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When you fall asleep each night, do you dream you’re a monk or a monster? Please join us for a celebration of the riveting new book by Damian Tarnopolsky: Every Night I Dream I’m a Monk, Every Night I Dream I’m a Monster (Freehand Books). The launch promises to be a kaleidoscopic theatrical presentation of the heart of the book, complete with actors performing energetic readings, delicious food, and even more delicious cocktails.

Costumes are welcome. We encourage attendees to fill out a signature notecard to remember the evening by, which reads, “Hello! Every Night I Dream I’m a ____________.”

Books will be for sale courtesy of Type Books.

Toronto Lit Up is a multi-year initiative, started in 2016 by the Toronto International Festival of Authors and the Toronto Arts Council, to spotlight Toronto writers and empower local artists with career-building opportunities. Between April 2016 and March 2024, Toronto Lit Up has presented over 200 events featuring over 250 Toronto authors and illustrators. Toronto Lit Up book launches take place throughout the year at venues across the city. They are open to the public and free to attend. Click here for more information.

This event will be followed by a book signing.

Every Night I Dream I’m a Monk, Every Night I Dream I’m a Monster

A risk-taking, labyrinthine, and absolutely original collection of short stories. Every Night I Dream I’m a Monk, Every Night I Dream I’m a Monster offers an unfolding puzzle of the human psyche that is at once explosive, funny, dark, sweet, pained, and utterly strange. From the tangled threads of a messed-up ... Read more

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Damian Tarnopolsky

Damian Tarnopolsky is the author of Lanzmann and Other Stories, Goya’s Dog and The Defence. His work has been nominated for many awards, including the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize, the Amazon First Novel Award and the Journey Prize, and he won the Voaden Prize for Playwriting in 2019.

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