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SUMMARY:NVDPL Illustrator Visit: Vivian Truong
DESCRIPTION:Join us in virtually-welcoming our special illustrator guest\, Vivian Truong! \nVivian Truong is a British-born Chinese comic artist. Her works include the bestselling middle grade series: City of Dragons: The Awakening Storm; a manga-inspired teen series Cooking with Monsters; Beano: The Day the Teachers Disappeared; and her latest cookbook graphic novel\, Buddha Jump Over the Wall\, which recently received Google Play’s best of 2025 award. She is currently working on the fourth instalment of City of Dragons. \nBest for school-age kids. Registration required. \nLink to join will be emailed to all registrants before the start of the event.
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/nvdpl-illustrator-visit-vivian-truong/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Author Discussion
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ORGANIZER;CN="North Vancouver District Public Library":MAILTO:info@nvdpl.ca
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SUMMARY:Armchair Detectives Special Event with Author Amber Cowie
DESCRIPTION:Join crime and mystery author Amber Cowie (“The Off Season” and “Last One Alive”) for a special edition of Armchair Detectives. \nDiscuss the author’s work with the author herself. \nAll books are available through NVDPL.
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/armchair-detectives-special-event-with-author-amber-cowie/
LOCATION:North Vancouver Public Library – Capilano branch\, 3045 Highland Blvd.\, North Vancouver\, BC\, V7R 2X4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Author Discussion
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SUMMARY:Author Reading with Theresa Kishkan and Keiko Honda
DESCRIPTION:Join Theresa Kishkan\, author of The Art of Looking Back\, and Keiko Honda\, author of Hidden Flowers\, for a reading and discussion of writing memoir.
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/author-reading-with-theresa-kishkan-and-keiko-honda/
LOCATION:Munro’s Books\, 1108 Government Street\, Victoria\, BC\, V8W 1Y2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Author Discussion,Meet & Greet,Reading
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SUMMARY:Author reading: Theresa Kishkan in celebration of The Art of Looking Back
DESCRIPTION:Join Theresa Kishkan for a reading from her new memoir\, The Art of Looking Back. \nAt 23\, Theresa Kishkan met an artist who became obsessed with her. She was young\, she was flattered\, and the situation quickly overwhelmed her. He drew and painted her for a few months\, after which she went away for a year. When she returned\, she was determined not to resume the relationship. \nBut the artist made contact with her after the birth of her first child and became a family friend\, bringing gifts of paintings. Those images hung in Theresa’s home\, and one in particular reminded her almost daily of her younger self\, in ways both positive and not so much. She avoided looking too closely at his images of her and at his long\, passionate and often troubling letters. \nDecades later\, while sorting old correspondence\, she was taken back to those early days and began\, at last\, to write about her relationship with the now-deceased artist. The Art of Looking Back is a meditation on the male gaze\, on reclaiming one’s younger self\, and on agency: how we lose it\, how we find it again. This poetic memoir asks questions about older men and younger women and girls\, and the persistence of that dynamic in art.
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/author-reading-theresa-kishkan-in-celebration-of-the-art-of-looking-back/
LOCATION:Upstart & Crow\, 1387 Railspur Alley Vancouver\, BC V6H 3R7\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6H 3R7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Author Discussion,Reading
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SUMMARY:LiterASIAN 2026: Re-Generation
DESCRIPTION:The LiterASIAN Festival returns for its 14th annual edition with “Re-Generation\,” a timely exploration of how Asian Canadian writers are reshaping literary culture today. \nRunning from June 27-28 across Vancouver\, the festival brings together leading and emerging voices for a national celebration of storytelling\, community\, and creative exchange. \nWidely recognized as Canada’s premier festival dedicated to Asian Canadian literature\, LiterASIAN 2026 spotlights a new generation of writers who are reimagining inherited narratives and pushing the boundaries of form\, voice\, and identity. \nThis year’s lineup features Jinwoo Park (Oxford Soju Club)\, Evelyn Lau (Parade of Storms)\, Yasuko Thanh (To the Bridge)\, Larry Grant and Scott Steedman (Reconciling)\, Kagan Goh (Surviving Samsara)\, Steffi Tad-y (Notes from the Ward)\, Wiley Wei-Chiun Ho (Astronaut Children of Dunbar Street)\, and Keiko Honda (Hidden Flowers). \nAdditional speakers include Jessica Gin-Jade Chan (former Ricepaper Editor-in-Chief)\, Bonnie Quan Symons (poet and chapbook author)\, and Taslim Jaffer (editor\, writer\, and professor at the University of King’s College MFA program). \nFestival programming includes feature readings\, panel discussions\, and workshops. Events will take place at leading cultural and literary venues across Vancouver\, including the Chinatown Storytelling Centre\, the Chinese Cultural Centre Museum\, and Centre A: Vancouver International Centre for Contemporary Asian Art. \n“Fifty years after Inalienable Rice\, the first anthology of Asian Canadian writing\, we are witnessing a renewal\,” said Festival Director Allan Cho. “LiterASIAN 2026 brings together writers who are not only reflecting on cultural inheritance\, but actively transforming it.” \nHighlights include: \n● Literary Walking Tour — A guided exploration of Vancouver’s Chinatown through history and literature with filmmaker and photographer Larry Chin \n● Emerging Writers Showcase — Featuring new voices from the Jim Wong-Chu Emerging Writers’ Award \n● Writing Workshop — Exploring expressive writing as a practice for reflection and healing \n● Chapbook-Making Class — A hands-on introduction to editing\, sequencing\, and design for a cohesive\, self-published work \n● ACWW Community Builders Award — Honouring leadership in advancing racial equity in Asian Canadian communities \n● Live Drafting Session — An intimate\, behind-the-scenes look at writers developing new work in real time \nLiterASIAN 2026: Re-Generation is presented by the Asian Canadian Writers’ Workshop (ACWW)\, with the support of the Canada Council for the Arts\, ACCESS Copyright Foundation\, the Department of Canadian Heritage\, the City of Vancouver\, and community partners. \nFor tickets and full program details\, please visit www.literasian.com.
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/literasian-2026-re-generation/
LOCATION:Chinese Cultural Centre Museum\, 555 Columbia Street\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6A 3X3\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Poetry & Art Salon
DESCRIPTION:Enjoy an afternoon of poetry readings\, art “Show & Tell”\, chats\, and more! Come listen\, share\, and connect. Presented by Janet Kvammen\, Poet Laureate of New Westminster. In partnership with Royal City Literary Arts Society. \nAdmission Fee: Free\, Drop-in \nFeature Poet Lozan Yamolky\nFeature Artist Tristan Wright
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/poetry-art-salon/
LOCATION:Anvil Centre\, 777 Columbia St.\, New Westminster\, British Columbia\, V3M 1B6\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Author Discussion,Reading
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ORGANIZER;CN="Royal City Literary Arts Society":MAILTO:janetkvammen@rclas.com
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