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On October 1 at 7pm, join Farzana Doctor and Maya Ameyaw for this double book launch for their books The Beauty of Us (Doctor, ECW Press) and Under All the Lights (Ameyaw, Annick Press).

This event will take place at Society Clubhouse on College Street. Books will be for sale on site from Another Story Bookshop.

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.

The Beauty of Us

September 1984, Thornton College private school. After 15-year-old Zahabiya’s father remarries, she can’t wait to leave home and convinces him to send her away to boarding school. But will she fit in? She joins a clique of smart students but isn’t sure if she measures up or how to read the ... Read more

Buy from ECW Press

Under All the Lights

A songwriter wrestles with instant stardom and his bisexuality in this raw and propulsive novel for fans of If This Gets Out and Alice Oseman’s I Was Born for This. After one of his songs goes viral, Ollie Cheriet gets the opportunity of a lifetime: a cross-country tour, an album deal, and a chance ... Read more

Buy from Annick Press

Farzana Doctor

Farzana Doctor is a Tkaronto-based author, activist and psychotherapist. She has written four critically acclaimed novels, a poetry collection, and a self-care workbook for helpers and activists.

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Maya Ameyaw

Maya Ameyaw is a former bookseller and currently works as a community arts writing instructor. She has edited several mental health–themed anthologies for youth and adults, and her writing was included in the anthology Brilliance Is the Clothing I Wear (Dundurn Press).

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