On Wednesday, February 21st, at 6pm join Massy Arts, Massy Books, Goose Lane Editions and Greystone Books in celebrating the launch of The Deepest Map: The High-Stakes Race to Chart the World's Oceans by Laura Trethewey with guest Christopher Pollon. This project has been made possible by the Government of Canada. Ce projet a été […]
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 […]
How do you preserve the tastes of home when you’ve been forced to flee the place you’re from? In Zaatari, Karen E. Fisher takes us to the largest Syrian refugee camp in the world, home to over 80,000 people, and shares the stories, the recipes, the traditions and the art of its indomitable residents. More […]
On Sunday, March 3rd at 2pm, join Massy Arts, Massy Books and St Martin’s Press for the launch of Hope Ablaze by Sarah Mughal Rana in conversation with Xiran Jay Zhao and Emily Varga as they discuss how colonial history and their cultures inspired and shaped their writings. With a touch of magic and poetry […]
Under The Table Open Mic Series On Wednesday March 6th at 6pm PDT, join Massy Arts Society and a collective of brilliant poet organizers for the first Under The Table Open Mic of the year! This event will not have a feature poet, leaving even more space for our wonderful open mic-ers! Sign-up for the […]
On Thursday, March 7th at 6pm, join Massy Arts, Massy Books and Harper Perennial in celebrating the launch of Dinner on Monster Island by Tania De Rozario with guests Lydia Kwa and Joanne Leow, moderated by Kanksha Chawla. "In Dinner on Monster Island, Tania De Rozario brilliantly exorcises the demons of her upbringing—an evangelical mother, […]
Join Massy Arts Society on Sunday, March 10th at 3pm for the next Dead Poets Reading Series, as deep threads of connection and solidarity are drawn between local, contemporary poets and a diverse array of poets from the past. We welcome you to an afternoon reflection and celebration, as poetic conversation and recitation travel through […]
“Truth is so hard to tell, it sometimes needs fiction to make it plausible.” —Francis Bacon Critically acclaimed authors Tara McGuire and Frances Peck create worlds that feel real because of accurate local and technical details, and also journey into emotional and psychological truths that only fiction can reveal. In this inspiring author conversation, Tara […]
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 […]