This March we’re joined by authors Michael Lapointe and Leanne Toshiko Simpson at Sheridan College Hazel McCallion Campus. Our lineup of talented writers will share their work in a warm and inviting atmosphere. Come sip on some coffee, meet fellow book lovers, and immerse yourself in a world of words. Don't miss out on this fantastic opportunity to support local artists and indulge in the magic of storytelling. More information coming soon!

Michael LaPointe is the author of The Creep (2021), a novel published by Random House Canada. He has written for The New Yorker and The Atlantic, and he was a columnist with The Paris Review. He lives in Toronto.

Leanne Toshiko Simpson is a Japanese Canadian writer, educator and psychiatric survivor from Toronto. She loves writing joyful, messy, laugh-out-loud stories about living with mental illness, and the moments of hope that help us get out of bed day after day. Leanne is a graduate of UTSC Creative Writing and the University of Guelph’s MFA, and is currently completing her doctoral research at the University of Toronto. She teaches seminars in disability arts and BIPOC literature at Trinity College and launched a reflective writing program at Canada’s largest mental health centre after being hospitalized for bipolar disorder. Her debut novel Never Been Better is inspired by the community she has found through her mental health advocacy work, and has been featured by CBC Q, Good Morning America, Electric Literature, Elle Canada and more.

Thank you to the Ontario Arts Council for supporting this event.