2025 Festival: October 20–26
Books & Ideas runs until Spring!

Danny Ramadan

(British Columbia/Syria)

DANNY RAMADAN (he/him) is a Syrian-Canadian author, public speaker, and advocate for LGBTQ+ refugees. His debut novel, The Clothesline Swing, was longlisted for Canada Reads. His second novel, The Foghorn Echoes, won a Lambda Literary Award. He currently lives in Vancouver with his husband.

2024 Reading List: