

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Valentine’s Day Family Fun Book Launch with Hollay Ghadery & Annahid Dashtgard 
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 14 Feb, 2026 at 01:00 pm – Sat, 14 Feb, 2026 at 03:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Family Valentine’s Day plans don’t get much sweeter than this. ♥️

Join award-winning author Hollay Ghadery and author and activist Annahid Dashtgard on February 14, 2026 from 1-3 p.m. at Blue Heron Books in beautiful Uxbridge, Ontario to celebrate the release of Hollay’s fourth book and debut novel, The Unravelling of Ou, published by the acclaimed Canadian publisher, Palimpsest Press.

The Unravelling of Ou is—among many things—a story of love, friendship, and family. The event will include a sock puppet craft, treats, and bookish fun. 

There will also be Valentines available featuring Ecology Paul—the sweet and silly socket puppet who narrates the novel. Proceeds from the sale of these cards will go to Amnesty International. 

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Thank you to Kawartha Spice Co. for supporting this event. 

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More about The Unravelling of Ou:

Moving on is hard. Even harder when it’s from a make-believe friend—someone, or in this instance, some thing—who’s been your strongest source of support. On what should be one of the happiest days ever, the day her granddaughter is born, Minoo is faced with a terrible choice: make a clean break from her constant companion, a sock puppet named Ecology Paul, or lose her daughter and granddaughter, and maybe all of the people she loves. On an emotional drive home from the hospital, Ecology Paul shares the story of how Minoo got to this point, recalling Minoo’s early teenage pregnancy in Iran, her exile to Canada, her questions about her sexuality, and how a ragtag sock puppet came to her when she desperately needed to be seen. Full of imagination, whimsy and heart, The Unravelling of Ou follows Minoo’s struggles to justify the puppet’s existence and untangle herself from her dependence on it, and reconnect with the people she loves.

About Hollay Ghadery: Hollay Ghadery is an Iranian-Canadian multi-genre writer living in Ontario on Anishinaabe land. Her acclaimed memoir Fuse (Guernica Editions 2021) won the 2023 Canadian Bookclub Award for Nonfiction/Memoir. She is the author of Rebellion Box (Radiant Press, 2023), and her short fiction collection Widow Fantasies (Gordon Hill Press, 2024) was a finalist for the Toronto Book Awards. She is a host on The New Books Network and HOWL on CIUT 89.5 FM, and serves as Poet Laureate of Scugog Township. Learn more about Hollay at www.hollayghadery.com.

About Annahid Dashtgard:

Annahid Dashtgard is CEO of Anima Leadership, a racial justice consulting firm. Over the last two decades she has worked with hundreds of organizations and leaders to create more inclusive workplaces. Her first book, Breaking the Ocean: A Memoir of Race, Rebellion and Reconciliation, met rave reviews. Toronto is her chosen home. Her new book FIRE AND SILENCE: A Roadmap for BIPOC Leaders is being released by Dundurn Press in February 2026.
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- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, valentines-day, nonprofit, sports, raves
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 90

## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Uxbridge
- **state**: ON
- **country**: Canada
- **location**: Blue Heron Books
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- **full address**: Blue Heron Books, 62 Brock Street W.,Uxbridge, Ontario, Canada

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- **organizer**: River Street Writing (https://allevents.in/org/river-street-writing/22808174)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 14 Feb, 2026 at 01:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Blue Heron Books, 62 Brock Street W.,Uxbridge, Ontario, Canada
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** River Street Writing
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, literary-art, valentines-day, nonprofit, sports, raves
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Valentine’s Day Family Fun Book Launch with Hollay Ghadery & Annahid Dashtgard  ?
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