By Torontoist • Photo by Laura Godfrey

Jian Ghomeshi and Gary Shteyngart, on stage at IFOA on Saturday night.

Book nerds had a great, great weekend. There was the venerable International Festival of Authors, and the indie fun at Canzine, and more to check out than time to spare. Choices must always be made, and here are three of ours—highlights from IFOA’s opening weekend that drew the most commentary and advanced chatter. Worth the hype? Read on and find out…