BOOK EVENTS
SATURDAY
Ottawa International Writers
Festival: Brave New World with Mark Bourrie, Brooke Jeffrey and Brent Rathgeber, hosted by Don Newman, 12 p.m. at Christ Church Cathedral, 414 Sparks St. Tickets and info: writersfestival.org
Ottawa International Writers Festival: The Redeeming Things with Kara Stanley and Peter Kavanagh, 4 p.m. at Christ Church Cathedral, 414 Sparks St. Tickets and info: writersfestival.org
Ottawa International Writers
Festival: Dying to Better Themselves: West Indians and the Building of the Panama Canal with Olive Senior, hosted by CBC’s Adrian Harewood, 6:45 p.m. at Christ Church (Festival Café), 414 Sparks St. Tickets and info: writersfestival.org
SUNDAY
Ottawa International Writers Festival: The Teenage Brain with Frances E. Jensen, 2 p.m. at Christ Church Cathedral, 414 Sparks St. Tickets and info: writersfestival.org Ottawa International Writers Festival: Parenting Exceptional Children with Ann Douglas and Kristine Barnett, hosted by Jonathan Bennett, 4 p.m. at Christ Church Cathedral, 414 Sparks St. Tickets and info: writersfestival.org
Ottawa International Writers
Festival: A Natural History of Alzheimer’s and Aging with Jay Ingram, hosted by CBC’s Laurence Wall, 6:30 p.m. at Christ Church Cathedral, 414 Sparks St. Tickets and info: writersfestival.org
Ottawa International Writers Festival: BookThug Launch: Carellin Brooks, Mike Steeves, Pearl Pirie, Jake Kennedy and kevin mcpherson eckhoff, hosted by Sandra Ridley, 6:45 p.m. at Christ Church (Festival Café), 414 Sparks St. Tickets and info: writersfestival.org
Ottawa International Writers Festival: Sense and Sensibility with Obi Simic, Nina Berkhout and Beth Powning, hosted by Adrian Harewood, 8:30 p.m. at Christ Church Cathedral, 414 Sparks St. Tickets and info: writersfestival.org
MONDAY
Ottawa International Writers
Festival: Poetry as a Practice: Don McKay in Conversation with David O’Meara, 12 p.m. at Christ Church Cathedral, 414 Sparks St. Tickets and info: writersfestival.org
Ottawa International Writers Festival: Close Encounters with the Natural World with Jennifer Kingsley and Deni Bechard, hosted by the Citizen’s Matthew Pearson, 6:30 p.m. at Christ Church Cathedral, 414 Sparks St. Tickets and info: writersfestival.org
Ottawa International Writers
Festival: Book Launch: Town & Train with James K. Moran, hosted by the Citizen’s Kate Heartfield, 6:45 p.m. at Christ Church (Festival Café), 414 Sparks St. Tickets and info: writersfestival.org
Ottawa International Writers
Festival: Poetry Cabaret with Marie Annharte Baker, Marilyn Dumont and Don McKay, hosted by Stephen Brockwell, 8:30 p.m. at Christ Church Cathedral, 414 Sparks St. Tickets and info: writersfestival.org
TUESDAY
Ottawa International Writers Festival: Brain Gain with John G. Jung, hosted by Carleton University’s Anil Somayaji, 12 p.m. at Christ Church Cathedral, 414 Sparks St. Tickets and info: writersfestival.org
Ottawa International Writers
Festival: Ontario Scene Presents Close to Home with Rhonda Douglas, Helen Humphreys and James Bartleman, hosted by Carleton University’s Susan Birkwood, 6:30 p.m. at Christ Church Cathedral, 414 Sparks St. Tickets and info: writersfestival.org
Ottawa International Writers Festival: Blog Out Loud: Listen. Look. Laugh. LOUD. Ten selected bloggers will share their favourite post. There’s time for socializing, meeting new bloggers, and greeting old friends, 6:45 p.m. at Christ Church (Festival Café), 414 Sparks St. Tickets and info: writersfestival.org
Ottawa International Writers
Festival: Crime and Punishment with Michael Christie, Chigozie Obioma and Linden MacIntyre, hosted by Neil Wilson, 8:30 p.m. at Christ Church Cathedral, 414 Sparks St. Tickets and info: writersfestival.org