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  • TIFA Presents an Evening with Louise Penny & Mellissa Fung

    TIFF Lightbox 350 King Street West, Old Toronto, Toronto, Ontario

    Join TIFA for this exclusive event with the multi-million best-selling author, Louise Penny, and writer and journalist, Mellissa Fung, as they launch their new novel,...

  • METAMOOD ✽ A Reading

    It's Ok* Studios 468 Queen St. West, Toronto, Old Toronto, Toronto, Ontario

    Metatron Press x In the Mood Magazine present METAMOOD, a literary happening, in Toronto. Metatron Press x In the Mood Magazine are pleased to announce...

  • Shab-e She’r (Poetry Night) CXXI

    Tranzac Club 292 Brunswick Ave, Toronto

    Shab-e She’r (Poetry Night) CXXI Shab-e She’r (Poetry Night) is Canada’s most diverse & brave poetry reading + open mic series Featured poets: Rania El...

  • Toronto Dark Arts Market – Book-ish Market

    Ground Control 1279 Queen Street West, Toronto

    Please join us on Saturday, May 23rd from 11am – 5pm for our first Book-ish Market. We’ll be hosting 40+ authors, writers, and publishers, as...

  • Music Toronto/COSE: Joanne Yesoi Choi, Chris Au & Dior Quartet

    Aperture Room 340 Yonge St, Toronto, ON M5B 1R8, Canada, Old Toronto, Toronto, Ontario

    2026 Canada Council for the Arts Virginia Parker Prize recipient, cellist Joanne Yesol Choi invites piano collaborator Chris Au and her Dior Quartet colleagues to...

  • Music Toronto/COSE: Joanne Yesol Choi, Chris Au & Dior Quartet

    Aperture Room 340 Yonge St, Toronto, ON M5B 1R8, Canada, Old Toronto, Toronto, Ontario

    2026 Canada Council for the Arts Virginia Parker Prize recipient, cellist Joanne Yesol Choi invites piano collaborator Chris Au and her Dior Quartet colleagues to...

  • Words to be Scene

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    Brookfield Place 181 Bay St., Toronto, ON M5J 2T3, Canada, Old Toronto, Toronto, Ontario

    Words to be Scene By Compagnie Dérézo Co-Presented by Institut Français du Canada and Luminato Festival Six performers share individual female-led stories as you walk...

  • Toronto Book Launch – There’s Always More to Say

    111 D Queen St E 111 D Queen St E, Toronto, ON M5C 1S2, Canada, Old Toronto, Toronto, Ontario

    Join us at Verity, in The Library, for the launch of Natalie Southworth's short story collection, "There’s Always More to Say," what Madeleine Thien ("Book...

  • PD Day: Celebrate Pride!

    Bata Shoe Museum 327 Bloor St W, Toronto

    Spend your afternoon at the Bata Shoe Museum on the first Friday of Pride Month enjoying a special storytime presentation with Toronto-based Storyteller Jeffrey Canton....

  • MOTIVE Crime & Mystery Festival 2026

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    Victoria College 73 Queen's Park Cres E, Toronto, ON M5S 1K7, Canada, Old Toronto, Toronto, Ontario

    The Toronto International Festival of Authors (TIFA) is turning up the suspense with the announcement that the MOTIVE Crime & Mystery Festival will return for...

  • Clare Mackintosh & Nita Prose at MOTIVE: Twists & Truths

    Isabel Bader Theatre 93 Charles St W, Toronto, ON M5S 2C7, Canada, Old Toronto, Toronto, Ontario

    Join bestselling authors Clare Mackintosh and Nita Prose for a lively chat about crafting suspense, unforgettable characters, and twists that keep readers guessing. From Mackintosh’s...

  • Toronto Comic Arts Festival

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    Mattamy Athletic Centre 50 Carlton St, Toronto

    The Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF) is one of the largest independent comic arts festivals in the world. Each year, TCAF welcomes 28,000+ visitors and...

  • Shari Lapena at MOTIVE: The Couple Next Door 10 Year Anniversary

    Isabel Bader Theatre 93 Charles St W, Toronto, ON M5S 2C7, Canada, Old Toronto, Toronto, Ontario

    Celebrate 10 years of the book that had a huge impact on the psychological thriller genre! New York Times Bestselling author, Shari Lapena, will be...

  • Author Talk: Myra Bloom on Evasive Manoeuvres

    Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema 506 Bloor Street West, Toronto

    Confession is everywhere in our culture. It drives banal social media posts, sensational reality television shows, revolutionary social justice movements, and popular fiction. It has...

  • STRUT: Drag Queen Storytelling

    Bata Shoe Museum 327 Bloor St W, Toronto

    Get ready for a joy-filled Family Pride celebration packed with colour, creativity, and plenty of sparkle! Drop in anytime to enjoy hands-on crafts, a temporary...

  • By the Lake Book Club – Claire Cameron

    Assembly Hall 1 Colonel Samuel Smith Park Drive, Etobicoke

    Presented By: City of Toronto, Humber Polytechnic, Faculty of Media, Creative Arts, and Design.How to Survive a Bear Attack, by Claire Cameron, finalist for the...

  • By the Lake Book Club – Emma Knight

    Assembly Hall 1 Colonel Samuel Smith Park Drive, Etobicoke

    Presented By: City of Toronto, Humber Polytechnic, Faculty of Media, Creative Arts, and Design.The Life Cycle of the Common Octopus, by Emma Knight, shortlisted for...

  • By the Lake Book Club – Anne Michaels

    Assembly Hall 1 Colonel Samuel Smith Park Drive, Etobicoke

    Presented By: City of Toronto, Humber Polytechnic, Faculty of Media, Creative Arts, and Design.Held, by 2024 Scotiabank Giller Prize winner Anne Michaels, is a luminous,...