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Join us for a launch party to celebrate the release of Nadia Ragbar’s debut novel, The Pugilist and the Sailor (Invisible Publishing). The event will be on September 25 at 7PM at Book People on Queen West. Nadia will be in conversation with Jess Taylor (Play, Just Pervs). Food and refreshments will be served.

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.

The Pugilist and the Sailor

“This book is so strangely moving and truly funny and sad and beautiful. An impressive debut from a writer already in possession of a unique voice.”—Miriam Toews “Bruce and Dougie are conjoined twins—one a fiery boxer, the other a dreamy bookkeeper. Inseparable by birth but diverging in desire, they share a ... Read more

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Nadia Ragbar

Nadia Ragbar lives in Toronto with her partner and son. Her short fiction has appeared in Broken Pencil and This Magazine, among other outlets.

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