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Join us August 14 for the launch of Jesusland: Stories from the Upside Down World of Christian Pop Culture by Joelle Kidd (ECW Press). Former evangelical kids read their childhood writing! Readings by Alanna Schwartz, Hannah Foulger, Jon Owen, K.R. Byggdin, & Mackenzie Wiebe. Book sales by Another Story 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 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.

Jesusland: Stories from the Upside Down World of Christian Pop Culture

An empathetic, funny, and sharply critical collection of essays exploring the Christian pop culture of the 2000s and its influence on today’s politically powerful evangelicalism In 1999, after three years of secular living in Eastern Europe, Joelle Kidd moved back to Canada and was enrolled in the strange world of an ... Read more

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Joelle Kidd

Joelle Kidd is a writer, award-winning journalist, and editor living in Toronto. Her short fiction and essays have appeared in outlets including The Walrus, LitHub, Catapult, PRISM International, Prairie Fire, and This Magazine.

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