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 […]
Roundtable Discussion: Witnessing Genocide in Palestine Tuesday, April 23rd 2024, 6:00 PM PDT On Tuesday, April 23rd at 6pm, join Massy Arts, Massy Books and UBC Public Humanities in gathering for a roundtable discussion on the theme: "Witnessing Genocide in Palestine" with scholars Brenna Bhandar, Adel Iskander, Jasbir K. Puar, and André Elias Mazawi. This […]
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, […]
Poets in the Round Thursday, April 25th 2024, 6:00 PM PDT On Thursday, April 25th at 6pm, join Massy Arts and Massy Books in welcoming Poets in the Round, in celebration of poetry month. Featured poets include: Jen Currin, Mercedes Eng, Marc Perez, Molly Cross-Blanchard, Brandon Wint, Rahat Kurd, and Melanie Noel. Poets, seated in […]