#BOOKS: TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF AUTHORS (TIFA) RETURNS OCTOBER 29-NOVEMBER 2, 2025
The Toronto International Festival of Authors (TIFA) today announced the lineup for its 46th annual Festival taking place October 29 – November 2, 2025. This fall, TIFA welcomes acclaimed writers, passionate readers and book lovers from around the globe for Canada’s largest and longest-running literary festival. With a new 5 day format over and 100 events ranging from conversations, masterclasses, talks, and readings, the festival will take place at new venues in partnership with Victoria ...
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#BOOKS: 2025 CBC NONFICTION PRIZE FINALISTS ANNOUNCED
CBC Books, CBC’s online home for literary content, together with its partners the Canada Council for the Arts and Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, have announced the finalists for the 2025 CBC Nonfiction Prize.
The finalists are:
Summer Ash by Rachel Foster (Vancouver)
The Invisible Woman by Laura MacGregor (Waterloo, Ont.)
The First Apartment by Jennifer McGuire (Owen Sound, Ont.)
Cancer Stage Exit 4: A Memoir by Lena Palacios (Montreal)
In Case I Die by Crystal ...
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#FIRSTLOOK: ROBBIE AMELL’S “CODE 8: TALES OF LINCOLN CITY, VOL. 1” FIRST 10 PAGES NOW AVAILABLE
The first 10 pages (the full prologue) of the upcoming Robbie Amell graphic novel, Code 8: Tales of Lincoln City, Vol. 1, are now available as a free download exclusively through the Indiegogo campaign page. This early preview gives fans their first look at the story and artwork from breakout Hellboy artist Alex Nieto, legendary DC/Marvel cover artist Raúl Allen, and visionary X-Men graphic designer Tom Muller, as the campaign heads into its final stretch on Indiegogo.
The campaign is ...
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#BOOKS: PRIME VIDEO CANADA ONCE UPON A STREAM TORONTO POP-UP
This summer, Prime Video invites fans to step into the pages of their favorite stories at Prime Video’s Once Upon a Stream Toronto Pop-Up —a one-day immersive experience at Mandy’s at The Well celebrating the book-to-screen adaptations we can’t stop talking about.
Whether you’re craving a slow-burn summer romance, a pulse-pounding mystery, or a swoon-worthy main character with serious golden retriever energy, Prime Video has your next obsession—and a guaranteed ...
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#BOOKS: MOTIVE CRIME & MYSTERY FESTIVAL 2025
Tickets are on sale now for MOTIVE Crime & Mystery Festival featuring more than 40 authors appearing over three days, including international bestsellers, notable debuts, workshops, readings and more.
MOTIVE Crime & Mystery Festival will return with incredible authors for its fourth spine-tingling year from this weekend at U of T’s Victoria University. Highlights include the return of forensic science workshops, an immersive murder mystery performance, and in-depth panels on ...
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#FIRSTLOOK: 2025 TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF AUTHORS ANNOUNCE “MOTIVE CRIME & MYSTERY FESTIVAL”
Something wicked this way comes to Toronto’s literary scene. The Toronto International Festival of Authors (TIFA) today announced that MOTIVE Crime & Mystery Festival will return for its fourth spine-tingling year from June 27 to 29, 2025 at University of Toronto (U of T). In a new partnership with Victoria University at U of T, the festival will transform these gothic halls into an epicentre of literary suspense.
MOTIVE will bring together an unprecedented mix of voices this year ...
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#TRAVEL: UNION HOTEL PARTNERS WITH GILLER PRIZE ON #BOOKTALK
Union Hotel, an independent lifestyle hotel known for its vibrant, culturally rooted guest experience, is partnering with the Giller Prize to put a unique spin on book clubs with the launch of a new literary series: Union Hotel x Giller Prize Present: #BookTalk, debuting Tuesday, June 24, 2025.
This exclusive and intimate series, rooted in Union Hotel’s storytelling pillar, brings some of Canada’s most acclaimed authors into conversation with notable Canadian interviewers, celebrating ...
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#BOOKS: ABBY JIMENEZ & FANS SURPRISED AT INDIGO EVENT BY TORONTO FIREFIGHTERS
On Monday, April 14, 2025, popular romance writer Abby Jimenez and her fans found themselves in a storyline Jimenez herself couldn’t have written any better. Approximately 400 in-person fans, plus 260 joining virtually, gathered at The Well for an Indigo book event hosted by Jimenez and fellow Canadian romance writer, Hannah Bonam-Young. The event came to a screeching halt when a fire alarm mistakenly went off, and a crew of firefighters entered the building to investigate.The young men ...
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#BOOKS: WINNERS OF 2024 GOVERNOR GENERAL’S LITERARY AWARDS (GGBOOKS) ANNOUNCED
The Canada Council for the Arts is pleased to announce the 2024 winners of the Governor General’s Literary Awards (GGBooks). These prestigious awards celebrate remarkable literary works published in Canada, in both official languages, across seven categories, and include books for readers of all ages.
“Each of this year’s Governor General’s Literary Awards winning books offers readers a fresh and unique journey through storytelling. The 2024 GGBooks are remarkable for how they ...
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#FIRSTLOOK: 2024 GOVERNOR GENERAL’S LITERARY AWARDS (GGBOOKS) FINALISTS ANNOUNCED
The Canada Council for the Arts is pleased to announce the 2024 finalists in the Governor General’s Literary Awards (GGBooks). These prestigious awards celebrate works published in Canada, in both official languages, across seven categories, and include books for readers of all ages.
“At the Canada Council for the Arts, we are delighted to celebrate the announcement of the 2024 Governor General’s Literary Awards finalists. These extraordinary books are not just stories—they are ...
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