
October 2018
Half Spent Was the Night
A Witches Yuletide. The official launch of new fiction from Ami McKay. For more details, visit the following page: Half Spent Was the Night
Find out more »November 2018
Halifax launch – Half Spent Was The Night
Join me for the launch of my novella, Half Spent Was the Night: a Witches' Yuletide, at the Halifax Central Library. I'll be giving an illustrated talk, reading and Q&A. Books will be available for signing from Bookmark Halifax. Hope to see you there!
Find out more »An Evening with Ami McKay in Historic Lunenburg
I'm thrilled announce that I'll be appearing at the wonderful Lunenburg Bound Books and Paper, November 17, at 7pm.
Find out more »A Cozy Evening at Box of Delights
DUE TO WEATHER THIS HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED. Moved from Thursday to Friday the 23rd. Please join me for an evening of treats and cheer to celebrate my newest work, Half Spent Was the Night: a Witches' Yuletide. I'll be at the Box of Delights in Wolfville serving up stories and engelszopf!
Find out more »December 2018
Dartmouth Chapters Signing
I'll be at the Dartmouth Chapters for a signing on December 1st. Stop by for a chat and stock up on your holiday book-giving needs! See you there!
Find out more »September 2019
Daughter of Family G
September 24, 2019 is the release date for--Daughter of Family G: a Memoir of Cancer Genes, Love and Fate
Find out more »Ross Creek, NS
I'm honoured to have The Ross Creek Centre for the Arts host a special "hometown" launch of Daughter of Family G. I hope you'll join me for an evening of story and song, and a peek inside my family photo album. There will also be a Q&A and book signing. Seated is limited, so this is a ticketed event. See below to reserve your spot! Books will be available for purchase at the event. Tickets are $5 and can be purchased via the following link: Ross Creek Centre for the Arts Books can also be pre-ordered in advance for pick-up …
Find out more »Lunenburg, Nova Scotia
I'm pleased to be teaming up with Lunenburg Bound Books for the third of my Nova Scotia Daughter of Family G events! Hope to see you at 7pm on Thursday, September 26th.
Find out more »October 2019
Toronto, ON
I'll be reading in the auditorium of the North York Central Library as part of the TPL "eh list" series on October 2 at 7pm. Bestselling author Ami McKay appears to discuss her new book Daughter of Family G: A Memoir of Cancer Genes, Love and Fate. Weaving together family history, genetic discovery, and scenes from her life, Ami McKay tells the compelling, true-science story of her own family's unsettling legacy of hereditary cancer. In this intimate, candid, and probing genetic memoir, McKay explores the challenges that come from carrying a mutation that not only killed many people she loved, …
Find out more »Hamilton, ON
I'm so excited to be part of the 2019 Fall GritLit Reading Series! Please join me at the Homewood Suites by Hilton in Hamilton on October 3, for an evening of readings and conversation about Daughter of Family G. This is a ticketed event. ($15 for the evening, or $30 for the entire Fall series.) For more information or to purchase tickets, please click the GritLit link. Ami McKay at GritLit Hope to see you there!
Find out more »Victoria, BC
Can't wait to return to Victoria, BC on October 16, for an evening at the wonderful Bolen Books! Ami McKay makes her much-anticipated return to Bolen Books! She's wowed us all with her incredible fiction, and now she's back with her memoir, Daughter of Family G. In it, she explores not only her own life but the legacy of her family, the most detailed and longest cancer geneology ever studied, and how that legacy and the shadow of Lynch syndrome has affected her. This incredibly informative and touching event will be one you won't want to miss.
Find out more »Vancouver, BC
Please join me at the Indigo Granville bookstore in Vancouver on October 17th at 7pm for a special Daughter of Family G launch. Hope to see you there! NB There was a error with an earlier posting. The reading is NOT at the Robson store. Please tell your friends. Sorry for any confusion!!! 2505 Robson
Find out more »Calgary Wordfest Imaginarium
A Conversation With Ami McKay will be held at 1pm, Oct. 20th at Calgary's Memorial Park Library during this year's Wordfest Imaginarium. In 2001, long before the advent of at-home DNA kits, Ami McKay tested positive for Lynch Syndrome, a genetic mutation responsible for the cancer that plagued her family for generations. Ever since, the bestselling novelist of The Birth House and The Witches of New York has been living “in an unsettling state between wellness and cancer.” With questions from award winning health and medicine journalist Christina Frangou, McKay will discuss her just released memoir, Daughter of Family G., and …
Find out more »Edmonton LitFest
I'm thrilled to be presenting at this year's LitFest Alberta in Edmonton, Canada's original non-fiction festival. Please join me at noon on October 22nd for a brown bag lunch event at the Canadian Literature Centre at the University of Alberta. For details, please visit the LitFest website: Litfest Alberta 2019
Find out more »Saskatoon McNally Robinson
An Evening With Ami McKay The Saskatoon launch of Daughter of Family G will be held in the Travel Alcove of the wonderful McNally Robinson bookstore. Please join me for an evening of storytelling, readings, book signing and conversation.
Find out more »Ottawa Writers Festival
I'll be in Ottawa on October 27th for the Ottawa International Writers Festival. Please join me at 4:30pm at Christ Church Cathedral for a special Daughter of Family G event, including a discussion with CBC’s Lucy van Oldenbarneveld. This is a ticketed event. Please go to the following link to reserve your seat: Ami McKay at the Ottawa Writers Fest.
Find out more »November 2019
Charlottetown, PEI
Can't wait to read at the Confederation Centre Art Gallery in Charlottetown! I'll be there with the wonderful folks from Bookmark on November 7. Details TBA
Find out more »Montreal Read for the Cure
I'll be participating in this year's Montreal Read for the Cure!
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