An evening of conversation between Catherine Bush and Amanda Leduc about their latest releases, Skin by Catherine Bush and Wild Life by Amanda Leduc.
Presented in partnership with Words Worth Books.
Registration opens April 22nd at 7:00pm.
Accessibility Info:
Please wear a mask to this event if you are able to do so.
The Waterloo Public Library Eastside branch at 2001 University Ave East is a wheelchair-accessible venue, with wheelchair-accessible washrooms on the premises. For more detailed accessibility information, please visit their website.
April 27 – May 4, 2025
Brampton, Ontario
Amanda will be appearing at the tenth annual Festival of Literary Diversity–this time solely as an author and not as a member of staff! 🙂
Accessibility Information:
Please wear a face mask to this event if you are able to do so.
The festival venue, Brampton’s Rose Theatre, is a wheelchair-accessible space with wheelchair-accessible washrooms on the premises. Closed-captioning will be offered for Mainstage festival sessions.
For detailed accessibility information at The Rose, please visit their website.
Presented by the Kitchener Public Library in partnership with The Festival of Literary Diversity (FOLD). In conversation with FOLD Executive Director Jael Richardson.
Accessibility Info:
Please wear a mask to this event if you are able to do so.
The Kitchener Public Library branch at 85 Queen Street is a wheelchair-accessible venue, with wheelchair-accessible washrooms on the premises. For more detailed accessibility information, please visit their website.
April 23 – 27
Homewood Suites
40 Bay Street South, Hamilton, Ontario
Amanda will be a guest at gritLIT 2025, Hamilton’s Readers and Writers Festival.
Accessibility Information:
Please wear a face mask to this event if you are able to do so.
The festival venue is the Homewood Suites hotel in downtown Hamilton. It is a wheelchair-accessible space with wheelchair-accessible washrooms on the premises.
April 10, 2025
Bracebridge, Ontario
Amanda will be interviewed about her new novel WILD LIFE as part of the Muskoka Authors Association Author Series.
Accessibility Information:
Please wear a face mask to this event if you are able to do so.
This event will take place at the Bracebridge Public Library. The library has wheelchair-accessible entry and wheelchair-accessible washrooms on the premises. The library is located at The Muskoka Lumber Centre, 34 Salmon Avenue, Bracebridge.
For more detailed accessibility information , please visit the library’s website.
March 26, 7pm ET.
Jack Rabinovitch Reading Room, Toronto Reference Library
789 Yonge Street, Toronto, ON M4W 2G8
Come join us in celebrating the Toronto launch of WILD LIFE! The evening will feature a conversation between Amanda and celebrated Toronto author Kerry Clare.
Free to attend.
PLEASE NOTE: As of March 10, this event is sold out. Spaces may become available at the door on the night of the event. Please monitor the Eventbrite page for the event for any updates.
Accessibility Information:
Please wear a face mask to this event if you are able to do so.
The Jack Rabinovitch Reading Room at the Toronto Reference Library has wheelchair-accessible entry and wheelchair-accessible washrooms on the premises.
March 16, 2–3pm ET.
Friends far and wide! Come join us in celebrating the virtual launch of WILD LIFE! This virtual event will feature a conversation between Amanda and FOLD Kids Coordinator (and early WILD LIFE devotee) Ardo Omer.
Free to attend. Please register for the event at Eventbrite so we can keep track of numbers!
Accessibility Information:
Event is virtual, and hosted on Zoom. Zoom auto-captions will be enabled for the event.
March 12, 7-9pm ET.
Come join us in celebrating the launch of WILD LIFE! The evening will feature fun, Wild Life-themed nibbles, and an interview between Amanda Leduc and celebrated Hamilton author Gary Barwin.
Free to attend. Please register for the event at Eventbrite so we can keep track of numbers!
Accessibility Information:
Please wear a face mask to this event if you are able to do so. (Food will be served from roughly 6:30 – 7:00 in the opening foyer of the building. If you would rather avoid this, the reading and interview portion of the evening will start at approximately around 7:10, in the main concert hall part of the building.)
The First Unitarian Church of Hamilton is a scent-free space. Please refrain from wearing strong perfumes or cologne.
Venue has wheelchair-accessible entry and wheelchair-accessible washrooms on the premises.
October 24, 2pm MST: An Interview with Amanda Leduc
Accessibility Information: All STARfest onsite events take place in wheelchair accessible locations within the St. Albert Public Library.
For more information and to purchase a ticket, please visit the festival website.
September 26, 10am EST: Diaspora Dialogues: In Conversation with Shayda Kafai and Amanda Leduc
Accessibility Information: Closed-captioning will be provided at this session.
The Word on the Street Toronto is a free literary festival; you can register online at https://toronto.thewordonthestreet.ca/.