Pitch Me This: A Room Full of Readers & Their Favourite Reads

Ever wonder how someone ends up choosing their next great read?

Booksellers' recommendations, literary prizes, TikTok, or that one friend who won’t shut up about a novel? We’re flipping the script and putting the power in your hands. Join us for a lighthearted evening of bookish storytelling where readers take the spotlight to pitch a recent or all-time favourite book — in 3 minutes or less.

Here’s how it works:

When you sign up, we’ll ask you to share the title of the book you’d like to pitch. We’ll prep your name and book in advance and drop them into our Pitch Bowl. At the event, we’ll start by drawing a name from the audience — whoever is called can come up and give their best elevator pitch to convince the room why they should read this book next. One of our booksellers will kick things off with a pitch…