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Sep
18
7:00 PM19:00

In-Person: Drawn & Quarterly, Montreal

  • Thursday, September 18, 2025
  • 7:00 PM 8:00 PM 19:00 20:00
  • Drawn & Quarterly (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Moderator: Heather O’Neil

On-stage conversation followed by Q&A from the audience and book signing.

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Sep
19
6:30 PM18:30

In-Person: Queen Books, Toronto

  • Friday, September 19, 2025
  • 6:30 PM 7:30 PM 18:30 19:30
  • Queen Books (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Details to come.

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Sep
22
6:00 PM18:00

In-Person: Harvard Book Store, Cambridge

  • Monday, September 22, 2025
  • 6:00 PM 7:00 PM 18:00 19:00
  • The Brattle Theater (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

In conversation with Laura Zigman. Get your tickets here.

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Sep
23
6:00 PM18:00

In-Person: Barnes & Noble Union Square, New York City

  • Tuesday, September 23, 2025
  • 6:00 PM 7:00 PM 18:00 19:00
  • Barnes & Noble (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Live “Poured Over” interview with Miwa Messer. Get your tickets here.

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Sep
24
7:00 PM19:00

In-Person: Books Are Magic, Brooklyn

  • Wednesday, September 24, 2025
  • 7:00 PM 8:00 PM 19:00 20:00
  • First Unitarian Church (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Get your tickets here.

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Sep
25
7:00 PM19:00

In-Person: Politics & Prose at Union Market, Washington D.C.

  • Thursday, September 25, 2025
  • 7:00 PM 8:00 PM 19:00 20:00
  • Politics and Prose at Union Market (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

See event details here.

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Sep
26
6:30 PM18:30

In-Person: Parnassus Books, Nashville

  • Friday, September 26, 2025
  • 6:30 PM 7:30 PM 18:30 19:30
  • Parnassus Books (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

In conversation with bookseller Aly Plasterer. Get your tickets here.

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Sep
27
4:00 PM16:00

In-Person: BookPeople, Austin

  • Saturday, September 27, 2025
  • 4:00 PM 5:00 PM 16:00 17:00
  • Central Presbyterian Church (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Talk/Q&A/Signing. Get your tickets here.

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Sep
29
7:00 PM19:00

In-Person: Third Place Books, Seattle

  • Monday, September 29, 2025
  • 7:00 PM 8:00 PM 19:00 20:00
  • Third Place Books (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Talk/Q&A/Signing. Get your tickets here.

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Sep
30
7:00 PM19:00

In-Person: Powell's City of Books, Portland OR

  • Tuesday, September 30, 2025
  • 7:00 PM 8:00 PM 19:00 20:00
  • Powell's City of Books (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

In conversation with Jeff VanderMeer. Get your tickets here.

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Oct
1
7:00 PM19:00

In-Person: Chevalier’s Books, Los Angeles

  • Wednesday, October 1, 2025
  • 7:00 PM 8:00 PM 19:00 20:00
  • TBD (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

In conversation with Sarah Bynum. Sign up here.

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Oct
2
7:00 PM19:00

In-Person: Warwicks Books, San Diego

  • Thursday, October 2, 2025
  • 7:00 PM 8:00 PM 19:00 20:00
  • IPJ Theatre, Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

In conversation with Jason Blitman. Get your tickets here.

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Oct
3
6:00 PM18:00

In-Person: Barnes & Noble, Huntington Beach

  • Friday, October 3, 2025
  • 6:00 PM 7:00 PM 18:00 19:00
  • Barnes & Noble (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Talk/Q&A/Signing. Get your tickets here.

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Oct
6
7:00 PM19:00

In-Person: Wordfest, Calgary

  • Monday, October 6, 2025
  • 7:00 PM 8:00 PM 19:00 20:00
  • Memorial Park Library (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Moderated conversation, Q&A with audience, book signing. Get your tickets here.

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Oct
7
7:00 PM19:00

In-Person: Blue Heron Books’ Book Drunkard Festival, Uxbridge

  • Tuesday, October 7, 2025
  • 7:00 PM 8:00 PM 19:00 20:00
  • Second Wedge Brewing Company (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Moderated conversation/Q&A/Signing. Get your tickets here.

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Oct
8
7:00 PM19:00

In-Person: Toronto Reference Library Bluma Appel Salon, Toronto

  • Wednesday, October 8, 2025
  • 7:00 PM 8:00 PM 19:00 20:00
  • Bluma Appel Salon (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Moderated conversation/Q&A/Signing.

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Oct
9
7:00 PM19:00

In-Person: Epic Books, Hamilton

  • Thursday, October 9, 2025
  • 7:00 PM 8:00 PM 19:00 20:00
  • Playhouse Cinema (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Moderated conversation/Q&A/Signing.

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Oct
14
6:00 PM18:00

In-Person: Gloucester

  • Tuesday, October 14, 2025
  • 6:00 PM 7:00 PM 18:00 19:00
  • Google Calendar ICS

To be announced.

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Oct
15
7:00 PM19:00

In Person: Topping & Co. Bath, UK

  • Wednesday, October 15, 2025
  • 7:00 PM 8:00 PM 19:00 20:00
  • Topping & Company Booksellers of Bath (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Get tickets here.

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Oct
16
7:00 PM19:00

In-Person: Waterstones, London UK

  • Thursday, October 16, 2025
  • 7:00 PM 8:59 PM 19:00 20:59
  • Google Calendar ICS

Get tickets here.

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Oct
17
7:00 PM19:00

In-Person: Waterstones, Brighton UK

  • Friday, October 17, 2025
  • 7:00 PM 8:00 PM 19:00 20:00
  • Wagner Hall (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Get tickets here.

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Oct
18
7:00 PM19:00

In-Person: Topping & Co., Edinburgh UK

  • Saturday, October 18, 2025
  • 7:00 PM 8:00 PM 19:00 20:00
  • St Cuthbert's Church (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Get tickets here.

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Oct
23
11:00 AM11:00

In-Person: Ottawa Writers Festival, Ottawa

  • Thursday, October 23, 2025
  • 11:00 AM 12:00 PM 11:00 12:00
  • Google Calendar ICS

Details to come.

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Oct
24
7:00 PM19:00

In-Person: Vancouver Writers Festival, Vancouver

  • Friday, October 24, 2025
  • 7:00 PM 8:00 PM 19:00 20:00
  • Google Calendar ICS

Details to come.

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Oct
25
11:00 AM11:00

In-Person: Vancouver Writers Festival, Vancouver

  • Saturday, October 25, 2025
  • 11:00 AM 12:00 PM 11:00 12:00
  • Google Calendar ICS

Details to come

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Oct
27
7:00 PM19:00

In-Person: Watchung Booksellers, Montclair

  • Monday, October 27, 2025
  • 7:00 PM 8:00 PM 19:00 20:00
  • Watchung Booksellers (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

In conversation with Laura Sims. Get your tickets here.

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Oct
28
6:00 PM18:00

In-Person: Oblong Books, Rhinebeck

  • Tuesday, October 28, 2025
  • 6:00 PM 7:00 PM 18:00 19:00
  • Oblong Books (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

In conversation with Bill Clegg. Get your tickets here.

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Oct
29
6:30 PM18:30

In-Person: RJ Julia Booksellers, Madison CT

  • Wednesday, October 29, 2025
  • 6:30 PM 7:30 PM 18:30 19:30
  • RJ Julia Booksellers (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Talk/Q&A/Signing. Reserve your spot here.

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Oct
30
7:00 PM19:00

In-Person: Riffraff Bookstore + Bar, Providence

  • Thursday, October 30, 2025
  • 7:00 PM 8:00 PM 19:00 20:00
  • Riffraff Bookstore + Bar (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

In conversation with Laird Hunt. Get your tickets here.

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Oct
31
7:00 PM19:00

In-Person: Lovestruck Books, Cambridge

  • Friday, October 31, 2025
  • 7:00 PM 8:00 PM 19:00 20:00
  • Lovestruck Books (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Smut Salon with Laura Zigman. Get your tickets here.

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Nov
3
7:00 PM19:00

In-Person: Print: A Bookstore, Portland ME

  • Monday, November 3, 2025
  • 7:00 PM 8:00 PM 19:00 20:00
  • Google Calendar ICS

In conversation with Liberty Hardy. Get your tickets here.

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Nov
4
1:00 PM13:00

In-Person: Odyssey Bookshop, South Hadley

  • Tuesday, November 4, 2025
  • 1:00 PM 2:00 PM 13:00 14:00
  • Odyssey Bookshop (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

In conversation with Caity Simpson of The Greys. Get your tickets here.

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Nov
6
7:00 PM19:00

In-Person: Newtonville Books, Newton

  • Thursday, November 6, 2025
  • 7:00 PM 8:00 PM 19:00 20:00
  • Google Calendar ICS

Details to come.

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Jan
31
1:00 PM13:00

In-Person: Lit Chat Interview with Mona Awad, Jacksonville

  • Saturday, January 31, 2026
  • 1:00 PM 3:00 PM 13:00 15:00
  • Jacksonville Public Library (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Conversation, Q&A and signing.

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Jul
15
11:00 AM11:00

In-Person: Topping & Co., Bath UK

  • Tuesday, July 15, 2025
  • 11:00 AM 12:00 PM 11:00 12:00
  • Google Calendar ICS

Details to come.

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Aug
24
8:30 PM20:30

Edinburgh International Book Festival

  • Saturday, August 24, 2024
  • 8:30 PM 9:30 PM 20:30 21:30
  • Edinburgh International Book Festival (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Mona Awad and Genieve Jagger: Something Wicked This Way Comes

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Aug
23
6:30 PM18:30

Waterstones London Gower Street

  • Friday, August 23, 2024
  • 6:30 PM 8:00 PM 18:30 20:00
  • Waterstones London Gower Street (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Rouge Launch in Conversation with Naomi Alderman

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Aug
22
7:00 PM19:00

Waterstones Brighton

  • Thursday, August 22, 2024
  • 7:00 PM 9:00 PM 19:00 21:00
  • Waterstones Brighton (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

An Evening with Mona Awad in conversation with Theresa Jarvis

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May
24
5:00 PM17:00

ROUGE LAUNCH, Encinitas, CA

  • Friday, May 24, 2024
  • 5:00 PM 6:00 PM 17:00 18:00
  • Barnes & Noble (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

In conversation with Kiersten White at Barnes & Noble: Encinitas.

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May
16
7:30 PM19:30

ROUGE LAUNCH, La Jolla, CA.

  • Thursday, May 16, 2024
  • 7:30 PM 8:30 PM 19:30 20:30
  • WARWICK'S (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

IN CONVERSATION WITH JASON BLITMAN AT WARWICK’S.

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May
15
7:00 PM19:00

ROUGE LAUNCH, San Francisco, CA.

  • Wednesday, May 15, 2024
  • 7:00 PM 8:00 PM 19:00 20:00
  • THE BOOKSMITH (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

IN CONVERSATION WITH LAURA ALBERT AT THE BOOKSMITH.

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May
14
6:00 PM18:00

ROUGE LAUNCH, Denver, CO.

  • Tuesday, May 14, 2024
  • 6:00 PM 7:00 PM 18:00 19:00
  • Tattered Cover (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

In Conversation with Hermione Hoby at Tattered Cover.

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May
10
7:00 PM19:00

ROUGE LAUNCH, NYC.

  • Friday, May 10, 2024
  • 7:00 PM 8:00 PM 19:00 20:00
  • P&T KNITWEAR (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

IN CONVERSATION WITH KRISTEN ROUPENIAN FOR P&T KNITWEAR

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May
9
3:00 PM15:00

ROUGE LAUNCH (Virtual)

  • Thursday, May 9, 2024
  • 3:00 PM 4:00 PM 15:00 16:00
  • Google Calendar ICS

IN CONVERSATION WITH CATRIONA WARD FOR BARNES & NOBLE (MIDDAY MYSTERY VIRTUAL EVENT)

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May
7
6:30 PM18:30

ROUGE LAUNCH, Madison, CT.

  • Tuesday, May 7, 2024
  • 6:30 PM 7:30 PM 18:30 19:30
  • RJ JULIA (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

IN CONVERSATION WITH BILL CLEGG & MARYSUE RUCCI AT RJ JULIA.

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May
6
6:00 PM18:00

ROUGE LAUNCH, Boston, MA.

  • Monday, May 6, 2024
  • 6:00 PM 7:00 PM 18:00 19:00
  • BROOKLINE BOOKSMITH (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

IN CONVERSATION WITH LAURA ZIGMAN AT BROOKLINE BOOKSMITH (TICKETED EVENT).

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Nov
30
6:00 PM18:00

Providence College: Mona Awad Introduces Rouge (Providence)

  • Thursday, November 30, 2023
  • 6:00 PM 7:00 PM 18:00 19:00
  • Google Calendar ICS

Details forthcoming.

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Nov
28
6:00 PM18:00

Bank Square Books: Mona Awad with Lauren Acampora (Mystic)

  • Tuesday, November 28, 2023
  • 6:00 PM 7:00 PM 18:00 19:00
  • Bank Square Books (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join Mona and Lauren Acampora for a reading, discussion and Q&A.

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Nov
27
6:00 PM18:00

WYNC’S “Get Lit with All of It” - November Book Club Event (New York, NY)

  • Monday, November 27, 2023
  • 6:00 PM 7:00 PM 18:00 19:00
  • SNFL Rooftop Event Center (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Details forthcoming.

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Nov
16
7:30 PM19:30

Pete's Reading Series: Mona Awad Reads from Rouge (Brooklyn, NY)

  • Thursday, November 16, 2023
  • 7:30 PM 8:30 PM 19:30 20:30
  • 709 Lorimer Street Brooklyn, NY, 11211 United States (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Hosted by Brian Gresko and Vanessa Chan, and featuring authors Mona Awad, C. Pam Zhang, Hilary Leichter and Jami Nakamura Lin.

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Nov
15
6:00 PM18:00

Twenty Stories Glou: Mona Awad with Laird Hunt (Providence)

  • Wednesday, November 15, 2023
  • 6:00 PM 7:00 PM 18:00 19:00
  • twenty stories (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Mona discusses all things Rouge with Laird Hunt.

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Nov
4
7:00 PM19:00

Afterwords: Mona Awad in-conversation with Mercedes Peters (Halifax, Can)

  • Saturday, November 4, 2023
  • 7:00 PM 8:00 PM 19:00 20:00
  • St. Matthew's Church (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Details forthcoming.

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Oct
28
7:00 PM19:00

Ottawa Writers Festival: Mona Awad (Ottawa, Can)

  • Saturday, October 28, 2023
  • 7:00 PM 8:00 PM 19:00 20:00
  • Google Calendar ICS

Details forthcoming.

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Oct
26
7:00 PM19:00

Epic Books: Mona Awad in conversation with Ainsley Hogarth (Hamilton, Can)

  • Thursday, October 26, 2023
  • 7:00 PM 8:00 PM 19:00 20:00
  • Playhouse Cinema (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Details forthcoming.

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Oct
25
3:30 PM15:30

Writers' Trust: Storytellers Ball (Toronto, Can)

  • Wednesday, October 25, 2023
  • 3:30 PM 4:30 PM 15:30 16:30
  • Park Hyatt Toronto (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

With a Canadian writer at each table, the Writers’ Trust Gala is unlike any other fundraiser. Past guest authors include literary luminaries Margaret Atwood, Adrienne Clarkson, Cherie Dimaline, Emma Donoghue, Lawrence Hill, Thomas King, Ann-Marie MacDonald, Anne Michaels, and Noah Richler.

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Oct
21
7:30 PM19:30

Munro's Books Event: Mona Awad in conversation with Lauren Groff (Victoria, Can)

  • Saturday, October 21, 2023
  • 7:30 PM 8:30 PM 19:30 20:30
  • 1108 Government Street Victoria, BC, V8W 1Y2 Canada (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Details forthcoming.

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Oct
19
8:00 PM20:00

Vancouver Writers Festival: Smells Like… 90s Lyrics Night (Vancouver, Can)

  • Thursday, October 19, 2023
  • 8:00 PM 9:00 PM 20:00 21:00
  • Google Calendar ICS

Details forthcoming.

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Oct
19
6:00 PM18:00

Vancouver Writers Festival: Mona Awad in conversation with Lisa Christiansen (Vancouver, Can)

  • Thursday, October 19, 2023
  • 6:00 PM 7:00 PM 18:00 19:00
  • The Nest (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Details forthcoming.

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Oct
18
8:30 PM20:30

Vancouver Writers Festival: She’s A Scream with Ashley Audrain and Silvia Moreno Garcia (Vancouver, Can)

  • Wednesday, October 18, 2023
  • 8:30 PM 9:30 PM 20:30 21:30
  • 1218 Cartwright Street Vancouver, BC, V6H 3R8 Canada (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Details forthcoming.

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Oct
17
6:00 PM18:00

Toronto Film Festival: Screening of Marnie with Q&A (Toronto, Can)

  • Tuesday, October 17, 2023
  • 6:00 PM 7:00 PM 18:00 19:00
  • TIFF Bell Lightbox (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join Mona for a screening of Hitchcock’s Marnie, followed by a Q&A with Johanna Schneller and book signing.

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Oct
15
2:00 PM14:00

Whistler Book Festival: Bunny, BookTok, and a Bizarre New World: A Case Study with Mona Awad (In-Person & Online)

  • Sunday, October 15, 2023
  • 2:00 PM 3:00 PM 14:00 15:00
  • Fairmount Chateau Whistler (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join Mona and Katherine Fawcett for a conversation about all things Bunny and bizarre.

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Oct
15
11:45 AM11:45

Whistler Writers Festival: Sunday BookTalk and Brunch (Whistler, Can)

  • Sunday, October 15, 2023
  • 11:45 AM 12:45 PM 11:45 12:45
  • Fairmont Chateau Whistler (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join Mona in conversation with William Ping. Doors open at 10:45.

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Oct
14
9:30 AM09:30

Wordfest: Mona Awad In Conversation with Emma Donahue (Calgary, Can)

  • Saturday, October 14, 2023
  • 9:30 AM 10:30 AM 09:30 10:30
  • Google Calendar ICS

Moderator to be announced.

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Oct
13
7:00 PM19:00

Wordfest: The Way We Hex the Patriarchy (Calgary, Can)

  • Friday, October 13, 2023
  • 7:00 PM 8:00 PM 19:00 20:00
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join Mona for a reading from ROUGE.

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