We can’t believe how many great events are taking place this week, all around the province—not just in the Lower Mainland.
On Friday, April 6, North Island College presents its second event with Jordan Abel, this time at the Port Alberni campus.
http://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/nic-presents-award-winning-poet-jordan-abel-port-alberni/
Pat Ardley‘s memoir is a BC bestseller, and you can get a sneak peek of the book here on Read Local BC. Meet Pat on Friday, April 6 in Pemberton for more incredible stories from her life running a remote wilderness fishing lodge.
http://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/grizzlies-gales-and-giant-salmon-by-pat-ardley-pemberton/
Award-winning author and storyteller, Monique Gray Smith will be presenting at a public event in Sechelt on Friday, April 6. Admission is by donation and the event is co-presented by the Sunshine Coast Festival of the Written Arts.
http://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/an-evening-with-monique-gray-smith-sechelt/
Victoria Poet Laureate Yvonne Blomer is a force to be reckoned with: she has invited four other poet laureates to an incredible event on Friday, April 6 in Victoria. Meet former Parliamentary Poet Laureate George Elliott Clarke, Victoria’s new Youth Poet Laureate Agartu Ali, City of Nanaimo Poet Laureate Tina Biello, and Comox Valley Poet Laureate Natalie Nickerson.
http://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/poets-laureate-night-victoria/
Andrew Struthers will be reading from and signing copies of his smokin’ flip-book, The Sacred Herb / The Devil’s Weed, on Saturday, April 7 in Victoria.
http://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/the-sacred-herb-the-devils-weed-by-andrew-struthers-victoria/
Rob Shaw and Richard Zussman have a number of events lined up for their bestselling book, A Matter of Confidence. Meet them in Kelowna on Saturday, April 7 at Mosaic Books, They’ll also be signing on Thursday, April 12 in Courtenay in the afternoon and Nanaimo in the evening.
http://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/a-matter-of-confidence-by-rob-shaw-and-richard-zussman-kelowna/
Kevin Spenst hosts the CAA Vancouver’s Annual Poetry Panel on Wednesday, April 11 in Vancouver, showcasing Indigenous women poets Joanne Arnott, Jónína Kirton, and Wanda John-Kehewin.
http://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/poetry-panel-featuring-joanne-arnott-jonina-kirton-and-wanda-john-kehewin/
On Thursday, April 12, Pauline Le Bel will be speaking about her book, Whale in the Door, on Salt Spring Island.
http://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/whale-in-the-door-by-pauline-la-bel-salt-spring-island/