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Celebrating the power of stories through a breadth of bold and ambitious literary events. See what's on now 👇

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✨️ Upcoming entertainment in Toronto ✨️

Spotted out and about in the neighborhood! 📚✨ There are some incredible shows, speaker series, and theatrical productions coming up around Toronto this season.📌

Support local arts, culture, and live performance! 🎭🎟️

#TorontoArts
#LocalTheatre
#TorontoEven
#mytoronto
#LiteraryToronto

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🍂 Things to do in Toronto 🍂 📌

#foa2026
#TBF2026
#roythomsonhall
#tarragontheatreto
#g44members

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✨️ Your Toronto 🍁 📌

#TEAMBALLYHOO2026
#foa2026
#canadianstage
#smallbizsaturday

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🍁 Upcoming entertainment in Toronto 🍂📌

#TEAMBALLYHOO2026
#foa2026
#canadianstage
#tarragontheatreto
#yourtoronto

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🍁 Things to do in Toronto 🍂 📌

#teamballyhoo2026
#mytoronto
#foa2026
#TarragonTheatre
#torontoentertainment

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🍁 Things to do in Toronto 🍂

#teamballyhoo2026
#RoyThomsonHall
#foa2026
#canadianstage
#thingstodotoronto

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✨️ Things to do in Toronto 🍂 📌

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@festofauthors is next week! Book*hug is thrilled to have four of our authors participating in this year’s programming! Don’t miss these events featuring Gary Barwin, Rune Christiansen, Mona Høvring, and Therese Estacion!

October 28: Loss & Laughter, featuring Gary Barwin, author of The Comedian’s Book of the Dead.

Friday, October 30, 2026: Hidden Identities, featuring Rune Christiansen, author of The Case of the Caprice of Lost Time. (Rune is travelling all the way from Norway for this event 🇳🇴)

Saturday, October 31: The CanLit Canon at 100, featuring Therese Estacion, author of Jelly, Baby.

Sunday, November 1: The Shape of Becoming, featuring Mona Høvring, author of Something That Helps (Mona is also travelling all the way from Norway 🇳🇴)

Tickets and more info available at festivalofauthors.ca

#TIFA #festofauthors26

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GIVEAWAY! Win a pair of festival passes and book bundle to the Toronto International Festival of Authors!

Happening October 28-November 1, this year’s festival features an exciting lineup of bestselling authors from around the world, including Patrick DeWitt, Dave Eggers, David Szalay, Paula McLain, Jenny Jackson, and many more. With its bold programming, international scope, and immersive experiences, TIFA 2026 promises an unmissable weekend for fans of literature, culture, and storytelling.

Win two festival passes and a book bundle inculding:
Jenny Jackson’s Shampoo Effect
David Szalay’s Flesh
Paula McLain’s Skylark
Téa Mutonji’s My Person
Lindsay Wong’s Villain Hitting for Vicious Little Nobodies

To enter:
Like the post
Follow @festofauthors and @wift.toronto
Tag a friend and comment a book you've loved recently!

Winners will be contacted by DM on Mon Oct 26

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Draw a black cat 🐈‍⬛ Tickets to the TIFA drawing workshop on October 31 are available at festivalofauthors.ca

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✨️ ELECTRIC CABARET is almost here! ✨
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An upcoming unforgettable evening presented by the Toronto International Festival of Authors, celebrating Ontario’s most exciting emerging poets and the inaugural Fabienne de Cartier Award for Poetry! 📌
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Experience live performances by all 10 amazing finalists:
🎙️ Evan D'Alleva📌
🎙️ Harmony Chen📌
🎙️ Julia Pelitis📌
🎙️ Juno Lowrie📌
🎙️ Leilia Ho📌
🎙️ Lii Wong📌
🎙️ Max Friedman-Cole📌
🎙️ Noah G. Holub📌
🎙️ Tahira Rajwani📌
🎙️ V. Wang📌

📚 @festofauthors 📌

📅 Date: Wednesday, October 28, 2026
⏰ Time: 6:30 PM📌
📍 Location: Emmanuel College📌
✨️ (75 Queen's Park Cres E, Toronto)
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🎟️ Tickets: Free with the purchase of a Festival Day Pass ($29 regular / $15 for youth under 30).📌

📲 Visit: festivalofauthors.ca 📌

#teamballyhoo2026
#foa2026
#LiteraryToronto
#poetrytoronto
#torontopoetry

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Giveaway alert! 📚 Hey booklovers, enter to win a book bundle and 2 festival passes to the Toronto International Festival of Authors!

Here’s how to win:
- like and save this post
- Follow @studiomooi.ca and @festofauthors
- In the comments below, post a book you loved!

And here are the titles in the book bundle up for grabs:
- Jenny Jackson’s Shampoo Effect
- David Szalay’s Flesh
- Paula McLain’s Skylark
- Téa Mutonji’s My Person
- Lindsay Wong’s Villain Hitting for Vicious Little Nobodies

This giveaway ends Friday October 23rd at 11:59pm EST. 1 winner will be randomly selected from all valid entries. Only 1 entry per person. Winner will be contacted via DMs - if we do not hear back within 24hrs, a new winner will be selected. Festival passes will be shared with the winner via email. Book bundle will be available for winner to pickup at the festival under their name. This giveaway is in no way affiliated with Meta.

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