Meet Jo Rioux, Ottawa author and illustrator of the fantasy-adventure graphic novel trilogy Cat's Cradle, at an outdoor signing at Octopus Books!
Local author Ainalem Tebeje is back with a gripping story of refugee women in her new novel, The Refugee. Inspired by the courage of refugee women, the novel tells the story of women who travel a harrowing journey in search of freedom.
Meet local poet Anabelle Craig, first time author of Regarding the Decomposition of Words, for a signing in front of our store at 116 Third Ave on Saturday June 18th from 11am to 4pm.
During National Indigenous History Month, Octopus Books invites you to examine the past and present of colonialism in Canada. Historian Joseph Graham will be joined in conversation by Veldon Coburn, assistant professor in the Institute of Canadian and Aboriginal Studies at the University of Ottawa, to discuss their fascinating and insightful new books.
Join us for the virtual launch of Women Winning Office: An Activists Guide to Getting Elected, by former NDP Member of Parliament Peggy Nash. Featuring Peggy in conversation with MP Leah Gazan and former Vancouver City Councillor Andrea Reimer, with moderator Fatima Sayed.
Join Octopus Books in welcoming award-winning authors Felice Picano and Jeffrey Round for readings from their latest books, with host James K. Moran.
Join us for the Ottawa book launch of Women Winning Office: An Activists Guide to Getting Elected, by former NDP MP Peggy Nash. Featuring Peggy in conversation with fellow former Member of Parliament Megan Leslie.
Inter Pares is proud to present the virtual launch of Sacred Bundles Unborn with author and activist Morningstar Mercredi on Tuesday, May 31 at 7 pm EDT.
Join New York Times-bestselling author Douglas Stuart in conversation with Roland Gulliver about his new novel, Young Mungo.
Aaron Kreuter and Sanna Wani join Ottawa's Nduka Otiono to present new works of poetry, hosted by Arc Poetry Magazine and Octopus Books.
Join us for the online launch of It Should Be Easy to Fix, a new memoir by Bonnie Robichaud. Presented by Between the Lines, the Workers' History Museum, GAIHST, and Octopus Books.
Called the “world’s most famous classicist,” Beard speaks about her latest book, Twelve Caesars, with a fashion icon who “can’t get enough” of ancient history.
Join Random House Canada and Octopus Books in celebrating the launch of Danielle Daniel's debut adult novel Daughters of the Deer, featuring the author in conversation with writer Kerry Clare.
Join Toufah Jallow as she discusses her powerful autobiography, Toufah: The Woman Who Inspired an African #MeToo Movement, the incandescent and inspiring memoir from a courageous young woman who, after she was forced to flee to Canada from her home in The Gambia, became the first woman t
Join internationally acclaimed author Sheila Heti in conversation with Esi Edugyan about her new novel Pure Colour.
