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On Mother Tongues and Translingual Poetics: Yilin Wang and Guests

On Sunday, April 28th at 2pm, join Massy Arts, Massy Books and Invisible Publishing in celebrating the launch of The Lantern and the Night Moths by Yilin Wang, with guests Penny So, Karla Comanda, and Dominique Bernier-Cormier. In The Lantern and the Night Moths, Chinese Canadian poet-translator Yilin Wang has selected and translated poems by […]

Double Poetry Launch: Julie Paul and Miranda Pearson

Munro's Books 1108 Government Street, Victoria, BC, Canada

Join Munro’s Books in celebrating new work by two talented poets!! "Chomping / champing / championing / churlish / … / There’s a wolf at the door / that looks exactly like me." Who is the “whiny baby” in this book? Rather than calling names or hurling insults, the candid poems in this collection most […]

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Book Signing: Hand Drawn Victoria with Emma Fitzgerald

Munro's Books 1108 Government Street, Victoria, BC, Canada

Join Munro’s Books on May 10th to meet Emma Fitzgerald, author of Hand Drawn Victoria: An Illustrated Tour in and Around BC's Capital City!! For locals and visitors alike, these sketches and stories highlight both the historic monuments and everyday moments that make Victoria shine. You never know quite what you’ll come across in British […]

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Meet Marion McKinnon Crook in Williams Lake

The Open Book 247 Oliver St., Williams Lake, BC, Canada

Join bestselling author Marion McKinnon Crook for a book signing and reading of Always On Call: Adventures in Nursing, Ranching, and Rural Living, the much-anticipated sequel to Always Pack a Candle! Friday, May 17, 2024 signing 3–5 pm reading at 4:45 pm

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Victoria Day Explore Victoria Book Signing!

Munro's Books 1108 Government Street, Victoria, BC, Canada

Join Munro’s Books on Victoria Day to meet the authors of four local books: Collin Varner's 50 Keystone Flora Species of Coastal British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest and 50 Keystone Fauna Species of Coastal British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest; Taryn Eyton's Backpacking on Vancouver Island; and Dave Doroghy and Graeme Menzies' 111 Places […]

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North Shore Authors Collection: Children’s Authors Talk

North Vancouver Public Library - Lynn Valley branch 1277 Lynn Valley Road, North Vancouver, BC, Canada

The North Shore Authors Collection inspires, supports, and celebrates the literary talent of North Shore authors by showcasing locally-created content in all three North Shore libraries. Join us as we celebrate some of the children's authors whose works were chosen this year. The authors will discuss their works and answer questions from the audience.

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Wildlife Conservation Book Launch: Bob McDonald in Conversation with Greg Cummings and Sarah Cox

Munro's Books 1108 Government Street, Victoria, BC, Canada

Please join Munro’s Books in launching two new books by local authors about wildlife conversation!! We'll present Greg Cummings, author of Gorilla Tactics: How to Save a Species and Sarah Cox, author of Signs of Life: Fieldnotes From the Frontlines of Extinction in conversation with Bob McDonald, author of The Future is Now: Solving the […]

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Incite: BC and Yukon Book Prizes

Vancouver Public Library, Central Branch 350 West Georgia St., Vancouver, BC, Canada

Join the Vancouver Writers Fest, VPL, and BC and Yukon Book Prizes for an evening of celebrating the finalists of the BC and Yukon Book Prizes. Hear from three lauded local authors, each nominated in a different category of this year’s awards: - Henry Tsang, nominated for the Bill Duthie Booksellers’ Choice Award for White […]

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Wild Prose Reading Series Presents: BACK to the Future!

Paul Phillips Hall 1923 Fernwood Road, Victoria, BC, Canada

Join the Wild Prose Reading Series on Thursday, May 30th for BACK to the Future! Readings about time travel and nostalgia, from Astrid Blodgett (This is How You Start to Disappear), Kevin Chong (The Double Life of Benson Yu), and Lori Hahnel (Flicker)! We’ll begin with an open mic, as always (ALL genres welcome) at […]

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BC Yukon Book Prizes Finalists’ Reading with Darrel J. McLeod, David Norwell, and Chelsea Wakelyn

Munro's Books 1108 Government Street, Victoria, BC, Canada

Please join Munro’s Books in celebrating three local authors who are finalists for 2024 BC Yukon Book Prizes: Darrel J. McLeod, finalist for the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize for A Season in Chezgh'un David Norwell, finalist for the Roderick Haig-Brown Regional Prize for A Complex Coast: A Kayak Journey From Vancouver Island to Alaska Chelsea […]

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