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Hamilton Reads for the holidays

By Jessica Rose Dec 7, 2023

Choosing the perfect book for a special someone on your list can be overwhelming, so we’ve created a list featuring some of our favourite recent reads — all by authors with a Hamilton connection. This holiday season, give the gift of local literature! Chrysalis Anuja Varghese Since…

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gritLIT is back and bigger than ever

By Meredith MacLeod Apr 17, 2023

Hamilton’s festival for readers and writers is celebrating 19 years with a five-day hybrid program featuring established and emerging writers and workshops geared to wordsmiths of all kinds. A 19th birthday is a cause for celebration in Ontario (cocktails, anyone?) but when you’re a literary festival, it’s a…

Arts + Culture

Hamilton Reads

By Jessica Rose Sep 12, 2022

Beauty in the Scars: Jesse Thistle returns with a moving collection of poems and stories. Jesse Thistle has followed up his bestselling debut From the Ashes with Scars and Stars, an exploration of family, community, and memory. If there’s one Canadian book that people have been talking about for the…