During the pandemic, a young Hamilton student started an Instagram page to encourage other kids to read and to introduce them to diverse authors and characters. Three years later, Ainara’s Bookshelf has over 9,000 followers, and its 13-year-old creator now has nationwide show of the same name on TVO Kids. Hamilton hip-hop and visual artist Leon ‘Eklipz’ Robinson talks to Alleyne about her passion for books, her new TV career, and her choices for this year’s Spotlight Series at gritLIT.

This is a free event. Refreshments provided by gritLIT.