We are thrilled to present Governor General’s Literary Award winner and Wordfest favourite David A. Robertson, who has just released not one, but two new books: the highly anticipated memoir Black Water and The Barren Grounds, book one of his newest YA series, the Misewa Saga. READ MORE

Wordfest is turning 25 this year and we were planning an ambitious live festival in September to celebrate our anniversary, featuring 25 authors in 25 events. But everything is different now. So we’ve decided to try something different. Something that could ONLY happen online. Online access to 25@25 is on sale now, with two ticket packages available. READ MORE

Tune in to Wordfest’s Imagine on Air as we celebrate the national launch of THE hockey book of the year, Harnarayan Singh's One Game at a Time. The groundbreaking host of Hockey Night in Canada Punjabi will be talking about his highly anticipated memoir with host Ron MacLean, who knows a thing or two about Hockey Nights in Canada himself. And because Canada's game is a team sport, we're filing the virtual broadcast booth with some of Singh's biggest fans (besides you, of course), including Nick Bonino, Cassie Campbell, and Kelly Hrudey. READ MORE

It's the meeting of the minds we've been waiting for. Please join us for Jodi Picoult in conversation with Margaret Atwood, to celebrate the launch of Jodi's newest novel The Book of Two Ways. The exclusive live-stream conversation starts at 6 p.m. MT on Wordfest.com. (The pre-show reel will begin at 5:50 PM MT.) READ MORE

Wordfest is thrilled to present the first Canadian online event with award-winning novelist Yaa Gyasi and the launch of her highly anticipated new novel, Transcendent Kingdom. The 60-minute conversation will start at 7:00 pm MT on wordfest.com (the pre-show reel will begin at 6:50 pm MT) and includes a hardcover copy of Transcendent Kingdom. Your $39 ticket includes the live-stream event and free shipping (though Indigo, our bookseller partner for this event). READ MORE

Tune in to Wordfest’s Imagine on Air as we welcome the pride of Calgary, Tegan & Sara, to our virtual stage to celebrate the launch of the paperback edition of High School, their New York Times bestseller. The conversation will be hosted by the equally multi-talented Vivek Shraya, whose first book, God Loves Hair, is also being re-released in a special 10th Anniversary edition. READ MORE