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  • June 2025

  • Sun 8
    June 8, 2025 | 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

    Launch Party: Celebrate 100 Issues of subTerrain

    Join subTerrain, one of Vancouver's longest standing literary magazines, in celebrating 100 issues of literary publishing from the margins. Sunday, June 8th Hero's Welcome 3917 Main St. (at 23rd Ave.) Door open at 5:00 pm -- Readings at 6:00

  • Thu 19
    Featured June 19, 2025 | 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

    Read Local BC eBookshelf Launch

    Burnaby Public Library, McGill Branch 4595 Albert Street, Burnaby, BC, Canada

    Join Books BC and BC Libraries Co-op for the launch of the Read Local BC eBookshelf - with author readings by Wayde Compton and Candie Tanaka.

    Free
  • Sat 21
    June 21, 2025 | 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm

    Book Launch: Celebrating Potlatches

    Royal BC Museum 675 Belleville Street, Victoria, BC, Canada

    This June 21st, join Samantha Beynon and Strong Nations Publishing at the Royal BC Museum for the official launch of Celebrating Potlatches! This beautiful picture book, illustrated by Carla Joseph, recounts the 1885 Potlatch ban and the resilience of the communities who fought to keep their traditions alive. Pick up your copies at the launch, […]

    Free
  • July 2025

  • Wed 30
    July 30, 2025 | 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm

    Book Launch of The Deepest Fake by Daniel Kalla

    Book Warehouse - Main Street 4118 Main Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada

    Join us for the launch of local thriller author Daniel Kalla's new novel The Deepest Fake. Doors at 6:30; This is an informal event with no reading portion; Free to attend and all are welcome. Liam Hirsch has it all—a loving family, a thriving career as CEO of an AI company, financial security, and a […]

  • August 2025

  • Wed 13
    August 13, 2025 | 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm

    Book Launch of The Bone Raiders by Jackson Ford

    Book Warehouse - Main Street 4118 Main Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada

    Join us for the launch of Vancouver author Jackson Ford's new novel The Bone Raiders, the first in the Rakada series. The 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 […]

    Free
  • September 2025

  • Sat 20
    Featured September 20, 2025 | 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

    Poetry Bus! Celebrating the 29th Year of Poetry in Transit

    UBC Robson Square 800 Robson St, Vancouver, BC, Canada

    Join us to hear a selection of the featured 2025-26 poets read from their work, followed by a short discussion and Q&A in which you can engage with the poets over your love of the written verse!

  • Tue 23
    September 23, 2025 | 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm

    An Evening with Holly Howe, author of Mouthwatering Sauerkraut

    Vinca's Kitchen Shop 5042 48 Ave, Delta, British Columbia, Canada

    Join us at Vinca's Kitchen for a special evening with Chef Holly Howe to celebrate the release of her new cookbook Mouthwatering Sauerkraut: Fermentation Made Easy! Tickets are $40.00 plus tax and come with a copy of the new cookbook. There are only 35 tickets available. Doors open at 6:00 pm and the event will […]

    $40.00
  • February 2026

  • Tue 10
    February 10 | 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

    Comic Pre-Launch Party: Passing in the Night

    Cross & Crows Books 2836 Commercial Dr,, Vancouver, BC, Canada

    Meet the author of Passing in the Night by Meghan Kemp-Gee, an upcoming graphic novel published by Vancouver-based publisher Shrimp Cult Press. Passing in the Night is the story of two star-crossed lovers, Ruth and Gloria. Ruth is a busy medical resident with a sleep disorder... and Gloria transforms into a giant flying lizard every […]

    Free
  • Thu 12
    February 12 | 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

    Getting Juicy with Awfully Hilarious: Pillow Talk Book Launch

    Whistler Public Library 4329 Main Street, Whistler, BC, Canada

    Join us at Whistler Public Library as we celebrate the launch of the latest and greatest from the Awfully Hilarious Project. First, we cringed and laughed at tales of first dates. Then, we nodded in agreement and horror as we read Period Pieces. Now, join us for the launch of the third book in the […]

    Free
  • Tue 17
    February 17 | 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

    Book Launch: Pillow Talk

    Squamish Public Library 37907 2 Ave, Squamish, BC, Canada

    Join us at the Squamish Public Library as we welcome back Heather Hendrie, the Imagination Agent behind the Awfully Hilarious trilogy. We cringed and laughed at tales of first dates. We nodded in agreement and horror as we read Period Pieces. Now join us for the launch of the third book in the series, Pillow […]

    Free
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