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Readings, Signings and Book Club Meetings at Evermore Books
Time and Place: 875b Bank Street
Web: evermorebooks.ca/pages/events
tickets on site.
November 3 - Elayna R. Gallea Book Signing 7–8:30 PM
November 7 - Inked Ever After with The Raven’s Den 3–9 PM (889 Bank St)
November 21 - Debbie Mason Book Signing 1–3 PM

  November 2026 Events
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CKCU FM Fund Raising Drive
Le Salon du livre afro-canadien
An Indian Morning 10:00am
Culture géniale 1:00pm
Letter Writing Workshop to Prisoners of the Palestinian Struggle 2:00pm
CKCU FM Fund Raising Drive
Perfect Books Readings and Signings
Manahil Bandukwala, Amanda Earl, Jennifer Lovegrove 7pm to 8:30pm.
Art House Cafe Open Mic 7:00pm
Between The Pages: The 2026 Giller Prize Shortlist 7:00pm
Namaashoum 7:00pm
CKCU FM Fund Raising Drive
Readings, Signings and Book Club Meetings at Evermore Books
Elayna R. Gallea Book Signing 7–8:30 PM
The Spaniel's Tale Readings and Signings
Book Launch - Reclaiming Canadian Sovereignty in a Ruptured World 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Words and Culture 10:00am
Earthrise: A Canadian Astronaut’s Journey Into Deep Space with Jeremy Hansen 7:00pm
Radical Wordcrafting: Exploring Poetry as Magical Practice | Co-facilitated by Gemini and Spark 7:00pm
Welcome to Radical Wordcrafting: Poetry as Spellcasting Book Study and Coworking Group
Ottawa Storytellers Open Mic Online 7:30pm
Live on Elgin Open Mic 8:00pm
CKCU FM Fund Raising Drive
Perfect Books Readings and Signings
Allan Briesmaster launches Elsewise with Daniel Scott. 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
The Lit Room with Susan Johnston 9:30am
WitchLit Writer Wednesdays 12:00pm
Asian Sounds 6:00pm
Talk Treaty to Me – Book Event 6:00pm
Ottawa Scrabble Club 7:00pm
CKCU FM Fund Raising Drive
Love Lyla Books Readings and Signings
Book Speed Dating at Love Lyla Books $22.63 6-7:30pm
Raise It, a spoken word showcase
Lady la Profeta
Third World Players Present 6:00pm
Altared's Open Mic 7:30pm
Nostalgica Pub Open Mic 8:00pm
CKCU FM Fund Raising Drive
Friday Special Blend 7:00am
Book Launch: Footnotes by Cameron Anstee with Jessica Bebenek and Christine McNair 6:00pm
Ebola, Bombs, and Migrants with Dr. Joanne Liu 7:00pm
CKCU FM Fund Raising Drive
Re-read Used Books Readings and Signings Riverside South
Peggy Blair book signing 12-3pm
Readings, Signings and Book Club Meetings at Evermore Books
Inked Ever After with The Raven’s Den 3–9 PM (889 Bank St)
Readings at Library and Archives Canada
Book Launch: We Remember: Canada’s Story English: 10am. French: 1:30pm
Poetry Night at the Ottawa Trans Library 5:00pm
Night of Lights Takeover: Grotesque Book Launch by Elliot Dunstan 10:00pm
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CKCU FM Fund Raising Drive
An Indian Morning 10:00am
Culture géniale 1:00pm
Ottawa Urbanism Book Club 6:15pm
Bowling Alone by Robert D. Putnam Part 1 Ottawa Public Library, Main Branch, Room B125
Art House Cafe Open Mic 7:00pm
Namaashoum 7:00pm
Words and Culture 10:00am
Ottawa StoryTellers: Story Cafe 7:00pm
Live on Elgin Open Mic 8:00pm
The Lit Room with Susan Johnston 9:30am
WitchLit Writer Wednesdays 12:00pm
Asian Sounds 6:00pm
Capital Crime Writers 7:00pm
Ottawa Scrabble Club 7:00pm
Readings at Library and Archives Canada
Always a Part of the Land – Book Launch 7pm
Third World Players Present 6:00pm
A Noble Profession with Peter Mansbridge 7:00pm
Nostalgica Pub Open Mic 8:00pm
Singing Pebble Books Readings and Signings
Book Talk with author & artist Rob Mullen 6:30PM - 8:00 PM
Friday Special Blend 7:00am
the ottawa small press book fair autumn 2026 pre fair reading 7:00pm
the ottawa small press book fair autumn 2026 edition 12:00pm
City of Ottawa Book Awards 7:00pm
Joyce Carol Oates 8:00pm
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An Indian Morning 10:00am
Culture géniale 1:00pm
An Afternoon of Poetry & Social Justice with Carolyn Marie Souaid and Endre Farkas 2:00pm
Art House Cafe Open Mic 7:00pm
Namaashoum 7:00pm
True Patriot Love with Carol Off 7:00pm
Perfect Books Readings and Signings
Andrew Lafleche launches Polaroids of Tomorrow with Ron Corbett and an audience Q&A 7 to 8:30pm
Words and Culture 10:00am
Past and Present: Celebrating Archibald Lampman, an evening of poetry 6:30pm
Radical Wordcrafting: Exploring Poetry as Magical Practice | Co-facilitated by Gemini and Spark 7:00pm
Opening the circle
Live on Elgin Open Mic 8:00pm
Readings at Library and Archives Canada
Ghosts of Ortona – Book Launch 7pm
The Lit Room with Susan Johnston 9:30am
WitchLit Writer Wednesdays 12:00pm
Asian Sounds 6:00pm
Ottawa Scrabble Club 7:00pm
Ottawa Storytellers Open Mic In Person 7:00pm
Riverbed Reading Series Season 7 7:00pm
Ma Myriah Peace, Andrea Thompson, Xavior Kayvon Gough
Third World Players Present 6:00pm
Lost in a Strange World with Emmanuelle Erny 7:00pm
Sad Girl Cafe 7:00pm
Altared's Open Mic 7:30pm
Nostalgica Pub Open Mic 8:00pm
Friday Special Blend 7:00am
Urban Legends Poetry Collective 7:00pm
Urban Legends Poetry Slam
Readings, Signings and Book Club Meetings at Evermore Books
Debbie Mason Book Signing 1–3 PM
Unbound: Indie Lit Market 11:00am
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An Indian Morning 10:00am
Culture géniale 1:00pm
(un)told - Ottawa StoryTellers 7:00pm
N.G. Avant: Indie Author Group 1:00pm
Art House Cafe Open Mic 7:00pm
Namaashoum 7:00pm
Octopus Books Readings and Signings
Book Launch | Marie-Claire McKelvey presents The Year my Head Exploded 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Words and Culture 10:00am
Live on Elgin Open Mic 8:00pm
Perfect Books Readings and Signings
Robin Blackburn McBride and Frances Boyle 7 to 8pm
Readings at Library and Archives Canada
The Making of a Champion with Brad Gushue 7pm
The Lit Room with Susan Johnston 9:30am
WitchLit Writer Wednesdays 12:00pm
Asian Sounds 6:00pm
In Conversation with Derek McCormack and Micah Lexier: Art, Text, and Collaboration 7:00pm
Night Oat Open Stage 7:00pm
Ottawa Scrabble Club 7:00pm
Lancement: réédition des œuvres de Pierre Raphaël Pelletier 5:00pm
Third World Players Present 6:00pm
Nostalgica Pub Open Mic 8:00pm
Friday Special Blend 7:00am  
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An Indian Morning 10:00am
Culture géniale 1:00pm
Tales of the Forest Faeries with Farrah, Kyla, and Nadiah 6:00pm
Art-N-Tell 7:00pm
Art House Cafe Open Mic 7:00pm
Namaashoum 7:00pm