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JUNCTION READS@junctionreads· 22d

Tuesday July 21 at 10:00pm ET a repeat of interviews with all three hosts on @howl895fm.bsky.social Alison Gadsby interviews Hollay Ghadery and Valentino Assenzo interviews Alison Gadsby. It’s a summer love fest!! #canlit

Pink and blue Promotional photo of the HOWL literary radio show. July 21 at 10:00pm ET.

JUNCTION READS@junctionreads· Jun 25

Thanks for an amazing season of in person, live and virtual readings. Every season (going into our 13th!!!) I pinch myself that I get to talk to writers for a living (like not a financial living, more like an emotional living)!!! #canlit

JUNCTION READS@junctionreads· Jun 20

Hamilton pals! You around this Thursday? June 25 at THE WALLFLOWER 326 James St N. 7:00pm Readings and chill with Jaclyn Desforges, Lisa Richter, Margo LaPierre, Liz Worth and Alison Gadsby. #canlit

Fun pink poster with a picture of The Wallflower a cafe/wine bar in Hamilton Raffle, Comfy sofas, other I for in the post.

JUNCTION READS@junctionreads· Jun 19

Selena and Alison’s Summer Reading! Join us for a series of summertime Instagram “lives” where Selena and Alison talk about books, except this time we are readers and ordinary goofy book lovers. - We will go live every week for 8 weeks starting in July! Stay tune for dates and book titles!

JUNCTION READS@junctionreads· Jun 18

Wanna hang out in London on July 16th? 7:00pm at Little Wren Books 502 Adelaide Street N., London, ON @lizjohnston.bsky.social Aga Maksimowksa, Jennifer LoveGrove and Alison Gadsby chat about their recent books.

An image with an orange backdrop, includes photos of four books and four female authors. BECALMING (blue cover with clouds) by Aga Maksimowska; THE TINDER SONNETS (white cover, beige-grey centre, collage of female body) by Jennifer LoveGrove; THE FALL-DOWN EFFECT (forest of trees with orange lettering) by Liz Johnston; BREATHING IS HOW SOME PEOPLE STAY ALIVE (black cover with woman underwater, white and yellow lettering) by Alison Gadsby.

JUNCTION READS@junctionreads· May 27

On my way to the Winnipeg #canlit writers conference and I already want to come home….i am still at the airport.

JUNCTION READS@junctionreads· May 12

This Thursday! May 14 7:00pm ET Head over to our Instagram page for this conversation with @haikuboxer.bsky.social Leila Marshy's collection of stories, MY THIEVERY OF THE PEOPLE was just shortlisted for the Danuta Gleed Award. #canlit

Promo image with a photo of Leila Marshy, a white-presenting woman with dark-framed glasses. Beside the cover of the book, my thievery of the people, as mentioned in the post. The First Thirty, Thursday May 14 at 7;00pm ET.

JUNCTION READS@junctionreads· Apr 29

This is happening over on the gram at 7:00pm ET. Jump in for a chat about #canlit

JUNCTION READS@junctionreads· Apr 22

Tomorrow night, I get to sit and talk with Umar Turaki about his lates novel, EVERY DROP OF BLOOD IS RED and everything about writing. Find my review on the big river review app. 7:00pm ET over on Instagram.

Book cover image of EVERY DROP OF BLOOD IS RED with the words, Book Review Above

JUNCTION READS@junctionreads· Apr 21

Thursday! A conversation with Umar Turaki!

Promote image with a photo of summary Turaki beside a picture of his book cover EVERY DROP OF BLOOD IS RED

JUNCTION READS@junctionreads· Apr 15

Upcoming events!!

Sunday May 3
6:30 pm at Type Books Junction
Kerry Clare, Alice Fitzpatrick Liz Johnston

JUNCTION READS@junctionreads· Mar 26

Tonight! Toronto pals this is just a hop skip and a jump from Sheppard station. Hope you can join us if you’re able.

JUNCTION READS@junctionreads· Mar 18

There are approximately 8.5 million Jewish Zionists, globally.
There are over 30 million Christian Zionists in the US,
An estimated 170 million Christian Zionists globally.
Christian Zionists believe Jews need to return to the Levant,
but only until the second coming of Jesus, at which point
anyone who isn’t Christian is going to hell.
This is what is behind Christian-Zionist thought:
“One, the founding of today’s nation-state of Israel in 1948
marked the final human era and a signal of the end of times.
Two, the ongoing conflict in the Middle East is part of God’s
plan with a great and final war preceding the second coming
of Christ.
Three, God’s covenant with Israel is eternal and unconditional.
Four, failing to support Israel’s political dominance today
will incur divine judgement.” Urooba Jamal
Tell me again, that Jewish people aren’t being played by
Christians and that this entire war isn’t a ploy to somehow
convert everyone to Christianity?

JUNCTION READS@junctionreads· Mar 15

Niagara friends, this is today. Hope you can make it. 7:00-9:00pm Niagara Arts Centre St. Catharines. @krwbooks.bsky.social Heidi von Palleske and Alison Gadsby (me).

Promotional graphic with Phylum Reading Series, Sunday March 15, 7:00pm. Niagara Arts Centre. 354 St. Paul Street, St. Catharines, ON in the microcinema. Three photos of books and authors. STAN ON GUARD with KR Wilson, a white man with salt and pepper hair wearing glasses, middle image of book, THE LOST QUEEN, with circle photo of author Heidi von Palleske, a white woman with red hair, third photo of book cover, BREATHING IS HOW SOME PEOPLE STAY ALIVE, with circle photo of Alison Gadsby, a grey-haired white woman.

JUNCTION READS@junctionreads· Mar 13

A reminder Niagara pals that I will be in St. Catharines with @krwbooks.bsky.social and Heidi von Palleske on Sunday. Hope to see you there!

JUNCTION READS@junctionreads· Mar 10

Thursday!!! Insta Live conversation with @margolapierre.bsky.social 7:00pm ET @guernicaeditions.bsky.social @riverstreetwriting.bsky.social

JUNCTION READS@junctionreads· Feb 28

More photos.

Five photos of book signing day, author in centre photo, white woman with dark grey hair, signing a book. 4 photos with friends, smiling.

Five photos at book signing. Centre photo, white man with port wine stain on face. 4 photos, bottom right with crowd of people, top left author signing books. bottom left photo with two friends.

5 photos, centre photo white man balding grey hair grey/white beard, two photos, one of inside flap, the other is book cover, another is photo with friend in red coat.

JUNCTION READS@junctionreads· Feb 28

SIGNED COPIES available at TYPE Books Junction! I am so darn lucky! I feared crickets, I feared an empty store, but friends and family showed up and wow, what a day. It was truly special and I am grateful!

Photo of the author, Alison Gadsby, holding a copy of BREATHING IS HOW SOME PEOPLE STAY ALIVE, seated with a bookstore in the foreground.

Five photos of people hugging. You can't see faces. Text: Every hug is worth a thousand words.

Five photos, centre, a book being signed. Photos with authors in blue shirt with various friends.

Five photos, centre photo is photo of the book, BREATHING IS HOW SOME PEOPLE STAY ALIVE. Four other photos with various friends, smiling.

JUNCTION READS@junctionreads· Feb 26

Everyone says to not read reviews, but I do. Maybe it's first book shit and I'll get over it, but I am still blown away that people are reading words in a book that I wrote. I don't even care if they hate it (I've hated plenty of books, but still know they're worth something to someone).

A review with the picture of the book cover for BREATHING IS HOW SOME PEOPLE STAY ALIVE by Alison Gadsby. Two quotes: 1: "I'm not even sure how to review this book" and 2: “It is interesting, disturbing, sometimes funny, and frequently made me gasp...What I like about this book was that the stories never dove too deep, which was good because, like I said some were very disturbing....I would recommend this book to people who like dystopian short stories.”

-Jennifer K., NetGalley Reviewer

JUNCTION READS@junctionreads· Feb 23

Calendars out. March is looking fine! March 9: Rebecca Hirsch Garcia (on Zoom…link at EventBrite) March 12: Margo LaPierre (Insta Live) March 19: David Bergen (March 19) @guernicaeditions.bsky.social @gooselane.bsky.social @ecwpress.bsky.social

A promotional image that shows three books OTHER EVOLUTIONS by Rebecca Hirsch Garcia (chatting on Zoom March 9). AJAR (insta live March 12) FEASTING AND REJOICING (insta live March 19)

JUNCTION READS@junctionreads· Feb 15

Hey Toronto pals…if you’re in town on the 28th of February I’d love to see you. 11:00am I’m going to sign copies of BREATHING IS HOW SOME PEOPLE STAY ALIVE at TYPE Books Junction 2887 Dundas Street W

JUNCTION READS@junctionreads· Jan 19

New time this Thursday over on Instagram!! @ecwpress.bsky.social

A promotional image for an Instagram live conversation called the first 30. Thursday, January 22 5 PM Eastern time 6:30 PM Newfoundland standard time a conversation between Alison Gadsby and Mackenzie Nolan, author of VEAL from ECW press.

JUNCTION READS@junctionreads· Jan 14

Next Thursday January 22 at 7:00pm ET over on Instagram, Alison chats with Mackenzie Nolan about the writing life as part of the live The First Thirty series. VEAL is Mackenzie's debut novel, published in Canada with @ecwpress.bsky.social

A promotional image that includes a photo of author Mackenzie Nolan, a white woman with long brown curly hair pinned up at the front and also hanging down around her shoulders. Writing includes: The First Thirty: Thursday January 22. 7:00pm ET. A writerly chat with Mackenzie Nolan with her novel VEAL from ECW Press. The content is in front of a faded image of the cover of the novel, with parts of a blue xray image of mannequin parts discarded on a black background.

JUNCTION READS@junctionreads· Jan 9

Speakeasy Reading Series next Wednesday January 14 7:00pm @anotherstoryto.bsky.social

JUNCTION READS@junctionreads· Dec 29

These are some upcoming dates and authors for our Instagram Live Writers' series, The First Thirty. Hope you'll hop into our chats. @ecwpress.bsky.social @nightwoodeditions.bsky.social @gooselane.bsky.social #barakabooks

Promo image with six photos of authors, Mackenzie Nolan (white woman with long black curly hair); Meg Todd (White woman with short blonde hair); Margo LaPierre (white woman with long blonde hair); David Bergen (white man shaved head wearing glasses); Umar Turaki (black man, shaved head, short beard, wearing glasses); Leila Marshy (white presenting Palestinian woman with short hair wearing glasses)

JUNCTION READS@junctionreads· Dec 12

Listen pals…. Alison’s book is @anotherstoryto.bsky.social Run and grab a copy because it arrived early and not sure if any other book store will get them. Yeeeeeeep!!!!

JUNCTION READS@junctionreads· Dec 8

The next The First Thirty event is December 18!! I am so excited to chat with literary leader, @paulvermeersch.bsky.social about his latest poetry collection from @ecwpress.bsky.social Hope you'll join us over on Instagram at 7:00pm ET.

JUNCTION READS@junctionreads· Dec 3

Go to our website to read my latest review. @rodcarley192.bsky.social has given has an hilarious romp in the form of a novel…that still feels like a farce you’re watching from the good seats.

JUNCTION READS@junctionreads· Nov 25

Thursday! 7:00pm ET 4:00pm PT Instagram Live chat with @johncullen.bsky.social about being a gifted nerd who chooses curling (chess on ice) as his preferred sport and now he’s writing about it and it’s super funny! Hope you’ll join us! @douglasmcintyre.bsky.social

JUNCTION READS@junctionreads· Nov 13

Chapbook reviews. Three fantastic poetry books from ANSTRUTHER BOOKS @palimpsestpress.bsky.social @bookhugpress.bsky.social (Jay MillAr) @hollay.bsky.social @inkstainedwreck.ca junctionreads.ca/junction-wri...