COMING UP
SATURDAY
Ken (The General) Grant: will be signing his latest book, Oh Great Granteenie, as well as his book, I Woke Up With ‘The General’, Too!; 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Farmers Market in Pembroke.
SUNDAY Globe and Mail columnist Kate
Taylor: will be in town signing copies of her new novel, Serial Monogamy; 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Books On Beechwood, 35 Beechwood Ave. Info: booksonbeechwood.ca
MONDAY Ottawa International Writers Festival events: Literary Luncheon with David Mitchell; 12 p.m., Metropolitain Brasserie, 700 Sussex Dr.Every Hidden Thing with Kenneth Oppel; 6 p.m., Southminster United Church, 15 Aylmer Ave. (limited seating) Slade House: One on One with David Mitchell; 8 p.m., Southminster United Church, 15 Aylmer Ave. Tickets and info: www.writersfestival.org
WEDNESDAY
Book launch: Cuba Beyond the Beach, Stories of Life in Havana with author Karen Dubinsky; 7 p.m. at Octopus Books, 251 Bank St., second floor. Admission: pay-what-you-can. Info: octopusbooks.ca
THURSDAY
Book launch: Price Paid: The Fight for First Nations Survival with awardwinning author Bev Sellars; 7 p.m. at Octopus Books, 251 Bank St., second floor. Admission: pay-what-you-can. Info: octopusbooks.ca Local author Margaret Southall: will be launching her new book, A Jacketing Concern; 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Books On Beechwood, 35 Beechwood Ave. Info: booksonbeechwood.ca
TUESDAY, OCT. 11 Octopus Books presents Ron Benner: Three Questions, the London, Ontario-based artist’s recent book, which documents his solo exhibition; 7 p.m. at Octopus Books, 251 Bank St., second floor. Admission: paywhat-you-can. Info: octopusbooks.ca
THURSDAY, OCT. 13
Author Nadia Bozak: will discuss her latest book, Thirteen Shells; 7 p.m. at the Sunnyside branch of the Ottawa Public Library. Registration is recommended. Info: www.BiblioOttawaLibrary.ca
FRIDAY, OCT. 14 Ottawa International Writers Festival: a la carte: Science, History and Health at the Table with Stephen Le and Maya Shetreat-Klein; 7 p.m., Christ Church Cathedral, 414 Sparks St. Limited seating. Tickets and info: www. writersfestival.org SATURDAY, OCT. 15 Former Ottawa author Mark Foss: returns to sign new novel MOLLY O, a novel (amid short bursts of impromptu reading); 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Books on Beechwood, 35 Beechwood Ave. Info: www.markfoss.ca
Charlot Lucien: the Haitian author of Diogène le marron, will be at the Orléans branch of the Ottawa Public Library; 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., for a recital of satirical tales. This event is organized in partnership with the Comité du drapeau haïtien. (in French only) Info: www.BiblioOttawaLibrary.ca
Ottawa International Writers
Festival events: à la carte: The Ethics of Eating with Sonia Faruqi; 5 p.m., Christ Church Cathedral, 414 Sparks St. Free event. Limited seating. à la carte: Farm to Table; a food literacy event; 7 p.m., Christ Church Cathedral, 414 Sparks St. Free event. Limited seating. Tickets and info: www.writersfestival.org