Jean-Pigott Hall

The 30th Annual Ottawa Book Awards / Le Prix du livre d’Ottawa and The Archibald Lampman Award for Poetry

Hosted by Sabine Daniel and Hugues Beaudoin-Dumouchel

Wed Oct 21 • 7:00pm • Carleton University

The Munro Beattie Lecture with Joseph Boyden

Thu Oct 22 • 5:30pm • Irene's Pub

Entrepreneurial Cuba: The Changing Policy Environment

Thu Oct 22 • 5:30pm • Festival Café in Christ Church

Thursday Food Service in the Festival Café

Thu Oct 22 • 6:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

la poésie acadienneavec Jonathan Roy et Herménégilde Chiasson

Thu Oct 22 • 6:30pm • Centretown United Church

First Peoples, First Stories with Lee Maracle, Bev Sellars and Joseph Boyden

Hosted by CBC’s Waubgeshig Rice

Thu Oct 22 • 8:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Spotlight on Irish Fiction withGavin Corbett, Claire Louise Bennett and Colin Barrett

Hosted by CBC’s Sandra Abma

Fri Oct 23 • 5:30pm • Festival Café in Christ Church

Friday Food Service in the Festival Café

Fri Oct 23 • 6:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Lost (and Found) In Translation with Samuel Archibald, Larry Tremblay and Kim Thuy

Hosted by Blue Metropolis’ Gregory McCormick

Fri Oct 23 • 8:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Niall Ferguson on Henry Kissinger

Hosted by CBC’s Adrian Harewood

Sat Oct 24 • 10:00am • Ottawa Art Gallery

MAKING THINGS MATTER: CONSIDERING CITATION AS A FORM OF COMMUNITY Facilitated by cheyanne turions

Sat Oct 24 • 12:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

And Home Was Kariakoo: One on One with M.G. Vassanji

Hosted by Peter Schneider

Sat Oct 24 • 2:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

All Out with Kevin and Alex Newman

The Ottawa Citizens Matthew Pearson

Sat Oct 24 • 2:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Meaning Schmeaning: A Poetry Workshop

Sat Oct 24 • 4:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

World War Two: Canadian Stories with Mark Zuehlke and Tim Cook

Hosted by CBC’s Laurence Wall

Sat Oct 24 • 5:30pm • Festival Café in Christ Church

Saturday Food Service in the Festival Café

Sat Oct 24 • 6:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Oil, Gas and Water with Marq de Villiers, Louis Helbig and Andrew Nikiforuk

Hosted by Neil Wilson

Sat Oct 24 • 8:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Condemned to Be Free with James Grainger, Karim Alrawi, Owen Sheers and Anakana Schofield

Hosted by David O’Meara

Sun Oct 25 • 2:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Inuit-Qallunaat Visual Encounters with Carol Payne

Presented in partnership with Ottawa Art Gallery Hosted by The Ottawa Citizen’s Peter Simpson

Sun Oct 25 • 4:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Living History with Sharon Butala, Paul Yee and Sharon Johnston

Hosted by Carleton University’s Susan Birkwood

Sun Oct 25 • 5:30pm • Festival Café in Christ Church

Sunday Food Service in the Festival Café

Sun Oct 25 • 6:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Written by Time with Don Gillmor, Tracey Lindberg and Ronald Wright

Hosted by the Ottawa Citizen’s Kate Heartfield

Sun Oct 25 • 6:30pm • Maxwell’s

Poetry Cabaret with Nick Papaxanthos, Tara Azzopardi and Stuart Ross

Sun Oct 25 • 8:30pm • Maxwell’s

The Al Purdy A-Frame Celebration

Sun Oct 25 • 8:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Scene of the Crime with Steve Burrows, Sara Blaedel and Giles Blunt

Hosted by CBC’s Sandra Abma

Mon Oct 26 • 12:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

A Writing Life: One on One with George Bowering

Mon Oct 26 • 5:30pm • Festival Café in Christ Church

Monday Food Service in the Festival Café

Mon Oct 26 • 6:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

The Dorito Effect with Mark Schatzker

Hosted by Sean Wilson

Mon Oct 26 • 6:30pm • Maxwell’s

Bywords 2015 John Newlove Poetry Award Ceremony and Reading

Mon Oct 26 • 8:30pm • Maxwell’s

ARC Poetry Spoken Word Celebration with Tanya Evanson, Cat Kidd, Ian Keteku and Kevin Matthews

Mon Oct 26 • 8:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Only Interpretations with AJ Somerset and Camilla Gibb

Tue Oct 27 • 12:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Child Soldier with Jessica Dee Humphreys and Michel Chikwanine

Hosted by Sean Wilson

Tue Oct 27 • 5:30pm • Festival Café in Christ Church

Tuesday Food Service in the Festival Café

Tue Oct 27 • 6:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

The Reason You Walk with Wab Kinew

Hosted by CBC’s Waubgeshig Rice

Tue Oct 27 • 8:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Sweet Emotion with Nino Ricci, David Constantine and Terry Fallis

Hosted by Stephen Brockwell

Wed Oct 28 • 6:30pm • Centretown United Church

In Flanders Fields with Tim Cook, Mary Janigan and Roméo Dallaire

Hosted by Charlotte Gray

Wed Oct 28 • 8:30pm • Centretown United Church

Don’t Panic: ISIS, Terror and Today’s Middle East with Gwynne Dyer

Hosted by CBC's Adrian Harewood

Mon Nov 16 • 7:00pm • Southminster Church

The Heart Goes Last with Margaret Atwood

Hosted by CBC's Alan Neal

Tue Nov 17 • 12:00pm • Empire Bar + Restaurant

Literary Luncheon with Margaret Atwood

Hosted by Charlotte Gray

Thu Nov 19 • 12:00pm • Empire Bar + Restaurant

Literary Luncheon with Ian Rankin

Hosted by CBC's Alan Neal

Thu Nov 19 • 7:00pm • Centretown United Church

Even Dogs in the Wild with Ian Rankin

Hosted by Peggy Blair

Sat Nov 21 • 7:00pm • Centretown United Church

Event PostponedMaking a Difference with Dalton McGuinty

Sat Nov 28 • 5:00pm • Manx Pub

Chaudiere Books Fall Launch with Andy Weaver, Chris Turnbull, Jennifer Londry and William Hawkins

Mon Nov 30 • 7:00pm • Southminster Church

Avenue of Mysteries with John Irving

Fri Jan 1 • 7:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Tue Feb 2 • 4:00pm • St. Alban's Church

Megaphono Festival Official Launch: Keynote Address by Jessica Hopper

Fri Feb 5 • 7:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

The High Mountains of Portugal One on One with Yann Martel

Hosted by CBC’s Alan Neal

Thu Feb 25 • 5:30pm • Irene's Pub

Adapting in the Dust: Lessons Learned from Canada's War in Afghanistan

Carleton Presents: Lessons Learned from Canada's War in Afghanistan

Tue Mar 8 • 7:30pm • Main Floor Reading Room MacOdrum Library

McLuhan and Frye: A Reading by B.W. Powe

Mon Mar 21 • 7:00pm • Southminster Church

The End of Protest with Micah White

Hosted by CBC's Adrian Harewood

Thu Mar 31 • 5:00pm • Pressed

Author Meets Readers: Federal Decisions with Local Implications

Presented by Carleton University

Thu Apr 14 • 5:00pm • Festival Café in Christ Church

Thursday’s Menuat the Festival Café

Thu Apr 14 • 5:30pm • Social

Book Launch: Two Freedoms: Canada's Global Future with Hugh Segal

Hosted by Jennifer Ditchburn

Thu Apr 14 • 6:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

SAFE AND SOUND with Paul Lynch, Abdourahman A. Waberi and Carol Daniels

Thu Apr 14 • 8:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

RADICAL EMPATHY with Sara Baume, Sunil Yapa and Joan Crate

Hosted by Sean Wilson

Fri Apr 15 • 5:00pm • Festival Café in Christ Church

Friday’s Menuat the Festival Café

Fri Apr 15 • 6:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

ALL IN THIS TOGETHERwith Farzana Doctor,Nadia Bozak andChristine Dwyer Hickey

Fri Apr 15 • 8:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

THE LONG AND SHORT OF IT with Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm, Kris Bertin and Danielle McLaughlin

Hosted by Susan Birkwood

Sat Apr 16 • 12:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Mysteries of the Brain and the Secrets of the Heart with James R. Doty M.D.

Sat Apr 16 • 2:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Concussion and the New Science of Brain Plasticity with Clark Elliott

Hosted by Stephen Brockwell

Sat Apr 16 • 2:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral - Room C

Writing Workshop with Nadia Bozak

Sat Apr 16 • 4:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Switched On with John Elder Robison

Hosted by Joanne Laucius

Sat Apr 16 • 5:00pm • Festival Café in Christ Church

Saturday’s Menuat the Festival Café

Sat Apr 16 • 5:00pm • Manx Pub

BookThug Spring Launch with Jacob Wren and Phil Hall

Presented with Plan 99

Sat Apr 16 • 6:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

THE WISEST COURSE with Craig Davidson, James Bartleman and Carmen Aguirre

Hosted by Peter Schneider

Sat Apr 16 • 8:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

CONTAINED IN TIME PAST with Alissa York, Daniel Poliquin and Katherine Govier

Hosted by Stephen Brockwell

Sun Apr 17 • 2:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Blog Out Loud: Listen. Look. Laugh. LOUD.

Sun Apr 17 • 4:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Martyrdom, Murder and the Lure of ISIS with Mark Bourrie

Hosted by Laurence Wall

Sun Apr 17 • 5:00pm • Manx Pub

Plan 99 Poetry Cabaret with Alexandra Oliver and Nick Thran

Hosted by David O’Meara

Sun Apr 17 • 5:00pm • Festival Café in Christ Church

Sunday’s Menuat the Festival Café

Sun Apr 17 • 6:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

WHERE WE BELONG with Pamela Mordecai, Lynne Kutsukake and George Elliott Clarke

Hosted by Adrian Harewood

Sun Apr 17 • 8:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

SCENE OF THE CRIME with John Lawton, Brenda Chapman, Joy Fielding and Linwood Barclay

Hosted by Barbara Fradkin

Mon Apr 18 • 12:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

WriteOn! Resilience and Triumph: Immigrant Women Tell Their Stories with Monia Mazigh andDr. Vanaja Dhruvarajan

Hosted by Neil Wilson

Mon Apr 18 • 5:00pm • Festival Café in Christ Church

Monday’s Menuat the Festival Café

Mon Apr 18 • 6:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

FUTURE IMPERFECT with Sylvain Neuvel and Robert J Sawyer

Hosted by Peter Schneider

Mon Apr 18 • 6:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral - Room C

BOOK LAUNCH: The Light That Remains with Lyse Champagne

Mon Apr 18 • 8:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral - Room C

BOOK LAUNCH: Monstrous Little Voices with Kate Heartfield

Mon Apr 18 • 8:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

HOUSE OF ANANSI POETRY BASH with Michael Crummey, Baziju, Suzanne Buffam and Steven Heighton

Hosted by David O’Meara

Tue Apr 19 • 5:00pm • Festival Café in Christ Church

Tuesday’s Menuat the Festival Café

Tue Apr 19 • 6:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

ALL MY LIFE TO LIVE with Teva Harrison and Bif Naked

Hosted by Lucy van Oldenbarneveld

Tue Apr 19 • 7:00pm • NAC Panorama Room

The Idea of Canada: Letters to a Nation with Governor General David Johnston

Hosted by Mark Sutcliffe

Tue Apr 19 • 8:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

The Best of Writers & Company with Eleanor Wachtel

Hosted by Charlotte Gray

Sat Apr 23 • 7:00pm • Centretown United Church

Mountain City Girls: An Evening of Storytelling and Song with Anna and Jane McGarrigle

Hosted by Lynn Miles

Sat May 14 • 2:00pm • Glebe Community Centre

WriteOn! Youth Writing Workshop with David A. Poulsen

Wed May 25 • 5:30pm • Library and Archives Canada

RECLAIMING THE COMMONS

Presented by the Canada Council for the Arts

Tue Jun 21 • 8:30pm • NCC's Urbanism Lab

An Evening with Indigenous Authors: A National Aboriginal Day Celebration

Sun Aug 21 • 3:00pm • The barn at Fieldwork

Framework: Words on the Land - 2016

Tue Sep 13 • 12:00pm • Metropolitain Brasserie

Literary Luncheon with Alexandre Trudeau

Tue Sep 13 • 7:00pm • Library and Archives Canada

Travels in the New China with Alexandre Trudeau

Wed Sep 21 • 7:30pm • Ottawa City Hall, Councillor Lounge

Marion Dewar: A Life of Action with Deborah Gorham

Sat Sep 24 • 2:00pm • The barn at Fieldwork

Storywork: Telling Tales Rooted in the Land

Tue Sep 27 • 7:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

When We Are Bold: Women Who Turn Our Upsidedown World Right

Presented by The Nobel Women's Initiative with support from with Equal Voice

Thu Sep 29 • 5:30pm • Irene's Pub

Armchair Quarterbacks: Canadians and Sports

Author Meets Readers Presented by Carleton University

Fri Sep 30 • 12:00pm • Metropolitain Brasserie

Literary Luncheon with Emma Donoghue

Fri Sep 30 • 7:00pm • Southminster United Church

Barkskins: One on One with Annie Proulx

Presented with Kingston WritersFest and the Embassy of the United States

Mon Oct 3 • 6:00pm • Southminster United Church

Every Hidden Thing with Kenneth Oppel

Mon Oct 3 • 8:00pm • Southminster United Church

Slade House: One on One with David Mitchell

Presented in partnership with Kingston WritersFest

Thu Oct 13 • 7:00pm • Ottawa Little Theatre

Random PlayHosted by All In A Day'sAlan Neal

Sponsored by RE/MAX Hallmark Realty Group

Fri Oct 14 • 5:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral - Festival Cafe

Friday, October 14 menuat the Festival Café

Fri Oct 14 • 7:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

à la carte: Science, History and Health at the Table with Stephen Le and Maya Shetreat

Sat Oct 15 • 5:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

à la carte: The Ethics of Eating with Sonia Faruqi

Sat Oct 15 • 5:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral - Festival Cafe

Saturday, October 15 menuat the Festival Cafe

Sat Oct 15 • 7:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

à la carte: Farm to Table

Mon Oct 17 • 7:00pm • Library and Archives Canada

The Promise of Canada with Charlotte Gray

Wed Oct 19 • 7:00pm • Ottawa City Hall, Jean Pigott Place

CITY OF OTTAWA BOOK AWARDS / PRIX DU LIVRE D”OTTAWA

Thu Oct 20 • 5:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral - Festival Cafe

Thursday's Menuat the Festival Cafe

Thu Oct 20 • 5:30pm • Irene's Pub

Author Meets ReadersHubris: The Challenge of Climate Change

Presented by Carleton University

Thu Oct 20 • 6:30pm • Library and Archives Canada

Stories about Canada with Jane Urquhart

Hosted by CBC's Sandra Abma

Thu Oct 20 • 8:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Time After Time with Rowan Hisayo Buchanan, Terry Jordan and Jen Sookfong Lee

Hosted by J.F. Martel

Fri Oct 21 • 8:30am • Azrieli School of Architecture + Urbanism

POP / CAN / CRIT:Current Conditions in Popular Canadian Architecture Criticism

Presented by Spacing Magazine / Azrieli School of Architecture + Urbanism

Fri Oct 21 • 5:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral - Festival Cafe

Friday's Menuat the Festival Cafe

Fri Oct 21 • 6:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Children of Earth and Sky with Guy Gavriel Kay

Hosted by Kate Heartfield

Fri Oct 21 • 6:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

In/Words Presents Refuge(e)

Fri Oct 21 • 8:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Paranormal Prose with Kristi Charish, Nathan Adler and Kelley Armstrong

Hosted by Marie Bilodeau

Fri Oct 21 • 8:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Bywords 2016 John Newlove Poetry Award Ceremony and Reading

Sat Oct 22 • 12:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Jane Jacobs and the Livable City with Nathan Storring and Robert Kanigel

Hosted by CBC's Joanne Chianello

Sat Oct 22 • 2:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Truth to Power: Inside Canada’s Parliamentary Press Gallery with Manon Cornellier, Helene Buzzetti and Josh Wingrove

Sat Oct 22 • 4:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

The Easter Uprising of 1916 with Dermot Keogh

Hosted by Neil Wilson

Sat Oct 22 • 5:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral - Festival Cafe

Saturday's Menuat the Festival Cafe

Sat Oct 22 • 5:00pm • Manx Pub

Plan 99 Poetry Cabaret

Hosted by David O'Meara

Sat Oct 22 • 6:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Character Studies with Jowita Bydlowska, Mary Morrissy and David Szalay

Hosted by Rhonda Douglas

Sat Oct 22 • 8:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

What Tomorrow Brings with Michael Helm and M.G. Vassanji

Hosted by Peter Schneider

Sun Oct 23 • 2:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

A Canadian Soldier's Fight Against the Islamic State with Dillon Hillier

Hosted by Jody Mitic

Sun Oct 23 • 4:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Running for Office with John Laschinger and Noah Richler

Hosted by Maclean¹s Magazine’s John Geddes

Sun Oct 23 • 5:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral - Festival Cafe

Sunday's Menuat the Festival Cafe

Sun Oct 23 • 5:00pm • Manx Pub

Spotlight on Biblioasis with Kathy Page and Leon Rooke

Sun Oct 23 • 6:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Trigger Warning with Deni Bechard, Peter Behrens and Kevin Patterson

Hosted by Stephen Brockwell

Sun Oct 23 • 8:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Own Self Be True with Gwen Benaway, Vivek Shraya and Ivan Coyote

Hosted by Jeremy Dias

Mon Oct 24 • 12:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Respect with Vivek Shraya, Zoe Whitall and Ivan Coyote

Mon Oct 24 • 5:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral - Festival Cafe

Monday's Menuat the Festival Cafe

Mon Oct 24 • 6:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Family Matters with Zoe Whittall, Katherena Vermette and David Bergen

Hosted by Carleton University’s Susan Birkwood

Mon Oct 24 • 8:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Past Imperfect with Deborah Campbell, Alexandra Shimo and Joy Kogawa

Hosted by CBC's Adrian Harewood

Tue Oct 25 • 5:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral - Festival Cafe

Tuesday's Menuat the Festival Cafe

Tue Oct 25 • 6:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

The Tempest / Hag-Seed with Margaret Atwood

Tue Oct 25 • 8:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Cause and Effect with Jared Young, Nathan Whitlock and Iain Reid

Hosted by CBC's Alan Neal

Wed Oct 26 • 5:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral - Festival Cafe

Wednesday's Menuat the Festival Cafe

Wed Oct 26 • 6:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

The Ever Present Past Stephen Henighan, Ann Y. K. Choi, and Anosh Irani

Hosted by Peter Schneider

Wed Oct 26 • 8:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Poetry Cabaret with Stephen Brockwell, Gregory Scofield, Sandra Ridley and Stuart Ross

Sun Oct 30 • 7:00pm • Centretown United Church

Do Not Say We Have Nothing with Madeleine Thien

Hosted by the CBC’s Lucy van Oldenbarneveld

Thu Nov 3 • 7:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Wade Davis: Photographs

Presented with the Royal Canadian Geographical Society

Thu Nov 17 • 7:00pm • Library and Archives Canada

The Witches of New York with Ami McKay

Wed Nov 30 • 7:00pm • Centretown United Church

Waiting for First Light: My Ongoing Battle with PTSD with Roméo Dallaire

Sat Dec 10 • 1:00pm • Southminster United Church

Garnet Rogers and Lynne HansonBook Launch

Presented by folkzone as part of Ochsfest2

Sat Dec 10 • 3:00pm • Southminster United Church

Garnet Rogers and Lynne HansonConcert

Presented by folkzone as part of Ochsfest2

Thu Jan 26 • 7:00pm • Azrieli Theatre, Carleton University

Munro Beattie Lecturewith André Alexis

Presented by Carleton University

Tue Mar 14 • 7:00pm • Pressed Café

Spring Extravaganza of Literary and Dramatic Arts

Tue Mar 28 • 7:00pm • Library and Archives Canada

Ingenious with David Johnstonand Tom Jenkins

Hosted by Catherine Clark

Wed Apr 5 • 7:00pm • MacOdrum Library

The Harper Factor, Panel Discussion and Book Signing

Presented by Carleton University

Sat Apr 22 • 6:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Earth Day 2017 with David Suzuki, Ian Haningtonand Leanne Betasamosake Simpson

Thu Apr 27 • 5:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Thursday's Menu

Thu Apr 27 • 6:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

A Woman’s Work:Advocate. Soldier. Revolutionary.with Raiyah Patel, Sandra Perron and Monia Mazigh

Hosted by Rachel Vincent from the Nobel Women’s Initiative

Thu Apr 27 • 8:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

One Day This Will Matter with Scaachi Koul

Hosted by CBC's Lucy van Oldenbarneveld

Fri Apr 28 • 12:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Children’s Literature from Ireland with Deirdre Sullivan, Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick and Oisin McGann

Fri Apr 28 • 5:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Fri Apr 28 • 6:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

The Bond Between Us with Claire Cameron and Barbara Gowdy

Hosted by CBC's Alan Neal

Fri Apr 28 • 8:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

At Home In the World with Mary Walsh and Heather O’Neill

Hosted by Carleton University’s Susan Birkwood

Sat Apr 29 • 2:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Written in the Body: A performance by Jan Andrews

Sat Apr 29 • 4:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

150 YEARS OF GREAT CANADIAN STORYTELLERS A new stage performance by Douglas Gibson

Sat Apr 29 • 5:00pm • Manx Pub

Plan 99 Poetry with Kevin Connolly, Aisha Sasha John and Cassidy McFadzean

Hosted by David O'Meara

Sat Apr 29 • 5:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Saturday's Menu

Sat Apr 29 • 6:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

The Big Picture: On the Origins of Life, Meaning, and the Universe Itself with Sean Carroll

Hosted by Stephen Brockwell

Sat Apr 29 • 8:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Event Cancelled: This Is an Uprisingwith Mark Engler

Hosted by J.F. Martel

Sun Apr 30 • 12:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

The Science of Why with Jay Ingram

Hosted by Stephen Brockwell

Sun Apr 30 • 2:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Bridging the Diaspora Divide with Stephen Orlov and Samah Sabawi

Hosted by Arthur Milner

Sun Apr 30 • 4:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Book Launch:The Muslimah who Fell to Earth

Hosted by Shahla Khan Salter

Sun Apr 30 • 5:00pm • Manx Pub

Plan 99 Prose with Ray Robertson, Jesse Ruddock and Carys Davies

Hosted by David O'Meara

Sun Apr 30 • 5:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Sun Apr 30 • 6:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Vimy: The Battle and the Legend with Tim Cook

Hosted by Charlotte Gray

Sun Apr 30 • 8:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

The Illegalwith Lawrence Hill

Hosted by CBC’s Joanne Chianello

Mon May 1 • 5:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Mon May 1 • 6:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

One on One with Anita Desai

Hosted by Peter Schneider

Mon May 1 • 8:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

What You Want with Elise Levine, Lori McNulty and Karen Connelly

Hosted by Rhonda Douglas

Tue May 2 • 5:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Tue May 2 • 6:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Rise of the Radical Right with Tom McMillan

Hosted by Maclean’s Magazine’s John Geddes

Tue May 2 • 8:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

The Only Journey with Andrew Westoll, Susan Perly and Steven Heighton

Hosted by Peter Schneider

Wed May 17 • 6:30pm • Library and Archives Canada

Book Launch: Running on Empty

Presented in partnership with Library and Archives Canada and the Asian Heritage Month Society

Thu May 18 • 7:00pm • Southminster United Church

Marketing Lessons fromUnder the Influencewith Terry O’Reilly

Hosted by CBC's Laurence Wall

Thu May 25 • 7:00pm • Meadowview Barn: Canada Agriculture and Food Museum

à la carte: The Food on Your Plate with Sarah Elton and David Waltner-Toews

à la carte: Free food literacy events presented in partnership with the Ottawa Public Library with support from the government of Ontario.

Tue May 30 • 7:00pm • The Avant-Garde Bar

MICHAEL DENNIS & FRIENDS: LAUNCH OF BAD ENGINE

Fri Jun 16 • 7:00pm • Southminster United Church

A Great Reckoning with Louise Penny

Presented with the NAC's Canada Scene. Hosted by Patricia Filteau

Wed Jun 28 • 7:30pm • NAC THEATRE

26 lettres: An ABC of words that are losing their meaning

Presented by the NAC's Canada Scene

Tue Jul 4 • 6:30pm • Lieutenant’s Pump

Newfoundland Literary Pub Crawl with Eva Crocker, Ed Riche and Lisa Moore

Presented in partnership with Canada Scene

Tue Jul 4 • 7:00pm • Fraser Café’s Table 40

NewfoundlandLiterary Dinner with Bridget Canning, Robert Chafe and Kathleen Winter

Presented in partnership with Canada Scene

Wed Jul 5 • 6:30pm • The Lieutenant's Pump

Newfoundland Literary Pub Crawl with Bridget Canning, Robert Chafe and Kathleen Winter

Presented in partnership with Canada Scene

Wed Jul 5 • 7:00pm • Fraser Café’s Table 40

Newfoundland Literary Dinner Eva Crocker, Ed Riche and Lisa Moore

Presented in partnership with Canada Scene

Thu Jul 13 • 9:30pm • NAC BACK STAGE

Ivan Coyote Tomboy Survival Guide

Presented by the NAC's Canada Scene

Tue Sep 12 • 8:00pm • NAC City Room

Book Launch: First Snow, Last Light with Wayne Johnston

Thu Sep 14 • 7:00pm • Pellan Room, 2nd Floor Library and Archives Canada

Book Launch:That's My Baby by Frances Itani

Tue Sep 19 • 7:00pm • The Savoy Brasserie

Book Launch: The Wind in His Heart with Charles de Lint

Mon Sep 25 • 7:00pm • Wabano Centre

Inuit, Injusticeand the Canadian Arcticwith Kenn Harper

Hosted by Elizabeth Hay

Thu Sep 28 • 6:30pm • Dominion Chalmers Church

à la carte: Healthy Eating for the Whole Family with Laura Keogh

à la carte: Free food literacy events presented in partnership with the Ottawa Public Library with support from the government of Ontario.

Thu Sep 28 • 8:30pm • Dominion Chalmers Church

à la carte: You Are What You Eat with Brent Preston and Nick Saul

à la carte: Free food literacy events presented in partnership with the Ottawa Public Library with support from the government of Ontario.

Fri Oct 6 • 7:00pm • Southminster United Church

Something Is Always On Fire with Measha Brueggergosman

Hosted by CBC's Alan Neal

Tue Oct 10 • 7:00pm • Southminster United Church

Scene of the Crime with Barbara Fradkin and Ann Cleeves

hosted by Brenda Chapman

Thu Oct 12 • 5:00pm • Ottawa City Hall Art Gallery

From Trudeau to Trudeau with AISLIN (Terry Mosher)

Fri Oct 13 • 7:00pm • Wabano Centre

a la carte: Indigenous Fusion with Chef David Wolfman

à la carte: Free food literacy events presented in partnership with the Ottawa Public Library with support from the government of Ontario.

Sun Oct 15 • 7:00pm • Centretown United Church

At the Strangers' Gate: Arrivals in New York with Adam Gopnik

Hosted by Peter Schneider

Wed Oct 18 • 7:00pm • Ottawa City Hall, Jean-Pigott Place

City of Ottawa Book Awards

Thu Oct 19 • 5:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Thursday's Menu

Thu Oct 19 • 6:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Truth and History with Chelsea Vowel, Lee Maracle and Bev Sellars

Hosted by Louise Profeit-LeBlanc

Thu Oct 19 • 8:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

A Newfoundlander in Canada with Alan Doyle

Hosted by CBC’s Alan NealSponsored by Thom Fountain of the RE/MAX Hallmark Realty Group

Fri Oct 20 • 5:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Fri Oct 20 • 6:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

In Search of a Better World with Payam Akhavan

Hosted by Stephen Brockwell

Fri Oct 20 • 8:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Bywords 2017 John Newlove Poetry Award Reading and Ceremony

Hosted by Charles Earl

Sat Oct 21 • 12:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

The Risks and Rewards of Self-Publishing with Mark Curfoot-Mollington and Patricia Filteau

Sat Oct 21 • 2:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

One on One with Vikas Swarup

Hosted by Peter Schneider

Sat Oct 21 • 4:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Living in a Mindful Universewith Karen Newell and Eben Alexander MD

Hosted by Tony Lofaro

Sat Oct 21 • 5:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Saturday's Menu

Sat Oct 21 • 5:00pm • Manx Pub

Plan 99: Poetry and Prose with Barbara Sibbald, Christine McNair and Michael Blouin

Sat Oct 21 • 6:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Past Imperfect with Frances Itani, Ed O'Loughlin and Linda Spalding

Hosted by artsfile.ca’s Peter Robb

Sat Oct 21 • 8:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

In This Together with Martha Baillie, Ahmad Danny Ramadan and Catherine Hernandez

Hosted by Rhonda Douglas

Sun Oct 22 • 12:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

On Sickness, Health and What it Means to be Alive with James Maskalyk

Hosted by CBC's Laurence Wall

Sun Oct 22 • 2:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Why 35 Million Canadians Are Not Enough with Doug Saunders

Hosted by CBC’s Adrian Harewood

Sun Oct 22 • 4:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

A Reporter's Journey into the Lives of Others with Carol Off

Hosted by CBC’s Adrian Harewood

Sun Oct 22 • 5:00pm • Manx Pub

Plan 99 Poetry with Jeramy Dodds,Suzannah Showler and Sina Queyras

Sun Oct 22 • 5:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Sun Oct 22 • 6:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Present Tense with Angie Abdou, Carleigh Baker and Eden Robinson

Hosted by JF Martel

Sun Oct 22 • 8:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

ARC Poetry Event with Joshua Whitehead, David Groulx, Armand Garnet Ruffo and Shannon Webb-Campbell

Mon Oct 23 • 5:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Mon Oct 23 • 6:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Past and Present with David Chariandy, Alison Pick and Linden MacIntyre

Hosted by Peter Schneider

Mon Oct 23 • 8:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Just Between Us with Terry Fallis, Eliza Robertson and Michael Redhill

Hosted by Carleton University’s Susan Birkwood

Tue Oct 24 • 5:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Tue Oct 24 • 6:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Stolen Lives with Lorri Neilsen Glenn and Tanya Talaga

Hosted by: Deborah Kigjugalik Webster

Tue Oct 24 • 8:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Event postponed:Reimagining Canada with John Ralston Saul

Hosted by CBC’s Adrian Harewood

Fri Oct 27 • 7:00pm • Southminster United Church

Jody Mitic Event Cancelled

Fri Nov 3 • 10:00am • NRC Auditorium Building M-50

NRC Presents: The Ethics of Big Data, Artificial Intelligence, and Human-centric Science

Presented by: National Research Council of Canada

Wed Nov 8 • 7:30pm • Centretown United Church

One Day Closer with Lorinda Stewart and Amanda Lindhout

Hosted by CBC’s Lucy van Oldenbarneveld

Fri Nov 10 • 7:00pm • Centretown United Church

Event PostponedDeer Life with Ron Sexsmith

Hosted by Maclean's Magazine's John Geddes

Thu Nov 16 • 7:30pm • Centretown United Church

Song and Story: An evening with Tomson Highway

Presented in partnership with the Canadian Council of Muslim Women - Ottawa chapter Hosted by CBC’s Adrian Harewood

Mon Nov 20 • 6:00pm • Ottawa Public Library Auditorium

OPL and Glashan Showcase with Charles de Lint and Amal El-Mohtar

A Republic of Childhood Event

Mon Nov 20 • 7:30pm • Ottawa Public Library Auditorium

Putting Children First: Childhood Under Siege With Joel Bakan, Jo Becker and Mary Branley

A Republic of Childhood Event

Tue Nov 21 • 6:00pm • Ottawa Public Library Auditorium

Fisher/Summit School Showcase with Jamaal Jackson Rogers, S.K. Ali and Kevin Sands

A Republic of Childhood Event

Tue Nov 21 • 7:30pm • Ottawa Public Library Auditorium

Education For All: Inclusion and Diversity with Jael Richardson, Cherie Dimaline, Amal El-Mohtar and S.K. Ali

A Republic of Childhood Event

Wed Nov 22 • 6:00pm • Ottawa Public Library Auditorium

Connaught Public School Showcase with Alan Cumyn, Mary Branley and Deborah Kigjugalik Webster

A Republic of Childhood Event

Wed Nov 22 • 7:30pm • Ottawa Public Library Auditorium

Learning from the Future with Alan Cumyn, Mary Branley and JonArno Lawson

A Republic of Childhood Event

Tue Nov 28 • 7:00pm • Library and Archives Canada

Book Launch: Game Change with Ken Dryden

Hosted by CBC’s Adrian Harewood

Thu Jan 25 • 7:00pm • Southminster United Church

Trumpocracy: The Corruption of the American Republic

with David Frum

Thu Feb 15 • 7:00pm • IA&A at Hillyer

An Evening with Canisia Lubrin, S.K. Ali, Cherie Dimaline, Amal El-Mohtar, and Aviaq Johnston

Mon Mar 19 • 7:00pm • Library and Archives Canada, Pellan Room (2nd Floor)

Canada Reads 2018:

Forgiveness with Mark Sakamoto

Mon Mar 26 • 7:15pm • Southminster United Church

Enlightenment Now

with Steven Pinker

Wed Mar 28 • 7:30pm • Arts Court Theatre

An Evening with Gcina Mhlophe

Thu Mar 29 • 7:00pm • Library and Archives Canada

Jan Wong and Jackie Kai Ellis in conversation with Hattie Klotz

Thu Apr 5 • 7:00pm • Library and Archives Canada

Book Launch: Mary Cyr

by David Adams Richards

Sat Apr 14 • 5:00pm • Manx Pub

House of Anansi Poetry Bash

with Mikko Harvey, Emma Healey and AF Moritz

Thu Apr 19 • 7:00pm • Centretown United Church

The Boy on the Beach

with Tima Kurdi

Thu Apr 26 • 5:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Thursday's Menu

Thu Apr 26 • 6:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

12 Ways to Honesty in Canada

with John Ralston Saul

Thu Apr 26 • 8:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Decolonizing the Dialogue

with Lee Maracle

Fri Apr 27 • 5:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Fri Apr 27 • 6:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

The Power of Kindness

with Dr. Brian Goldman

Fri Apr 27 • 8:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Imagining Truths

with Omar El Akkad, Cherie Dimaline and Timothy Taylor

Sat Apr 28 • 12:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

with Ruth Marshall and Kate Harris

Sat Apr 28 • 2:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Endure: Mind, Body, and the Limits of Human Performance

with Alex Hutchinson

Sat Apr 28 • 4:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

The Spinning Magnet

with Alanna Mitchell

Sat Apr 28 • 5:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Saturday's Menu

Sat Apr 28 • 5:00pm • Manx Pub

Plan 99: Spotlight on Biblioasis

with Amanda Jernigan, Rachel Lebowitz, Richard Sanger and Paige Cooper

Sat Apr 28 • 6:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

The Wonder Years

with Carrianne Leung, Robert Everett-Green and Kerri Sakamoto

Sat Apr 28 • 8:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Borders and Belonging

with Djamila Ibrahim, Arif Anwar and Sharon Bala

Sun Apr 29 • 2:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Man Up: Understanding Masculinity

with Rachel Giese and Daemon Fairless

Sun Apr 29 • 4:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

The Lives of Women and Girls

with Elizabeth Renzetti

Sun Apr 29 • 5:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Sun Apr 29 • 5:00pm • Manx Pub

with Stevie Howell, Canisia Lubrin and Gillian Sze

Sun Apr 29 • 6:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

with Casey Plett, Amber Dawn and Joshua Whitehead

Sun Apr 29 • 8:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

MESSAGIO GALORE take XVc :

a view of the 4-H Club from the banks of the Pottowatomi

Mon Apr 30 • 5:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Mon Apr 30 • 6:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Europa: Spotlight on European Fiction

with Janis Jonevs, Viveca Sten and Dirk Kurbjuweit

Mon Apr 30 • 8:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Race, Repression and Resilience

with Robyn Maynard and Chelene Knight

Tue May 1 • 12:00pm • Metropolitain Brasserie

Literary Luncheon

with Beverley McLachlin

Tue May 1 • 5:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Tue May 1 • 6:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Full Disclosure

with Beverley McLachlin

Tue May 1 • 8:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Invaluable Lessons from My Father

with Heather O’Neill

Thu Aug 30 • 7:00pm • Southminster United Church

America, The Farewell Tour

with Chris Hedges

Mon Sep 10 • 7:00pm • Southminster United Church

with Miriam Toews

Thu Sep 27 • 5:30pm • Irene's Pub

General Idea: Life & Work

Sarah E.K. Smith

Mon Oct 1 • 7:00pm • Library and Archives Canada

Book Launch: All Things Consoled with Elizabeth Hay

Hosted by Charlotte Gray

Sat Oct 6 • 2:00pm • Ottawa Public Library Sunnyside Branch

Youth Writer’s Workshop

with Kagiso Lesogo Molope

Wed Oct 17 • 7:00pm • Ottawa City Hall

City of Ottawa Book Awards / Prix du Livre D'Ottawa

Thu Oct 18 • 5:30pm • Irene's Pub

Diaspora and Media in Europe

Sat Oct 20 • 4:00pm • Library and Archives Canada