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Join us on Saturday, June 7 for the launch of Revolutions by Hajer Mirwali (Talonbooks). This is sure to be a lively event full of poetry readings as well as various musical and vocal performances from local musicians. Another Story Bookshop with be on site to sell books.

Schedule

• 6:30 – 7:00 pm – doors open
• 7:00 – 8:00 pm – performances (poetry, oud, polyvocal)
• 8:00 – 10:00 pm – book signing and socializing

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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.

Revolutions

Revolutions sifts through the grains of Muslim daughterhood to reveal two metaphorical circles inextricably overlapping: shame and pleasure. In an extended conversation with Mona Hatoum’s artwork + and –, Revolutions asks how young Arab women – who live in homes and communities where actions are surveilled and categorized as 3aib or not 3aib, shameful ... Read more

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Hajer Mirwali

Hajer Mirwali is a Palestinian and Iraqi writer living in Toronto. She has an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Guelph.

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Dates & Times

Sat, Jun 7

6:30pm

This FREE event is open to the public

Venue

Junto Studio
915 Dupont, Unit 202 Toronto, ON