It’s been a busy week for us a Read Local BC HQ, with BC Book Day earlier this week. BC Book Day also coincided with UNESCO World Book and Copyright Day, so we hope you’ll take the opportunity to celebrate books at one of these upcoming events.
Charlie Demers and Kevin Chong launch their new Arsenal Pulp Press novels on Friday, April 27 in Vancouver.
http://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/double-book-launch-kevin-chong-charles-demers/
Mark down Saturday, April 28 to visit your local independent bookstore. Formerly Authors for Indies, the celebration has revamped this year as Canadian Indie Bookstore Day. View the list of participating BC bookstores here.
http://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/canadian-independent-bookstore-day/
Rod Mickleburgh and the BC Labour Heritage Centre Society launch On the Line: A History of the British Columbia Labour Movement on Tuesday, May 1 in Burnaby. Published by Harbour Publishing, Rod Mickleburg was commissioned by the BC Labour Heritage Centre to write On the Line. The BC Labour Heritage Cente received sponsorship from the Community Savings Credit Union (originally formed by members of the International Woodworkers of America union).
http://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/launch-on-the-line-by-rod-mickleburgh-burnaby/
Laisha Rosnau will be in Kelowna on Tuesday, May 1, for the launch of her book, Our Familiar Hunger. She will be joined by Kelowna poet and playwright, Erin Scott.
http://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/our-familiar-hunger-by-laisha-rosnau-kelowna/
Award-winning journalist Sarah Cox will be launching Breaching the Peace, an uplifting and sometimes enraging story of the farmers and First Nations who are fighting the Site C Dam. Join Sarah Cox in Victoria on Tuesday, May 1, and Vancouver on Thursday, May 3.
http://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/launch-breaching-the-peace-by-sarah-cox-vancouver/
Didn’t get enough Charlie Demers on Friday? Catch him and eight other crime writers at Noir at the Bar on Wednesday, May 2.
http://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/noir-at-the-bar-vancouver/
The monthly SFU Writers Studio Reading Series takes place on Thursday, May 1 in Vancouver with featured reader Carrie Mac.
http://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/the-writers-studio-reading-series-featuring-carrie-mac/