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  • May 2024

  • Wed 1
    May 1, 2024 | 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

    Double Poetry Launch: Julie Paul and Miranda Pearson

    Munro's Books 1108 Government Street, Victoria, BC, Canada

    Join Munro’s Books in celebrating new work by two talented poets!! "Chomping / champing / championing / churlish / … / There’s a wolf at the door / that looks exactly like me." Who is the “whiny baby” in this book? Rather than calling names or hurling insults, the candid poems in this collection most […]

    Free
  • Fri 10
    May 10, 2024 | 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

    Book Signing: Hand Drawn Victoria with Emma Fitzgerald

    Munro's Books 1108 Government Street, Victoria, BC, Canada

    Join Munro’s Books on May 10th to meet Emma Fitzgerald, author of Hand Drawn Victoria: An Illustrated Tour in and Around BC's Capital City!! For locals and visitors alike, these sketches and stories highlight both the historic monuments and everyday moments that make Victoria shine. You never know quite what you’ll come across in British […]

    Free
  • Wed 22
    May 22, 2024 | 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

    Wildlife Conservation Book Launch: Bob McDonald in Conversation with Greg Cummings and Sarah Cox

    Munro's Books 1108 Government Street, Victoria, BC, Canada

    Please join Munro’s Books in launching two new books by local authors about wildlife conversation!! We'll present Greg Cummings, author of Gorilla Tactics: How to Save a Species and Sarah Cox, author of Signs of Life: Fieldnotes From the Frontlines of Extinction in conversation with Bob McDonald, author of The Future is Now: Solving the […]

    Free
  • June 2024

  • Tue 25
    June 25, 2024 | 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm

    Liars of Orpheus

    2434 Main St, Vancouver, BC V5T 3E2 2434 Main Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada

    Hosted by SJ Valiquette, Liars of Orpheus revolves around writers attempting to lie their way through stories, poems and lectures. Each of the five writers will produce work that are made entirely of lies with the exception of five pieces of truth each. They will win points from sneaking their truths past their opponents or […]

    $12 – $15
  • Tue 25
    June 25, 2024 | 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm

    Liars of Orpheus

    2434 Main St, Vancouver, BC V5T 3E2 2434 Main Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada

    Hosted by SJ Valiquette, Liars of Orpheus revolves around writers attempting to lie their way through stories, poems and lectures. Each of the five writers will produce work that are made entirely of lies with the exception of five pieces of truth each. They will win points from sneaking their truths past their opponents or […]

    $12 – $15
  • September 2024

  • Thu 12
    September 12, 2024 | 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

    POETRY BOOK LAUNCH! jaz papadopoulos (I FEEL THAT WAY TOO) and Melanie Siebert (SIGNAL INFINITIES)

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

    Join jaz papadopoulos (I FEEL THAT WAY TOO) and Melanie Siebert (SIGNAL INFINITIES) in conversation with Vancouver writer and editor Elee Kraljii Gardiner at Cross & Crows Books on Thursday, September 12th, 2024 at 6:30 pm.

  • Sat 28
    September 28, 2024 | 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm

    Poetry Bus! Celebrating the 28th Year of Poetry in Transit

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

    In partnership with TransLink and BC Transit, Read Local BC presents the launch of this year’s Poetry In Transit campaign at Word Vancouver. Now celebrating its 28th year, this beloved community-engagement project displays the work of ten BC poets on public transit vehicles throughout the province. Join us to hear a selection of the featured […]

    Free
  • October 2024

  • Thu 10
    October 10, 2024 | 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

    Book launch. M.A.C. Farrant’s expanded 20th Anniversary Edition of My Turquoise Years

    Book launch of M.A.C. Farrant's expanded 20th Anniversary Edition of My Turquoise Years--a memoir. Date: October 10, 2024 Time: 7 - 9 pm Place: Small Gods Brewing, 9835 Third Street, Sidney BC Free event. Readers: M.A.C. FARRANT and BARBARA BLACK, Introduction by PAULINE HOLDSTOCK

    Free
  • Tue 29
    October 29, 2024 | 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

    Canadian Photographs Book Launch

    The Polygon Gallery 101 Carrie Cates Court, North Vancouver, BC, Canada

    The Polygon Gallery proudly presents the launch of Canadian Photographs, the latest book by renowned British-Canadian photographer Geoffrey James. Published by Figure 1 Publishing, and designed by Naomi MacDougall, the 144-page volume offers a fresh look at Canada’s in-between spaces and forgotten places, resisting the sense of a cohesive national identity. James documents telling moments: […]

  • November 2024

  • Wed 6
    November 6, 2024 | 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

    Orca Group Book Launch

    Munro's Books 1108 Government Street, Victoria, BC, Canada

    You're invited to join Orca Book Publishers as we launch four new books! Meet the authors, enjoy the refreshments, and get a book signed.

    Free
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