Events
Jeanne, Eli, Felix, and River read and launch books in NYC
bgsqd 208 West 13th Street, New York, NY, United StatesFour acclaimed trans authors based in Canada and New York read from their latest works: H. Felix Chau Bradley reads from Personal Attention Roleplay; River Halen reads from Dream Rooms;Ā Eli Tareq El Bechelany-Lynch reads from The Good Arabs; Jeanne Thornton reads from Summer Fun and/or new work. Personal Attention Roleplay is praised by Casey Plett as āa perfect album of storiesā; Dream Rooms is described by Gail Scott as āa marvelous confection of the authorās definition of ārevolutionāā; and The Good Arabs as ābold and deeply necessaryā by Liz Howard. Summer Fun won the 2022 Lambda Award for transgender fiction.
$10
Dear Black Girl Magic
Ausgang Plaza 6524 rue St Hubert, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaThe DEAR BLACK GIRLS book turns 2 this February and creators Shanice Nicole and Kezna Dalz invite you to celebrate with them!
~~Ausgang Plaza (6524 rue St Huber), 7-10 pm February 15
MC Kama La Mackerel
++ performances par Shanice Nicole, Mbissine & Kama
++DJ GLOWZI$5
Montreal Review of Books summer 2023 launch
Wills Bar 6729 Esplanade Ave, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaThe Montreal Review of Books launches its Summer 2023Ā issueĀ Wednesday, JulyĀ 5th, at Wills BarĀ (6729 Esplanade Ave).Ā Join us for readings by ValĆ©rie Bah with translatorĀ Kama La MackerelĀ (The Rage Letters, Metonomy),Ā Maxime AurĆ©lien and Ted RutlandĀ (Out To Defend Ourselves, Fernwood), and John ReibetanzĀ (New Songs for Orpheus, McGill-Queenās University Press).
Free
Fall tour: The Haunting of Adrian Yates
The new queer ghost YA novel by Markus Harwood-Jones is launching in Toronto, Montreal, Kingston, Winnipeg (with more stops to come)!
FreeBOOK LAUNCH: THE RAGE LETTERS BY VALĆRIE BAH
Articule 6282 Rue St-Hubert, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaJoin us as we celebrate the launch of The Rage Letters, written by ValĆ©rie Bah and translated by Kama La Mackerel! This event will take place at Articule from 6pm - 9pm. Snacks and drinks provided. ***More details forthcoming.*** ValĆ©rie Bah ValĆ©rie Bah is a TiohtiĆ :ke-based filmmaker and writer whose work explores intergenerational trauma & healing, as well as mundane/radical acts of survival. Couched in magical realism, Valās narratives are driven by Black feminist thought and lived experience. Kama La Mackerel Kama La Mackerel is an educator, visual artist, performer, writer and translator who works between and across English, French and Mauritian Kreol. They are the author of the award-winning poetry collection ZOM-FAM (Metonymy Press) and have translated works by Canadian writers Vivek Shraya and Kai Cheng Thom. They have lectured, performed and exhibited their work internationally. Find them on social media @kamalamackerel
Free
The Rage Letters: a 5 Ć 7 get-together and bilingual reading
Librairie LāEuguelionne 1426 rue Beaudry, Montreal, QC, CanadaJoin us for a casual 5 Ć 7, bilingual reading, and brief conversation between THE RAGE LETTERS author ValĆ©rie Bah & translator Kama La Mackerel.
Free
Montreal launch: El Ghourabaa
Brique par brique 633 ave. Beaumont, Montreal, QC, CanadaJoin us for the hometown launch of El Ghourabaa: A queer and trans collection of oddities. Featuring Sherine Elbanhawy, Eli Tareq El Bechelany-Lynch, Naja Kassir, Leila Marshy, Samia Marshy, Nofel, and Olivia Tapiero.
Free
Toronto launch: El Ghourabaa
Workers' Action Centre 720 Spadina Avenue, Toronto, ON, CanadaJoin us for the Toronto launch of El Ghourabaa: A queer and trans collection of oddities, featuring readings and discussion from Eli Tareq El Bechelany-Lynch & Trish Salah.
Free
El Ghourabaa online launch
onlineJoin us on July 6th at 1pm for our virtual launch of El Ghourabaa: A Queer and Trans Collection of Oddities, edited by Eli Tareq El Bechelany-Lynch and Samia Marshy!
CHICAGO LAUNCH: EL GHOURABAA
Joint us for our Chicago launch of El Ghourabaa: A queer and trans collection of oddities, featuring readings from Eman Abdelhadi, George Abraham, and Bazeed. Event starts at 7pm CDT.
Free