Join us for Canada Reads Asian: Diaspora Voices Reshaping Canadian Literature at Queen Books on Friday, March 13, 2026 (6–9 p.m.) for an evening of conversation, community, and (optional but highly encouraged) karaoke.
🕕 6–7 p.m. — Panel with five Asian Canada Reads longlisters🎤 7–9 p.m. — Mixer + karaoke
📍 Queen Books (914 Queen St E, Toronto)
Featuring:
- Rachel Phan, author of Restaurant Kid
- Clarissa Trinidad Gonzalez, author of Celestina’s House
- Leanne Toshiko Simpson, author of Never Been Better
- Liann Zhang, author of Julie Chan is Dead
- Jinwoo Park, author of Oxford Soju Club
Free to attend. Refreshments served. All are welcome.
So come for literature, stay for the karaoke, leave with new friends!