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June 20, 2026

National Indigenous History Month
Web: www.rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca/eng/1466616436543/1534874922512

Perfect Books Readings and Signings
Time and Place: 258A Elgin
Web: https://perfectbooks.ca/events
small step up. ramp on Somerset by Scrimms.
June 20 - Book Signing with Ayla Vejdani 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
June 23 - Elee Kraljii Gardiner Book Launch : sometimes, forest with Chris Turnbull and David O'Meara. 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
June 24 - Michael Decter Book Launch 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
June 28 - Amanda Sung Book Signing 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM

Readings, Signings and Book Club Meetings at Evermore Books
Time and Place: 875b Bank Street
Web: evermorebooks.ca/pages/events
tickets on site.
June 20 - YOU x ME Conversation with Ayla Vejdani and August Chun 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
July 1 - ACOTAR Re-Read Book Club | - 6pm to 7pm

Drag Storytime with Cyril Cinder
Time and Place: June 20 at 10:00 am. Glebe Community Center, 175 Third Ave
Web: thespanielstale.ca/events/5693920260620
This event is open to all ages. The books we're reading are: Molly's Tuxedo by Vicki Johnson and Gillian Reid (ages 4-8) Be You by Peter H. Reynolds (ages 4-8) RSVP

ottawa small press book fair spring 2026 edition
Time and Place: June 20 at 12:00 pm. Glebe Community Center, 175 Third Ave
noon to five pm. admission free to the public

Indigo Carlingwood Signings
Time and Place: 1:00 pm. 2121 Carling
June 20 - Sharon Teklu

  June 2026 Events
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Indigo Kanata Signings and Readings
Niraj Chandra 11am to 2pm
National Indigenous History Month
Perfect Books Readings and Signings
Book Signing with Ann Cavlovic 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
An Indian Morning 10:00am
Adult Book Fair 12:00pm
Beyond the Pale, 250 City Centre Ave Bay 106 12-5pm
Culture géniale 1:00pm
les cafés-rencontres de l’Association des auteurs et auteures de l’Outaouais 2:00pm
National Indigenous History Month
Art House Cafe Open Mic 7:00pm
Namaashoum 7:00pm
Ottawa Knitting Guild Vendor Fair 7:30pm
National Indigenous History Month
Perfect Books Readings and Signings
David Jon Fuller Book Launch: Venue 13 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Words and Culture 10:00am
Live on Elgin Open Mic 8:00pm
Italian Week Literary Events
Bread By Us 128 Smirle Avenue: 1 Books and Biscotti 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm. 2. Queer Italian Voices: Italian-Canadian Writers Today with Liana Cusmano
National Indigenous History Month
Readings, Signings and Book Club Meetings at Evermore Books
Monster Smut Storytelling 7pm
The Lit Room with Susan Johnston 9:30am
The Other Hill presents Everyday Reconciliation by Derek Aronhie:nens Montour and Elin Sandberg Miller 5:00pm
Asian Sounds 6:00pm
Ottawa Scrabble Club 7:00pm
Ottawa Storytellers Open Mic In Person 7:00pm
National Indigenous History Month
Readings at Library and Archives Canada
Book launch — Unparliamentary: Tales from Canada’s Colourful Parliamentary Past 7pm
Third World Players Present 6:00pm
Sad Girl Cafe 7:00pm
Nostalgica Pub Open Mic 8:00pm
National Indigenous History Month
Waubgeshig Rice Shenkman Arts Centre, 245 Centrum Blvd. 7pm. Free, but reservations recommended: octopusbooks.ca/waubrice
ottawa small press book fair spring 2026: pre-fair reading
Friday Special Blend 7:00am
National Indigenous History Month
Perfect Books Readings and Signings
Book Signing with Ayla Vejdani 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Readings, Signings and Book Club Meetings at Evermore Books
YOU x ME Conversation with Ayla Vejdani and August Chun 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Drag Storytime with Cyril Cinder 10:00am
ottawa small press book fair spring 2026 edition 12:00pm
Indigo Carlingwood Signings 1:00pm
Sharon Teklu
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National Indigenous History Month
An Indian Morning 10:00am
Culture géniale 1:00pm
Jamaal Amir Akbari - CHAMBERS - book launch and concert 3:30pm
Living with the Animals: chapbook launch - LM Rochefort 7:00pm
National Indigenous History Month
Art House Cafe Open Mic 7:00pm
Namaashoum 7:00pm
National Indigenous History Month
Perfect Books Readings and Signings
Elee Kraljii Gardiner Book Launch : sometimes, forest with Chris Turnbull and David O'Meara. 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Words and Culture 10:00am
Canadian Authors' Association National Capital Region MONTHLY MEETINGS 7:00pm
Writing the Past: Research, Imagination, and Historical Fiction Presenters: Natalie Poulson and Jennifer Chevalier
Live on Elgin Open Mic 8:00pm
National Indigenous History Month
Perfect Books Readings and Signings
Michael Decter Book Launch 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
The Lit Room with Susan Johnston 9:30am
Asian Sounds 6:00pm
Night Oat Open Stage 7:00pm
Ottawa Scrabble Club 7:00pm
National Indigenous History Month
Third World Players Present 6:00pm
CBC All in A Day Book Club 6:15pm
Kagiso Lesego Molope, We Inherit The Fire! CLUB SAW, 67 Nicholas for your in-person ticket to join us at Club Saw: www.eventbrite.com/e/all-in-a-day-book-club-in-person-kagiso-lesego-molope-tickets-1991183482397?aff=oddtdtcreator for your virtual ticket (to join us from your home or wherever you might be): www.eventbrite.com/e/all-in-a-day-book-club-virtual-kagiso-lesego-molope-tickets-1991185125311?aff=oddtdtcreator
Author Talk | The AI Con by Alex Hanna 6:30pm
Nostalgica Pub Open Mic 8:00pm
National Indigenous History Month
Friday Special Blend 7:00am
National Indigenous History Month
Octopus Books Readings and Signings
Signing | Amanda Sung presents How to Break a Girl 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Ottawa Anarchist Bookfair 2026 10:00am
Planting Seeds: Nature Poetry on the Trail 10:30am
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National Indigenous History Month
Perfect Books Readings and Signings
Amanda Sung Book Signing 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
An Indian Morning 10:00am
Culture géniale 1:00pm
(un)told 2025 - Ottawa StoryTellers 7:00pm
National Indigenous History Month
Ottawa Urbanism Book Club 6:15pm
Suburban Nation: The Rise of Sprawl and the Decline of the American Dream by Andres Duany, Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, and Jeff Speck.
Art House Cafe Open Mic 7:00pm
Book Launch | Crescendo by Mekyle Ali Qadir 7:00pm
Namaashoum 7:00pm
National Indigenous History Month
Words and Culture 10:00am
Live on Elgin Open Mic 8:00pm