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SUMMARY:Stage Your Own Play with Cee Peal - Part One
DESCRIPTION:Gain a comprehensive understanding of the playwriting process from initial concept to production and finally opening night in this three-part series program. Learn about the concepts of Scene and Monologue Writing\, Text Analysis\, Staging\, Performance\, Production and more. \nUse this time to explore the early stages of theatre development and experiment with others in a collaborative and unique process. \n— \nCee Peal is a theatre artist from the Nisga’a First Nation of Northern B.C. now working in Vancouver on the traditional\, unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam)\, səl̓ilwətaɁɬ (Tsleil-waututh)\, and sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) peoples. He brings to the library his experience in storytelling\, theatre\, and image making\, drawing from his experience working as an actor\, director\, writer\, dancer\, and producer on various productions. With a passion for Indigenous studies and cultural evolution\, Cee is also the Indigenous outreach coordinator at The Cultch and the artistic associate at The Carmen Arts Group. \nTo find out more about Cee’s residency and keep up with his upcoming events visit: vpl.ca/storyteller
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/stage-your-own-play-with-cee-peal-part-one/
LOCATION:VANCOUVER PUBLIC LIBRARY – CENTRAL LIBRARY
CATEGORIES:Author Discussion,Meet & Greet,Workshop
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SUMMARY:Phyllis Webb Memorial Reading featuring Wayde Compton
DESCRIPTION:Please join SFU English and Poetry in Canada for the 4th annual Phyllis Webb Memorial Reading featuring award recipient Wayde Compton. This free event takes place on Saturday\, April 11th (Doors: 6:15 PM; Event: 7-9 PM) at SFU Harbour Centre (Room 1400). Special guests include Cecily Nicholson and Courtenay Chan. Hosted by Professor Stephen Collis. Enjoy readings\, discussion\, and light refreshments. \nThe Phyllis Webb Memorial Reading honours a Canadian poet(s) with a cash award and a celebration of their work. This event will occur each April and will be organized and administered by the Poetry in Canada Society\, https://www.poetrycanada.org/. \nA Governor General’s Award–winning poet and a member of the Order of Canada\, Phyllis Webb was a major Canadian cultural figure from the 1950s through the 1980s\, publishing ten celebrated collections of poetry and prose and co-founding the CBC Radio program Ideas (in 1965). When “words abandoned” her in the early 1990s and she was no longer able to write\, she took up photography\, photocollage\, and eventually painting. \nAs Stephen Scobie once wrote\, the work of Phyllis Webb “has always been distinguished by the profundity of her insights\, the depth of her emotional feeling\, the delicacy and accuracy of her rhythms\, the beauty and mysterious resonance of her images – and by her luminous intelligence.” It is this legacy that the Phyllis Webb Memorial Reading seeks to honour\, by selecting a poet who is distinguished by similar qualities. \nIn 2026\, the fourth annual Phyllis Webb Memorial Reading honours poet Wayde Compton\, who is the author of six books and the editor of two literary anthologies. His collection of short stories\, “The Outer Harbour”\, won the City of Vancouver Book Award in 2015 and his work has been a finalist for three other City of Vancouver Book Awards. He won a National Magazine Award for Fiction in 2011 and was nominated for the Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize in 2000. In 2002\, Compton co-founded the Hogan’s Alley Memorial Project\, an organization devoted to researching and promoting Vancouver’s historical Black community and later helped establish the Hogan’s Alley Working Group and the Hogan’s Alley Society\, its successor organizations. From 2006-2011 Compton co-published Commodore Books\, Western Canada’s first Black Canadian literary press. He has been writer-in-residence at Simon Fraser University\, Green College at the University of British Columbia\, and the Vancouver Public Library. Compton currently teaches in the Department of Writing at the University of Victoria\, and his latest book is “Toward an Anti-Racist Poetics” (U of Alberta P\, 2024). \nImportant Information: \nVenue and Accessibility: This in-person event takes place at the SFU Harbour Centre (Room 1400). It is easily accessible by transit and near SkyTrain. The campus is wheelchair accessible and has wheelchair accessible washrooms. Gender neutral washrooms are also available. \nPlease note: This event may be recorded and/or photographed. If you do not wish to be photographed\, please inform the photographer.
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/phyllis-webb-memorial-reading-featuring-wayde-compton/
LOCATION:SFU Harbour Centre\, 515 West Hastings Street\, Vancouver\, BC\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Author Discussion,Award,Reading
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SUMMARY:Book Launch - Exhumations: Inside the Body of a Petrostate by Joanne Leow
DESCRIPTION:Join Simon Fraser University English Professor Joanne Leow at Enabling Arts on April 9th (6:30 PM) for the launch of her new book\, “Exhumations: Inside the Body of a Petrostate”. \nAbout the book: \n“What unknowable chemical? How slow was this damage\, this violence? … How might any of us stay uncontaminated by all that was built around us?” \n“Exhumations: In the Body of a Petrostate” oscillates between an unflinching critique of the author’s birth island\, Singapore\, and a memoir of grief and illness. Seeing our porous bodies as part of a contaminated and compromised system based on extraction\, violence\, and political repression\, the book asks what must be made visible in our current moment. Drawing on her experience as a journalist for state-controlled media\, and her current work as a scholar\, Leow explores histories of activism\, censorship\, weapons manufacturing\, terraforming\, and petroleum refining. In doing so\, she traces the networks of power that link Singapore with Canada\, Palestine\, Israel\, England and beyond. Drawing on art\, photography\, film\, and literature\, she considers how they exhume truths that cannot otherwise be told. \nThis launch is supported by Simon Fraser University’s Department of English and the David See-chai Lam Centre\, and Alchemy/Knopf. \nProfessor Leow will be joined by UBC Professors Phanuel Antwi and John Paul (JP) Catungal. (Photo Credits: for Joanne Leow: sweetmoon photography; for Phanuel Antwi: Rachel Topham Photography) \nSpeaker Bios: \nJoanne Leow grew up in Singapore and now lives on the unceded traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam)\, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish)\, and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. She is Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair of Transnational and Decolonial Digital Humanities at Simon Fraser University. She is the author of the academic monograph\, “Counter-Cartographies: Reading Singapore Otherwise” (Liverpool University Press\, 2024) and the poetry collection\, “Seas Move Away” (Turnstone Press\, 2022). Her creative work and research lie at the intersections of the environmental humanities\, transnational and diasporic cultural production\, global Asia studies\, autotheory\, and decoloniality. \nJP Catungal (he/him) is Assistant Professor in the Institute for Gender\, Race\, Sexuality and Social Justice\, and Co-Director of the Centre for Asian Canadian Research and Engagement at the University of British Columbia. A queer\, first generation\, Filipinx Canadian scholar\, JP’s research\, teaching and public facing works are in conversation with critical human geography and feminist and queer of colour theories and methods. He is particularly interested in how migrant\, racialized and LGBTQ+ communities address their experiences of marginalization in the fields of sexual health\, education and social services. He has served as co-edit of the book\, “Filipinos in Canada: Disturbing Invisibility”\, as well as special journal issues for “BC Studies”; “ACME: International Journal of Critical Geographies”; “TOPIA: Canadian Journal of Cultural Studies”; and “Alon: Journal for Filipino American and Diasporic Studies”. He received the Killam Teaching Prize at UBC. \nPhanuel Antwi is an artist\, an organizer\, a curator\, and an associate professor of English concerned with race\, poetics\, movements\, intimacy\, and struggle. He works with text\, dance\, film\, and photography to intervene in artistic\, academic\, and public spaces. Dr. Antwi holds a Canada Research Chair in Black Arts and Epistemologies at the University of British Columbia\, Canada. His recent book\, “On Cuddling: Loved to Death in the Racial Embrace”\, is from Pluto Press. He’s currently finishing a manuscript called “Currencies of Blackness: Faithfulness\, Cheerfulness and Politeness in Settler Writing”.
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/book-launch-exhumations-inside-the-body-of-a-petrostate-by-joanne-leow/
LOCATION:Enabling Arts\, 104-343 Railway Street\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V6A 1A4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Author Discussion,Launch
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SUMMARY:Robin Ducharme Launches Real Love Ready
DESCRIPTION:Victoria author Robin Ducharme launches Real Love Ready: A Guide to Relational Literacy\, a compassionate guide to the knowledge\, skills\, and daily practices that help us love with greater intention\, truth\, and heart. In conversation with Monique Gray Smith\, Robin will discuss how relational literacy can shape the way we connect in love\, friendship\, family\, work\, and self. A meaningful literary event for readers drawn to relationships\, personal growth\, and conscious living.
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/robin-ducharme-launches-real-love-ready/
LOCATION:Bolen Books\, #111-1644 Hillside Ave.\, Victoria\, BC\, V8T 2C5\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Author Discussion,Book Signing,Interview
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SUMMARY:A Reading of the Play El Terremoto by Christine Quintana
DESCRIPTION:Touchstone Theatre and Neworld Theatre present a reading of Christine Quintana’s play El Terremoto (directed by Daniela Atiencia). Twenty years have passed since the three Jurado sisters lost their parents\, and life just seems to continue on in their East Vancouver home. \nA birthday party\, a failed proposal\, and a missed connection fill the days and months until an earthquake nearly destroys the city\, and brings forward a shocking turn of events that splits their world wide open.\nFrom Dora-Award winning playwright Christine Quintana\, El Terremoto is a dramatic comedy about how nothing matters\, so everything matters. \n— \nA reading of the full play by seven actors will be followed by a Q & A at the end of the evening with Christine and Lois Anderson\, Artistic Director at Touchstone Theatre. Join us for a delightful evening around the playwriting process and the Canadian theatre scene. \n— \nChristine Quintana was born in Los Angeles to a Mexican-American father and a Dutch-British-Canadian mother. Christine grew up as a grateful visitor to the unceded lands of the Musqueam\, Squamish\, and Tsleil-Waututh people. Christine is an actor\, playwright\, and co-Artistic Producer of Delinquent Theatre. In these various capacities\, she has worked with Tarragon Theatre\, the Arts Club Theatre Company\, Bard on the Beach\, The Cultch\, Neworld Theatre\, Electric Company Theatre\, Rumble Theatre\, Boca Del Lupo\, Zee Zee Theatre\, Caravan Farm Theatre\, Ruby Slippers Theatre\, Playwrights Theatre Centre\, Pi Theatre\, Gateway Theatre\, Nightswimming Theatre\, Belfry Theatre\, Stratford Festival\, and Young People’s Theatre. Her writing has been translated and performed in Spanish\, French\, ASL\, and German. \nDaniela Atiencia is the Artistic Associate at Touchstone Theatre and a Latinx-Canadian theatre artist born and raised in Colombia. She has a BFA in Theatre Performance from SFU’s School for the Contemporary Arts and holds an MFA in Theatre Directing from The University of Essex’s East 15 Acting School. Daniela works as a freelance bilingual director\, dramaturg\, and deviser. She is currently working on two plays as co-director for Neworld and Green Thumb Theatre. As dramaturg she is collaborating with Tetsuro Shigematsu’s latest commissioned piece for Pacific Theatre and served as Spanish Language Dramaturg for Made in Canada\, an agricultural podcast for rice & beans theatre. She is currently based on the Unceded Territories of the Coast Salish peoples (Vancouver\, B.C.) and her work recently earned her a finalist spot in the RBC Rising Star Emerging Director award. \nLois Anderson is the Artistic Director of Touchstone Theatre\, and an Adjunct Professor at UBC in the Department of Theatre and Film. She won the Jessie Award for Best Direction (Pericles\, Bard on the Beach) and the 2019 Critic’s Choice Award for Innovation (Lysistrata). She has worked extensively in Canada and Australia and has been an artistic associate with The National Arts Centre most recently directing You Used to Call Me Marie by Tai Amy Grauman.
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/a-reading-of-the-play-el-terremoto-by-christine-quintana/
LOCATION:Vancouver Public Library\, Central Branch\, 350 West Georgia St.\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6B 6B1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Author Discussion,Panel
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SUMMARY:Introducing Cee Peal: 2026 Indigenous Storyteller in Residence
DESCRIPTION:Vancouver Public Library is honoured to introduce Cee Peal as the 2026 Indigenous Storyteller in Residence. \nCee Peal is a theatre artist from the Nisga’a First Nation of Northern B.C. now working in Vancouver on the traditional\, unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam)\, səl̓ilwətaɁɬ (Tsleil-waututh)\, and sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) peoples. He brings to the library his experience in storytelling\, theatre\, and image making\, drawing from his experience working as an actor\, director\, writer\, dancer\, and producer on various productions. With a passion for Indigenous studies and cultural evolution\, Cee is also the Indigenous outreach coordinator at The Cultch and the artistic associate at The Carmen Arts Group. \nTo find out more about Cee’s residency and keep up with his upcoming events visit: vpl.ca/storyteller \n— \nJoin us for an evening of storytelling and theatre magic with special guests.
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/introducing-cee-peal-2026-indigenous-storyteller-in-residence/
LOCATION:VANCOUVER PUBLIC LIBRARY – CENTRAL LIBRARY
CATEGORIES:Author Discussion,Launch,Meet & Greet
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260327T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260327T210000
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SUMMARY:Off the Shelf Poetry Reading Series: Joanne Leow\, Garth Martens\, Fenn Stewart
DESCRIPTION:Please join Simon Fraser University’s Department of English and Poetry in Canada for a poetry reading featuring our own Professor Joanne Leow and Garth Martens and Fenn Stewart. \nDetails:\nDate/Time: Friday\, March 27th (Doors: 6:30 PM; Readings 7-9 PM)\nLocation: SFU Belzberg Library (SFU’s Harbour Centre campus – 515 West Hastings St.\, Vancouver) \n*Free Event; No RSVP Required \nBios \nJoanne Leow is Associate Professor and Tier 2 Canada Research Chair of Transnational and Decolonial Digital Humanities in the Department of English at Simon Fraser University. Her first academic monograph is “Counter-Cartographies: Reading Singapore Otherwise” (Liverpool University Press\, 2024). She is also a poet and writer with a debut collection of poetry\, “Seas Move Away” (Turnstone Press\, 2022) and a forthcoming creative-critical memoir\, “Exhumations: In the Body of a Petrostate” (Alchemy Press\, 2026). Her writing and research interests lie at the intersections of spatial theory\, decolonial theory\, postcolonial studies\, transnational and diasporic texts\, and the environmental humanities. \nGarth Martens is the author of “Prologue for the Age of Consequence” and “Who Else in the Dark Headed There”. For his first book\, he was a finalist for the Governor General’s Literary Award for Poetry. He is also a past winner of the Bronwen Wallace Award for Emerging Writers. His poetry appears in “Dark Mountain Project”\, “Poetry Ireland”\, “Hazlitt”\, “This Magazine”\, “Vallum”\, “Fiddlehead”\, and “Best Canadian Poetry”. He is a co-founder and producer for Palabra Flamenco\, a literary flamenco ensemble that joins traditional flamenco dance and music with poetry and oral storytelling. He lives in Victoria\, BC. \nFenn Stewart is the author of three chapbooks and two poetry collections – “Better Nature”\, which was longlisted for the 2018 Gerald Lampert Memorial Prize\, and “women & roosters” (2025). A former editor of “The Capilano Review”\, she continues to serve on the magazine’s editorial board. Stewart holds a PhD in social and political thought\, and teaches literature and writing at Capilano University. She lives with her kids\, and the world’s nicest dog\, on unceded Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish)\, xʷməθkʷəỷəm (Musqueam)\, and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) territories. \nVenue Accessibility \nThis in-person event takes place at the SFU’s Harbour Centre campus. It is easily accessible by transit and near SkyTrain. The campus is wheelchair accessible and has wheelchair accessible washrooms. Gender neutral washrooms are also available.
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/off-the-shelf-poetry-reading-series-joanne-leow-garth-martens-fenn-stewart/
LOCATION:SFU Harbour Centre\, 515 West Hastings Street\, Vancouver\, BC\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Author Discussion,Reading
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SUMMARY:FREE Celebration of Outdoor Learning Books!
DESCRIPTION:Free 1 Hour Virtual Event on Tues\, March 10 at 4pm Pacific / 7pm Eastern Time. \nSign-up: https://outdoorlearning.com/event/spring-celebration-2026/ \nThis is a chance to connect virtually with the incredible authors of some of the outdoor and Indigenous learning resources that we’ve published. Get the inside scoop\, hear about their process\, and ask any burning questions. Offered in partnership with Take Me Outside\, with the support of Creative BC. \nAll registrants will receive: \n– Access the recording\, in case you can’t join us live\n– Access a Certificate of Attendance\n– Entry for some great prizes!\n– A 15% coupon code to access any of the books featured! \nOffered in partnership with Take Me Outside\, with the support of Creative BC.
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/free-celebration-of-outdoor-learning-books/
LOCATION:https://outdoorlearning.com/event/spring-celebration-2026/\, Virtual Event
CATEGORIES:Author Discussion,Day of Celebration,Panel
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260308T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260308T210000
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SUMMARY:Poetry Reading: Steven Seidenberg & Danielle LaFrance
DESCRIPTION:Poets Steven Seidenberg and Danielle LaFrance will be reading at People’s Co-op Bookstore on Sunday\, March 8th (7-9 PM).\nThis is a free event and all are welcome – no need to RSVP. \n*This event is hosted by Simon Fraser University’s Department of English. \nBios:\nWriter and artist Steven Seidenberg’s literary works include “Coda” (Omnidawn\, Fall 2025)\, “Anon” (Omnidawn\, 2022)\, and “plain sight” (Roof Books\, 2020). His books have been published in Italian\, Portuguese and Swedish translation\, and his most recent collection of photographs is “The Architecture of Silence” (Contrasto\, 2023). \nDanielle LaFrance is a poet and information malprofessional. Their commitments are anchored to liberation\, resistance\, and pleasure. LaFrance is the author of “species branding” (Capilano University Editions\, 2010)\, “Friendly + Fire” (Talonbooks\, 2016)\, “JUST LIKE I LIKE IT” (Talonbooks\, 2019)\, and “#postdildo” (Talonbooks\, 2022). LaFrance co-created the reading and journal series\, “About a Bicycle” and currently collaborates on the ad infinitum intertextual sound project\, “Yes\, Sydo”. Their forthcoming book\, “Verbal Violence” (Talonbooks\, 2026) is a scrolling indictment of the professional managerial class. They reside as a guest on still occupied and still unceded xʷməθkʷəy̓əm\, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh\, and səlilwətaɬ lands.
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/poetry-reading-steven-seidenberg-danielle-lafrance/
LOCATION:People’s Co-op Bookstore\, 1391 Commercial Drive\, Vancouver\, BC\, V5L 3X5\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Author Discussion,Reading
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ORGANIZER;CN="SFU English":MAILTO:englcmns@sfu.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260210T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260210T200000
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SUMMARY:Incite: Maggie Helwig on Encampment
DESCRIPTION:Presented in partnership with Vancouver Public Library. \nThe housing crisis plaguing major urban centres across Canada has sent countless people into the streets. In spring 2022\, some of them found their way to the yard beside the Anglican church in Toronto’s Kensington Market\, where Maggie Helwig is the priest. They pitched tents\, formed an encampment\, and settled in. Known as an outspoken social justice activist\, Helwig has spent the last three years getting to know the residents and fighting tooth and nail to allow them to stay. \nWinner of the 2025 Toronto Book Award and one of CBC Books’ and the Globe and Mail’s best books of 2025\, Encampment tells the story of Helwig’s life-long activism as preparation for her fight to keep her churchyard open to people needing a home. More importantly\, it introduces us to the Artist\, to Jeff\, and to Robin: their lives\, their challenges\, their humanity. It confronts our society’s callousness in allowing so many to go unhoused and demands\, by bringing their stories to the fore\, that we begin to respond with compassion and grace. \nHelwig shares her story and theirs\, and answers audience questions\, with The Tyee senior editor Jackie Wong\, whose journalism on housing and drug policy has been published widely. Books will be for sale at the event by Upstart & Crow\, with a signing afterwards.
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/incite-maggie-helwig-on-encampment/
LOCATION:VANCOUVER PUBLIC LIBRARY – CENTRAL LIBRARY
CATEGORIES:Author Discussion,Reading
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260207T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260207T153000
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SUMMARY:Once Upon This Land: Archaeology in British Columbia and the Stories It Tells with Bob Muckle
DESCRIPTION:In celebration of Heritage Week later this month\, Bob Muckle\, author of Once Upon This Land: Archaeology in British Columbia and the Stories It Tells\, will talk about British Columbia’s fascinating array of famous and lesser-known archaeological sites\, from footprints left in mud on Calvert Island 13\,000 years ago to remnants of COVID-19 left behind in urban landfills. Bob is a registered professional archaeologist who taught for many years in the Department of Anthropology at Capilano University. \nFollowing this talk\, the District of West Vancouver Archivist Reto Tschan will moderate a question-and-answer period about Bob’s archaeological work. \nPresented in partnership with the District of West Vancouver Archives.
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/once-upon-this-land-archaeology-in-british-columbia-and-the-stories-it-tells-with-bob-muckle/
LOCATION:West Vancouver Memorial Library\, 1950 Marine Dr.\, West Vancouver\, BC\, V7V 1J8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Author Discussion
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DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260131T143000
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SUMMARY:The Strangest Thing in the Sea and Other Curious Adventures: an Afternoon with Author Rachel Poliquin!
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate Family Literacy Week at Parkgate Library! Join us for an exciting\, engaging\, and interactive program with a local author. \nRachel Poliquin explores wonder and curiosity in her gorgeous book The Strangest Thing in the Sea. During this program\, Rachel will share the inspiration behind the book – then invite participants to dive deep into a world of creative thinking and strangeness by creating their very own Strangest Thing in the Sea! \nRegistration is required. This program is best suited for children aged 6-12. Parents are highly encouraged to participate and to attend if they feel their child may benefit from extra support. \nRachel Poliquin is an award-winning author of children’s non-fiction. She mostly writes about animals and particularly likes exploring the overlooked heroes of the natural world. Her books include I Am Wind: An Autobiography\, This is Orange\, and The Museum of Odd Body Leftovers\, which has been translated into 10 languages. She lives in Vancouver\, Canada with her husband\, three children. \nFor more information\, please reach out to Parkgate Library at 604-929-3727 ext. 8166.
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/the-strangest-thing-in-the-sea-and-other-curious-adventures-an-afternoon-with-author-rachel-poliquin/
LOCATION:North Vancouver Public Library – Parkgate branch\, 3675 Banff Court\, North Vancouver\, BC\, V7H 2Z8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Author Discussion
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ORGANIZER;CN="North Vancouver District Public Library":MAILTO:info@nvdpl.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260128T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260128T200000
DTSTAMP:20260422T222250
CREATED:20260105T195148Z
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SUMMARY:North Shore Reads - A Couple's Story of Confronting Chronic Pain
DESCRIPTION:In the fifth North Shore Reads\, Kara Stanley\, Simon Paradis\, and Marsha Lederman discuss Stanley’s new book “The Pain Project.” \nTen years after her husband Simon Paradis’ catastrophic injury to his brain and spinal cord\, Kara Stanley and Simon decide to spend one year researching pain\, interviewing experts\, reading self-help books\, and trying new and alternative methodologies to deepen their knowledge and bring ease back into their lives. In “The Pain Project: A Couple’s Story of Confronting Chronic Pain\,” Kara and Simon record their honest conversations\, insightful journal entries\, and affectionate banter\, all while addressing the nature of suffering and pain. Ultimately hopeful\, their story is one for anyone looking for a greater understanding of pain as a phenomenon and in their own lives. \nDon’t miss this thoughtful online conversation between Kara\, Simon\, and The Globe and Mail’s Marsha Lederman on what it means when we confront pain head on. \nThe event is held virtually via Zoom webinar. A link will be emailed to you two days before to the email address you used to register.
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/north-shore-reads-a-couples-story-of-confronting-chronic-pain/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Author Discussion,Interview
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ORGANIZER;CN="North Vancouver District Public Library":MAILTO:info@nvdpl.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251126T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251126T193000
DTSTAMP:20260422T222250
CREATED:20251027T213034Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251027T213034Z
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SUMMARY:Author Talk: Robert J. Muckle
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an evening with Robert Muckle as he discusses his book Once upon This Land: Archaeology in British Columbia and the Stories It Tells. \nOnce upon This Land introduces readers to some of the most notable archaeological investigations\, including footprints left in mud on Calvert Island 13\,000 years ago\, the remains of a large First Nations village near Lillooet\, and the body of a man frozen in ice for centuries in the Tatshenshini region. He also investigates more recent phenomena\, such as a fur-trade fort\, remains of the gold rush\, a First World War internment camp near Fernie\, a Japanese logging camp in North Vancouver\, shipwrecks\, airplane crashes\, and even the remnants of COVID-19 left behind in urban landfills. \nRobert will discuss the book\, answer questions\, and have copies of the book for sale.
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/author-talk-robert-j-muckle/
LOCATION:North Vancouver Public Library – Lynn Valley branch\, 1277 Lynn Valley Road\, North Vancouver\, BC\, V7J 0A2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Author Discussion
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ORGANIZER;CN="North Vancouver District Public Library":MAILTO:info@nvdpl.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251113T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251113T183000
DTSTAMP:20260422T222250
CREATED:20251107T200720Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251107T200720Z
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SUMMARY:Neveah North (ON EDGE READING SERIES: FALL 2025)
DESCRIPTION:The On Edge Reading Series showcases the work of writers who are doing the freshest\, most interesting\, and relevant work\, writers who are also artists\, volunteers\, literary award winners\, social justice organizers\, prison abolitionists\, literary organizers\, dancers\, managing editors\, filmmakers\, creative writing instructors\, and scholars. \nFEATURING: \nNeveah North\nThursday\, November 13\, 2025 at 5:30PM PT\nIN-PERSON in the Aboriginal Gathering Place at Emily Carr University (520 E 1st Ave\, Vancouver\, BC)\nLivestream option: Visit linked Zoom registration page! \nNevaeh Emily North is 36 years old and a proud member of the Carrier Nation\, born in Kelowna and raised in Prince George\, British Columbia. Her journey hasn’t been easy — she spent almost 16 years incarcerated. Those years shaped her in deep and lasting ways. They were some of the hardest of her life\, but they also gave her strength\, perspective\, and a powerful sense of purpose. Today\, Nevaeh stands rooted in her culture and identity. She carries forward the teachings of her ancestors and the lessons learned through both pain and resilience. She passionate about healing\, growth\, and giving back to her community — especially to others who feel forgotten or silenced. Navaeh’s story is still unfolding\, but she walks forward with honesty\, pride\, and hope. \n——- \nAll readings are FREE and open to the public. ASL interpretation is provided for all readings. On Edge is organized and hosted by Mercedes Eng and assisted by Eliza. \nFor any other inquiries: Please email onedge@ecuad.ca \nThe series is support by the Emily Carr Writing Centre with grateful acknowledgement to the Canada Council for the Arts and the Coast Salish First Nations whose traditional lands we are on. \nInstagram: @onedgereadingseries
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/neveah-north-on-edge-reading-series-fall-2025/
LOCATION:Emily Carr University of Art + Design\, 520 E 1st Ave\, Vancouver\, BC\, V5T 0H2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Author Discussion
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ORGANIZER;CN="On Edge Reading Series":MAILTO:onedge@ecuad.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251025T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251025T160000
DTSTAMP:20260422T222250
CREATED:20250903T163756Z
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SUMMARY:Alcuin Wayzgoose: Letterpress Print & Book Arts Fair
DESCRIPTION:The Alcuin Society and Vancouver Public Library are pleased to present the biennial Alcuin Wayzgoose\, the largest letterpress print and book arts fair in Vancouver! \nCome and meet more than 27 many skilled book artists\, printmakers\, letterpress printers\, papermakers and paper marblers and watch various book arts demonstrations throughout the day. \nThe exhibitors this year are: \nBarbarian Press\nBrigitte Potter-Mael\nCanadian Typography Archives\nCharles Van Sandwyk Fine Art Studio\nEmily Carr University of Art + Design\nGreenboathouse Press\nHannah McKendry\nIbis Trading Inc\nIntrovert Press\nJean Kares\nJocelyn Barrable-Segal\nKeith Valentine\nMariko Ando\nMarkus Fahrner\nMother Tongue Press\nMurray Schellenberg\nNew Leaf Editions\nPenny Parry\nPhyllis Greenwood\nRenée Alexander\nSeawrack Press\nSim Publishing\nStefani Peter\nTaaye Wong\nThe Haunted Bookshop\nUBC Fine Arts Department of Art History\nWestcoast Calligraphy Society \nNo registration is required
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/alcuin-wayzgoose-letterpress-print-book-arts-fair/
LOCATION:Vancouver Public Library\, Central Branch\, 350 West Georgia St.\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6B 6B1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Author Discussion,Festival,Workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="Vancouver Public Library":MAILTO:candie.tanaka@vpl.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251023T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251023T183000
DTSTAMP:20260422T222250
CREATED:20251007T230142Z
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SUMMARY:On Edge Reading Series Fall 2025 presents: Hajer Mirwali
DESCRIPTION:The On Edge Reading Series showcases the work of writers who are doing the freshest\, most interesting\, and relevant work\, writers who are also artists\, volunteers\, literary award winners\, social justice organizers\, prison abolitionists\, literary organizers\, dancers\, managing editors\, filmmakers\, creative writing instructors\, and scholars. \nFEATURING: \nHajer Mirwali\nThursday\, October 23\, 2025 at 5:30PM PT\nONLINE ONLY: https://emilycarru.zoom.us/meeting/register/f7TPNA51RA-7ShKqfoyWnw \nHajer Mirwal is a Palestinian and Iraqi writer living in Toronto. Her first book\, Revolutions (Talonbooks\, 2025)\, is a collection of poetry on shame\, pleasure\, and Arab Muslim girlhood. Two poems from the collection also appear in an anthology of Palestinian poetry called Heaven Looks Like Us (Haymarket Books\, 2025). Hajer’s work has been published in The Ex-Puritan\, Brick Magazine\, Room Magazine\, and Joyland. She has an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Guelph \n——- \nAll readings are FREE and open to the public. ASL interpretation is provided for all readings. On Edge is organized and hosted by Mercedes Eng and assisted by Eliza. \nOn Edge on social media: https://www.instagram.com/onedgereadingseries/\nFor any other inquiries: Please email onedge@ecuad.ca \nThe series is support by the Emily Carr Writing Centre with grateful acknowledgement to the Canada Council for the Arts and the Coast Salish First Nations whose traditional lands we are on.
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/on-edge-reading-series-fall-2025-presents-hajer-mirwali/
LOCATION:Emily Carr University of Art + Design\, 520 E 1st Ave\, Vancouver\, BC\, V5T 0H2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Author Discussion,Reading
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ORGANIZER;CN="On Edge Reading Series":MAILTO:onedge@ecuad.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251016T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251016T200000
DTSTAMP:20260422T222250
CREATED:20250903T163906Z
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SUMMARY:Love At First Page
DESCRIPTION:Writing a book is a labour of love that often involves working through complex relationships right on the page. Join four Canadian novelists writing at the intersections of romance\, comedy and mental health as they discuss creating lovably flawed characters\, share the process of writing second chance storylines and offer their tried-and-true writing tips to emerging authors. Author meet-and-greet with book signings to follow after the event\, courtesy of bookseller Perfect Match Bookshop. \nFeaturing Natalie Sue\, bestselling author of I Hope This Finds You Well & 2025 Leacock Medal winner; Noreen Nanja\, debut author of breakout hit The Summers Between Us; Leanne Toshiko Simpson\, 2025 Kobo Prize in Romance winner for Never Been Better; and Jacqueline Firkins\, author of 5 novels – including Marlowe Banks\, Redesigned – and UBC professor & costume designer. A selection of Jacqueline’s romance cover dresses will be on display at VPL during this event. \n— \nNatalie Sue is the bestselling and award-winning author of I Hope This Finds You Well. She is a Canadian author of Iranian and British descent. She spent her formative years moving around western Canada with a brief stint in Scotland\, where she discovered her passion for storytelling as a means of connection and reading as a means of comfort. When she’s not writing\, she enjoys bingeing great and terrible TV\, attempting pottery\, and procuring houseplants. She lives in Calgary with her husband\, daughter\, and dog. \nNoreen Nanja is the author of contemporary romance debut The Summers Between Us. As a second-generation Canadian\, Noreen’s writing explores themes of identity\, race and belonging\, wrapped in stories of romantic and familial love. Born and initially raised in small-town British Columbia\, she then spent her formative years in Edmonton before moving to Montreal to pursue her Bachelors in Psychology and English Literature at McGill University and then the University of Calgary to complete her medical degree. She currently lives with her partner and her small dog in Toronto\, where she enjoys working in healthcare\, drinking vast amounts of strawberry matcha and exploring local bookshops. \nLeanne Toshiko Simpson is an award-winning writer\, educator and mental health advocate from Toronto. She writes joyful\, messy\, laugh-out-loud stories about living with mental illness and the moments of hope that help us get out of bed day after day. Leanne’s mental health rom-com Never Been Better won the 2025 Rakuten Kobo Prize for Romance. She teaches creative writing at the University of Toronto and spends her free time designing mental health greeting cards for Pebbles and Company. \nJacqueline Firkins is a writer (Marlowe Banks\, Redesigned)\, costume designer\, and lover of beautiful things. She’s on the full-time faculty in the Department of Theatre & Film at the University of British Columbia where she teaches character design\, world building\, and period costume construction courses. When not obsessing about where to put the buttons or the commas\, she can be found running by the ocean\, eating excessive amounts of gluten\, listening to earnest love songs\, and pretending her dog understands every word she says. \n***Jacqueline’s dresses (#booksasfashion) will be on display during the event and afterwards (until October 20th) through the windows of the Yosef Wosk Poet’s Corner on level 9 where the rooftop garden is. \nIn partnership with Perfect Match Bookshop (Vancouver’s first romance bookstore).
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/love-at-first-page/
LOCATION:Vancouver Public Library\, Central Branch\, 350 West Georgia St.\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6B 6B1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Author Discussion,Book Signing,Reading
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ORGANIZER;CN="Vancouver Public Library":MAILTO:candie.tanaka@vpl.ca
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DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250925T200000
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SUMMARY:An Evening with Richard Van Camp
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an amazing storytelling event with best selling author\, Richard Van Camp. He will share his life’s work of reclaiming stories\, family and community medicines and interviews with Elders from his community of Fort Smith\, NWT. You’ll hear miracle stories about how he and others whose parents went to residential schools have spent their adults lives reclaiming what was almost lost. \nRichard Van Camp is a proud member of the Dogrib Nation from Fort Smith\, Northwest Territories. He is an internationally renowned storyteller and best-selling author\, and the recipient of the Order of the Northwest Territories. He is the author of five collections of short stories\, six baby books\, three children’s books\, five comics and much more.
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/an-evening-with-richard-van-camp/
LOCATION:Richmond Public Library\, Brighouse Branch\, 7700 Minoru Gate\, Richmond\, BC\, V6Y 1R8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Author Discussion,Meet & Greet
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ORGANIZER;CN="Richmond Public Library":MAILTO:askus@yourlibrary.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250909T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250909T200000
DTSTAMP:20260422T222250
CREATED:20250728T210650Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250728T210650Z
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SUMMARY:Urban Matters: Poetry in the City
DESCRIPTION:Join authors Daniela Elza and Daniel Cowper for a launch\, reading\, and discussion on celebration of the life of a city and an interrogation of its cost on our well-being. \n— \nDaniela Elza was longlisted for the 2024 CBC Poetry Prize for poems from her latest book SCAR/CITY (McGill-Queen’s University Press\, 2025). Her debut prose collection Is This an Illness or an Accident? (Caitlin Press\, 2025) delves into the conflicts and contradictions of what it means to belong\, to work\, and to find home. Daniela is the recipient of the 2024 Colleen Thibaudeau Award for Outstanding Contribution to Poetry. \nDaniel Cowper’s poetry and critical writing has appeared in numerous publications in Canada\, the US\, Ireland\, and the UK. His poems have been collected in The God of Doors (winner of the Frog Hollow Press Chapbook contest) and Grotesque Tenderness (MQUP\, 2019). His latest work is Kingdom of the Clock\, a novel in verse about urban life. He is a contributing editor with New Verse Review\, and lives on Bowen Island.
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/urban-matters-poetry-in-the-city/
LOCATION:Vancouver Public Library\, Central Branch\, 350 West Georgia St.\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6B 6B1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Author Discussion,Book Signing,Reading
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ORGANIZER;CN="Vancouver Public Library":MAILTO:candie.tanaka@vpl.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250813T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250813T210000
DTSTAMP:20260422T222250
CREATED:20250811T164353Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250811T164353Z
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SUMMARY:Book Launch of The Bone Raiders by Jackson Ford
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the launch of Vancouver author Jackson Ford’s new novel The Bone Raiders\, the first in the Rakada series. \nThe start of a no‑holds‑barred\, action‑packed fantasy series from the always irreverent Jackson Ford where a group of charmingly-named Bone Raiders harness the power of gigantic\, fire-breathing lizards to defend their homeland from an invading enemy. \nJackson will be in conversation with Kristy Gardner\, author of The Broken Stars series. \nDoors at 6:30 pm\, event starts at 7:00 pm; free to attend and all are welcome.
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/book-launch-of-the-bone-raiders-by-jackson-ford/
LOCATION:Book Warehouse – Main Street\, 4118 Main Street\, Vancouver\, BC\, V5V 3P7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Author Discussion,Book Signing,Launch
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ORGANIZER;CN="Book Warehouse Main Street":MAILTO:mainstreetbookwarehouse@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250731T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250731T210000
DTSTAMP:20260422T222250
CREATED:20250728T211045Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250728T211045Z
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SUMMARY:An Evening with Silvia Moreno-Garcia
DESCRIPTION:We’re excited to present An Evening with Silvia Moreno-Garcia with her new novel The Bewitching! \nThree women in three different eras encounter danger and witchcraft in this eerie multigenerational horror saga from the New York Times bestselling author of Mexican Gothic. \nThere are two ticket types available: $15.00 plus GST for just a ticket or $46.50 plus GST for a ticket AND copy of The Bewitching. \nYou must have your shopping location set to Langley Warehouse to purchase tickets for this event. \nBooks will be available for pickup at the event. \nDoors will open at 6:30 pm and seating is general admission. The event will begin at 7:00 pm. \nSilvia will in conversation with local book blogger Rachel Sargeant. There will be a discussion\, followed by a Q&A\, and book signing. \nSt. James Community Square\, 3214 W 10th Ave\, Vancouver\, BC. \nWe will have a list of ticket purchasers at the door\, but please do retain your receipt.
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/an-evening-with-silvia-moreno-garcia/
LOCATION:St James Community Square\, 3214 W 10th Ave\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6K2L2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Author Discussion,Book Signing
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ORGANIZER;CN="Black Bond Books and Book Warehouse":MAILTO:info@blackbondbooks.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250603T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250603T203000
DTSTAMP:20260422T222250
CREATED:20250526T213117Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250526T213117Z
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SUMMARY:Books & Ideas: Scott Turow – Presumed Guilty
DESCRIPTION:#1 New York Times bestselling author Scott Turow’s Presumed Innocent redefined the legal thriller genre\, and was turned into a box office smash hit starring Harrison Ford\, and more recently an Apple Original series starring Jake Gyllenhaal that became Apple TV+’s most-watched drama series ever. Now\, Turow joins us with his highly anticipated new court drama\, Presumed Guilty—a suspenseful\, emotionally charged thriller that follows retired judge Rusty as he’s called back to court by a case too close to home. \nTurow speaks with award-winning author and screenwriter Susin Nielsen\, the creator of Global TV’s “Family Law”\, on June 3 at the Granville Island Stage. Books will be for sale at the event from Book Warehouse / Black Bond Books\, with a book signing after the talk. \nClick here to buy your tickets!
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/books-ideas-scott-turow-presumed-guilty/
LOCATION:BC
CATEGORIES:Author Discussion
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