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TORONTO READINGS

4 PM, Sunday 23 October 2011
International Festival of Authors - Studio Theatre, 235 Queens Quay
Round Table: Writer's Craft
In theory, a studied writer should be able to take the tools from the classroom and apply what has been learned to the practice of fiction writing, but the ability to allow for creativity in technique can prove to be a challenge for any author. Dermot Healy, Heather Jessup and Harry Whitehead discuss this with host Andrew Pyper.

8 PM, Tuesday 25 October 2011
International Festival of Authors - Fleck Dance Theatre, 207 Queens Quay West
Book City 35th Anniversary Reading
One of Toronto's leading independent bookstores, Book City first opened it's doors in 1976. To celebrate the 35th anniversary of the beloved store, authors David Bezmozgis, Amitav Ghosh, Nancy Huston, Heather Jessup all read from their latest works. Zoe Whittall hosts.

MONTREAL READINGS

5-7 PM, Wednesday 26 October 2011
Librairie Drawn & Quarterly, 211 Bernard Ouest
Heather Jessup will be joined by poet Stephanie Bolster who will read from her new poetry collection, A Page from the Wonders of Life on Earth.

9 PM, Sunday 30 October 2011
Pilot Reading Series, The Sparrow, 5322 Boulevard Saint-Laurent
Hosted by Matrix Magazine
Heather Jessup will be accompanied by Andrew Szymanski, Marko Sijan, Guillaume Morrissette, Ben Spencer, Mike Blouin and Deanna Fong.

HALIFAX BOOK LAUNCH

7 PM, Tuesday 6 December 2011
The Atrium, Room 101, 923 Robie Street
Hosted by poet Brian Bartlett
Poet Warren Heiti will also read from his poetry collection, Hydrologos.

VANCOUVER READING

7:30 PM, Wednesday 7 December 2011
Incite Reading Series, Vancouver Public Library, Alice MacKay Room, 350 West Georgia Street