Season Opening - When The Ground Cracks
The ground is cracking.
Come see what's underneath.
On Friday, March 21st at 4pm, we're opening the first season of the 2026 Rebel Women Lit year with an evening in The RWL Library among the books, the people, and the question this season is asking.
Everyone seems to have an opinion about our wombs. This is the season we read the literature of reproductive justice and the politics of who decides what a woman's body is for. We’ll examine long history of institutions that have answered that question without her.
The books for the season will be on display and available to borrow.
There will be fruits in the dry season.
There will be music.
There will be questions worth sitting with.
Come for an hour. Leave with a book and a reason to return at the end of the Dry Season.
This is a free and ticketed event. Space is limited.
RWL Book Club: Atlas of AI: Power, Politics, and the Planetary Costs of Artificial Intelligence by Kate Crawford
What happens when artificial intelligence saturates political life and depletes the planet? How is AI shaping our understanding of ourselves and our societies?
Join us as we discuss Kate Crawford’s Atlas of AI: Power, Politics, and the Planetary Costs of Artificial Intelligence
RWL Book Club: The Confessions of Frannie Langton by Sara Collins ( a re-read
Re-Read: The Confessions of Frannie Langton by Sara Collins
RWL (online) Book Club: Babel, or the Necessity of Violence by R. F. Kuang
Our in-person book club is full, but you can join us online!
RWL Book Club: Babel, or the Necessity of Violence by R. F. Kuang
Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution by R. F. Kuang
This speculative fiction, young adult novel, is set in an alternate 1830s Oxford where language and translation have magical power and colonial institutions exploit this resource.
Calabash Festival - Bless Up
Exciting news! Rebel Women Lit will offer a shuttle service to the Calabash Literary Festival in Treasure Beach on May 23-25th.
June Book Club: Maame
Join us as we dive into the world of Maddie in Jessica George's debut novel, Maame. Set against the vibrant backdrop of London, we follow Maddie—a protagonist navigating life's complexities and seeking her place.
Online Book Club- School of Instructions: A Poem Book by Ishion Hutchinson
Sundays Are For Book Club!
Pop-Up: The Market
Shop RWL book picks Saturday, Dec 02
With option to order online and pick-up in person
Candlelight Vigil: Honouring The Lives Lost In Global Genocides
Join Rebel Women Lit and TrueSelf Centre of Being for a compassionate Candlelight Vigil, uniting in remembrance of global genocide victims, with a focus on the atrocities happening in Sudan and Palestine. Illuminate the path to understanding through a candle lighting ceremony, silent meditation, and shared reflections, fostering a community committed to empathy and healing.
Invite Only: Read This Next Book Swap - Friendsgiving & Charity Edition
RWL’s Read This Next Book Swap: dress to match your book's cover, share literary treasures, and enjoy a potluck-style dinner.
In-Person and Online: Verandah Chat with Breanne McIvor
Sundays Are For Book Club!
Breanne McIvor, the author of The God of Good Looks, will be chatting on the RWL verandah Sunday, June 25.
Breanne will be joining us on Google Meet and will be talking to us about her latest book The God of Good Looks, her inspiration, the reception of her work, and what it’s like publishing while based in the Caribbean.
You can join the conversation on Google Meet, or if you’re in Kingston and up for meeting in person, you can join our lyme at one of our member’s homes. (Limited spaces available for in-person lyme)
Calabash Festival - #ForWord
Exciting news! Rebel Women Lit will be offering a shuttle service to the Calabash Literary Festival in Treasure Beach on May 27th and 28th, 2023.
Online Book Club: Fearing The Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fat Phobia by Dr Sabrina Strings
Book Club Discussion: Fearing The Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fat Phobia by Dr Sabrina Strings
In-Person: Yoga, Movement and Journaling at TrueSelf Centre of Being
Private yoga and journaling session with Elizabeth from TrueSelf Centre
Online Book Club: 30 Things I Love About Myself by Radhika Sanghani
Book Club Discussion: 30 Things I Love About Myself
Book Club Meetup: Care Work: Dreaming Disability Justice by Leah Lakshmi
Book Club Meetup: Care Work: Dreaming Disability Justice by Leah Lakshmi
Yoga & Journaling Sessions with TrueSelf Centre
Yoga and journaling session for the RWL community
This Side of Paradise - Story sharing with Staceyann Chin at Community Fest
Part of Community Fest 2022
Yoga & Journaling Sessions with TrueSelf Centre
Yoga and journaling session for the RWL community