Junction Reads at TYPE on June 13

In person readings and conversation with Rachel Phan, Dayle Furlong and Andrea Gunraj.

Event starts at 6:30pm ET. Register for access to the livestream. No need to register if you're coming in person. Please ensure your name matches when you knock to enter. Unknown entities will not be let in the event.

PWYC. All proceeds support the authors this season.

Dayle Furlong is the author of the novels Unto the Day and Saltwater Cowboys - a Toronto Public Library 2015 Dewey Diva Pick of the Year - and a collection of poetry entitled Open Slowly. Her short fiction collection Lake Effect &; Other Stories features stories that have appeared in journals in Canada, the US, and New Zealand. Her short fiction has been awarded an Award of Merit from the Disquiet International Literary Prize and was a finalist in december Magazine’s 2018 Curt Johnson Prose Award in America. She is a graduate of the Humber College School for Writers and has a M.A. in Creative Writing from the University of Edinburgh in Scotland. Furlong lives in Toronto and works as a librarian.

Rachel Phan (she/her/hers) is an award-winning and bestselling Chinese Canadian author. A graduate of Toronto Metropolitan University’s Master of Journalism program, she and her work have been featured on CBC, The Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Toronto Star, Chatelaine, and Maclean’s. Her instant national bestselling book, Restaurant Kid: A Memoir of Family and Belonging, was longlisted for Canada Reads in 2026 and named one of CBC Books’ Best Books of 2025. Her second book, That Asian Girl Is a Problem, published Oct. 2026.

Andrea Gunraj is an essayist and author of Go-Between Girl: My Indentured Roots as Reclaimed Present (McClelland & Stewart), The Lost Sister (Vagrant Press), and The Sudden Disappearance of Seetha (Knopf Canada). She lives in Toronto and loves to write about underseen stories and connections. She is a member of The Writers’ Union of Canada.