# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Violet Hour Book Club Toronto Edition: How We Fight For Our Lives
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 19 Feb, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Thu, 19 Feb, 2026 at 08:30 pm
- **Event Description**: Join us for the second meeting of the Toronto edition of the Violet Hour Book Club (VHBC) at Another Story Bookshop!About this EventJoin us for the second meeting of the Toronto edition of the Violet Hour Book Club (VHBC), a reading and discussion group dedicated to exploring classic and contemporary 2S/LGBTQ+ literature.Our next selection is Saeed Jones' searing memoir "How We Fight For Our Lives"Founded in Montreal in 2019, VHBC has become an important gathering space for queer book lovers in the city, fostering meaningful connections through a shared appreciation of foundational classics and bold, contemporary voices. The club provides an inclusive environment for lively, thought-provoking conversations on books, literary culture, and the craft of storytelling – cultivating dialogue that is both intellectually stimulating and deeply personal.Everyone is welcome. Copies of the book will be available for guests at a 10% discount with the promo code VHBC. Please order online at anotherstory.ca.About the book“People don’t just happen,” writes Saeed Jones. “We sacrifice former versions of ourselves. We sacrifice the people who dared to raise us. The ‘I’ it seems doesn’t exist until we are able to say, ‘I am no longer yours.’”Haunted and haunting, How We Fight for Our Lives is a stunning coming-of-age memoir about a young, black, gay man from the South as he fights to carve out a place for himself, within his family, within his country, within his own hopes, desires, and fears. Through a series of vignettes that chart a course across the American landscape, Jones draws readers into his boyhood and adolescence—into tumultuous relationships with his family, into passing flings with lovers, friends, and strangers. Each piece builds into a larger examination of race and queerness, power and vulnerability, love and grief: a portrait of what we all do for one another—and to one another—as we fight to become ourselves.An award-winning poet, Jones has developed a style that’s as beautiful as it is powerful—a voice that’s by turns a river, a blues, and a nightscape set ablaze. How We Fight for Our Lives is a one-of-a-kind memoir and a book that cements Saeed Jones as an essential writer for our time.Saeed Jones is the author of Prelude to Bruise, winner of the 2015 PEN/Joyce Osterweil Award for Poetry and the 2015 Stonewall Book Award/Barbara Gittings Literature Award. The poetry collection was also a finalist for the 2015 National Book Critics Circle Award, as well as awards from Lambda Literary and the Publishing Triangle in 2015. Jones was born in Memphis, Tennessee, and grew up in Lewisville, Texas. He earned a BA at Western Kentucky University and an MFA at Rutgers University-Newark. He lives in Columbus, Ohio, and is on Bluesky @TheFerocity.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/toronto/violet-hour-book-club-toronto-edition-how-we-fight-for-our-lives/100001978306788860
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, meetups, sports, workshops, lgbt-pride, storytelling, kentucky-derby
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## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Toronto
- **state**: ON
- **country**: Canada
- **location**: Another Story Bookshop
- **lat**: 43.6485482
- **long**: -79.4497583
- **full address**: Another Story Bookshop, 315 Roncesvalles Avenue, Toronto, Canada

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Violet Hour Book Club Toronto Edition: How We Fight For Our Lives being held?
  - **A:** Violet Hour Book Club Toronto Edition: How We Fight For Our Lives takes place on Thu, 19 Feb, 2026 at 07:00 pm to Thu, 19 Feb, 2026 at 08:30 pm at Another Story Bookshop, 315 Roncesvalles Avenue, Toronto, Canada.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Violet Hour Book Club Toronto Edition: How We Fight For Our Lives?
  - **A:** Violet Hour Book Club Toronto Edition: How We Fight For Our Lives is organized by Another Story Bookshop.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Violet Hour Book Club Toronto Edition: How We Fight For Our Lives is ideal for learners, working professionals, and skill-builders looking to gain hands-on knowledge and practical expertise in a focused, interactive setting. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Toronto, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Violet Hour Book Club Toronto Edition: How We Fight For Our Lives sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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