The Word On The Street 2024 in Toronto and Book Giveaway

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Lori Bosworth
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The Word On The Street Marketplace, photo courtesy The Word On The Street
The Word On The Street Marketplace, photo courtesy The Word On The Street

Fall is when many of us anticipate the cooler weather, the panorama of leaves parading in their copper, crimson, and amber clothing, getting wrapped up in cozy cardigans for a fall colour walk in Toronto and all kinds of drinks with pumpkin spice. Fall also reminds me of returning to university for my B.A. in English and being excited about the books we were going to be reading. If you’re like me and you associate autumn with new books, then I’m sure you’ll be interested in the The Word On The Street 2024, which takes place from September 28-29, 2024 at Queen’s Park. In partnership with The Word On The Street 2024, I’m giving away a bundle of books written by authors appearing at the festival this year. See giveaway details below.

I always associate fall with new books to read!
I always associate fall with new books to read!




There is plenty to do at this Toronto book and magazine festival including browsing The Word On The Street marketplace that features over 100 exhibitors including book and magazine publishers, retailers, arts organizations, and more.

You’ll also want to check out the panel discussions with Indigenous and Canadian authors, as well as children’s authors on four stages. Some of the panel discussions include:

Stage A: Contemporary

  • Words on the Words: Writing about language
  • The Church of Books: How Literature Can Disrupt Fundamentalism
  • #ActuallyAutistic: Neurodivergent Storytelling
  • Celebrating Black Canadian authors: Sankofa’s Pen 10 Year Anniversary

Stage B: Across the Universe

  • Plucky Young Heroes in YA Science Fiction & Fantasy
  • Hautings & Houses: The Horror in Home
  • Indigenous Horror Spotlight
  • The Biblical Myth: Christian Figures in Fiction

Stage: C: Vibrant Voices of Ontario

  • Poet Laureate Stage Takeover
  • Celebrating the 2024 Trillium Book Award Shortlist
  • Poetry Postscript
  • A Secret History of Toronto: Spies, Traitors and Thieves

Stage D: Kids Literature

  • Paw Patrol Live at WOTS!
  • Fireside Munsch
  • Barnaby Unboxed!
  • Loop De Loop: Circular Solutions for a Waste-Free World
  • Getting Glam at Gram’s
The Word On The Street Marketplace, photo courtesy The Word On The Street
The Word On The Street Marketplace, photo courtesy The Word On The Street



Book Giveaway

In partnership with The Word On The Street, I’m giving away a bundle of 5 new books, for a total value of $126.91, including the following:

  1. Cold by Drew Hayden Taylor – A tragic plane crash leaves two women fighting for their lives in this novel that is part thriller, murder mystery, and horror with dashes of humour and spectacle.
  2. The Toronto Book of the Dead by Adam Bunch – Bunch’s book explores Toronto’s violent past in an exploration of true stories that involve murder, war, plague, suicide and séance.
  3. Behind You by Catherine Hernandez – Hernandez’s latest book focuses on true-crime-editor Alma, who finds herself working on a series about the Scarborough Stalker (based on Paul Bernardo), which uncovers deep trauma from her past.
  4. The Beauty of Us by Farzana Doctor – A group of girls at Thornton College boarding school, all bullied by a fellow student, navigate the hardships of life through the bond of friendship.
  5. Waiting for the Long Night Moon by Amanda Peters

Enter below. Giveaway closes on September 19, 2024 at 7 p.m. Open to Canadians only excluding Quebec; must be 18+. Winner will be contacted by email.

The Word On The Street 2024 takes place at Queen’s Park. 110 Wellesley Street West. I hope you have a wonderful time discovering new books!

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61 COMMENTS

  26. I am now reading The Clockmaker’s Daughter by Kate Morton. I am really enjoying it. I read 2 books per month. I am officially a book worm.

  33. Just finished All the Colours of the Dark by Chris Whitaker and now beginning an older one of his: We Begin at the End.

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