In today’s Urban Planner: view interdisciplinary works of art from more than 500 students at OCADU’s Graduate Exhibition, find out how to maximize your green thumb, celebrate some influential books, see some new takes on Shakespeare, and support present and future rock grrls.

Helen Guri reading from her debut poetry collection, Match, at the Coach House Books spring launch. Photo by Erin Balser/Torontoist. Twice a year, the coolest members of Toronto’s literati gather to celebrate the upcoming books to be published by Toronto’s coolest independent press, Coach House Books. Such was the scene on Wednesday night, when over [...]

In Today's Urban Planner: a darling of the silent film era, a man who wants you to do better for yourself, and poets who battle it out in the name of love!

In today’s Urban Planner: Celebrating Chinese New Year with art about bunnies, as well as art about relationships and how they cause us to act like bunnies in heat; a live instrumental performance while you shop for new music; and an expert tells us stories about the landmarks and physical networks of the city.

The second annual Open House Festival, an eclectic celebration of bookish things, was held this past weekend and we, your ever-intrepid book-lovers, were out in force. In general, we found ourselves very pleased: last year’s hiccups with regard to venue and atmosphere (too austere) were completely resolved thanks to the warmth of the Appel Salon, [...]

Books@Torontoist continues its ongoing investigation of the local live lit scene with a profile of the Rowers Pub Reading Series, a monthly event hosted by the Harbord House Gastro Pub (150 Harbord Street), formerly Rowers Pub & Grill. Books editor James Grainger spoke with reading series co-organizer Catherine Graham about the history and the future of the popular reading series.

The Books section of Torontoist continues its coverage of Toronto reading series with a look at the Vagabond Trust Reading Series, a unique bi-monthly event that features prose writers, poets, playwrights, DJs, and visual artists working in tandem to unite the city’s diverse arts communities and possibly save the world. Books editor James Grainger spoke [...]

Cory Doctorow wearing his freshly acquired Sunburst Award last night at Lillian H. Smith public library. Photo by Steve Kupferman/Torontoist. Cory Doctorow possesses a strange kind of celebrity. He’s famous, but not so famous that you could offhandedly mention him to a stranger on the street and reasonably expect the person to be familiar with [...]

Every morning during the International Festival of Authors we’ll be previewing the day’s events and making our picks for the ones that seem most promising. The Giller Prize shortlist. Illustration by Sasha Plotnikova/Torontoist. Today’s Events 12 p.m. — Interview: R.O. Blechman and Seth by Sean Rogers (Brigantine Room) 12 p.m. — Reading: Annabel Lyon, Nikos [...]

Every morning during the International Festival of Authors we’ll be previewing the day’s events and making our picks for the ones that seem most promising. The literary stylings of Broken Social Scene. Illustration by Sasha Plotnikova/Torontoist. Today’s Events 8 p.m. — Non-Fiction Night: Tim Cook, Dani Couture, Lorna Crozier, Graeme Gibson (Brigantine Room) 8 p.m. [...]

Every morning during the International Festival of Authors we’ll be previewing the day’s events and making our picks for the ones that seem most promising. Around the world in a stack of books. Illustration by Sasha Plotnikova/Torontoist. Today’s Events 8 p.m. — Reading: Kyle Buckley, Robert Girardi, James Meek, Kate Pullinger (Brigantine Room) 8 p.m. [...]

Every morning during the International Festival of Authors we’ll be previewing the day’s events and making our picks for the ones that seem most promising. Douglas Coupland contemplates the Generations. Illustration by Sasha Plotnikova/Torontoist. Today’s Events 8 p.m. — Reading: Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize (Brigantine Room) 8 p.m. — Reading: Linwood Barclay, John Brady, [...]