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November 19, 2025

Library and Archives Canada Events
Time and Place: Library and Archives of Canada,395 Wellington Street.
Web: www.canada.ca/en/library-archives/services/public/events/events.html
free but registration required
November 19 - BOOK LAUNCH | Rick Westhead: We breed lions: Confronting Canada's Troubled Hockey Culture 7pm www.canada.ca/en/library-archives/services/public/events/events/2025/book-launch-rick-westhead.html
December 4 - Book Launch : Howie Morenz: The Greatest Season in the Life of Hockey's First Legend, Donald Murray 7pm www.canada.ca/fr/bibliotheque-archives/services/public/evenements/evenements/2025/lancement-livre-howie-morenz.html

Open Pages Book Club / Reading Club
Time and Place: Ottawa Trans Library, 1104 Somerset W.
Web: www.instagram.com/openpagesbookclub_/
bring your own book
November 19 - 5-7pm

Riverbed Reading Series Season 6
Time and Place: Club Saw, 67 Nicholas and Zoom
Web: www.riverbedreads.ca/
PWYC with donation of $20 suggested
November 19 - Lillian Allen, Pink Veil, Jason Skilz. with a pre-event workshop with Lillian Allen. Sign up via site.

CKCU FM Literary News
Time and Place: Every Wednesday at 9:30 am.
Web: cod.ckcufm.com/programs/414/info.html
Reports, features and interviews in English, French and German. Hosted by: Hans G. Ruprecht and Helmut Zobl Airs: Every Wednesday from 9:30 AM to 10:00 AM

David A. Robertson: What if everything will be okay?
Time and Place: November 19 at 4:00 pm. University of Ottawa, 100 Louis Pasteur
Web: www.eventbrite.ca/e/what-if-everything-will-be-okay-tickets-1934396174029
Register for this free event

Asian Sounds
Time and Place: Every Wednesday at 6:00 pm. CKCU FM 93.1
Web: cod.ckcufm.com/programs/91/info.html
music from the Indian sub-continent and showcases events taking place in Ottawa. The show hosts conduct a number of interviews with local artists, musicians, and writers.

Ottawa Scrabble Club
Time and Place: Every Wednesday at 7:00 pm. Calvin Christian Reformed Church, 1475 Merivale
Web: www.ottawascrabbleclub.com/
Players of all skill are welcome

Ottawa Storytellers Open Mic In Person
Time and Place: 7:00 pm. Ottawa Public Library, Sunnyside Branch, 1049 Bank, Room A
Web: www.ottawastorytellers.ca/open-mic#open-mic-in-person
hosted by Véronique Dupuis

We Breed Lions with Rick Westhead
Time and Place: November 19 at 7:00 pm. Library and Archives Canada, 395 Wellington
Web: writersfestival.org/events/fall-2025/we-breed-lions
free. registration recommended

  November 2025 Events
Submit upcoming events to events@bywords.ca
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Indigo Kanata Book Signings
Alyssa Delle Palme 12 to 4pm
CKCU FM: An Indian Morning 10:00am
Capital Region Writer's Group Write-In 1:00pm
Culture géniale 1:00pm
Ottawa Silent Book Club, Downtown 1:30pm
Ottawa StoryTellers Signature Series 2025/26 2:00pm
Lifestyles of the Rich and the Shameless Artist: Tom Lips
Exploratory Writing Workshops - Write With Us 2:30pm
Elmvale Writers Group 6:30pm
Art House Cafe Open Mic 7:00pm
Namaashoum 7:00pm
Library and Archives Canada Events
Book Launch / Lancement de livre — Sergio Marchi : Pursuing a Public Life 7pm www.eventbrite.ca/e/book-launch-lancement-de-livre-sergio-marchi-pursuing-a-public-life-tickets-1740041554129?aff=oddtdtcreator
CKCU FM Words and Culture 9:30am
Ottawa Public Library Orleans Writing Group 10:00am
The Lit Room with Susan Johnston 12:30pm
The Carleton Poetics Society Writers' Circle 3:00pm
The Greenhouse 6:30pm
Book Launch | Troubles Online: Ableism and Access in Higher Education 7:00pm
Jennifer Baker, Stephen Brockwell and Vera Hadzic 7:00pm
Silent Book Club Ottawa - Kanata 7:00pm
Words & Culture 7:00pm
Live on Elgin Open Mic 8:00pm
Library and Archives Canada Events
BOOK LAUNCH | Rick Westhead: We breed lions: Confronting Canada's Troubled Hockey Culture 7pm www.canada.ca/en/library-archives/services/public/events/events/2025/book-launch-rick-westhead.html
Open Pages Book Club / Reading Club
5-7pm
Riverbed Reading Series Season 6
Lillian Allen, Pink Veil, Jason Skilz. with a pre-event workshop with Lillian Allen. Sign up via site.
CKCU FM Literary News 9:30am
David A. Robertson: What if everything will be okay? 4:00pm
Asian Sounds 6:00pm
Ottawa Scrabble Club 7:00pm
Ottawa Storytellers Open Mic In Person 7:00pm
We Breed Lions with Rick Westhead 7:00pm
Silent Book Club - Hintonburg 2:00pm
Third World Players 6:00pm
Ottawa Public Library Beaverbrook Writing Group 6:30pm
Sad Girl Cafe 7:00pm
Book Launch | Complex Kids, Simple Solutions 8:00pm
Nostalgica Pub & Beer Garden Open Mic 8:00pm
Urban Legends Poetry Collective 2025/2026
Poetry Slam ft. Nathanael Larochette. Face Mask required. Doors 7:00 | Show 7:30 Tickets at the door, PWYD (suggested donation: $10)
CKCU FM Friday Special Blend 7:00am
ottawa small press book fair fall edition 2025 pre fair reading 7:00pm
Silent Book Club Stittsville 12:00pm
ottawa small press book fair 12:00pm
fall edition
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Perfect Books
Amelie B. Book Signing 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
The Spaniel's Tale Bookstore Readings and Signings
Romance Book Signing - Ruby Barrett and Jennifer Whiteford 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
CKCU FM: An Indian Morning 10:00am
Book Fair: Crime for Christmas 1:00pm
Capital Region Writer's Group Write-In 1:00pm
Culture géniale 1:00pm
Exploratory Writing Workshops - Write With Us 2:30pm
Queer SWANA Stories 6:30pm
(un)told 2025 - Ottawa StoryTellers 7:00pm
Indie Author Group with N.G. Avant 1:00pm
In the Company of Writers 2:00pm
Elmvale Writers Group 6:30pm
Art House Cafe Open Mic 7:00pm
Namaashoum 7:00pm
Octopus Books Glebe
Carter Vance, Smaller Animals book launch. 7-9pm
The Spaniel's Tale Bookstore Readings and Signings
Book launch - Murder at Donwell Abbey, by Vanessa Kelly 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Westboro Books Readings and Signings
our book club will meet from 6-7pm to discuss The Extinction of Irena Rey by Jennifer Croft, a twisting tale about a group of translators searching for a missing author in a primeval Polish forest. Spaces are limited and registration is required in advance - sign up online or in store.
CKCU FM Words and Culture 9:30am
Ottawa Public Library Orleans Writing Group 10:00am
The Lit Room with Susan Johnston 12:30pm
Books on Beechwood Book Club 1:30pm
The Carleton Poetics Society Writers' Circle 3:00pm
The Greenhouse 6:30pm
Words & Culture 7:00pm
Live on Elgin Open Mic 8:00pm
Perfect Books
En conversation : Sheung-King et Benoit Laflamme. L'auteur Sheung-King et son traducteur Benoit Laflamme discutent de la traduction vers le français du roman Tu manges une orange. Tu es nue.19h
CKCU FM Literary News 9:30am
Asian Sounds 6:00pm
Night Oat Open Stage 7:00pm
Ottawa Scrabble Club 7:00pm
Silent Book Club - East End 7:00pm
Westboro Books Readings and Signings
Thursday Murder Book Club meets from 6-7pm to discuss The Hunter by Tana French, a tense thriller set in the Irish countryside exploring family, loyalty, and revenge. Spaces are limited and registration is required in advance - sign up online or in store.
Writing Circle 3:00pm
The Carleton Poetic Sociey Monthly Poetry Workshop 6:00pm
Third World Players 6:00pm
Ottawa Public Library Beaverbrook Writing Group 6:30pm
Against the Grain with Terry O'Reilly 7:00pm
Nostalgica Pub & Beer Garden Open Mic 8:00pm
CKCU FM Friday Special Blend 7:00am Perfect Books
Book Signing with Barbara Sibbald 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Friends of the Ottawa Public Library Mammoth Book Sale 10:00am
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Indigo Kanata Book Signings
James Duthie 3pm Tickets required
Stages & Pages
The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning How to Free Yourself and Your Family from a Lifetime of Clutter by Margareta Magnusson presented by Kelly Butler, founder of Community Deathcare Ottawa 12:30pm
CKCU FM: An Indian Morning 10:00am
Capital Comic Book Convention 11 Edition 11:00am
Capital Region Writer's Group Write-In 1:00pm
Culture géniale 1:00pm
Exploratory Writing Workshops - Write With Us 2:30pm