BOOK EVENTS

TUESDAY, FEB. 26

David Suzuki and award-winning bestselling author Jeff Rubin discuss achieving a truly sustainable future at anl event hosted by Octopus Books in partnership with the Centretown United Church, 7 p.m. at 507 Bank St. Tickets are $15 through Octopus Books, 116 Third Ave. or 251 Bank St., or octopusbooks.ca/ tickets/eco-tour-tickets

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 27

If you like mystery and intrigue, attend the Wedgewood Author Series, 2 p.m. at the Wedgewood Retirement Resort, 15 Market St. E., Brockville. Meet author Perry Prete as he talks about novel All Good Things, a fast-paced story that takes readers through the streets of Ottawa and Brockville. Free.

SATURDAY, MARCH 2

Hear the voices of mothers, wives, sisters and sisters-in-law — the voices of In the Wings: Stories of Forgotten Women, 3:30 to 5 p.m. in the auditorium of the Ottawa Public Library, 120 Metcalfe St. Free. Info: seraphimeditions.com

Bridgehead hosts a conversation with authors Charles de Lint, Gary Blackwood and Cheryl Rainfield, who explore alternate realities and the lives young people are hiding … in plain sight. 7 p.m. at Bridgehead Roastery, 130 Anderson St. Tickets $5, www.writersfestival.org

SUNDAY, MARCH 3

Charles de Lint hosts a two-hour writing workshop for ages 12-24, 2 p.m. at Bridgehead Roastery, 130 Anderson St. Tickets $25, www. writersfestival.org

The Friends of the North Grenville Public Library presents Literary Follies, 1:30 p.m. at Leslie Hall in Kemptville. The event features several authors, including Mary Jane Maffini, Jennifer Debruin and calligrapher Holly Dean. Free.