A graduate of SFU’s Writer’s Studio, Ethel Whitty wrote The Light a Body Radiates (Caitlin Press) in stolen moments and occasional weeks of solitude while working for 12 years as the Director of the Carnegie Community Centre in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. Join her for a big book launch at the Fox Cabaret on Friday, May 18 in Vancouver.
http://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/launch-the-light-a-body-radiates-by-ethel-whitty-vancouver/
Now a BC Bestseller, the fourth edition of Mountain Footsteps by Janice Strong is definitely going strong. Janice is hoofing it all over the Kooteneys to launch the book. Meet her on Tuesday, May 22 in Cranbrook at the College of the Rockies.
http://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/mountain-footsteps-by-janice-strong-cranbrook/
Incite at the Vancouver Public Library is a free event co-organized by the Vancouver Writers Fest. With their well-known style, this event celebrating Arsenal Pulp Press is sure to be fantastic. Hear from Amber Dawn, Joshua Whitehead, and Casey Plett on Wednesday, May 23 in Vancouver.
http://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/incite-celebrating-arsenal-pulp-press/
Read Local BC is launching our seasonal reading series in Sidney on Thursday, May 24. Join Sarah Cox, Lily Chow, Michelle Mulder, and Andrew MacLeod at the Spirit of BC.
http://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/spirit-of-bc-read-local-bc/