With the bestselling debut novel The Birth House, Ami McKay became a beloved, award-winning author. She is back with her most beguiling novel, The Witches of New York, a tale that lures us deep inside the lives of a trio of remarkable young women as they navigate the glitz and grotesqueries of the Gilded-Age New York. While writing the novel, Ami McKay discovered several women in her family tree were accused of practicing witchcraft. Step behind the scenes and pages with the author.

So excited to be stopping by A Novel Spot Bookshop to chat about The Witches of New York. It's an intimate venue, so please RSVP through the bookstore's website. Hope to see you there!

Hello, Toronto! I'll be introducing my latest novel, The Witches of New York—"a tale of three remarkable young women navigating the glitz and grotesqueries of Gilded-Age New York by any means possible, including witchcraft." Q&A and book signing to follow.

Hey Calgary! I'm coming to the main branch of the Calgary Public Library to share stories of my latest novel, The Witches of New York. This event includes a reading and on-stage interview, followed by a book signing after the event. Can't wait!

"An Evening With Ami McKay. In conversation with Joanne Kelly and signing her new novel The Witches of New York (Knopf Canada). Co-presented by the Winnipeg International Writers Festival as part of our collaborative Fall Literary Series."

I'll be reading with Craig Davidson as part of the 2016 Grimsby Author Series. Can't wait! (Tickets go on sale August 11, at 9am)

"In November, Bonnie is happy to welcome back one of the Book Club’s favourite writers. With her critically-acclaimed bestsellers The Birth House and The Virgin Cure, Ami McKay has established herself as one of Canada’s most distinguished writers. This fall, Ami returns with her eagerly-awaited new novel, The Witches of New York." Date: Monday November 21, 2016 (WAIT LIST ONLY) Time: 6:30pm to 9:30pm Location: The Beast Restaurant Fee: 165 + HST (includes dinner, beverages, gratuity and a copy of The Witches of New York sent out as soon as possible) Advance registration only: Bonnie Stern 416 484 4810

April 28 & 29 "Collaborating with internationally acclaimed author Ami McKay (The Birth House, The Virgin Cure), Xara Choral Theatre Ensemble presents an original work of choral theatre that explores the role midwives, nurses, and women played in the aftermath of the Halifax Explosion. The Halifax Explosion (December 6, 1917) killed 2,000 people and seriously injured another 9,000. The blast was the largest human-made explosion in history until the introduction of the atom bomb. Amid the stories of death, ruin, and injury, it is lesser known that many pregnant women living within range of the explosion went into spontaneous labour from …

July Two Planks and a Passion's "Theatre Off The Grid" MainStage production for 2017 is Nothing Less! co written by Ami McKay and Ken Schwartz. In the midst of the Great War, Canadian women knit their bit, bought Victory bonds and kept the home fires burning. Yet they still didn’t have the vote. Set during the spring of 1918, Nothing Less! is a moving tale of an intrepid band of small town suffragists (and the men who loved them). “Men, their rights, and nothing more. Women, their rights, and nothing less!” (Tickets available through the Ross Creek Centre for the Arts web site. See …