Join Cathy Marie Buchanan, bestselling author of The Painted Girls, for an exclusive virtual launch of her new novel, Daughter of Black Lake.
Buy a signed copy of Daughter of Black Lake from a participating independent retailer (that's us!) to get access to this exclusive virtual event on October 20th. After attending this event you’ll get access to an exclusive video yoga class, hosted by Cathy Marie Buchanan with additional insight into her writing process.
Join Matt Haig, bestselling author of Notes on a Nervous Planet, for an exclusive virtual launch of his new novel, The Midnight Library.
Buy a signed copy of The Midnight Library from a participating independent retailer (that's us!) to get access to this exclusive virtual event on October 17th. Matt will be interviewed by author Bianca Marais.
On October 8th, the Institute of Feminist and Gender Studies at the University of Ottawa presents a viritual talk by Robyn Maynard, keynote speaker of the annual Shirley Greenberg Lecture.
Celebrate the launch of three new exceptional works from HarperCollins with #HarperPresents: Reading with Pride
Join us on September 30th at 7pm for an online panel featuring LGBTQ+ authors with newly published novels: Alison Taylor, Natalie Zina Walschots, and Alex Myers in a conversation with Zoe Whittall.
Octopus Books is pleased to be the official bookseller in Ottawa for this event.
UPDATE: In light of recent events regarding COVID-19 and in support of social distancing, the TEDXOttawaSalon BOLD & BRILLIANT scheduled for April 8th is being postponed to a later date TBA.
UPDATE: In light of recent events regarding COVID-19 and in support of social distancing, the Shirley Greenberg Annual Lecture scheduled for March 26th is being postponed to a later date TBA.
Join faculty, students, alumni, and the Carleton University community in celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Institute of African Studies! All are welcome to this all-day event, held March 12 at the Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre, 355 Cooper St.
On March 7, 2020, at 11:00 a.m., thousands of people will gather on Parliament Hill in support of women’s rights, bodily autonomy, and sexual and reproductive health and rights.
Join us to celebrate the publication of Israel, Palestine and the Politics of Race. Meet the authors and share a reception with good company.
Join author Paul Weinberg in conversation with Tim McSorley, National Coordinator of the International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group, for the launch of Weinberg's When Poverty Mattered: Then and Now.
Join Ottawa illustrator Alice Carter and Toronto author Theo Heras to celebrate two new picture books for kids, My Puppy Patch and Our New Kittens.
Join author Jenn Thornhill Verma for the launch of her new book, Cod Collapse: The Rise and Fall of Newfoundland's Saltwater Cowboys.
We are thrilled to be celebrating Amanda Jetté Knox's national bestseller, Love Lives Here: A Story of Thriving in a Transgender Family.
Celebrate the launch of Ghost Water Kiss by Ottawa illustrator, graphic designer, and embroidery enthusiast Jessica Bartram in our store at 116 Third Ave. on November 21st, 7pm-9pm.
Please join us on November 15 in our store for a reading by Chido Onumah from his provocative book We Are All Biafrans: A participant-observer's interventions in a country sleepwalking to disaster. This free event is presented in collaboration with the Institute of African Studies at Car
We invite you to join us for the launch of Kenn Harper's fourth book of collected writings on Artic history, Shamans, Spirits, and Faith in the Inuit North.
Dolly Jørgensen, Professor of History at the University of Stavanger, Norway, presents her lecture entitled "The Spectre of Extinction: Confronting Ghosts in the Museum".
The Church Council at Glebe-St James United Church invites all to join them for the launch of Carolyn Whitney-Brown's Tender to the World.
Join us for the Ottawa launch of Recovering Lost Species in the Modern Age with author Dolly Jørgensen, a groundbreaking study of how emotions motivate attempts to counter species loss.
