The Word On The Street’s annual festival in downtown Toronto has endured for more than 30 years. But with the onset of a global pandemic in 2020, the festival’s future was far from assured…Hosted by Rebecca DiemProduced by Quinton BradshawMusic by James EllercampSpecial thanks to Carolyn Taylor, Ceta Ramkhalawansingh, Cory Doctorow, Jael Richardson, Anjula Gogia, and Nick Mount.For more information about the Festival of Literary Diversity, visit thefoldcanada.org.Reading List:Gutter Child - Jael RichardsonThe Stone Thrower - Jael RichardsonAttack Surface - Cory DoctorowBrother - David ChariandyPresented by The Word On The Street & CJRU 1280AM, with support from the Community Radio Fund of Canada.—Tune in to Read The North, a history of CanLit, as told by Toronto's favourite book festival!In this five-episode miniseries, WOTS' Rebecca Diem interviews authors, publishers, booksellers, librarians, readers, & historians to discover the origins of the festival, the creation of a Canadian Literature, and how the story we tell ourselves about ourselves continues to evolve.The 33rd edition of The Word On The Street returns to the street at Queen's Park on June 11 & 12, 2022.

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