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SUMMARY:Spirit of the Great Bear Exhibition & Book Signing with Photographer Jack Plant
DESCRIPTION:Experience the Great Bear Rainforest – a gallery exhibition and book launch celebrating one of Earth’s last true wildernesses. \nCelebrate the launch of Spirit of the Great Bear\, a powerful new book exploring one of the world’s last intact coastal rainforests. Featuring a foreword by Paul Nicklen\, this special evening invites you to connect with the landscapes\, wildlife\, and stories that define the Great Bear Rainforest. \nJoin us at the Brackendale Art Gallery for an inspiring night of storytelling\, learning\, and visual immersion. Discover the rare spirit bear\, gain insight into this unique ecosystem\, and experience a curated exhibition of photographs from the book. \nBooks will be available for purchase\, and guests will have the opportunity to meet Jack Plant\, get their copy signed\, and enjoy the exhibition. (No purchase necessary)
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/spirit-of-the-great-bear-exhibition-book-signing-with-photographer-jack-plant/
LOCATION:Brackendale Art Gallery\, 41950 Government Road\, Squamish\, BC\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Signing
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ORGANIZER;CN="Figure 1 Publishing":MAILTO:publicity@figure1pub.com
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SUMMARY:First Annual BC Author Market
DESCRIPTION:A gathering of BC local authors\, for mingling\, connecting\, and selling their books to the public. This event is intended to build the local author community and to encourage BC residents to support local authors.
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/first-annual-bc-author-market/
LOCATION:Chilliwack Heritage Park\, 44140 Luckakuck Way\, Chilliwack\, British Columbia\, V2R 4A7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Signing,Meet & Greet
ORGANIZER;CN="BC Author Society":MAILTO:info@bcauthorsociety.ca
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SUMMARY:Debunking the World We Live In: Unpacking the Matrix and System: Book Signing
DESCRIPTION:Meet Raminder Hayre for a book signing of Debunking the World We Live In: Unpacking the Matrix and System. \nThis book explores the idea of adjusting your expectations of the 3D world\, offering insight into how energy works and influences our everyday lives. It examines the systems that surround us and questions why we are conditioned to become codependent on the people\, places\, and things in our lives. \nThrough this perspective\, readers are invited to reflect on the changes they can make to better understand the human condition and move toward a more fulfilling life.
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/debunking-the-world-we-live-in-unpacking-the-matrix-and-system-book-signing/
LOCATION:Indigo Grandview Corners\, #10 - 2453 161a Street\, Surrey\, BC\, V3S 0M6\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Signing
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SUMMARY:Book Launch & Signing with Saul Leslie
DESCRIPTION:Book Launch and signing with Saul Leslie for “A Working Title I Want to Change: A Novel” (Repeater Books\, 2026) \n“A Working Title I Want to Change” explores the bleach-scented\, dizzyingly over-lit world of a supermarket’s aisles\, as austerity makes everyone within the store’s walls poorer. In the labyrinth of Tesco’s flagship supermarket\, precariously employed workers search for dignity at the margins of late-capitalist London\, while a nameless narrator cycles through the discarded nametags of sacked colleagues. Gradually absorbing their stories\, he drifts from shifts at the superstore to temporary accommodation\, as imminent homelessness threatens his intellectual hopes. Petty triumphs\, quiet humiliations\, and fleeting acts of kindness become markers of resistance to the wider collapse beyond the store’s walls. \nSaul Leslie is a writer and academic in Liverpool. He teaches literature and creative writing at the University of Liverpool and Hope University. His fiction has been published by Bloomsbury and Liverpool University Press\, and his remarks about disability and literature have appeared in the Times Literary Supplement\, The Conversation\, and The Poetry Review. His academic research on disability and employment was instrumental in influencing policy that brought about the British Sign Language Act in 2022. In addition to his PhD research on disability and the workplace\, he also works with Penguin-Random House as an editor of disabled writers’ memoirs and novels. \nThis reading is sponsored by the International Lawrence Durrell Society as part of the On Miracle Ground XXIII conference. Registration for the conference is NOT required to attend this event.
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/book-launch-signing-with-saul-leslie/
LOCATION:Fairleigh Dickinson University\, Vancouver BC\, 842 Cambie Street\, Vancouver\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Signing,Launch
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SUMMARY:Book Signing with Rosanna Elves
DESCRIPTION:Meet children’s author and fiction writer\, Rosanna Elves. She will be signing her debut book\, “The Amusingly Amazing Alphabet.” Each letter has a vibrant and hilarious scene illustrated by Canadian illustrator Rebecca Carlyle-Allen and a 3-word alliteration story to match. You’ll discover more than meets the eye with the recommended activities for extended learning at the back of the book. Ask Rosanna when she’ll finally get to meet her illustrator in person and about her next children’s book coming out soon!
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/book-signing-with-rosanna-elves/
LOCATION:Chapters Indigo – Victoria\, 1212 Douglas St\, Victoria\, BC\, V8W 2E5\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Signing,Meet & Greet
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SUMMARY:Sunshine Coast Festival of the Written Arts
DESCRIPTION:The 44th annual Sunshine Coast Festival of the Written Arts will take place August 13-16\, 2026\, featuring established literary stars and exciting new voices\, with opportunities for writers and readers to mingle amidst Rockwood’s heritage gardens. \nWith 19 events and 3 workshops to choose from\, there is an event for everyone! The festival will feature renowned Canadian authors such as Terry Fallis (The Marionette and The Best Laid Plans)\, Donna Morrissey (Tell It to the Water and Rage the Night)\, and Michelle Good (Eliza Sunshine and Five Little Indians). \nSome of your favourite personalities on stage have now taken to the page; also here to present their new books are Mary Walsh (This Hour Has 22 Minutes)\, Charles Demers (comedian)\, and Christopher Gaze (actor and founder of Bard on the Beach). \nDon’t miss your chance to see Sam Wiebe (Guns Across the River and Invisible Dead)\, Dr. Alika Lafontaine (The Outrage Cure)\, Monique Gray Smith (Sharing the Light and Tilly and the Crazy Eights)\, and so many more! BTU – otherwise known as Barney Bentall\, Tom Taylor and Shari Ulrich – will conclude our festival with a concert that’s sure to be memorable. \nThe Festival is held in Sechelt\, BC at the Rockwood Centre. The open-air pavilion and surrounding garden offers a uniquely beautiful and intimate venue for the events. \nThe Festival venue also includes drink concession options including a pop-up from Strait Coffee and alcoholic/non-alcoholic soft drinks at our beverage booth\, pre-order lunch options from Gourmet Girl\, and a book tent hosted by Talewind Books. Following each event\, patrons may head up to the Book Tent and have their books signed by the author. Take part in the free festival contests or purchase raffle tickets for a chance to win some amazing prizes! \nVisit www.writersfestival.ca for more information\, but don’t wait too long – tickets are selling fast! \nTickets can be purchased for $18-$20 (including tax). Workshops (special events) are $25-$40. Passes range from $100 for a day pass to $295 for the full festival. Purchase tickets online at https://writersfestival.tickit.ca or by phoning the Festival Office at 604-885-9631.
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/sunshine-coast-festival-of-the-written-arts-2/
LOCATION:Rockwood Pavilion\, 5511 Shorncliffe Ave\, Sechelt\, BC\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Author Discussion,Award,Book Signing,Festival,Workshop
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SUMMARY:Special Author & Illustrator Co-Book Signing
DESCRIPTION:Celebrating their 2nd book birthday\, Author Rosanna Elves and Illustrator Becky Allen of “The Amusingly Amazing Alphabet” are meeting in person for the first time! Don’t miss this extraordinary opportunity to hear their stories of the making of a children’s picture book.\nFriday\, August 21\, 2026 at Indigo Mayfair\, Victoria (12pm-3pm)
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/special-author-illustrator-co-book-signing/
LOCATION:Chapters Indigo – Victoria\, 1212 Douglas St\, Victoria\, BC\, V8W 2E5\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Signing,Day of Celebration,Meet & Greet
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SUMMARY:Jessica Peterson Launch Event for Colt
DESCRIPTION:Join us for this ticketed event to celebrate the release of Colt! The event will have a moderated discussion\, Q&A\, and a signing line. Colt is the first in a brand new series from the author that brought you the Lucky River Ranch series. A guaranteed happily ever after\, Colt is a spicy\, cowboy romance featuring a single dad and a city girl that definitely isn’t supposed to fall for the hot foreman.
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/jessica-peterson-launch-event-for-colt/
LOCATION:St James Community Square\, 3214 W 10th Ave\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6K2L2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Signing,Launch
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ORGANIZER;CN="Perfect Match Bookshop":MAILTO:events@perfectmatchbookshop.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20261017T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20261017T150000
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SUMMARY:Spooky Book Event
DESCRIPTION:Community driven book event. For all ages with diverse genre. Meet and greet with book signing. Trick or treat and more
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/spooky-book-event/
LOCATION:legion 240\, 2643 128th St\, Surrey\, BC\, V4A 3W6\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Signing,Meet & Greet
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ORGANIZER;CN="Wee Book Events":MAILTO:wee.book.events@gmail.com
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