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Toronto Lit Up: I Am a Polar Bear and I Am a Beaver
Saturday, March 7, 2020 - 11:00 AMPaul Covello is releasing not one but two picture books, I Am a Polar Bear and I Am a Beaver, and will be celebrating its publication with a Toronto Lit Up book launch!
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Lit Jam 2020
Wednesday, March 11, 2020 - 7:30 PMGet ready for an interactive night of storytelling where teams comprised of emerging writers from various creative writing programs will compete by improvising stories on stage.
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Toronto Lit Up: BIG
Tuesday, March 17, 2020 - 7:00 PMJoin the Toronto International Festival of Authors and Caitlin Press in celebrating the release of BIG: Stories about Life in Plus-Sized Bodies edited by Christina Myers through a Toronto Lit Up launch!
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Anar Ali at By The Lake Book Club
Tuesday, April 7, 2020 - 7:00 PMAs part of the By The Lake Book Club’s 2019-202 season, author Anar Ali will be discussing her novel, Night of Power, with interviewer Catherine Graham.
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Toronto Lit Up: Choosing Hope
Thursday, April 23, 2020 - 6:30 PMMunira Premji is releasing her memoir, Choosing Hope: One Woman. Three Cancers., and will be celebrating its publication with a Toronto Lit Up book launch!
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Toronto Lit Up: Bones
Friday, May 8, 2020 - 7:00 PMJoin the Toronto International Festival of Authors and Brick Books in celebrating the release of Tyler Pennock’s poetry collection, Bones, through a Toronto Lit Up launch!
Latest Posts
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Black Lives On Campus: A Recommended Reading List
Wednesday, February 5, 2020In honour of Black History Month, TIFA is exploring works that break down barriers to Black liberation and could inspire meaningful discourse on a post-secondary syllabus with authors Eternity Martis and Clelia O. Rodríguez.
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TIFA Appoints Roland Gulliver as Director
Friday, January 31, 2020We’re delighted to share that after an extensive global search, Roland Gulliver has been appointed the new Director for the Toronto International Festival of Authors (TIFA).
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TIFA’s 2020 Reading Resolutions
Thursday, January 9, 2020There are all kinds of goals for all types of readers but this list is all about quality and not too concerned with quantity.
