This weekend is chock-a-block full of great events—and they continue all week long. Turn that weekday burnout around and jump into a book.
Donna Kane launches her memoir, Summer of the Horse in Dawson Creek on Friday, March 23.
http://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/summer-of-the-horse-by-donna-kane-launch/
Bill Gaston and Margriet Ruurs are in Sidney on Friday, March 23 for a special evening event with the Sidney Literary Festival.
http://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/an-evening-with-bill-gaston-and-margriet-ruurs-sidney/
Poets Joe Denham and Bernice Lever are the featured readers at Planet Earth Poetry in Victoria on Friday, March 23.
http://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/planet-earth-poetry-joe-denham-and-bernice-lever/
Eve Lazarus joins the Vancouver Historical Society’s meeting on Friday, March 23 for a talk about her latest book, Blood, Sweat, and Fear.
http://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/vancouver-historical-society-presents-eve-lazarus/
The Sustenance crew are back at it again with another group reading. This time they descend upon the Nat Bailey Winter Farmers Market on Saturday, March 24. So you can be physically and mentally nourished at the same time. Featured readers include Rachel Rose, Kevin Spenst, and Daniela Elza.
http://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/poetry-reading-at-nat-bailey-winter-farmers-market/
Meet local funnyman Jack Knox at the Greater Victoria Public Library on Saturday, March 24.
http://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/opportunity-knox-by-jack-knox-victoria/
On Saturday, March 24, strap on your party shoes and head to the Real Vancouver Writers Series 8th anniversary extravaganza. Featuring readers such as Grant Lawrence, Sam Shelstad, David Chariandy, and Doretta Lau.
http://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/real-vancouver-writers-series-8th-anniversary/
On Sunday, March 25, Banyen Books & Sound hosts Dr. Marlene Schiwy for a talk and book signing titled, Following the Gypsy – Archetypal Images as Mirrors of the Soul. Marlene’s latest book is a memoir called Gypsy Fugue.
http://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/gypsy-fugue-by-marlene-schiwy-vancouver/
Grab some brunch and hear some tales. Pat Ardley launches her memoir, Grizzlies, Gales, and Giant Salmon: Life at a Rivers Inlet Fishing Lodge, on Sunday, March 25 in North Vancouver.
http://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/grizzlies-gales-and-giant-salmon-by-pat-ardley-launch/
The Rabbit Hole, a monthly reading and performing arts series in Victoria, is returning with a book launch on Monday, March 26. UVic writing grad Sam Shelstad has published his debut book of stories, Cop House, with Nightwood Editions.
http://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/the-rabbit-hole-featuring-cop-house-by-sam-shelstad/
On Wednesday, March 28, in Victoria, BC legislative reporters Rob Shaw and Richard Zussman launch their book about 2017 BC election. A Matter of Confidence is a breathtaking behind-the-scenes look at the dramatic rise and fall of Christy Clark’s BC Liberals, the return to power of the NDP, and what it means for British Columbia’s volatile political climate going forward.
http://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/a-matter-of-confidence-by-rob-shaw-richard-zussman-launch/
Poet and political scientist Philip Resnick, launches his new book of poetry, Passageways, on Wednesday, March 28 in Vancouver.
http://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/launch-passageways-by-philip-resnick-vancouver/
Join the Vancouver Public Library in welcoming the new Indigenous Storyteller-in-Residence, T’uy’t’tanat-Cease Wyss at a launch event on Thursday, March 29.
http://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/vancouver-public-librarys-indigenous-storyteller-in-residence-launch/
Six local authors gather in Nanaimo on Thursday, March 29 for a reading. Featured authors include Gary Geddes, Shanon Sinn, Susan Juby, and Jan Peterson.
http://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/celebrating-6-nanaimo-authors/