Toronto Lit Up: Every Night I Dream I'm a Monk

When you fall asleep each night, do you dream you’re a monk or a monster? Please join us for a celebration of the riveting new book by Damian Tarnopolsky: Every Night I Dream I’m a Monk, Every Night I Dream I’m a Monster (Freehand Books). The launch promises to be a kaleidoscopic theatrical presentation of the heart of the book, complete with actors performing energetic readings, delicious food, and even more delicious cocktails.

Costumes are welcome.

Books will be for sale courtesy of Type Books.

RSVP as space is limited.

About Damian Tarnopolsky

Damian Tarnopolsky is a writer, editor, and teacher, whose novel Goya’s Dog was shortlisted for the Amazon First Novel Award and the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize for Best Book (Canada/Caribbean). His short fiction has appeared in The Puritan, The Antigonish Review, Prairie Fire, subTerrain, Audeamus, and elsewhere, and has twice been nominated for the Journey Prize, as well as the CBC Literary Award. He lives in Toronto.

About Every Night I Dream I'm a Monk, Every Night I Dream I'm a Monster

Every Night I Dream I’m a Monk, Every Night I Dream I’m a Monster offers an unfolding puzzle of the human psyche that is at once explosive, funny, dark, sweet, pained, and utterly strange. From the tangled threads of a messed-up family to the timeless themes of consciousness, love, art, and death, Damian Tarnopolsky’s narrative journey takes readers through past, present, and future, with stories spanning from 1980s England to Renaissance France to present-day Canada to a world yet to come.

About Toronto Lit Up

The Toronto Arts Council (TAC) and Toronto International Festival of Authors (TIFA) have partnered on Toronto Lit Up, a three-year initiative designed to spotlight Toronto writers and empower local artists with career-building opportunities. The goal of Toronto Lit Up is to present Toronto authors to audiences across the city. These launches allow the public to learn about and access Toronto’s local writing community.

For more information about Toronto Lit Up, visit http://festivalofauthors.ca/toronto-lit-up.