For over fifty years, Marty Gervais has been a force in the Writing Community of Essex County. From his work with the Windsor Star, and writing local history books like Rumrunners and Five Days Walking Five Towns, to publishing hundreds of authors' works as the editor and publisher of Black Moss Press—not to mention his work at the University of Windsor, where he has inspired future generations of writers, and launched many careers—he has had a great impact on our literary community. The River Bookshop team is overjoyed to welcome Marty Gervais as host to our new poetry series, "Marty Gervais Presents," taking place upstairs in the newly renovated Hole in the Wall. We'll be kicking off the series Thursday, October 24th at 6:30PM. Want to enjoy a nice drink as you take in some excellent Canadian poetry? For tickets, click here or the button above.

For the month of October, we have a special on select Banned Books. We believe that people should be able to choose what they want to read, and that banning books is censorship. So we're shining a spotlight on some of our favourite challenged and banned books, and offering 15% off those books through October 31st. To see eligible titles, visit us in store or click here. Discount applied automatically online. https://riverbookshop.com/collections/banned-books

HOLE IN THE WALL LOUNGE BAR IS OPEN An intimate and elevated lounge bar with curated wine, great food, and interesting entertainment   Hours: Thursday, Friday, Saturday: 5:30PM until late Learn more at: theholeinthewall.ca @holeinthewall_amherstburg zelda@theholeinthewall.ca 519-736-9492