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  • April 2026

  • Thu 2

    A Reading of the Play El Terremoto by Christine Quintana

    April 2 | 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
    Vancouver Public Library, Central Branch 350 West Georgia St., Vancouver, BC, Canada

    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. A birthday party, a failed proposal, and a missed connection fill the days […]

    Free
  • Tue 7

    Robin Ducharme Launches Real Love Ready

    April 7 | 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
    Bolen Books #111-1644 Hillside Ave., Victoria, BC, Canada

    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, […]

    $5.00
  • Thu 9

    Book Launch – Exhumations: Inside the Body of a Petrostate by Joanne Leow

    April 9 | 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
    Enabling Arts 104-343 Railway Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

    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”. About the book: “What unknowable chemical? How slow was this damage, this violence? … How might any of us stay uncontaminated by all that was […]

    Free
  • Sat 11

    Phyllis Webb Memorial Reading featuring Wayde Compton

    April 11 | 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    SFU Harbour Centre 515 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada

    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. […]

    Free
  • Tue 14

    Stage Your Own Play with Cee Peal – Part One

    April 14 | 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
    VANCOUVER PUBLIC LIBRARY – CENTRAL LIBRARY

    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. Use this time to explore the early stages of theatre development and experiment with others in a […]

    Free
  • Fri 24

    Off the Shelf Poetry Reading Series with Cornel Bogle, Lisa Richter, Salena Wiener

    April 24 | 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    SFU Harbour Centre 515 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada

    Please join SFU English and Poetry in Canada for a poetry reading featuring Professor Cornel Bogle, Lisa Richter, and Salena Wiener. Details: Date/Time: Friday, April 24th (Doors 6:30 PM; Event: 7-9 PM) Location: SFU Belzberg Library at Harbour Centre campus This is a free event, no RSVP required. Bios Cornel Bogle engages Caribbean archives and […]

    Free
  • Tue 28

    Canadian Children’s Book Week Author Visit: Marsha Skrypuch

    April 28 | 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
    North Vancouver Public Library - Lynn Valley branch 1277 Lynn Valley Road, North Vancouver, BC, Canada

    In celebration of Canadian Children's Book Week, children's author Marsha Skrypuch will present on her book trilogy Kidnapped from Ukraine. Marsha Skrypuch is an internationally bestselling children’s author whose books span a century of wars from a kid’s view, concentrating on those stories that have been erased by oppressive regimes. Her best-known book is Making […]

    Free
  • May 2026

  • Fri 1

    Talonbooks Spring 2026 Launch

    May 1 | 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
    Martha Lou Henley Rehearsal Hall 1955 McLean Dr, Vancouver, BC V5N 3J7, Vancouver, BC, Canada

    Join us at the Martha Lou Henley Rehearsal Hall for the launch of the Talonbooks spring 2026 titles! Come help us celebrate this season’s authors and books. Here’s the lineup! It’s going to be an amazing evening. Taryn Hubbard will read from Beautiful Unknown Future Jenn Ashton (attending digitally) will read from Growing My Way […]

  • Sat 2

    An Evening with Eve Joseph and Patrick Friesen

    May 2 | 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
    Upstart & Crow 1387 Railspur Alley Vancouver, BC V6H 3R7, Vancouver, BC, Canada

    Join us for a beautiful evening of poetry with local legends Eve Joseph and Patrick Friesen. The duo will be launching their latest collections and invite you to join them in readings and conversation. Tickets are free, but please RSVP for your spot here as capacity is limited. In Eve Joseph’s latest book, Dismantling, the […]

  • Tue 5

    Pretendianism

    May 5 | 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
    VANCOUVER PUBLIC LIBRARY – CENTRAL LIBRARY

    Esteemed novelist Joseph Boyden, acclaimed film director Michelle Latimer and former University of Saskatchewan professor Carrie Bourassa have all made front-page news in recent years for the same reason: each is alleged to have been a “pretendian.” The term “pretendian” has come to refer to someone who claims distant Indigenous heritage that doesn’t stand up […]

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