City of Words

A Foreign Country: "A major literary achievement" (The Greek Press). Metaphysical Dictionary: "These epigrammatic gems resonate profoundly" (Toronto Star).

[City of Words @dumagrad]

Paging @GreatDismal

[Austen Ivereigh @austeni]

Peter Thiel said Pope Leo was the antichrist for wanting to regulate A.I. He bought a mansion in Buenos Aires and met Argentine president Javier Milei. Now Milei in FT pitches Argentina as the home of unregulated A.I., creating a new legal framework, the “nonhuman corporation”.

[City of Words @dumagrad]

The young of the novel are delivered in tightly packed clusters of 32. After a gestation period, spent cluttering up office space, they moult their cardboard carapace and fly off individually to their new homes.

[City of Words @dumagrad]

Flashback 2015: If an AI is dangerous, it's insufficiently I
https://t.co/qd2RYWCX9Y

[Guernica Editions @guernica_ed]

💫Tis the season to celebrate books!💫 Please join us in Toronto at Supermarket (268 Augusta Ave) for our festive launch and the announcement of the 2025 Guernica Prize winner! #Toevents #authorreadings #GuernicaPrize

[City of Words @dumagrad]

Our side-project in Toronto - bands in clubs, every Thursday. Next step: readings and book launches.

[thisweek.to @ThisweekTO]

Music tonight in Toronto - go to https://t.co/jprLqJchU1 for more info ticket links!

[West End Phoenix @westendphoenix]

Book Hug Press invites you to join us next Weds at WEP Central for the Tornto launch of A Fast Horse Never Brings Good News by Cary Fagan. Cary will be doing a short reading and having a conversation with special guest Gary Clement

Signed books will also be available for sale.

[City of Words @dumagrad]

(Dis)honoured to find our author Fotios Sarris in the database of books ingested by Meta. If an AI tells you Shakespeare was Greek, or that Jesus was the only true communist, you know who to blame...

[The New Quarterly @thenewquarterly]

Join TNQ for a weekend of impressive Canadian literature, in-depth discussions, and immersive writing workshops at the 2025 Wild Writers Literary Festival! Check out the program today: https://t.co/Coutgvo0xn

[City of Words @dumagrad]

There's a beautiful new #bookstore on Queen St W in Toronto's #parkdale (previously a book desert) - Book People. We're thrilled that they are stocking most Dumagrad titles, including the almost-OOP Metaphysical Dictionary, and the last few copies of City Colour. Thank you Kai!

[City of Words @dumagrad]

A great turnout in Ottawa for Fotios Sarris, reading from A Foreign Country. Thank you to @GreeceInCanada for inviting Fotios and Her Excellency the Ambassador of Greece, Ekaterina Dimakis, for a wonderful introduction.

[HOWL @Howl895Fm]

TOMORROW NIGHT! @CIUT895FM 10pm - 11pm @ValAssenza hosts the July Howl Open Mic featuring the poetry of all the beautiful people that submitted their work. TUNE IN TOMORROW NIGHT!

[Pamenar Press @pamenarpress]

Please share widely:

Since 2019, we’ve published some of the most powerful voices shaping contemporary poetry in multiple languages. To keep this work going, we need your support.

Donate now: https://t.co/2PZDUVArRh

[City of Words @dumagrad]

First call: Fotios Sarris will be the featured author at the EU Book Club on June 4, Ottawa Public Library, Sunnyside Branch. A collab with European Union National Institutes for Culture (EUNIC) - Greece in particular!
https://t.co/VMC75OW7n1

[Shane Neilson @Sneilsonwwh]

May 31, 8 PM Society Clubhouse 967 College St in Toronto (during Congress!), reading w/ friends. I'm launching The_Cost_of_Living @ArtelPress. Amy launching I used to live here @gordonhillpress Anna launching Bonememory @UCalgaryPress Jim = The King of Terrors @coachhousebooks

[Guernica Editions @guernica_ed]

Please join us for an inspiring afternoon of books, conversation & friendship. Our First Spring Launch is:
Sunday March 30th at Supermarket, 268 Augusta Ave. Toronto from 3:30 pm to 6 pm. Hope to see you there!
#CanLit #poetry #fiction #nonfiction

[Brockton Writers @BrocktonWriters]

Tune into our next Brockton Writers event for some answers.

Guest speaker: Asifa Sheikh

Readings by:
@meakoopa
@shuniahwriter
Stephanie Cesca
Ben Berman Ghan.

March 12, 2025, at 6:30 p.m. In person at Glad Day Bookshop (Toronto, ON) or livestream on YouTube

[Karon Liu @karonliu]

It's back, bebe! Presse Internationale magazine store has reopened on the second floor of 515 Bloor W., just a few steps east of the old location

[Pamenar Press @pamenarpress]

Independent publishing is always uncertain, but with your support, Pamenar Press has published 35 books in 11 languages, 300+ magazine pieces & countless readings. Help us keep pushing boundaries—donate today: https://t.co/2PZDUVArRh

[City of Words @dumagrad]

Listening to some La Monte Young while writing, let's see how that works out. Listening to some La Monte Young while writing, let's see how that works out.