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Indigo Events November 2026: Author Signings, Conversations, and More

Sam Bennett15 mins

A cookbook signing, a memoir conversation, a live show for Wimpy Kid fans: Indigo’s November calendar has a different kind of book event for every reader. Authors are heading to stores and stages across Canada, with appearances ranging from quick meet-and-greets to full conversations.

Two Ways to Meet an Indigo Author: In Conversation and In Person

Indigo events tend to take one of two paths.

At an In Conversation event, an author joins a host—often another writer, journalist or broadcaster—for a guided discussion about the book. The audience gets to hear the stories and ideas behind it, then usually has a chance to ask questions. Some hosts focus on the making of a particular book, while others draw out the experiences and interests that shape an author’s work. It’s a chance to hear more direct from the author before deciding what to read next.

An In Person event brings the author and readers together more directly. There may be a few opening remarks, followed by a signing or a chance to meet attendees one by one. It’s a more personal stop for readers hoping to leave with a signed book and a moment with its author. The signing line is often the main feature, so the experience can feel quite different from watching a conversation onstage. Check the event listing to see whether admission includes a book or whether you’ll need to bring proof of purchase.

With those formats in mind, here are some of the authors visiting Indigo and Chapters stores across Canada.

Jeff Kinney: Greg Heffley Faces New Bullies in the Latest Wimpy Kid Adventure

Author Bio

Jeff Kinney first began sketching and writing the diary-style jokes that became Diary of a Wimpy Kid in the late 1990s.

The premise grew from an online project into one of the most widely read illustrated middle-grade series, built around Greg Heffley’s painfully recognisable school, family and friendship misadventures. Kinney writes and illustrates the books, shaping the series’ handwritten pages and cartoons as part of the storytelling.

The Winnipeg appearance through Indigo celebrates Fight or Flight, book 21.

Greg Heffley’s familiar confidence is tested when he becomes a target for a bully; his karate-trained friend Rowley appears to offer backup, though the story soon takes an unexpected turn. Kinney’s event is designed as an interactive stage show, with audience members invited to take part in comic head-to-head challenges.

Peter Mansbridge, Mark Bulgutch and Marci Ien: Stories Celebrating the Teachers Who Shape Lives Around the World

Author Bio

Peter Mansbridge spent five decades at CBC, including 30 years as anchor of The National and chief correspondent for CBC News.

His work took him through elections, national turning points and breaking-news events as they unfolded. He is also the author of several books about Canadians and the people and professions that shape the country.

Co-author Mark Bulgutch worked at CBC for 40 years, serving as senior editor of The National and later as senior executive producer of live news specials.

Marci Ien built a three-decade career in television journalism, including Canada AM and The Social, before representing Toronto Centre in Parliament from 2020 to 2025 and serving in Cabinet. She joins the authors for the Toronto discussion.

Their book, A Noble Profession: Inspiring Stories of the Teachers Who Shape Our World, profiles teachers and students in settings ranging from elementary classrooms to hospitals and prisons. The stories focus on the ways educators support young people through academic challenges, mental-health concerns, language learning and questions of identity.

Malcolm Gladwell: A Narrative Investigation into the Roots of America’s Gun Violence Epidemic

Author Bio

Malcolm Gladwell is a journalist and longtime staff writer at The New Yorker, as well as the host of the podcast Revisionist History.

His books—including The Tipping Point, Blink and Outliers—use research and narrative reporting to revisit how people explain behaviour, success and social change. Gladwell’s work often begins with a question that appears familiar, then tests it against cases that complicate the usual answer.

The American Way of Killing: The Invention of an Epidemic applies that story-led approach to America’s exceptional level of lethal violence. Gladwell moves among contemporary and historical accounts, from a young shooting survivor in Washington, D.C., to a seventeenth-century English legal case, an Alabama academic and a German prison system.

The book developed from a series on Revisionist History and asks what these seemingly separate histories reveal about the crisis and possible responses.

Toronto journalist Liz Renzetti joins Gladwell at the Toronto event. The Kitchener date is listed as sold out; Toronto offers general admission or a ticket that includes a signed book.

Erin Jeanne McDowell: Essential Baking Skills, Flexible Recipes and Techniques for Creative Home Bakers

Tuesday, November 3, 7:00 p.m. — Toronto, ON (Indigo Toronto Eaton Centre)

Author Bio

Erin Jeanne McDowell is a cookbook author, recipe developer, food stylist and baking teacher who grew up in Kansas in a family that loved food.

She teaches baking classes through Food Network Kitchen and hosts Bake It Up a Notch, a video series for Food52 that walks viewers through techniques and helps troubleshoot common baking problems. Her earlier books include The Fearless Baker and The Book on Pie.

Her 2026 book Bake Anything: Essential Recipes and Techniques to Build On for Endless Possibilities treats baking as a set of skills readers can adapt, rather than a collection of instructions to follow once. The recipes and technique lessons are intended to help home bakers understand why methods work and gain confidence changing flavours or building their own ideas.

At Indigo Toronto Eaton Centre, a book-with-ticket option includes a copy and a place in the signing line. Readers who have already purchased the book can use the free admission option and bring proof of purchase.

Chantal Kreviazuk and Raine Maida: Juno-Winning Musicians Confront a Marriage Crisis in Their Joint Memoir

Author Bio

Chantal Kreviazuk is a Winnipeg-born singer-songwriter, composer and classically trained pianist whose pop-rock and adult-contemporary recordings have earned multiple Juno Awards and platinum certifications. Her songs have also been recorded by artists including Drake, Christina Aguilera and Pitbull.

Raine Maida is the singer and songwriter best known as the frontman of Our Lady Peace; he has also released solo music and produced work for other performers.

The pair’s joint memoir, I’m Going to Break Your Heart: A Rock N Roll Love Story, revisits the point when a long marriage reached a breaking point. Written from their two perspectives, the book follows the questions that surfaced, their decision to seek couples therapy and the effort required to rebuild trust.

Carleigh Bodrug: Quick Plant-Based Recipes and Practical Shortcuts for Busy Home Cooks

Author Bio

Carleigh Bodrug founded PlantYou in 2016 to make plant-based cooking more approachable.

With a background in media theory and journalism, she began sharing accessible recipes after changing the way she ate and experimenting with plant-forward versions of familiar meals. PlantYou has since grown into a large online community and a cookbook brand focused on practical recipes, reducing food waste and making vegetables easier to use.

Her latest book, PlantYou Quickies: 140+ Nourishing Plant-Based Recipes for Busy People, is built for weeknight cooking, with more than 140 recipes, many designed to take about 30 minutes or less. It also includes a visual guide for choosing recipes from ingredients already in the fridge or pantry, along with quick dinners, dump-and-bake ideas and shortcuts.

Toronto offers a paid book ticket or free entry for readers bringing proof that they have already purchased the book. In Barrie, the paid option includes a signed copy, while free general admission provides signing-line access without a book.

Mary Berg: Comfort Food, Family Favourites and the Stories Behind Them

Author Bio

Mary Berg is a Toronto-area cook, television host and cookbook author who first became widely known after winning the third season of MasterChef Canada.

She went on to host Mary’s Kitchen Crush and Mary Makes It Easy, and later became host of The Good Stuff with Mary Berg and a judge on MasterChef Canada. Her previous cookbooks include Kitchen Party, Well Seasoned and In Mary’s Kitchen.

Her fourth cookbook, Mary’s Comfort Classics: Food to Fill Your Plate, is organized around the dishes she and her family turn to for comfort. The 264-page book ranges from breakfast and soups to snacks, vegetables, pasta, fish, meat and desserts. Berg gives familiar “comfort core” staples such as biscuits, meatballs and macaroni and cheese extra attention, including variations that let readers revisit a favourite in more than one way.

Rick Campanelli: The Private Struggles Behind a Familiar TV Career

Author Bio

Rick Campanelli became a familiar face on Canadian television after winning MuchMusic’s 1994 MuchTemp contest.

Known on air as “Rick the Temp,” he went on to a long run as a MuchMusic VJ, then hosted ET Canada and worked with Breakfast Television. His career has covered music, entertainment news and morning television, while his energetic on-screen persona became a fixture for viewers who grew up with MuchMusic.

His memoir, Tempted: My Story, was written with John Meyer and looks behind the public career at the gambling addiction Campanelli kept private for years. The book follows both the momentum of becoming a national media personality and the personal consequences of a secret life that grew difficult to control.

K.A. Riley and Morgan Rhodes: Resistance, Survival and a Dystopian Future

Author Bio

K.A. Riley writes young adult and new adult dystopian fantasy, romantasy and science fiction. Riley is also a classically trained violinist and violist, with decades of professional performance experience that has included playing alongside artists such as Michael Bublé, Andrea Bocelli and Tom Cochrane.

The author’s fiction builds imagined societies around questions of power, resistance and how ordinary people respond when institutions fail.

Riley’s novel Recruitment opens the Resistance series. Set in 2043 after a devastating war, it follows Kress and a group of young people known as Emergents as they travel to find others with unusual abilities and work to restore democracy.

Fellow Ontario author Morgan Rhodes will interview Riley. Rhodes is the New York Times bestselling author of the Falling Kingdoms fantasy series and previously worked as a graphic designer. The Indigo event includes a conversation, audience Q&A and signing; the $25 ticket includes a copy of Recruitment.

Brad Gushue: Olympic Gold, Curling Leadership and a Champion’s Journey

Author Bio

Brad Gushue grew up in St. John’s and rose through junior curling before leading Newfoundland and Labrador to the 2001 World Junior title.

His defining international win came at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, where his rink captured Canada’s first Olympic curling gold medal. Over a career spanning more than two decades, Gushue won six Brier championships and represented Canada at world events before stepping away from competitive curling in 2026.

Written with award-winning journalist Stephen Brunt, Gushue: The Making of a Champion moves from Gushue’s decision to leave hockey for curling at age thirteen through the discipline and team leadership behind his success. It also considers the influence of family and Newfoundland and Labrador on his outlook, and includes his thoughts on where the sport is headed.

Hazel Mae: A Life in Sports Broadcasting, Baseball and Beyond

Author Bio

Hazel Mae is a sportscaster whose reporting has become closely associated with Toronto Blue Jays coverage.

Born in the Philippines and raised partly in Canada, she began her career in Canadian television before moving to the New England Sports Network and later MLB Network. Mae returned to Sportsnet in 2011 and is known for on-field interviews and player features; in 2025 the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame awarded her the Jack Graney Award for her contribution to baseball media in Canada.

Her memoir, Before I Let You Go: My Life in Broadcasting, Baseball, and Beyond, follows her path from early life in the Philippines through the U.S. sports-media circuit and back to reporting on the Blue Jays. It also looks at the pressure and craft of live broadcasting, including the post-game interviews and occasional Gatorade showers familiar to baseball viewers.

These are free signing events, with reservations encouraged or required differently by store. Ancaster and Halifax currently report no open spaces, while Oshawa is marked sold out.

Gina Livy, Lynne Knowlton and Norma Thiessen: A Whole-Life Guide

Thursday, November 12, 7:00 p.m. — Kitchener, ON (Indigo Kitchener)

Author Bio

Gina Livy founded The Livy Method, a weight-management and wellness program built around habits, mindset and learning to respond to hunger and fullness. She is also a bestselling author and podcast host. Her section of Liv Lighter draws on her work with midlife routines, body trust and the small decisions that shape how people feel day to day.

Co-author Lynne Knowlton is a Canadian home designer and longtime design writer known for approachable interiors, renovations and ideas for creating comfortable lived-in spaces. Norma Thiessen contributes the travel perspective, drawing on her work writing about hotels, destinations and the details that make a trip memorable.

Their book, Liv Lighter: The Art of Living Well in Your Body, Home, and Mind, brings the three areas together through personal stories and practical prompts: Livy on inner life and daily habits, Knowlton on home, and Thiessen on travel. Its premise is that feeling better can come from manageable adjustments rather than a complete life overhaul. Kitchener offers a $46 ticket with the book and signing-line access, plus a $10 general admission option for the signing line, before fees.

Travis Bagwell, Michael Chatfield and C.J. Thompson: Fantasy Meets Gaming

Friday, November 13, 7:00 p.m. — Surrey, BC (Indigo Grandview Corners)

Author Bio

Travis Bagwell moved from business and tax law into full-time fiction writing. His Awaken Online books helped establish him in LitRPG, a form of fantasy that uses game-like rules, character progression and systems as part of the plot. The series has grown into a multi-book saga with more than a million copies sold.

Michael Chatfield is a Canadian Army veteran and bestselling author whose series range across military science fiction, portal fantasy and LitRPG. His Ten Realms books combine tactical military experience with a fantasy setting and progression-based challenges. C.J. Thompson writes fantasy and science fiction and co-created Rune Seeker with J.M. Clarke, a series that mixes traditional fantasy with role-playing-game statistics and progression.

The Surrey event brings the three writers together to talk about LitRPG’s readership and its blend of fantasy and gaming conventions. The listing describes a chance to meet the authors and obtain signed books. Admission is free, the event is for ages 16 and up, and it is scheduled to finish at 9 p.m.

Scott Oake: A Broadcaster’s Memoir of Loss, Addiction and Recovery

Saturday, November 21, noon — Winnipeg, MB (Coles Kildonan Place)

Author Bio

Scott Oake has spent decades covering Canadian sport as a broadcaster for CBC and Sportsnet. Viewers know him from Hockey Night in Canada and his post-game interviews on After Hours, where athletes often speak at length about the lives behind their careers. Away from the rink, Oake and his family helped establish the Bruce Oake Recovery Centre in Winnipeg after the loss of their son Bruce to opioid addiction.

His memoir, For the Love of a Son: A Memoir of Addiction, Loss, and Hope, traces the family’s experience with addiction, grief and the long effort to turn a devastating loss into a place where others could seek help. The book describes the fundraising, planning and persistence required to bring the recovery centre into being. Oake’s Coles appearance is a free signing; books will be available to purchase at the store, and the event listing says all after-tax royalties support the centre.

Make a November Date with Indigo’s Authors and Support a Local Store

From Greg Heffley’s interactive Winnipeg showdown to conversations and signing lines across the country, Indigo’s November calendar brings a wide mix of authors and public figures to readers.

Meet a Juno-winning music duo sharing a candid marriage memoir, hear Malcolm Gladwell discuss the stories behind gun violence, or explore new books on baking, comfort food, teaching, curling, baseball, recovery, wellness and fantasy.

Some events pair a moderated conversation with a signing; others focus on meeting the author or offer an interactive show. Whether you want to hear what inspired a book or leave with a signed copy, check each listing for the event format and what the ticket includes.

Availability varies, and several stops already show as sold out or have waitlists. If an event is near you, check its current status and book through the date-and-location link beneath the author’s name. Attending is a chance to spend time with a favourite writer and support a local Indigo or Coles store.

To purchase tickets, click the date and location listed beneath each author’s name.

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