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Ottawa ComicCon 2026
An Indian Morning 10:00am
Culture géniale 1:00pm |
Perfect Books Readings and Signings
Wayne Grady Book Launch 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Art House Cafe Open Mic 7:00pm
Namaashoum 7:00pm |
Words and Culture 10:00am
Live on Elgin Open Mic 8:00pm |
Jamaal Amir Akbari events
8:30 p.m. Ottawa Hip Hop Jam Red Bird Live, Ottawa Join JustJamaal ThePoet as the featured artist performing with the Capital Syndicate Session Band. ADULT EVENT. More information: redbirdlive.ca
The Lit Room with Susan Johnston 9:30am
Asian Sounds 6:00pm
Housing Inc. with Leilani Farha 7:00pm
Ottawa Scrabble Club 7:00pm
Ottawa Storytellers Open Mic In Person 7:00pm |
Octopus Books Readings and Signings
Book Launch | Philippe Mineau presents The Guilt Trippers 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Perfect Books Readings and Signings
Arc Poetry Magazine presents the Archibald Lampman Finalists 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Third World Players Present 6:00pm
A Capital Mystery Volume 2 Book Launch 6:30pm
Arc Poetry Magazine 2026 Archibald Lampman Award Finalists Reading 7:00pm
Sad Girl Cafe 7:00pm
Nostalgica Pub Open Mic 8:00pm |
Friday Special Blend 7:00am
Poetry Readings by Gwen Aube, Rebecca Lawrence Lynch, and Mona Gendron 5:30pm |
Books on Beechwood Readings and Signings
Derek Gagnon 11am to 1pm signing
Love Lyla Books Readings and Signings
The Mini Arabic Book Fair Join us for a day celebrating Arabic books, stories, and community. Browse a beautiful selection of Arabic books for kids and adults from featured vendors, and bring the little ones for Arabic Storytime at 12 PM & 2 PM. 11 AM to 7 PM
Re-read Used Books Readings and Signings Riverside South
Simon F. Godin 12-3pm
The Spaniel's Tale Readings and Signings
Book Launch - The Peace Thieves by Brent van Staalduinen 7:30 - 9:30pm |
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An Indian Morning 10:00am
Books on Tap 1:00pm
Culture géniale 1:00pm
Chris Johnson: after the woods, a poetry launch 3:00pm |
Art House Cafe Open Mic 7:00pm
Namaashoum 7:00pm |
Perfect Books Readings and Signings
Sonal Champsee and Elyssa Marcoux-Bissoondath Book Launch 7:00 PM – 10:30 PM
Words and Culture 10:00am
For the Long Haul – A book launch with Chris Dixon 6:30pm
Live on Elgin Open Mic 8:00pm |
Perfect Books Readings and Signings
An Evening of Queer Literature with Plenitude Magazine: Manahil Bandukwala, Adam Meisner, Pamela Mosher, and Kevin Shaw, with Plenitude’s managing editor, Patrick Grace. Hosted by Ben Ladouceur. 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Readings at Library and Archives Canada
Book Launch: Seagoing Women: At Work by Sara Donnelly 7pm
The Lit Room with Susan Johnston 9:30am
Asian Sounds 6:00pm
Mekyle Ali Qadir and Fareh Malik: joint poetry reading 6:00pm
Getting Away with Murder with Shari Lapena 6:30pm
Night Oat Open Stage 7:00pm
Ottawa Scrabble Club 7:00pm
Playing the Changes with Colin James 8:00pm |
Readings at Library and Archives Canada
Mes beaux Rimbaud de Michèle Vinet 19h
Third World Players Present 6:00pm
Nostalgica Pub Open Mic 8:00pm |
Readings, Signings and Book Club Meetings at Evermore Books
Evermore after dark: 7 to 8:30pm
The Spaniel's Tale Readings and Signings
Book Launch - Fret by Nadia Bozak 7:30 - 9:30pm
Friday Special Blend 7:00am
Book launch: Broken Worlds, Disabled Kin: Strategies for Collective Survival 6:00pm |
In Conversation with Jay Odjick
Love Lyla Books Readings and Signings
Urdu Storytime with Amma Ki Library 11 am to 1pm
Readings, Signings and Book Club Meetings at Evermore Books
Rochelle Wolf Book Signing with Special Guest Ruby Barrett 6pm
Agrippa with Robert Harris 7:00pm |
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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
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
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 |
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