Vivek Shraya Book Launch Tour
About this Event
Vivek Shraya: The Hystericals
A Reading, Discussion & Signing - with an opening set from Kinde
Join us in the Found Books & Shop Listening Room for an intimate evening with acclaimed author, musician, and multidisciplinary artist Vivek Shraya, celebrating the release of her new book, The Hystericals.
Vivek will read from the collection, sit down for a Q&A, and stick around to sign copies - a rare chance to hear directly from one of Canada's most fearless creative voices in a room built for exactly this kind of closeness.
Calgary musician Kinde opens the night with a stripped-back acoustic set, setting the tone before Vivek takes the room.
will be available for pre-order HERE and for purchase the night of the event.
Details
📖 Vivek Shraya - reading, discussion & signing
🎶 Opening set by Kinde
📅 Saturday, October 17
🕖 7:00–9:00 PM
📍 Found Books & Shop - The Listening Lounge, Cochrane, AB
🎟️ $5 tickets - space is limited, so grab yours early
A powerful book, an important topic, an intimate crowd, and a great opener - this one's going to go fast.
Vivek Shraya is an artist whose body of work crosses the boundaries of music, literature, visual art, theatre, TV, film, and fashion. A three-time Canadian Screen Award winner, Vivek is the creator and writer of the CBC Gem Original Series How to Fail as a Popstar, which had its international premiere at Cannes. She was nominated for the Polaris Music Prize and has collaborated with musical icons Jann Arden, Peaches, and Jully Black. Her best-selling book I’m Afraid of Men was heralded by Vanity Fair as “cultural rocket fuel.”
Vivek has been a brand ambassador for MAC Cosmetics and Pantene, a guest host on The Social and CBC’s q, and she is a director on the board of the Tegan and Sara Foundation.
From the bestselling author of I’m Afraid of Men comes a propulsive and chilling novel for the post-#MeToo era, set in an isolationist state where one woman’s death sparks a movement that could liberate women or destroy them all.
When Sarah Munroe is sexually assaulted on her university campus and her attacker walks free, she makes a devastating choice: she publicly takes her own life in a final act of defiance against a regime that has stripped women of their rights.
Her final message ignites a radical movement called #FreeToo. Soon, masses of women are taking up “Sarah’s Call” and “freeing” themselves as extreme acts of protest. As these deaths multiply across the state, the government declares the movement a contagion. Overnight, all women are reclassified as “hystericals.”
Forced into a new reality where her very existence is criminalized, Sarah’s sister, Kennedy, struggles with her own grief, guilt, and anger. And as the regime tightens its grip, she will have to reckon with her sister’s legacy—and decide whether to surrender or survive.
Kindé is a UK-born, Calgary-based artist blending R&B, Afrobeats and hip-hop into a sound uniquely her own. With over 14 years of performance experience, two YYCMA nominations and two Canadian Black Screen Awards, she’s on a mission to bring soul back to the world.
Agenda
🕑: 07:00 PM - 07:30 PM
Kindé Opening the Night
Host: Kindé
🕑: 07:30 PM - 09:00 PM
Vivek Shraya Book Reading and Discussion
Host: Vivek Shraya
Info: Join Vivek Shraya for an intimate discussion about her book & the themes within it. Will be followed with a chance to have Vivek sign your copy of the book.
Where is it happening?
Event Location & Nearby Stays:
CAD 6.66
