MaureenMayhew's Hand on My Heart: A Canadian Doctor's Awakening in Afghanistan. Mark your calendars for the upcoming book launch: February 15th, 7-9 PM at UBC's School of Population and Public Health. Books will be available for sale!
Come celebrate ecology and travel writing! Join well-known regional writers Don Gayton and Meaghan Hackinen for a Summerland book launch, presented in partnership with the Ryga Arts Festival. Gayton explores diverse aspects of Okanagan ecology and culture in The Sky and the Patio (New Star Books). Hackinen recounts an epic bicycle trip in South Away […]
📚 The Broken Heart of Winter by Judy LeBlanc is available to pre-order from Indigo, caitlin-press.com, and your local independent bookstore. 📚 In award-winning writer Judy LeBlanc’s debut novel, three women are linked by generations of hardship, displacement, and the mystery of an eighteenth-century French musket that has been passed down through the LeBlanc family […]
Literary Book Signing on Denman Island Announcement: Bill Engleson will be signing/launching his latest novel, The Life of Gronsky, at Abraxas Book Gifts on Denman Island on Saturday, April 22nd 2023 from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm. Abraxas Book Gifts on Denman Island has been an amazing supporter of local writers. The Life of Gronsky […]
Join bestselling author Haley Healey for an afternoon of adventurous stories and brave women to celebrate the launch of her two new picture books—the first in the Trailblazing Canadians series from Heritage House. "Kimiko Murakami: A Japanese-Canadian Pioneer" is the inspiring and true life story of a Salt Spring Island homesteader and internment camp survivor. […]
Join Munro's Books in celebrating the newest releases from two incredibly talented local authors! Lorna Crozier's After That is a book written from the dark hollow we fall into when we lose those we love. Lorna's sure poetry engages with the grief that comes from the death of her partner, the writer Patrick Lane, with […]
Join local author Danielle S. Marcotte for the launch of her new picture book, Blue Camas, Blue Camas. Sunday, November 19 | 1:00 pm Black Bond Books – Ladner Village Blue Camas, Blue Camas is the captivating story of how a flower that has been cultivated on Canada’s west coast since time immemorial came to […]
This is a free event, but please RSVP on this Eventbrite page due to limited capacity: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/opheliac-launch-party-tickets-1035204884677?aff=oddtdtcreator OPHELIAC: LAUNCH PARTY Join us on Wednesday, November 20th to launch Opheliac, the debut of BC-based author Emma Sloan. As an informal night of celebration, mingle with others in the literary community while enjoying Caffe Fantastico's wide variety […]