Ludovic Viger Book Signing

Come chat with Ludovic Viger about his book, The Great Candian Reset: Why Co-Ops Are the Right Choice For Canada’s Future, from 1-3pm!

In this wide-ranging book, Ludovic Viger explores how we can thrive when the economy slows down and even shrinks. We are facing a period of degrowth because the time of Cheap Oil, which has fueled our economic growth since the Industrial Revolution, is over. What’s more, our current high-consumption lifestyle is making energy demands that will soon outstrip the capacity of the environment to renew itself. It’s an ecological overshoot, the hallmark of many declining civilizations throughout history. So what are we supposed to do now? We’ll need to consume less and conserve more. But it is possible to thrive in this world, and there’s a proven model that shows how: co-ops. They’ve been successful in many spheres of life, from agriculture to housing to finance, and they’ve succeeded even in bad times. This is a book that provides a workable solution to the problems of our time, solutions that can be embraced by thinkers and policy-makers across the political spectrum.

While living in Tokyo, Hong Kong, and Shanghai, LUDOVIC VIGER built a successful export/import agency to support Canadian enterprises with interests in China. Then he returned to Canada in 2010 and developed his keen interest in cooperatives and permaculture. His profound understanding of world politics, combined with his environmental and social views, prompted him to call into question our current national policies in the face of global concerns. He now lives in Ottawa, where he is a strong advocate for sustainable and ethical business models.

Book Signing with Jagjeet Sharma

Local author Jagjeet Sharma will be at Perfect Books signing copies of her latest works from 1-3pm. Stop by for a meet and great and to get your books signed!

Book Launch for Kagiso Lesego Molope

Join Ottawa Writers Festival for the launch of Kagiso Lesego Molope's We Inherit the Fire, a gorgeously rendered, unflinching portrait of the fractured relationship between a mother and her daughter set against the tumultuous end of apartheid in South Africa.

 

KAGISO LEGESO MOLOPE is an Indigenous novelist and playwright of the San people of Southern Africa. She is the author of four other novels: Dancing in the Dust, which was on the IBBY Honour List for 2006; The Mending Season; Such a Lonely, Lovely Road; and This Book Betrays My Brother. She has been nominated for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award four times. She is the winner of the 2014 Percy FitzPatrick Award, the 2019 Ottawa Book Award for Fiction, and the 2019 inaugural Pius Adesanmi Memorial Award. Across Southern Africa and in parts of Europe, her works are read in schools in several languages. She wrote the play Maya Angelou: Black Woman Rising, which was staged for five years at Oslo’s Nordic Black Theatre. She lives on the unceded and unsurrendered Anishinaabe Algonquin territory.

With book sales by Perfect Books.

Reserve your free tickets at writersfestival.org

Carter Vance Book Signing

Join Carter Vance as he signs copies of his novel Smaller Animals!

Adam Brinkert was raised a world apart from the lights of Ottawa and the din of politics, in a small city in Northern Ontario. Pursuing justice and a way to make things better for the people he grew up with, he became an assistant to a Member of Parliament, living his youth in the offices and hallways of power. But, as he grows towards his 30s, he begins to doubt what it was all for; were his experiences all merely for self-aggrandizement and not the greater good? Twists of fate and slights of political hand will test Adam’s belief in himself, and what he believes is right, while he navigates the landscape of a country, and a world, that is changing rapidly. All the while, he struggles to define his relationships with the people around him, including his erstwhile friend-cum-political rival Truss and his ex-girlfriend and co-worker Kathleen. Adam’s journey will take him across the county and back to his home, searching for a spark to guide him where he truly belongs.

An Evening with Cory Doctorow, presented by The Perfect Books Lecture Series and The Other Hill

We are so excited to present author, professor, and activist Cory Doctorow as part of The Perfect Books Lecture Series. This event is presented in partnership with The Other Hill.

Please join us on January 28th 2026 at allsaints as Toronto-born Cory Doctorow gives one of his iconic lectures on his most recent book, Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What To Do About It, followed by an audience Q&A session and book signing.

And just for a few days, you can get early bird tickets on sale until midnight on December 31st for $10!

When: January 28, 2026. Doors 7:00pm, Event 7:30-8:30pm

Where: allsaints, 317 Chapel St, Ottawa

General Tickets: $15

Tickets here: https://theotherhill-lautrecolline.ca/event/an-evening-with-cory-doctorow-presented-by-perfect-books-and-the-other-hill/

Cory Doctorow (craphound.com) is a science fiction author, activist, and journalist. He is the author of dozens of books, most recently ENSHITTIFICATION: WHY EVERYTHING SUDDENLY GOT WORSE AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT (nonfiction); and the novels PICKS AND SHOVELS and THE BEZZLE (followups to RED TEAM BLUES). Other notable books include the solarpunk novels WALKAWAY and THE LOST CAUSE; the tech policy books THE INTERNET CON and CHOKEPOINT CAPITALISM; and the internationally bestselling YA LITTLE BROTHER series; and the picture book POESY THE MONSTER SLAYER. He maintains a daily blog at Pluralistic.net. He works for the Electronic Frontier Foundation, is an AD White Professor at Cornell University; an MIT Media Lab Research Affiliate; a Visiting Professor of Computer Science at Open University; a Visiting Professor of Practice at the University of North Carolina’s School of Library and Information Science. He co-founded the UK Open Rights Group. Born in Toronto, Canada, he now lives in Los Angeles. In 2020, he was inducted into the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame. In 2022, he earned the Sir Arthur Clarke Imagination in Service to Society Awardee for lifetime achievement. In 2024, the Media Ecology Association awarded him the Neil Postman Award for Career Achievement in Public Intellectual Activity. York University (Canada) made him an Honourary Doctor of Laws; and the Open University (UK) made him an Honourary Doctor of Computer Science.

Book Signing with Ernie Bies

Join local Barrhaven author Ernie Bies for an afternoon of chatting and book signing as you browse, from 1:00-3:00pm!

An Afternoon with Gillian Deacon

*SOLD OUT* Join Wakefield Writer’s Festival on February 1 for a powerful and engaging literary afternoon with Gillian Deacon (journalist, television and radio host and bestselling author) as she launches her brand-new book, A Love Affair with the Unknown, Leaning Into the Uncertainty of Modern Life.

In this deeply personal and beautifully crafted work, Deacon reflects on resilience, reinvention, and the unpredictable forces that shape our lives. Her sharp insight, warmth, and candour promise a literary afternoon that is both moving and illuminating. Our host will be Lucy van Oldenbarneveld, award-winning journalist, television host, reporter, and communications specialist, known for her empathy, humour, and ability to bring out the heart of a story. Together, these two exceptional women will explore the themes behind Deacon’s new book, her creative path, and the search for meaning in the face of uncertainty. Expect an intimate, inspiring exchange that lingers long after the event ends.

With book sales by Perfect Books.

Details here: https://www.writersfete.com/

The Inaugural Father Jim Bleackley OMI Lecture on Indigenous Justice with Guest Speaker Niigaan Sinclair

Join us at the free event on the subject of Indigenous Justice with guest speaker Niigaan Sinclair, co-sponsored by St.Joseph's Parish and Kateri Native Ministry of Ottawa. 

Niigaan Sinclair is an Anishinaabe writer, editor, professor, and activist based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He frequently speaks on Indigenous issues on CTV, CBC and APTN. His book Wînipêk: Visions of Canada from an Indigenous Centre won the Governor General’s Award for English-language non-fiction at the 2024 Governor General’s Awards.

Perfect Books will be selling copies of Niigaan Sinclair's book as well as books by other Indigenous authors.

For more information, contact St.Joe's: 613-233-4095 x 251, or info@st-josephs.ca