COMING UP

SATURDAY, NOV. 21 Ottawa International Writers Festival: Making a Difference with Dalton McGuinty; 7 p.m., Centretown United Church, 507 Bank St. Tickets and info: writersfestival.org T. Robert Fowler will be signing copies of his book, Courage Rewarded: The Valour of Canadian Soldiers Under Fire 2006-2011; 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Coles Books Orléans.

TUESDAY, NOV. 24 Join bestselling author

and winner of 2015 Governor General’s History award Lawrence Hill, in conversation with CBC’s Waubgeshig Rice about Hill’s latest novel, the Illegal, at Centretown United Church, 507 Bank St. Info: octopusbooks.ca

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 25 Charlotte Gray and Jane Urquhart in Conversation: Fiction and Nonfiction: Why We Do It, Ben Franklin Place, 101 Centrepointe Dr. Reception: “Taste of the Rideau,” 6 p.m., main event: 7:30 p.m. Fundraiser for Kick in for Kids, hosted by the Canadian Federation Of University Women - Ottawa. Tickets: $25. Info: www.cfuw-ottawa.org, 613-421-1370.

SATURDAY, NOV. 28 The Ottawa International Writers Festival is hosting the Chaudiere Books Fall 2015 poetry launch, with titles by Andy Weaver, Jennifer Londry, Chris Turnbull and William Hawkins; 5 p.m., The Manx Pub, 370 Elgin St. Free event. Info:

SUNDAY, NOV. 29 Anne Shmelzer, author of A Marginally Noted Man, will be signing books; 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Perfect Books, 258A Elgin St.

MONDAY, NOV. 30 Ottawa International Writers Festival: Avenue of Mysteries with John Irving; 7 p.m., Southminster Church, 15 Aylmer Ave. Tickets and info: writersfestival. org

THURSDAY, DEC. 3 Join The Book Project Collective at Octopus Books for the launch of Resilience and Triumph , hosted by CBC’s Adrian Harewood; 7 p.m. at Octopus Books Centretown, 251 Bank St., second floor. Info: octopusbooks.ca