This unforgettable performance comes to Toronto for one night only after sold out stops in New York, Sydney, London, Berlin, and many more. How do two people at the extremes of good and evil find solace in the same aria? East West Street, based on the award-winning book by human rights lawyer Phillipe Sands (Penguin […]
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Join bestselling and prolific author Ann Cleeves as she presents the latest instalment of her gripping Two Rivers series, The Dying Light (Raincoast). Detective Matthew Venn must solve a mysterious death in a luxury holiday home while caught between a powerful family’s secrets and a powder keg of local tensions. Included in TIFA 2026 Festival […]
The PEN Canada Graeme Gibson Talk is an annual conversation between writers with expert knowledge of an urgent political, social, cultural or economic issue. The event was established in 2021 to honour the Canadian author and writers’ advocate, Graeme Gibson. The 2026 PEN Canada Graeme Gibson Talk brings together Wall Street Reporter Evan Gershkovich, Canadian […]
Join us for an evening with Bonnie Garmus, author of the New York Times bestselling novel Lessons in Chemistry. Garmus will present her second novel, Peck & Peck (Simon & Schuster Canada), which follows young poetry lover Batter Gray, who gets a job at a prestigious – albeit dysfunctional – New York literary journal, and […]
Public pre-sale begins August 13. Single tickets on sale September 3. Join the waitlist to be notified when tickets go on sale. In conversation with Heather Reisman, Pulitzer Prize winner Barbara Kingsolver brings her highly anticipated novel, Partita (HarperCollins Canada), to Canada for her first appearance in the country since 2020. The novel follows Livia […]
Join bestselling author B.K. Borison and Danielle McKechnie for an engaging conversation celebrating their latest novels, Grim Tidings and This Changes Everything. Readers will get an inside look at their work, inspiration, and writing journey, as they discuss romance and unforgettably characters, and the creative process. A splendid romance event to hold you over until […]
One foot in front of another… Join The Moth this fall for TIGHTROPE, an evening of extraordinary true stories about what happens when there’s no clear path—only the courage to keep moving forward. Stories of balancing without a net. Trusting your gut. Taking the leap before you know where you’ll land. Of big gambles and […]
Join us for an evening celebrating Emily St. John Mandel‘s latest novel, Exit Party (HarperCollins Canada), where she will be joined in conversation by Mattea Roach, host of CBC’s Bookends with Mattea Roach. Included in TIFA 2026 Festival Passes, on sale August 13, 2026; single tickets available September 3, 2026. Join the waitlist to be notified when single tickets go […]
Join New York Times bestselling author R.F. Kuang at the iconic Winter Garden Theatre as she discusses her latest contemporary fiction novel, Taipei Story, a wryly humorous and profoundly moving coming-of-age novel that grapples with grief, language, and culture shock—all set against the backdrop of an unforgettable summer in Taipei. Each ticket includes: One (1) […]
Maggie O’Farrell, the bestselling author and Academy Award–nominated co-writer of the TIFF People’s Choice Award–winning film Hamnet, joins us in person for the exclusive Canadian launch of her latest work of fiction, Land: A Novel, one of 2026’s most anticipated books. O’Farrell will discuss Land, as well as her creative process and her collaboration with […]
Join TIFA for this exclusive event with the multi-million best-selling author, Louise Penny, and writer and journalist, Mellissa Fung, as they launch their new novel, The Last Mandarin. This fast-paced, all-too-real thriller features an estranged mother and daughter caught in a global reckoning where family, loyalty, and power collide. It is an electrifying study of […]
THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT Come pay your respects to entrepreneur (and definitely not a Mob Boss) Eddie “The Shark” Delivista, who may or may not have been murdered, at a memorial bash for the books! Grab your friends and sleuthing caps for an evening of fun and mystery as guests are asked to help […]
Step aboard a journey through memory, regret, and second chances with internationally bestselling author Matt Haig, the beloved writer behind The Midnight Library. In this captivating conversation, Haig returns with a spellbinding new novel that asks: if you could revisit the moments that shaped your life, would you dare to change them? The Midnight Train […]
What if the life you never planned turns out to be the one where you discover your voice? Join us for a conversation inspired by The First Lady Next Door, the candid and uplifting memoir by Canadian-born former First Lady of Iceland, Eliza Reid. Reid reflects on the surprising path that took her from the […]
Presale begins March 3 | Public onsale begins March 5 A CBC IDEAS live recording featuring Randy Boyagoda, Davide Panagia & Malinda S. Smith Introduced by Marc Spooner, co-editor of Knowledge Under Siege: Charting A Future for Universities. Defining the value of universities has never been so urgent. Academic institutions now face existential threats, from […]
TIFA Presents a special event with the award-winning and much-loved author and poet, Michael Ondaatje in conversation with writer, journalist and academic, Amitava Kumar, marking the publication of Ondaatje’s new Selected Poems, The Distance of a Shout. Michael Ondaatje has assembled some of his finest poems to create a singular poetic memoir that invokes the […]
THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT Join us for a remarkable evening with internationally acclaimed author, John Irving, as he presents his sixteenth novel, Queen Esther – a powerful return to the world of his beloved classic The Cider House Rules. Spanning from Vienna in 1905 to Jerusalem in 1981, Queen Esther traces Esther Nacht’s extraordinary […]
PUBLIC ON SALE: October 16 Celebrate the best in contemporary Canadian literature at an evening showcasing the 2025 Giller Prize shortlisted authors. Join these exceptional authors as they read from their nominated works, share insights into their craft, and discuss the stories that earned them a place among Canada’s literary elite. Don’t miss this chance […]
THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT With a personal introduction from Margaret Atwood The seismic political changes in the United States of America have presented the world, including Canada, with existential issues that threaten our shared understanding of what a good, free and just society should be—and have left many struggling to know how to respond. […]
Join us for an unforgettable evening of true stories told live as The Moth Mainstage returns to Toronto as part of the TIFA Presents 2025 season. This signature event brings together storytellers from Canada and around the world to share bold, funny, and heartfelt tales that celebrate the art and craft of storytelling. The Mainstage […]
THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT Join us for the literary event of the year as Margaret Atwood launches her long-awaited memoir, Book of Lives: A Memoir of Sorts. Written with her signature wit and candour, Atwood recounts a life shaped by wild northern landscapes, literary invention, and political upheaval that inspired her most iconic works. […]
Join us for an afternoon with Ian McEwan, the Booker Prize–winning author of Atonement and Saturday as he presents his genre-bending new novel of love, legacy, and literary intrigue. In What We Can Know, Ian McEwan invites us into a world of shifting truths, moving from a candlelit dinner in 2014 where a mysterious poem […]
