The Book Drunkard Festival: Presented by Blue Heron Books

06/17/2026

Cat's out of the bag 👀

The 2026 Autumn Bookd Drunkard Festival starts on October 1st!!!

Tickets officially go on sale this Monday June 22nd. Mark your calendars- you won't want to miss this!

Mark your calendars...

Tickets to the 2026 Autumn The Book Drunkard Festival: Presented by Blue Heron Books officially go on sale Monday, June 22nd!

We have a fantastic lineup for you this year, with 10 events, 14 authors, and, of course, a fantastic selection of new books for every type of reader!

Get ready for:
Mary Berg
July Wilson Raybould
B.K. Borison, Natalie Sue & Danielle McKechnie
Emily St. John Mandel
Lucy Foley & Linwood Barclay
Amanda Peters
Jackie Morris
Patrick deWitt
Terry Fallis & Rod Carley
and Carol Off

10 events. 14 authors. One fabulous festival.

Set your alarm for Monday morning- you won't want to miss this ⏰

05/06/2026

Something special ahead of our fall lineup:
A Prelude to The Book Drunkard Festival, featuring Rick Campanelli and Colin James in conversation with Jared Bland!

Tickets are on sale now:
https://blueheronbooks.com/events/5224020260921

Big things coming...

Join us on September 21st for A Prelude to The Book Drunkard Festival!

Featuring Colin James and Rick Campanelli, Interviewed by Jared Bland, this exciting literary and musical event spotlights two acclaimed Canadian personalities:

🎶 Musical superstar Colin James, with his memoir,
PLAYING THE CHANGES.
With an impressive career boasting 21 studio albums, 8 Juno Awards, 31 Maple Blues Awards, and multiple platinum records, Colin James continues to redefine musical boundaries and remains an inspiration in the industry.

🎙️ Canadian media personality Rick Campanelli, affectionately known to many as “Rick the Temp” from his MuchMusic days. Rick will discuss his upcoming memoir, TEMPTED, which his publisher describes as “a bombshell,” promising revelations and behind-the-scenes stories fans won’t want to miss.

Both memoirists will be interviewed by Jared Bland, former publisher of McClelland & Stewart, vice president of Penguin Random House Canada, Arts editor of The Globe and Mail, senior editor at House of Anansi Press, and managing editor at The Walrus... And more!

Don’t miss this unique opportunity to hear firsthand stories from two of Canada’s most interesting talents, guided by one of the country’s most respected literary voices!

Your $60 ticket includes a $20 book voucher towards your purchase.

Head to the Blue Heron Books Website to grab your tickets today!!

P.S. we're putting the finishing touches on our Fall festival lineup for The Book Drunkard Festival: Presented by Blue Heron Books
Stay tuned to hear more in the next few months!

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05/04/2026

A perfect season finale for The Book Drunkard Festival! Even the weather cooperated 🌞

Susanna Kearsley did such an amazing job interviewing. It's clear how much care and research she puts into it, and everyone was so comfortable and genuine. Being in the room with such intelligent, strong forces of nature was awe-inspiring, yet it felt like sitting around the kitchen table with a cuppa!

Huge thank you to Heather Marshall, Kate Hilton and Genevieve Graham for sharing their stories with us. We can't wait to dive in 📚

Signed copies of THE CHAMBERMAID'S KEY, LIBERTY STREET, and CITY OF THE MUSE are available now at Blue Heron Books.

04/23/2026

Happy release week to THE CHAMBERMAID'S KEY by Genevieve Graham!

This is a dazzling novel set at an elegant hotel in Toronto in 1929 about a young chambermaid, a handsome waiter, and a murder that will reverberate for a century. Spanning nearly a century, The Chambermaid’s Key is a gripping dual-timeline novel about ambition, betrayal, and the secrets that bind us across generations.

We're beyond excited to have Genevieve Graham joining Heather Marshall, Kate Hilton and Susannah Kearsley our Book Drunkard Festival event on May 3rd.

This books and brunch event features not one but THREE fabulous new historical fiction novels, that all have dual timelines and all of which made bestseller list this week 🤯

We can't wait! See you all in May 3rd!

P.S. this is a sold out event, but we'll still have signed copies of the featured books available in the store after the event. Stay tuned!

04/14/2026

Happy release day to CITY OF THE MUSE by Kate Hilton!!

For fans of THE LOST APOTHECARY, this is a gripping dual-timeline novel about a mysterious death during an archaeological dig in the early 1900s and an aspiring young female researcher's present day quest to solve the murder.

We are so excited for this one and can't wait to see Kate Hilton at our event on May 3rd!

04/02/2026

We had a fantastic time with Uzma Jalaluddin and Benjamin Stevenson at Woodens Sticks! Huge thanks to Sue Hincenbergs for leading such a funny, smart, and insightful conversation 🥰

Uzma Jalaluddin and Benjamin Stevenson were a great pairing- they complimented each other perfectly! We learned all about crafting a 'fair-play' mystery- but I think we'll leave it in the hands of the pros for now 😅

Signed copies of EVERYONE IN THIS BANK IS A THEIF and MOONLIGHT MURDER are available now at Blue Heron Books!

03/31/2026

Happy Book Birthday to Uzma Jalaluddin 🥳🥳🥳

We can't wait to dive into Detective Aunty's newest adventure- and to celebrate with Uzma and Benjamin Stevenson tomorrow(!) at Wooden Sticks!!!

Just a few tickets remain- head to our website to grab your tickets, and join us on April 1st at 7pm where Uzma Jalaluddin and Benjamin Stevenson will discuss their newest mystery novels with with Sue Hincenbergs.

We hope to see you there!

03/23/2026

Sunday's Books and Brunch was a morning full of belly laughs!

Kerry Clare and Bianca Marais were a superb combination!!
A fab conversation wandering down a few intriguing rabbit holes 👀

We learned so much about Barbara Pym, jumble sales, neighbours/not-neighbours....

If you weren't lucky enough to get a ticket to today's event, you really do need to pick up a copy of DEFINITELY THRIVING— a smart romance where everyone is perfectly imperfect, even the one-eyed cat!

Thank you everyone who joined us!

03/09/2026

Happy International Women's Day!!

We could not have picked a better event to celebrate with:
Tara Gereaux and Sadeqa Johnson, interviewed by kath Jonathan! A conversation between three fabulously talented women, in a room filled with engaged, book loving women (and a few supportive men).

Oh, and PLUS there was brunch 🤤📚☕

While the books may seem different on the surface, Kath Jonathan proved they were a perfect match, and everyone left with plenty to discuss (and plenty to read too!).

Thank you all for joining us today, and thank you to our fantastic authors for sharing your work and wisdom!

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03/06/2026

Two new Book Drunkard books hit the shelves this week- and we can't wait to see their authors in our upcoming events!!

We have so many fantastic authors coming to Uxbridge to share their books and to chat with fellow authors and book lovers!

While our events with Tara Gereaux and Heather Marshall are sold out, there's still a few tickets left to our events with Kerry Clare and Uzma Jalaluddin and Benjamin Stevenson, so book now before it's too late!

Head to our website to find out more ☺️