For upcoming events with Sean, please see here.
Past live events
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Toronto, ON Saturday, April 5, 2014
Spur Festival Literary Cabaret
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Toronto, ON Sunday, April 6, 2014
Spur Festival Books & Brunch
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Toronto, ON Tuesday, April 8, 2014
Dual book launch with Carl Wilson (at the Monarch Tavern)
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Montreal, QC Thursday, April 24, 2014
Official book launch (at the Cardinal Tea Room)
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Ottawa, ON Saturday, April 26, 2014
Ottawa Writers Festival with Eva Stachniak and Steven Galloway
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Montreal, QC Friday, May 2, 2014
Blue Metropolis writing festival: This Really Happened: Lost in Translation storytelling event
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Montreal, QC Saturday, May 3, 2014
Blue Metropolis writing festival: Sean Michaels and Socalled in Conversation
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Vancouver, BC Wednesday, May 7, 2014
Incite @ Vancouver Writers Fest
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Victoria, BC Friday, May 9, 2014
Reading at the Solstice Café with theremin gig by Cleopatra and the Nile
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Nanaimo, BC Saturday, May 10, 2014
Afternoon reading at the Nanaimo Harbourfront Public Library
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Boston, MA Saturday, June 21, 2014
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Brooklyn, NY Monday, June 23, 2014
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Manhattan, NY Tuesday, June 24, 2014
KGB Bar with Largehearted Boy and Michael Hearst
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Philadelphia, PA Wednesday, June 25, 2014
Philadelphia Mausoleum of Contemporary Art with thereminist Mano Divina and a screening of the theremin documentary 21st Century Classical Music
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Baltimore, MD Thursday, June 26, 2014
Atomic Books with thereminist Robby Neubauer and Fulton Lights
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Washington, DC Friday, June 27, 2014
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Durham, NC Sunday, June 29, 2014
Letters Bookshop with thereminist Dave Yarwood
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Asheville, NC Wednesday, July 2, 2014
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Atlanta, GA Thursday, July 3, 2014
Highland Inn Ballroom with A Capella Books and Duet for Theremin and Lap Steel
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Los Angeles, CA Tuesday, July 22, 2014
Literary Death Match at the Hammer Museum
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Los Angeles, CA Wednesday, July 23, 2014
"Moving Through Space Toward You" @ Largo: a celebration of the theremin, electricity, song and Us Conductors ft Califone, This American Life's Starlee Kline, thereminists Eban Schletter and Probyn Gregory, and special guests! (buy tickets!)
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San Francisco, CA Monday, July 28, 2014
Booksmith with Joshua Mohr.
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Guelph, ON Thursday, September 11, 2014
An amazing reading/concert at the Eden Mills Writers Festival, featuring Sean and Carl Wilson, plus musicians Sandro Perri, Scott Merritt and thereminist Jeff Bird. ($22)
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Toronto, ON Sunday, September 21, 2014
Two appearances as part of Word On The Street: as part of the Spring Stars panel (Bestsellers Stage; noon), and then a solo reading and discussion, joined by thereminist Clara Venice (New Narratives tent, 4:45).
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Calgary, AB October 14, 2014
Writers and Mixtapes: Pechakuckha Style, as part of Calgary Wordfest
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Calgary, AB October 18, 2014
Dedicated reading at the National Music Centre, with thereminist Brandon Smith, as part of Calgary Wordfest
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Calgary, AB October 19, 2014
Ryeberg Live, with Guillaume Morissette, Heather O'Neill and Kim Thúy, as part of Calgary Wordfest
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Halifax, NS October 20, 2014
Between the Pages: An Evening with the Scotiabank Giller Prize Finalists
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Montreal, QC October 30, 2014
Reading at Paragraphe Bookstore with QWF prize nominees.
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Toronto, ON November 3, 2014
Between the Pages: An Evening with the Scotiabank Giller Prize Finalists
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Vancouver, BC November 6, 2014
Between the Pages: An Evening with the Scotiabank Giller Prize Finalists
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Montreal, QC November 25, 2014
Montreal Press Club reading with Heather O'Neill and Arjun Basu. (RSVP required)
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Montreal, QC December 8, 2014
Grownups Read Things They Read As Kids at La Vitrola
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Fredericton, NB January 22-25, 2015
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Montreal, QC February 21, 2015
Summer Literary Seminars reading with fellow Soulgazers: Melissa Bull, Anna Leventhal and Jeff Miller. (Drawn & Quarterly)
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Montreal, QC March 4, 2015
Resonance Reading Series with fellow Soulgazers: Melissa Bull, Anna Leventhal and Jeff Miller.
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Kingston, ON March 13, 2015
Reading at Queens University.
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Québec, QC April 8-10, 2015
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Montreal, QC April 15, 2015
Westmount Pubic Library reading.
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Picton, ON April 17, 2015
Prince Edward County Authors Festival, alongside thereminist Chris Trimmer.
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Ottawa, ON April 24, 2015
Ottawa Writers Festival, with Mike Dubue, Russell Smith and Neil Smith.
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Moncton, NB April 25-May 3, 2015
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Montreal, QC May 7, 2015
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Wakefield, QC May 9, 2015
Wakefield Writers Festival with Charlotte Gray.
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Montreal, QC May 13, 2015
Côte St-Luc Library Writers Out Loud reading.
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Toronto, ON May 14, 2015
The Eh List author series at Toronto Reference Library.
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Port Colbourne, ON May 28, 2015
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Ottawa, ON July 14, 2015
Reading alongside thereminist Thorwald Jorgensen at Music and Beyond Festival.
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Moose Jaw, SK July 16-19, 2015
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Sackville, NB July 31-Aug 3, 2015
Sean will be writing his daily Sappy Times at the SappyFest Music Festival.
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Edinburgh, Scotland Aug 22-23, 2015
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St Andrews, Scotland Aug 25, 2015
Reading with Christopher Jory at Topping Bookshop.
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Eden Mills, ON Sept 13, 2015
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Corner Brook, NL October 1, 2015
Writers' Alliance reading at Swirsky's, 8pm.
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Port Rexton, NL October 3, 2015
Writers' Alliance reading at Fisher's Loft Inn, 6pm.
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St John's, NL October 4, 2015
Writers' Alliance reading at Ship Pub, 8pm.
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Ottawa, ON October 6, 2015
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Durham, ON October 15, 2015
Free reading at Trent University (Durham campus).
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Peterborough, ON October 15, 2015
Free reading at Trent University (Peterborough campus).
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Hudson, QC October 20, 2015
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Edmonton, AB October 23, 2015
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St Albert, AB October 24, 2015
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Colorado Springs, CO November 2, 2015
Colorado College Visiting Writers Series, with Jeff Treviño and thereminist Dorit Chrystler.
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Toronto, ON November 17, 2015
York University Canadian Writers in Person lecture series.
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Vancouver, BC November 21, 2015
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Montreal, QC January 12, 2016
Lancement Corps conducteurs, French translation of Us Conductors (Romans Savons).
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Pointe-Claire, QC Jan 27, 2016
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Halifax, NS Mar 21, 2016
St Mary's (Lorenzo Reading Series).
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Wolfville, NS Mar 22, 2016
Acadia (Lorenzo Reading Series).
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Fredericton, NB Mar 22, 2016
UNB (Lorenzo Reading Series).
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Montreal, QC April 9, 2016
McGill University Words and Music event with Kim Thuy, Saleema Nawaz, Pasha Malla, Neil Smith, Curtis Brown and members of Barr Brothers, the Luyas, Snailhouse, Monogrenade.
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Montreal, QC April 9, 2016
McGill University Words and Music event with Kim Thuy, Saleema Nawaz, Pasha Malla, Neil Smith, Curtis Brown and members of Barr Brothers, the Luyas, Snailhouse, Monogrenade.
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Sudbury, ON November 2-4, 2017
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Kingston, ON November 8, 2017
TeensWrite! Conference
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Beaconsfield, QC November 20, 2017
Beaconsfield Library
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Beaconsfield, QC November 20, 2017
Beaconsfield Library
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Beaconsfield, QC June 13, 2018 x
Concordia University
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Montreal, QC October 29, 2018
Drawn & Quarterly with Alix Hawley, Maxime Raymond Bock and Alice Petersen.
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Sussex, NB January 17, 2019
AX Centre
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Moncton, NB January 18, 2019
Mount Allison University
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Montreal, QC August 24, 2019
To celebrate the theremin's 100th anniversary, I will be reading from Us Conductors at this performance by French thereminist Grégoire Blanc, with the Hadron ensemble.
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Montreal, QC September 25, 2019
The Wagers launch at Supermarché P.A., 5242 avenue du Parc, 8pm. Signing to follow at The Emerald. (Facebook event.)
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Toronto, ON October 15, 2019
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Hamilton, ON October 16, 2019
In conversation with Jamie Tennant at the Hamilton Public Libary.
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Calgary, AB October 18, 2019
"Tasty Bites" with Anthony De Sa as part of Calgary Wordfest.
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Calgary, AB October 18, 2019
"In Tune with the Times" talk show as part of Calgary Wordfest.
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Ottawa, ON October 24, 2019
Beechwood Books
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Vancouver, BC October 26, 2019
"The Literary Cabaret" with Ivan Coyote, Cherie Dimaline, Tom Lanoye, Zalika Reid-Benta and Bindu Suresh, as part of Vancouver Writers Fest.
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Vancouver, BC October 27, 2019
"Good Reads" with Lynn Coady and Hassan Ghedi Santur, as part of Vancouver Writers Fest.
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Winnipeg, MB October 28, 2019
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Toronto, ON November 1, 2019
The Swingin' Moonlight Reading Hour, alongside writers Cherie Dimaline (!), Souvankham Thammavongsa (!), Zeruya Shalev (!!!) and a crack band led by Joseph Shabason - as part of the Toronto International Festival of Authors
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Toronto, ON November 3, 2019
Panel with Rachel Manley and Susan Swan as part of the Toronto International Festival of Authors
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Charlottetown, PEI November 12, 2019
Reading at Confederation Centre Art Gallery (hosted by Bookmark)
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Halifax, NS November 13, 2019
Reading at Women's Council House (hosted by Bookmark)
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Montreal, QC November 23, 2019
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Montreal, QC November 27, 2019
Westmount Public Library
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Montreal, QC November 30, 2019
AELAQ Holiday Book Fair
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Virtual appearance August 20-23, 2020
Literacki Sopot Festival, in Poland
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Virtual appearance October 5, 2020
Read for the Cure with Samra Habib, Anita Rau Badami and Lucy Van Oldenbarneveld
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Virtual appearance November 17, 2020
Read for the Cure with Robyn Doolittle, Emma Straub and Johanna Schneller
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Montreal, QC September 10, 2023
Do You Remember Being Born? book launch at Shakti Rock Gym, 7pm! (A dual launch with Catherine Leroux's The Future)
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San Francisco, CA • September 14, 2023
DYRBB? book launch at Booksmith, with Julie Bruck.
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Montreal, QC • September 21, 2023
QWF panel on Artificial Intelligence and the future of writing, at Atwater Library.
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Virtual Appearance • September 27, 2023
Publishers Weekly conference on "Artificial Intelligence: Revolution and Opportunity in Trade Publishing"
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Toronto, ON • September 30, 2023
Toronto International Festival of Authors event: "ChatGPT & Verse: Do You Remember Being Born?".
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Toronto, ON • October 1, 2023
Toronto International Festival of Authors A.I. panel with Thomas Froh and Paris Marx.
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Vancouver, BC • October 19, 2023
"90s Lyrics Night" at Vancouver Writers Fest.
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Ottawa, ON • October 28, 2023
Ottawa Writers Festival event with Mona Awad and Catherine Leroux.
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Montreal, QC • November 1, 2023
Montreal Review of Books fall launch at D&Q.
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Halifax, NS • November 3, 2023
"Friday Night Writes" with Alicia Elliott and Amy Jones, at AfterWords Literary Festival.
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Halifax, NS • November 4, 2023
"Saturday Afternoon Readings" with Leo McKay, Jr., and Sharon English, at AfterWords Literary Festival.
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Austin, TX November 11, 2023
Texas Book Festival
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Pointe-Claire, QC • January 20, 2024
Presenting Do You Remember Being Born? at the Pointe Claire Library, 6pm.
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Vancouver, BC • February 12, 2024
Jewish Book Festival event with Amy Kurzweil.
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Ottawa, ON • February 16, 2024
Keynote presentation for Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation.
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Virtual appearance • February 21, 2024
Guest lecture at Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA.
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Virtual appearance • February 27, 2024
Guest lecture at King's College, Halifax, NS.
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Montreal, QC • March 13, 2024
Guest lecture at Google DeepMind.
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Québec, QC • April 11, 2024
200th anniversary of the Literary and Historical Society of Quebec.
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Québec, QC • April 12-13, 2024
Salon du livre du Québec, including a panel with Sayaka Araniva-Yanez.
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Moncton, NB • April 25-28, 2024
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Online • September 18, 2024
"Regaining Power Over AI: Dialogues with Artists" salon, hosted by Microsoft Research, in collaboration with the French Centre For Scientific Research (CNRS) and Université de la Sorbonne. .
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Online • September 22, 2024
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Montreal, QC • October 2, 2024
Reading as part of Yolk's Two Readers and Music series.
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Montreal, QC • October 3, 2024
Launching Fawn Parker's novel, Hey, It's Me at De Stiil.