SOLD OUT
the evening with elizabeth renzetti is sold out. send us an email if you'd like to be added to the wait list
tickets to elizabeth renzetti on sale now!
we love saturdays because elizabeth renzetti publishes her column in the globe and mail that day and she always delights with her wry observations about feminism and about life.
join liz at public kitchen on monday april 23 for an evening that promises to be delicious and entertaining!
buy tickets at the join us page
coming in april
elizabeth renzetti, regular columnist with the globe and mail, will join us april 23rd to discuss her new book, 'shrewed', a darkly funny collection of essays that charts her path from timid pre-teen to ‘big, galumphing war horse.’
tickets will go on sale the week of march 19 but, for a sneak preview of one of the essays, see her column in last saturday's globe and mail.
SOLD OUT FOR KAREN CONNELLY ON JANUARY 29TH
we've sold out the tickets for january 29th but shoot us a message if you'd like to be added to the wait list. and sign up on the "join us" page to get emails and be the first to hear about the next event.
happy holidays!
we have a venue for january
public kitchen embraced the concept of mixing good food, good drink, good conversation and good books from the very beginning. and we are delighted to be joining them on their journey to a new location.
buy a ticket. get a book. and be one of the first to try out their new place at 300 victoria street. same great food. same great drinks. new home.
tickets on sale now!
go to the join us page to buy your tickets. then get on down to wordsworth to pick up your book (and maybe a christmas gift or two)!
we will send out an email to ticket holders in january to confirm the venue.
happy holidays everyone. and good reading.
happy new year!
“Karen Connelly’s latest, The Change Room, is drawing big praise for its depiction of a married woman’s surprising, transformative affair. Reviews and fans affirm that the novel meets every one of my Perfect Summer Read criteria: urban, witty, funny, sexy, humane and no doubt as elegantly written as Connelly’s past works. We tend to give so much attention to debut novelists, but I love watching a writer evolve, and Connelly is building a beautiful body of work
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karen connelly will join us in the new year to talk about her book, 'the change room'. mark your calendars on monday january 29th for another great evening. Venue to be announce shortly.
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“Connelly’s writing is rich and evocative, and the sex scenes are written tastefully, rolling off the page as easily as her food and landscape descriptions that also populate these pages. I liked the political undertones of this book too-Eliza spoke up for what she believed in, even when her opinions were met with disbelief, and Shar’s experiences as a sex worker were handled with empathy and intelligence.”
the wild writers are back!
every year the wild writers festival brings some pretty amazing authors to our community for a festival that features talks and workshops. this year -- on the weekend of november 3-5 -- is no exception and you can get full details about the events and ticket prices here
two events in particular are not to be missed: the friday night showcase at the CIGI auditorium; this year featuring alison pick and kathleen winter in conversation. and, on sunday, a terrific brunch at rhapsody barrel bar with a panel featuring helen humphreys, wayne johnston and karen connelly. the settings are intimate and the authors are award winners. dont miss it.
another date!
“One suspects that individual readers will react differently to this novel. Some may see a wronged woman; some may instead see a narcissist who focuses on the frailties of others rather than her own. The author’s choice of narrative perspective ensures that this book is likely to provoke lively debate.”
despair not if you missed out on tickets for our event with stephen heighton! we have another evening organized for monday november 6 at nick and nat's uptown 21. this time with karen smythe, author of this side of sad.
A gifted storyteller reminiscent of Alice Munro or Joan Didion, Karen Smythe finds poetic complexity in the seeming trivialities of the ordinary. Meditative, philosophical, and confessional, This Side of Sad is a provocative and piercing novel that explores the disintegration of a marriage; the enduring colloquy between the living and the dead; and the meaning we find within the random architecture of despair and joy.
buy tickets here
“For fans of Joan Didion and Sheila Heti, and reminiscent of Jenny Offill’s The Department of Speculation, Karen Smythe’s THIS SIDE OF SAD is a mesmerizing tour of a woman’s fractured past – a provocative and piercing novel that lingers in mind and heart”
wow! stephen heighton sold out
we have sold out of tickets for stephen heighton on october 2. send us a message if you want to be added to the wait list.
and stay tuned. we are hoping to put something together for early november. an email will go out to anyone on the mailing list.