News and readings

Upcoming Events

Saturday June 6, 2026 at 11:00 am until 3:00 pm EDT

Pointe-Claire, QC

Chapters Pte-Claire (6321 Trans-Canada Hwy bureau 141)

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Louise Carson will sign copies of her latest mystery novel The Cat Laughs.

Louise Carson is the author of The Cat Crosses a Line, The Cat Laughs, The Cat Among Us, The Cat Vanishes, The Cat Possessed, A Clearing, A Clutter of Cats, The Last Unsuitable Man, Executor, The Cat Between, and The Cat Looked Back

Sunday June 21, 2026 at 1:30 pm EDT

ONLINE EVENT

Fiction Fest

Author Readings: Mystery Authors

YouTube Live (https://events.humanitix.com/mystery-authors-1)

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Join Louise Carson, J.P Bird, Suzanne Craig-Whytock and Melissa Yi as they read from their books. All Canada Fiction Fest live virtual sessions will be streamed to the Fiction Fest YouTube channel. Register here to get email reminders in the lead up to the session: https://events.humanitix.com/mystery-authors-1

Louise Carson is the author of The Cat Crosses a Line, The Cat Laughs, The Cat Among Us, The Cat Vanishes, The Cat Possessed, A Clearing, A Clutter of Cats, The Last Unsuitable Man, Executor, The Cat Between, and The Cat Looked Back

Thursday July 2, 2026 at 7:00 pm EDT

ONLINE EVENT

Fiction Fest

Building a Mystery: What Makes a Satisfying Sleuthhound Story?

YouTube Live (https://events.humanitix.com/building-a-mystery)

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Join Louise Carson, Melissa Yi, and Bob Nothnagel for a discussion about writing mysteries. All Canada Fiction Fest live virtual sessions will be streamed to the Fiction Fest YouTube channel. Register here to get email reminders in the lead up to the session: https://events.humanitix.com/building-a-mystery

Louise Carson is the author of The Cat Crosses a Line, The Cat Laughs, The Cat Among Us, The Cat Vanishes, The Cat Possessed, A Clearing, A Clutter of Cats, The Last Unsuitable Man, Executor, The Cat Between, and The Cat Looked Back

News

Seeing You Home - CTV News

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Author Catherine Hunter discusses her new short story collection Seeing You Home, inspired by love, grief, and humour, ahead of its launch at McNally Robinson. Watch the full interview here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHkrL-zafKM

The Dead Shall Inherit - CWC Podcast

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Raye Anderson discusses her book The Dead Shall Inherit with Erik d'Souza on the Crime Writers of Canada podcast. Listen to the full podcast here: https://crimewriterscanada.com/index.php/en/page/podcasts/permalink/raye-anderson-nominated-for-best-the-whodunit-award-for-best-traditional-mystery

The Dead Shall Inherit - Crime Writers of Canada Awards

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Raye Anderson's novel The Dead Shall Inherit has been shortlisted for the 2025 Crime Writers of Canada Whodunit Award for Best Traditional Mystery.

Accidents - Di Cicco Poetry Prize

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Genni Gunn's poetry collection Accidents has been shortlisted for the 2024 Di Cicco Poetry Prize.

Raymond Beauchemin - Get Lit

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Raymond Beauchemin discusses his book The Emptiest Quarter with Jamie Tennant on the CFMU podcast Get Lit. Listen to the full podcast here: https://www.jamietennant.ca/index.php/2024/03/07/e381-with-raymond-beauchemin/



Highlights from past events

May 23, 2017

Join us at Bolen Books to celebrate the launch of Cityscapes in Mating Season by Lise Gaston!

January 20, 2017

Lexicon Books will be hosting three Nova Scotian authors in an evening of Fiction. C.S. Reardon will be debuting her new and novel The Spanish Boy.

C.S. Reardon launched her debut novel The Spanish Boy. There was a very illuminating Q & A afterwards as well.

C.S. Reardon launched her debut novel The Spanish Boy. There was a very illuminating Q & A afterwards as well.

November 21, 2016

Signature Editions wants to invite you to celebrate the publication of two new novels with Cora Siré and Endre Farkas. This joint book launch will be at The Central Bar in Toronto.

Cora Siré launches her new novel, Behold Things Beautiful. Endre Farkas launches his new novel, Never, Again.
There is no admission fee and this event will include a short reading from both authors.

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