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September 28, 2026
Ottawa Urbanism Book Club
Time and Place: 6:15 pm. Ottawa Public Library, Sunnyside Branch, 1049 Bank, Program Room 1
Web: ottawaurbanismbookclub.wordpress.com/
a group of Ottawa residents that gather once a month to discuss how to make Ottawa more sustainable and affordable. Attendance is free and reading is optional.
September 28 - Walkable City by Jeff Speck
Art House Cafe Open Mic
Time and Place: Every Monday at 7:00 pm. Art House Cafe, 555 Somerset W.
poetry, music, & more. sign up in person at 6:30pm.
Namaashoum
Time and Place: Every Monday at 7:00 pm. CKCU FM 93.1
Web: cod.ckcufm.com/programs/53/info.html
Promoting the Persian culture, especially its music and literature. Hosted by: Mehdi Fallahi
Taipei Story with R.F. Kuang
Time and Place: September 28 at 7:00 pm. Knox Presbyterian Church, 120 Lisgar
Web: writersfestival.org/event/taipei-story
tickets on site
  September 2026 Events
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Octopus Books Readings and Signings
Whale Fall Signing | Elysia Rourke presents Whale Fall 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Perfect Books Readings and Signings
Book Signing with Anne Buist and Graeme Simsion 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
An Indian Morning 10:00am
Culture géniale 1:00pm
(un)told - Ottawa StoryTellers 7:00pm
Art-N-Tell 7:00pm
An Evening with David Sedaris 8:00pm		 Ottawa Urbanism Book Club 6:15pm
Walkable City by Jeff Speck
Art House Cafe Open Mic 7:00pm
Namaashoum 7:00pm
Taipei Story with R.F. Kuang 7:00pm		 Perfect Books Readings and Signings
LiterAsian 2026 Ottawa, Re-Generation: Carrying Memory, Crafting Story: LESLIE SHIMOTAKAHARA, CHUQIAO YANG, WILEY WEI-CHIUN HO, JAMIE CHAI YUN LIEW 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM Registration for this event is required. Link is on the Perfect Books site.
Readings at Library and Archives Canada
Book launch—Au nord de nulle part : Le chant d’une commissaire à la vérité et à la réconciliation by Marie Wilson 18h - 20h
Words and Culture 10:00am
Ottawa’s Arts & Culture Mayoral Debate 6:00pm
Ruby Tuesday Chapbook Launch 7:00pm
Live on Elgin Open Mic 8:00pm		 National Day for Truth and Reconcilliation and Orange Shirt Day – Every Child Matters
The Lit Room with Susan Johnston 9:30am
Women, Truth, and Reconciliation with Tanya Talaga and Rose LeMay 5:30pm
Asian Sounds 6:00pm
Ottawa Scrabble Club 7:00pm