Please join the Wild Prose Reading Series for Boy, Interrupted—readings from books about young men whose lives were interrupted, and the story of how they came back. Jason Jobin will read from his memoir, The Wild Mandrake, about his struggle with cancer as a young man; Katłįà will read from her novel, This House is […]
On Wednesday, December 6th at 6pm, join Massy Arts, Massy Books and Freehand books in celebrating the launch of G.A. Grisenthwaite’s Tales for Late Night Bonfires, with host Molly Cross-Blanchard. “Tales for Late Night Bonfires is funny, dark, and rich all at once; each story is immense and alive. Grisenthwaite shows us what fiction can […]
Join the BC and Yukon Book Prizes for Storied: Discussions on Books, Publishing, and the Creative Process. On Wednesday, December 13th, Danny Ramadan, author of Salma the Syrian Chef, The Foghorn Echoes and more, and Robin Stevenson, winner of the Lieutenant Governor’s Award for Literary Excellence, will discuss queerness in children’s book. The event begins […]
Watch online! 25 exceptional events from the Vancouver Writers Fest’s flagship Festival. Purchase a Pay-What-You-Can pass for yourself or as a gift, and watch 25 full-length events from our flagship Festival, from December 15 through January 31. Featuring a wide range of genres and formats, these events represent some of the most outstanding offerings from […]
On Friday, December 15th at 6pm, join Massy Arts, Massy Books and No Architecture in celebrating the launch of Glass Houses by Andrew Heid. Glass Houses presents 50 stunning architect designed homes that utilize glass to maximum effect. The international selection includes early modernist houses from the 1930s, such as Philip Johnson’s Glass House and […]
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 […]
Do you want to write a novel or a memoir? Please join author, Julianne Harvey, of Ruby Finch Books for a fun writing class. We will talk about the things that hold us back when we want to write, brainstorm ideas and outlines for your upcoming projects, and do some journaling and writing prompts together […]
Please join us for The Subversives—readings from books about women and nonbinary people subverting the status quo. JD Derbyshire will read from Mercy Gene, the Man-Made Making of a Madwoman, a genre-smashing work of auto-fiction about gender confusion, patriarchy, addiction, and mental health; Kathryn Mockler will read from her book of short stories, Anecdotes, a […]
Join Anthea Penne, author of Old Stones, as she reads excerpts from her novel and discusses the research behind it. At the end of the Second World War nearly 50,000 women emigrated to Canada from Britain and the continent. For those women, the Atlantic crossing marked the beginning of a great adventure: a new country, […]