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Book readings are, in a certain way, transgressive. In bridging the usual remove between author and audience, and in reinstantiating the written word as performance, they breach the boundaries which usually govern our experience as readers. Book readings rely on that transgressive quality for their success: a good book reading is one in which listeners feel genuinely connected to the author they are hearing, and in which the performance conveys something more than whatever is contained in the written work alone.

ART: Tonight is the official opening reception for photographer Marrianne Newman's latest exhibit, Pregnant Portraiture, running until May 31 at Tequila Bookworm Café and Books. A tribute to Mother's Day of sorts, Pregnant Portraiture is the result of Newman's foray into pregnancy photography and features a diverse and fascinating series of portraits taken over the last fifteen years. Portraiture is part of this month's CONTACT. Tequila Bookworm (512 Queen Street West), 7–9 p.m., FREE.

This upcoming weekend is the inaugural Open House Festival, the Globe and Mail's new celebration of books and the people who write them. We have a bit of a thing for words and wordsmiths around here, and so will be attending in force to report on how the festival fares in its first year out. Organizers have pulled together an all-star line-up and kept ticket prices for most events reasonable ($15 for McInerney, Rakoff, Toews, and Trillin is a pretty sweet deal), so with any luck this will turn out to be the first installment of a new annual tradition.