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Past event: Greyed out image featuring text & photograph. Another Story Bookshop and McGill-Queen's University Press present The Translating Subject by Melissa Tanti in conversation with Lorraine York. 7pm. Thursday, November 20th. In Store, 315 Roncesvalles Ave. To the left of the book title is a circular close-up of a woman with long dark brown hair, wearing a black top, gazing at us. Bottom right: Bookshop & publisher logos. Font in shades of purple, all against a pale purple grey background.

Toronto, ON

Book Launch: The Translating Subject

PAST EVENT: On Thu, Nov. 20, 2025: Another Story Bookshop hosts the launch of The Translating Subject by Melissa Tanti, in conversation with Lorraine York. Tanti’s book explores how queer women writers use multilingual strategies to create intimacy with the unknown, and enable ethical engagement across social, cultural and linguistic differences. Presented in partnership with McGill-Queen's University Press.

Past event: A woman with blond hair sits behind a small table outdoors. A pair of glasses, a pen, a paper notepad and several thick books about language usage lie in front of her on the table. The woman smiles. To the right of this photo is a picture of a book cover. The cover text reads: "By the creator of the Grammar Table. Rebel with a Clause: Tales and Tips from a Roving Grammarian by Ellen Jovin." The illustration on the book cover features a blond woman with glasses reading a book.

Washington, D.C.

Ellen Jovin’s Grammar Table

PAST EVENT: Only on August 20, 2022: Roving grammarian and author Ellen Jovin will set up her grammar advice stand for an afternoon at Washington, D.C.'s unique language museum Planet Word. Visit this pop-up Grammar Table for a friendly chat about language use, answers to tricky grammar questions or to get her newest book, 'Rebel with a Clause'.