The author of The Honey Month teaches writers how to use objects to inspire their storytelling.
Explore the poetic potential of strange and sensorial phenomena, using objects such as a vial of honey, a conch shell, or a pine bough, as inspiration for connection and storytelling.
Amal El-Mohtar writes fiction and poetry. She won the Hugo, Nebula, and Locus Awards for her short story Seasons of Glass and Iron and again for her novella This Is How You Lose the Time War, written with Max Gladstone, which also won the BSFA and Aurora awards. The novella became a New York Times bestseller and has been translated into more than 10 languages. Her reviews and articles have appeared in the New York Times and on National Public Radio Books. Her solo debut, The River Has Roots, was published in 2025. She lives in Ottawa. Online at: amalelmohtar.com.
The first Hamilton Public Library building opened on September 16, 1890 by the Earl and Countess of Aberdeen on the north side of Main Street West. In 1913, a new main library opened. This building was replaced in 1980 by Central Library, at the current location on York Boulevard.
In 2010, Central Library re-opened after approximately 18 months of renovations. Central Library opened with a newly revitalized first floor, which includes a Community Living Room that takes advantage of natural light. The Ontario Library Association honoured Central in 2012 with an Architectural and Design Transformation award.
