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Two polaroid photos - one showing watercolour paints and the other showing people walking down a spiral staircase - and several cards with text quotes sit on top of a green background with pink ribbon. Type reads: May 10th, 1771: I am so happy my dearest, so fully absorbed in the feeling of this calm presence, that my art is suffering. I couldn't draw now, not one stroke, and yet I have never been a greater painter than in these moments. The Sorrows of Young Werther by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.
Two polaroid photos - one showing watercolour paints and the other showing people walking down a spiral staircase - and several cards with text quotes sit on top of a green background with pink ribbon. Type reads: May 10th, 1771: I am so happy my dearest, so fully absorbed in the feeling of this calm presence, that my art is suffering. I couldn't draw now, not one stroke, and yet I have never been a greater painter than in these moments. The Sorrows of Young Werther by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.

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Audreys Classics Book Club

On select Monday nights: Audreys Books hosts Audreys Classics Book Club. This book club aims to introduce modern readers to the joys of classic literature through relaxed discussions of shorter & longer works by various authors. Book selections are voted on by the group.

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Violet Hour Book Club

The third Saturday or Sunday of every month: The Violet Hour Book Club, a reading & discussion group dedicated to exploring classic and contemporary LGBTQ literature, meets in Montreal. While events often occur at Espace des Possibles La Petite-Patrie, please check the website to confirm the date and location, as they can change from month to month.

Recurring event: Image featuring red text with light blue shadow and film stock photos with a red filter against a blue background. Romance Book Club. On the left: Film stock image of a man and a woman in a playful embrace on a beach. To the right: Two men kiss in front of a window.

Take Cover Books: Romance Book Club

The second Wednesday of every month: Take Cover Books hosts a Romance Book Club online. Enjoy books that make you feel all the feels as you join host Rebecca Reynolds to discuss the monthly title, its themes, cultural resonances – and, perhaps, its spice level! Sign up to stay up to date on upcoming events.

Past event: Greyed out image of a poster featuring black and white text and an illustrated image against a red background. Left: MOTIVE Crime & Mystery Festival. Victoria University in the University of Toronto. Right: A silhouetted figure of a man wearing a fedora and trench coat, standing in a doorway, his shadow turning into a fountain pen as it stretches down toward the lower right corner.

MOTIVE Crime & Mystery Festival 2026

PAST EVENT: Three days only – Fri., Jun. 5 – Sun., Jun. 7, 2026: The Toronto International Festival of Authors (TIFA) presents the fifth anniversary of the MOTIVE Crime & Mystery Festival. MOTIVE 2026 features more than 55 events, author talks, immersive workshops & more, all designed to captivate crime & mystery lovers of all kinds. Presented at Victoria University in the University of Toronto.

Past event: Greyed out illustrated poster with overlapping text. Top: April 23 to 26, 2026. Online starting April 13. Blue Metropolis International Literary Festival. Head and shoulders portrait of a woman with long black hair, head tilted slightly with eyes cast downward as she reads a book. Her hair floats up above her - giving her the appearance of becoming one with the tree in the background. To the right: Metropolis Bleu / Blue Met Festival logo.

Blue Metropolis International Literary Festival 2026

PAST EVENT: Online starting Mon, Apr. 13, 2026 & in person at Hôtel 10, partner bookstores & local venues from Thu, Apr. 23 – Sun, Apr. 26, 2026: Immerse yourself in reading & writing, books & authors from around the world at the annual Blue Metropolis International Literary Festival as it explores the theme Words for Understanding One Another. Featuring local, national & internationally acclaimed authors at readings, interviews, round-table discussions, lectures, debates, & more, with many free events.

Past event: Greyed out image featuring text & book cover superimposed over a photograph of the Toronto skyline, taken from a distance at dusk across the harbour, over the water. Left: Toronto #VHBC February 19 / 2020 | 7 PM | How We Fight For Our Lives by Saeed Jones. Right: Book cover for How We Fight for Our Lives A Memoir Saeed Jones, with black font on an orange and yellow abstract background.

Violet Hour Book Club - Toronto Edition: How We Fight for Our Lives

PAST EVENT: One night only – Thu, Feb. 19, 2026: Another Story Bookshop hosts their second meeting of the Toronto edition of the Violet Hour Book Club, a reading & discussion group dedicated to exploring classic & contemporary 2S/LGBTQ+ literature. This event’s book selection is Saeed Jones’ How We Fight for Our Lives: A Memoir, the coming-of-age story of a young Black gay man from the American South fighting to carve out a place for himself.