Perfect Books Readings and Signings Time and Place: 258A Elgin Web:https://perfectbooks.ca/events small step up. ramp on Somerset by Scrimms. October 14 - Margo MacDonald launches A Curious Presence 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM October 18 - Book Signing with Sonali Menezes 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM October 21 - Garth Martens Book Launchm with rob mclennann, Margo LaPierre and Jennifer Baker 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM October 24 - Piers Hemmingsen Book Signing 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM October 27 - Leigh Kotsilidis Book Launch with Anita Lahey and Kimberly Quiogue Andrews. 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM. October 28 - A Celebration of Barochois by Cynthia French with Frances Boyle, Claudia Coutu Radmore, and Deborah Anne Tunney, and L.M. Rochefort. 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM October 31 - Halloween Book Signing with Jennifer Chevalier, author of The Winter Witch 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM November 2 - Manahil Bandukwala, Amanda Earl, Jennifer Lovegrove 7pm to 8:30pm. November 4 - Allan Briesmaster launches Elsewise with Daniel Scott. 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM November 25 - Robin Blackburn McBride and Frances Boyle 7 to 8:30pm The Lit Room with Susan Johnston Time and Place: Every Wednesday at 9:30 am. Every Wednesday at 9:30 am CKCU FM 93.1 Web:cod.ckcufm.com/programs/666/info.html where books meet conversation, a half-hour show WitchLit Writer Wednesdays Time and Place: Every Wednesday at 12:00 pm. Stackt, 60 Byward Market Square Web:witchschool.ca/event/witchlit-wednesdays-the-stories-we-tell/ Books, Writing and Conversation. drop in. 12 to 2pm October 14 - Writing Intimacy A conversation with Antonya Radu, co-founder of Immersia Lounge , and dark romance author under the penname Ashley Matthews, about writing intimacy (including BDSM), chemistry and desire in fiction. October 21 - Once Upon a Witch A conversation with fairy-tale author and scholar Tish Black about the witches of fairy tales and folklore, from their chicken-legged huts to their gingerbread houses. October 28 - Women at the Centre A conversation with N.G. Avant about writing complex female characters with agency, ambition, flaws and power. 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 Urbanism Book Club Time and Place: 6:15 pm. Web:ottawaurbanismbookclub.wordpress.com/ a group of Ottawa residents that gather once a month to discuss how to make Ottawa more sustainable and affordable. Attendance is free and reading is optional. November 4 - Bowling Alone by Robert D. Putnam Part 1 McNabb Community Centre. Meeting Room C December 8 - Bowling Alone by Robert D. Putnam Part 2 McNabb Community Centre. Community Room 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
