Join Munro's Books in celebrating the launch of Dr. Jen Gunter's newest book, Blood: The Science, Medicine, and Mythology of Menstruation. We'll present Dr. Gunter in conversation with UVic Gender Studies Professor Dr. Thea Cacchioni, followed by a Q&A with the audience (no requests for medical advice, please) and a book signing! Blood, The galvanizing […]
Please join Munro's Books in celebrating the launch of the Best Canadian Poetry in English 2024! Local poet Yvonne Blomer will host a reading by five of this year's local poets included in the collection: Nicholas Bradley, Kayla Czaga, Hilary Clark, Anna Moore, and Joanna Streetly. Praise for the book includes: “Buy it, or borrow […]
Please join Munro’s Books to launch new fantastical novels by Holly Ringland and Tamara Goranson!! Holly Ringland’s new novel, The Seven Skins of Esther Wilding, is a haunting, magical novel about joy, grief, courage and transformation that follows from the international bestselling, The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart. 'On the afternoon that Esther Wilding drove […]
Join Munro’s Books in celebrating the launch of two new mysteries: A Meditation on Murder by Susan Juby and Bury the Lead by Kate Hilton and Elizabeth Renzetti!! In A Meditation on Murder, Butler-detective Helen Thorpe returns to help a wannabe influencer get her life in order—and solve the murders of her fellow content creators—in […]
Please join Munro’s Books in celebrating the launches of two new poetry collections by local authors! Patrick Grace's debut collection, Deviant, traces a trajectory of queer self-discovery from childhood to adulthood, examining love, fear, grief, and the violence that men are capable of in intimate same-sex relationships. Richly engaged with the tangible and experiential, Patrick […]
Join award-winning historian and mariner Michael L. Hadley on his international adventures as he launches his memoir, Boxing the Compass: A Life of Seafaring, Music, and Pilgrimage (Heritage House, 2024). Friday, April 5, 2024 | 3:30–5:00 pm Maritime Museum of BC | 744 Douglas St. | Victoria, BC Register at mmbc.bc.ca Event included with museum […]
Join award-winning historian and mariner Michael L. Hadley on his international adventures as he launches his memoir, Boxing the Compass: A Life of Seafaring, Music, and Pilgrimage (Heritage House, 2024). Friday, April 5, 2024 | 3:30–5:00 pm Maritime Museum of BC | 744 Douglas St. | Victoria, BC Register at mmbc.bc.ca Event included with museum […]
Join Munro’s Books in celebrating the launches of new books by two talented local writers!! "I feel like the crud / I accidentally touch sometimes, whatever it is / that collects under cushions on my couch," writes Kayla Czaga in her third collection, Midway, an exploration of grief in all its manifestations. In her search […]
Join bestselling author Marion McKinnon Crook to launch Always On Call: Adventures in Nursing, Ranching, and Rural Living—the much-anticipated sequel to Always Pack a Candle! Saturday, April 20, 2024 1–2 pm Terrace Public Library, 4610 Park Ave., Terrace, BC • free to attend — everyone welcome • Books for sale by Misty River Books
WHEN: Tuesday, April 23, 2024 WHAT: BC Book Day invites British Columbians to celebrate the province’s book & magazine publishers, authors, illustrators, bookstores, libraries, festivals, and literary prizes that connect us with local stories. GOAL: To raise awareness among government and the general public of BC’s publishing ecosystem and its cultural and economic contributions. WHO: BC Book Day is coordinated […]