CHRA Housing Book Club

Join us for the CHRA Housing Book Club, a bi-monthly gathering for housing professionals, advocates, and curious readers alike.

We meet on the second Friday, every other month from 1:30–3:00 p.m. ET to explore and discuss books, Canadian when possible, that dive into the many dimensions of housing issues in Canada.

Hosted by the Canadian Housing and Renewal Association, this virtual book club creates space for thoughtful conversation, knowledge-sharing, and connection across the housing sector. Whether you’re a policy wonk, a frontline worker, a student, or just passionate about housing, all are welcome to join the discussion.

Come for the books, stay for the community!

Next Book Club: September 11, 2026

September 11-FBLI

River Woman

Governor General’s Award–winning Métis poet and acclaimed novelist Katherena Vermette’s second collection, river woman, explores her relationship to nature — its destructive power and beauty, its timelessness, and its place in human history.

Award-winning Métis poet and novelist Katherena Vermette’s second book of poetry, river woman, examines and celebrates love as decolonial action. Here love is defined as a force of reclamation and repair in times of trauma, and trauma is understood to exist within all times. The poems are grounded in what feels like an eternal present, documenting moments of clarity that lift the speaker (and reader) out of the illusion of linear experience. This is what we mean when we describe a work of art as being timeless.

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2026-2027 Book Club Schedule

November 13, 2026

Still Renovating: A History of Canadian Social Housing Policy by Gregor Suttor

January 8, 2027

Black Public Joy: No Permit or Permission Required by Jay Pitter

March 12, 2027:

Shelter in Text: A collection of Essays

June 11 2027

Where Am I Going to Go? Intersectional Approaches to Ending LGBTQ2S Youth Homelessness in Canada & the U.S.