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Book Launch | Temporary Palaces by Jeff Miller
Time and Place:
May 19 at 7:30 pm. Spark Beer, 702 Somerset W.
Web:
octopusbooks.ca/events/4858520260519
May 2026 Events
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Ottawa International Writers Festival Spring 2026 Edition
6:30pm Yasuko Thanh. 8pm Tareyn Johnson, Kaie Kellough and Jordan Abel.
Friday Special Blend
7:00am
Ottawa International Writers Festival Spring 2026 Edition
11:30am David Eliot. 1pm Louise K. Blight. 2:30pm Karen van Kampen. 4pm Mary Walsh. 6pm Tara Gereaux, Hélène Gaudy and Jennifer Chevalier. 8pm Nick Cutter, Karma Brown and Silvia Moreno-Garcia
The Spaniel's Tale Readings and Signings
Book signing - Mac Wears a Hat - illustrated by Gillian Reid 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Poetry Night
5:30pm
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Ottawa International Writers Festival Spring 2026 Edition
1pm Brian Goldman. 2:30pm Wayne Johnston. 4pm Gillian Deacon and Mark Medley. 6pm Claire Cameron. 8pm Emily Austin, Y.M. Abdel-Magied and Sharon Bala.
An Indian Morning
10:00am
Stages and Pages
12:30pm
Dandelion with Jamie Liew
Culture géniale
1:00pm
Ottawa StoryTellers Signature Series 2025/26
2:00pm
Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village
Perfect Books Readings and Signings
Book Launch for Misha Solomon's My Great-Grandfather Danced Ballet 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Ottawa Aboriginal Coalition Red Dress Day Gathering
10:00am
Art House Cafe Open Mic
7:00pm
Namaashoum
7:00pm
Words and Culture
10:00am
Ottawa Storytellers Open Mic Online
7:30pm
Live on Elgin Open Mic
8:00pm
Perfect Books Readings and Signings
Mike Martin Double Book Launch 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
The Lit Room with Susan Johnston
9:30am
Asian Sounds
6:00pm
Ottawa Scrabble Club
7:00pm
Third World Players Present
6:00pm
Nostalgica Pub Open Mic
8:00pm
Love is a Practice - Opening Night
Object//Project Art Book Fair
Friday Special Blend
7:00am
Object//Project Art Book Fair
Perfect Books Readings and Signings
Book Signing with Sonia Saikaley 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
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An Indian Morning
10:00am
Culture géniale
1:00pm
Art House Cafe Open Mic
7:00pm
Namaashoum
7:00pm
Ottawa StoryTellers: Story Cafe
7:00pm
Words and Culture
10:00am
Live on Elgin Open Mic
8:00pm
Ottawa International Writers Festival Book Club
Featuring Literary Agent Carly Watters, and authors Mai Nguyen and Kerry Clare. 6:30pm Parlour • 1319 Wellington Street West
The Lit Room with Susan Johnston
9:30am
Asian Sounds
6:00pm
Capital Crime Writers
7:00pm
Ottawa Scrabble Club
7:00pm
Riverbed Reading Series S7
7:30pm
futurisms ft. Qattuu, Shō Yamagushiku and Whitney French
Octopus Books Readings and Signings
Joint Book Launch | Jon Claytor and Ian Roy 6:30pm
Third World Players Present
6:00pm
Nostalgica Pub Open Mic
8:00pm
Friday Special Blend
7:00am
All things Bookish Market - Hosted by PreLoved Pages
10:00am
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An Indian Morning
10:00am
Culture géniale
1:00pm
Art House Cafe Open Mic
7:00pm
Namaashoum
7:00pm
Words and Culture
10:00am
Book Launch | Temporary Palaces by Jeff Miller
7:30pm
Live on Elgin Open Mic
8:00pm
The Lit Room with Susan Johnston
9:30am
Asian Sounds
6:00pm
Ottawa Scrabble Club
7:00pm
Ottawa Storytellers Open Mic In Person
7:00pm
Third World Players Present
6:00pm
Sad Girl Cafe
7:00pm
Nostalgica Pub Open Mic
8:00pm
Friday Special Blend
7:00am
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An Indian Morning
10:00am
Culture géniale
1:00pm
(un)told 2025 - Ottawa StoryTellers
7:00pm
Ottawa Urbanism Book Club
6:15pm
Human Transit (Revised Edition): How Clearer Thinking about Public Transit Can Enrich Our Communities and Our Lives by Jarrett Walker
Art House Cafe Open Mic
7:00pm
Namaashoum
7:00pm
Words and Culture
10:00am
Live on Elgin Open Mic
8:00pm
The Lit Room with Susan Johnston
9:30am
Asian Sounds
6:00pm
Night Oat Open Stage
7:00pm
Ottawa Scrabble Club
7:00pm
Third World Players Present
6:00pm
Nostalgica Pub Open Mic
8:00pm
Friday Special Blend
7:00am
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The Spaniel's Tale Readings and Signings
Unrivaled Midnight Release Party 9:30 PM - 12:00 AM
An Indian Morning
10:00am
Culture géniale
1:00pm
