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Toronto Lit Up and Book*hug Press present the Toronto launch of Go/No-Go: A Journey into the Research and Treatment of Mental Health Disorders by Marianne Apostolides. Featuring a talk by Marianne, a theatrical performance by actors Rory Belcher, Paul Braunstein, and Jadyn Nasato, as well as a dance party with DJ Sulk Hogan. Refreshments will be available! Books will be for sale, and of course the author will be signing!

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 2025, 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.

Go/No-Go: A Journey Into the Research and Treatment of Mental Health Disorders

Combining scientific investigation with empathy, humour, and artistic curiosity, Go/No-Go is a groundbreaking addition to an urgent dialogue about mental health. In 2022, during a period of creative and emotional crisis, Marianne Apostolides stumbled upon a scientific article that would profoundly change her understanding of the human mind. Ten months later, ... Read more

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Marianne Apostolides

Marianne Apostolides is an award-winning author of eight books, which have been translated and published in over a dozen countries. Her books include I Can’t Get You Out of My Mind (finalist for the Foreword INDIES Award in Science Fiction), Deep Salt Water, Voluptuous Pleasure (listed among the Globe and Mail‘s Top 100 Books of 2012), and Swim. She is a two-time recipient of the Chalmers Arts Fellowship and winner of the K.M.

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