Join us for the launch of Caitlin ffrench's new book, Gathering Colour: Foraging Magic & Making Art from the World Around you. Enjoy an author reading, book signing, and light refreshments. Book sales provided by Iron Dog Books. WHEN: Thursday, March 21, 2024. 6:00–8:00 PM. WHERE: Rennie Hall (Rm B2160), Emily Carr University of Art […]
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 award-winning historian and mariner Michael L. Hadley on his international adventures as he launches his memoir, Boxing the Compass: A Life of Seafaring, Music, and Pilgrimage (Heritage House, 2024). Friday, April 5, 2024 | 3:30–5:00 pm Maritime Museum of BC | 744 Douglas St. | Victoria, BC Register at mmbc.bc.ca Event included with museum […]
Join award-winning historian and mariner Michael L. Hadley on his international adventures as he launches his memoir, Boxing the Compass: A Life of Seafaring, Music, and Pilgrimage (Heritage House, 2024). Friday, April 5, 2024 | 3:30–5:00 pm Maritime Museum of BC | 744 Douglas St. | Victoria, BC Register at mmbc.bc.ca Event included with museum […]
On Friday, April 12th at 6pm, join Massy Arts, Massy Books and Penguin Random House Canada for the launch of The Knot of My Tongue: Poems and Prose by Zehra Naqvi, joined by Rahat Kurd, Seemi Ghazi and Sarah Munawar. For readers of Fatimah Asghar’s If They Come for Us, here is a searing, multidimensional […]
Royal City Literary Arts Society presents “Poetic Justice” In Celebration of National Poetry Month Sunday, April 14 from 2-4pm Featuring poets Isabella Wang and Catherine Lewis with host Alan Hill. Plus, additional readings from “A Poetry of Place: Journeys Across New Westminster”, the poetry postcard anthology project, curated and edited by Alan Hill, published in […]
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 bestselling author Marion McKinnon Crook to launch Always On Call: Adventures in Nursing, Ranching, and Rural Living—the much-anticipated sequel to Always Pack a Candle! Saturday, April 20, 2024 1–2 pm Terrace Public Library, 4610 Park Ave., Terrace, BC • free to attend — everyone welcome • Books for sale by Misty River Books
In Grief and Poetry with Patrick de Belen - screening + poetry + workshop Monday, April 22nd 2024, 6:00 PM PDT On Monday, April 22nd at 6pm, join Massy Arts and Massy Books in welcoming poet and filmmaker Patrick de Belen to the space for a screening, poetry performance and workshop, In Grief and Poetry.
WHEN: Tuesday, April 23, 2024 WHAT: BC Book Day invites British Columbians to celebrate the province’s book & magazine publishers, authors, illustrators, bookstores, libraries, festivals, and literary prizes that connect us with local stories. GOAL: To raise awareness among government and the general public of BC’s publishing ecosystem and its cultural and economic contributions. WHO: BC Book Day is coordinated […]