Join the North Shore libraries for a community-wide book club event! North Shore Reads — a collaboration between North Vancouver City Library, North Vancouver District Public Library, and West Vancouver Memorial Library — presents an evening with Brett Popplewell in conversation with Marsha Lederman. Popplewell will discuss his 2023 national bestseller Outsider: An Old Man, […]
Please join Munro’s Books for a Hockey Day in Canada book signing!!! During the Hockey Day in Canada festivities this January, we will welcome hockey broadcasting and analysts Ron MacLean (long-time host of CBC's Hockey Night in Canada), Ken Reid (Sportsnet Central sportscaster), and Brian Burke (NHL executive and analyst) into the store to meet […]
Please join Munro’s Books in celebrating the launch of Sheila Heti's latest book, Alphabetical Diaries. Sheila will be in conversation with UVic writing professor, Lee Henderson. Munro’s Books is pleased to present two Canadian award-winning authors, Sheila Heti and Lee Henderson, in conversation at their store on Tuesday, February 20th at 7:00 p.m. Sheila Heti […]
Join Munro's Books in celebrating the launch of Dr. Jen Gunter's newest book, Blood: The Science, Medicine, and Mythology of Menstruation. We'll present Dr. Gunter in conversation with UVic Gender Studies Professor Dr. Thea Cacchioni, followed by a Q&A with the audience (no requests for medical advice, please) and a book signing! Blood, The galvanizing […]
Please join Munro's Books in celebrating the launch of the Best Canadian Poetry in English 2024! Local poet Yvonne Blomer will host a reading by five of this year's local poets included in the collection: Nicholas Bradley, Kayla Czaga, Hilary Clark, Anna Moore, and Joanna Streetly. Praise for the book includes: “Buy it, or borrow […]
Please join Munro’s Books to launch new fantastical novels by Holly Ringland and Tamara Goranson!! Holly Ringland’s new novel, The Seven Skins of Esther Wilding, is a haunting, magical novel about joy, grief, courage and transformation that follows from the international bestselling, The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart. 'On the afternoon that Esther Wilding drove […]
Join Munro’s Books in celebrating the launch of two new mysteries: A Meditation on Murder by Susan Juby and Bury the Lead by Kate Hilton and Elizabeth Renzetti!! In A Meditation on Murder, Butler-detective Helen Thorpe returns to help a wannabe influencer get her life in order—and solve the murders of her fellow content creators—in […]
Please join Munro’s Books in celebrating the launches of two new poetry collections by local authors! Patrick Grace's debut collection, Deviant, traces a trajectory of queer self-discovery from childhood to adulthood, examining love, fear, grief, and the violence that men are capable of in intimate same-sex relationships. Richly engaged with the tangible and experiential, Patrick […]
Join Munro’s Books in celebrating the launches of new books by two talented local writers!! "I feel like the crud / I accidentally touch sometimes, whatever it is / that collects under cushions on my couch," writes Kayla Czaga in her third collection, Midway, an exploration of grief in all its manifestations. In her search […]
Join us for an evening of engaging discussion with Robyn Harding, about her latest book: The Drowning Woman Drinks and light fare provided. Wine supplied by Sage Hayward Vineyards. About the author: Robyn Harding is the author of numerous international bestsellers, including The Party, The Arrangement, The Swap and The Drowning Woman. As a speaker, […]