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Book Clubs & Writers' Groups

Icon of the event Toronto Writers Co-operative
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm on recurring dates listed below
Toronto Reference Library

TPL's writer's community offers weekly workshops, guest authors, member readings, open mic and publications--your opportunity to polish, publish and perform your work. For more information contact: towc@live.com...


Upcoming Dates:
Thu Jul 04
Thu Jul 18
Thu Aug 01
Thu Aug 15
Thu Aug 29
Icon of the event Sheila Dalton - The Girl in the Box
Thu Sep 26, 2013 | 6:25 pm - 7:25 pm
Kennedy/Eglinton

Toronto author,librarian and human rights activist Sheila Dalton reads from her gripping work. A Guatemalan girl traumatized by violence commits murder - or does she? In partnership with Librarians Without Borders.

Icon of the event What Are You Reading?
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm on recurring dates listed below
Eatonville

Love to read? Come and share what you are reading with others. Read any book and come and talk about it with the group - share comments, a favorite passage, etc


Upcoming Dates:
Mon Sep 23
Icon of the event Dalton Higgins: Use Your Words: Summer Workshops for Emerging Writers
Sat Jul 13, 2013 | 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Toronto Reference Library

Find inspiration and hone your craft with some of the hottest writers in Toronto. For young writers 16-30. Dalton Higgins (Vibe, The Source). Dalton inhabits the worlds of digital culture, hip hop and popular culture - and co...

Icon of the event Kennedy/Eglinton Adult Book Club
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm on recurring dates listed below
Kennedy/Eglinton

Discuss current and thought provoking books in a collaborative and friendly small group setting. New members welcome. Ask Marianna for more information


Upcoming Dates:
Thu Jun 27
Thu Jul 25
Thu Aug 29
Icon of the event Riverdale Community Arts and Letters Club: Ann Elizabeth Carson
Wed Sep 18, 2013 | 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Riverdale

Ann Elizabeth Carson will discuss her new book, "We All Become Stories: Make Yours a Good One". Presentation and book signing.

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6:30 pm - 8:30 pm on recurring dates listed below
Toronto Reference Library

A book club for people looking to read thought-provoking books. If you like to read non-fiction this is the place....


Upcoming Dates:
Wed Jun 26
Wed Jul 31
Thu Sep 26
Icon of the event Riverdale Community Arts and Letters Club: Wayson Choy
Wed Oct 16, 2013 | 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Riverdale

Wayson Choy, Member of the Order of Canada, Riverdale resident, will talk to us about "A Writer's Life -- about writing The Jade Peony to almost dying, but Not Yet".

Icon of the event Sheila Heti: Use Your Words: Summer Workshops for Emerging Writers
Sat Jul 27, 2013 | 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Toronto Reference Library

Find inspiration and hone your craft with some of the hottest writers in Toronto. For young writers 16-30. Sheila Heti's book How Should a Person Be? was chosen by The New York Times as one of the 100 Notable Books of 2012. S...

Icon of the event Riverdale Community Arts and Letters Club
Wed Jun 19, 2013 | 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Riverdale

Mystery novelist, Howard Shrier, and his new Riverdale sleuth book, "Miss Montreal", discussion and book signing.