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SUMMARY:Dr. Jen Gunter in Conversation
DESCRIPTION: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! \nBlood\, The galvanizing new book from Dr. Jen Gunter\, #1 bestselling author of The Vagina Bible and The Menopause Manifesto\, dispels the shame\, mythology\, and misinformation around menstruation with scientific facts\, medical expertise\, and a fierce feminist perspective. \nMost of us know about as much about how the uterus and ovaries function as we do about how the liver works. Add in societal shame around the menstrual cycle and it’s not surprising that misinformation is widespread. But\, as women’s health advocate and trusted OB-GYN Dr. Jen Gunter writes\, “you don’t have to think about your liver 5 days a month for 30 years\, so I’d argue people should know more about the uterus.” Enter Blood. \nIn her new book\, Dr. Gunter offers a clear\, no-nonsense guide to reproductive anatomy and answers all the questions you never knew you had about menstrual bleeding—for example\, where does the blood come from? And where does it go if you miss a period? Why do we even menstruate in the first place? With her expertise and trademark wit\, Dr. Gunter debunks myths and challenges patriarchal attitudes toward this natural bodily process. \nDr. Jen Gunter is board certified in OB/GYN and pain medicine. She writes about the intersection of women’s health\, sex\, science\, and pop culture for the New York Times. She has been called a fierce advocate for women’s health\, Twitter’s gynecologist\, and “strangely confident” by GOOP.com. She believes an empowered patient requires facts and she is here to fix the medical Internet and smash the patriarchy. \nDr. Thea Cacchioni is an Associate Professor of Gender Studies at UVic. Her research examines the medicalization of sex\, gender\, and sexuality\, broadly\, as well as through specific diagnoses such as Female Sexual Dysfunction and Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome. She is interested in the ways in which doctors\, psychiatrists\, and more recently\, drug companies shape understandings of “normalcy” and “deviance” across categories of gender\, racialization\, and class. Her work examines the pathologization of some sexual acts and identities and the “healthicization” of others. \nWHEN: Saturday\, February 24th at 7:00PM (doors at 6:30) \nWHERE: Victoria Conference Centre Lecture Theatre\, 720 Douglas St. in Victoria \nWHAT: Dr. Jen Gunter in conversation with Dr. Thea Cacchioni\, followed by a Q&A with the audience (no requests for medical advice\, please) and a book signing \nHOW: Tickets can be purchased HERE: https://jengunterblood.eventbrite.ca \nBook plus ticket: $42 (includes a copy of BLOOD to be picked up at the event)\nTicket: $20
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/dr-jen-gunter-in-conversation/
LOCATION:Victoria Conference Centre\, 720 Douglas Street\, Victoria\, British Columbia\, V8W 3M7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Interview,Launch,Meet & Greet
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SUMMARY:Sheila Heti in Conversation with Lee Henderson
DESCRIPTION:Please join Munro’s Books in celebrating the launch of Sheila Heti’s latest book\, Alphabetical Diaries. Sheila will be in conversation with UVic writing professor\, Lee Henderson. \nMunro’s Books is pleased to present two Canadian award-winning authors\, Sheila Heti and Lee Henderson\, in conversation at their store on Tuesday\, February 20th at 7:00 p.m. Sheila Heti will read from her new book Alphabetical Diaries and then chat about it with local fiction writer and UVic creative writing professor\, Lee Henderson. The evening will end with a Q&A with audience members and a book signing with Sheila Heti. This event is free to attend. \nA little over a decade ago\, Sheila Heti—the award-winning author of a string of modern classics including How Should a Person Be?\, Motherhood\, and Pure Colour—began looking back at the diaries she’d kept over the previous ten years\, searching for signs of deeper change inside herself. She loaded all 500\,000 words of her journals into Microsoft Excel\, to order the sentences alphabetically and seek out patterns and repetitions. How many times had she written\, “I hate him\,” for example? With the sentences untethered from the narrative of her diaries\, she started to see herself—and the Self—in a new way: as something quite solid\, anchored by shockingly few characteristic preoccupations. Returning to the project over the years\, something more universal and novelistic emerged. Alphabetical Diaries is the sublime and probing result—one that rises to the heights of artistry and insight for which Heti is rightfully acclaimed. \nSheila Heti is one of our greatest literary innovators and has been pushing boundaries with her work since the age of 24\, when she published her first book\, the short-story collection\, The Middle Stories\, in 2001. She’s since won the Governor General’s Award for Fiction and the Vine Award for Canadian Jewish Literature\, and has been shortlisted for the Giller Prize and longlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction. Heti’s fiction and criticism have appeared in the New York Review of Books\, London Review of Books\, The Paris Review\, The New Yorker\, and Granta. \nWHEN: Tuesday\, February 20th at 7:00 p.m. (doors at 6:30). \nWHERE: In-store at Munro’s Books\, 1108 Government St. \nWHAT: A reading by Sheila Heti from her latest book\, followed by a conversation with Lee Henderson and a Q&A with the audience. \nHOW: This event is free to attend.
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/sheila-heti-in-conversation-with-lee-henderson/
LOCATION:Munro’s Books\, 1108 Government Street\, Victoria\, BC\, V8W 1Y2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Interview,Launch,Meet & Greet,Panel
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SUMMARY:Hockey Day in Canada Book Signing with Ron MacLean\, Ken Reid\, and Brian Burke
DESCRIPTION:Please join Munro’s Books for a Hockey Day in Canada book signing!!! \nDuring the Hockey Day in Canada festivities this January\, we will welcome hockey broadcasting and analysts Ron MacLean (long-time host of CBC’s Hockey Night in Canada)\, Ken Reid (Sportsnet Central sportscaster)\, and Brian Burke (NHL executive and analyst) into the store to meet you and sign books! \nWhen you first meet Ron MacLean\, he asks where you’re from\, and he always comes back with a story. No one has crossed this country more than MacLean. In his 28 years on Hockey Night in Canada and now as host of Rogers’ Hometown Hockey\, Ron has met fascinating people from coast to coast and has had great stories to tell. In Hockey Towns\, MacLean shares untold stories of superstars Wayne Gretzky and Eric Lindros\, of Original Six legends\, of junior players who left their hearts on the ice\, of blue-collar players who persevered. These tales of triumph and sometimes tragedy will resonate with hockey fans across the country. Once again working with Kirstie McLellan Day\, co-author of the blockbuster bestsellers Playing with Fire\, Tough Guy and Cornered\, this is MacLean at his finest. \nIn many communities across Canada\, hockey lives in the nearby arenas and leagues that forge both decades-long rivalries and unbreakable friendships. Fans show up to cheer not for distant NHL superstars\, but for the homegrown heroes who define their town. These players don’t always make it to the big leagues\, but they inevitably become legends. In the entertaining collection\, Hometown Hockey Heroes\, Canadian broadcaster and Sportsnet Central host Ken Reid tells their uplifting stories\, from Pictou\, Nova Scotia\, to Kimberley\, British Columbia—and everywhere in between. \nIn Burke’s Law\, the gruffest man in hockey opens up about the challenges\, the feuds\, and the tragedies he’s fought through. Brian Burke is one of the biggest personalities in the media landscape. His brashness makes him a magnet for attention\, and he does nothing to shy away from it. Most famous for advocating “pugnacity\, truculence\, testosterone\, and belligerence” during his tenure with the Maple Leafs\, Burke has lived and breathed hockey his whole life. He has been a player\, an agent\, a league executive\, a scout\, a Stanley Cup-winning GM\, an Olympic GM\, and a media analyst. He has worked with Pat Quinn\, Gary Bettman\, and an array of future Hall of Fame players. \nWHEN: Friday\, January 19th\, 11:30AM – 1:00 PM \nWHERE: in-store at Munro’s Books\, 1108 Government St. \nWHAT: A meet and greet and book signing with Ron MacLean\, Ken Reid\, and Brian Burke \nHOW: This event is free to attend
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/hockey-day-in-canada-book-signing-with-ron-maclean-ken-reid-and-brian-burke/
LOCATION:Munro’s Books\, 1108 Government Street\, Victoria\, BC\, V8W 1Y2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Meet & Greet
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SUMMARY:North Shore Reads: Outsider
DESCRIPTION:Join the North Shore libraries for a community-wide book club event! \nNorth Shore Reads — a collaboration between North Vancouver City Library\, North Vancouver District Public Library\, and West Vancouver Memorial Library — presents an evening with Brett Popplewell in conversation with Marsha Lederman. Popplewell will discuss his 2023 national bestseller Outsider: An Old Man\, a Mountain and the Search for a Hidden Past. \nWhen journalist Brett Popplewell first heard about Dag Aabye\, an aging former stuntman who lived alone in a school bus on a mountain\, running day and night through blizzards and heat waves\, he was intrigued and bewildered. Captivated by the seemingly implausible tale of a wild super-athlete aging more slowly than the rest of us\, he was determined to meet the apocryphal white-haired man who was pushing the boundaries of the human mind and body beyond what anyone could dream was possible. \nWhat Popplewell witnessed on a secluded mountain perch led him on a six-year odyssey to uncover the true story of the 81-year-old man. Outsider takes readers on a remarkable journey from Nazi-occupied Norway to Argentina and British Columbia. The book chronicles how a child born under mysterious circumstances during World War II finds his way onto the big screen in Goldfinger\, is heralded as the world’s first extreme skier\, and is later driven into the wilderness. Both joyful and tragic\, Outsider presents a bold challenge to our notions of aging\, belonging and human accomplishment. \nNorth Shore Reads invites you to a dynamic conversation between Brett Popplewell and Marsha Lederman. Our program will begin with a traditional Indigenous welcome from Tsitsáyxemaat Rebecca Duncan of the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish) and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) Nation.
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/north-shore-reads-outsider/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Meet & Greet
ORGANIZER;CN="North Vancouver District Public Library":MAILTO:info@nvdpl.ca
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DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20231203T220000
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SUMMARY:Wild Prose Readings Presents: Boy\, Interrupted
DESCRIPTION:Please join the Wild Prose Reading Series for Boy\, Interrupted—readings from books about young men whose lives were interrupted\, and the story of how they came back. Jason Jobin will read from his memoir\, The Wild Mandrake\, about his struggle with cancer as a young man; Katłįà will read from her novel\, This House is Not A Home\, about a young Dene man who goes hunting and returns to find that his home has been bulldozed by the government\, and Jason Schreurs will read from his memoir about how punk rock has helped him and many others cope with their mental health issues: Scream Therapy: A Punk Journey Through Mental Health. The evening will begin with an open mic\, opened by local poet\, Sophie Crocker.
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/wild-prose-readings-presents-boy-interrupted/
LOCATION:British Columbia
CATEGORIES:Meet & Greet,Open Mic,Panel
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DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20231202T140000
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SUMMARY:North Shore Authors Collection Book Fair
DESCRIPTION:SHOP LOCAL\, READ LOCAL\nNorth Shore Authors Collection Book Fair \nWhen: Saturday December 2\, 2023 10am – 2pm\nWhere: Community Meeting Room across from the Lynn Valley Library \nLooking for great holiday gifts or eager to discover captivating stories written by North Shore authors? Join us to read local and support local authors. \nExplore a diverse collection of books authored by more than 20 talented writers from the North Shore Authors Collection. Meet the authors in person to chat about their work or have your books personally signed. \nNote: authors may have different payment preferences\, including cash\, e-transfer\, or cheque. \nNo registration required. Call 604-984-0286\, ext. 8144 for more information.
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/north-shore-authors-collection-book-fair/
LOCATION:North Vancouver Public Library – Lynn Valley branch\, 1277 Lynn Valley Road\, North Vancouver\, BC\, V7J 0A2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Meet & Greet
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20231201T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20231201T200000
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SUMMARY:Book Launch: Better Next Year
DESCRIPTION:Please join Munro’s Books in launching Better Next Year: An Anthology of Christmas Epiphanies!!\nChristmas is trumpeted as a time of peace\, joy\, bounty and goodwill. Believers and non-believers alike covet the spirit of the holidays even when circumstances are screwed up. \nRecollections from acclaimed Canadian authors combine with emerging voices from across the country in an anthology that debunks the popular depiction of Christmas while delivering its messages of hope and renewal. \nWriters marginalized by personal circumstance\, faith\, and race share memories of surviving bleak Christmases past: holidays spent in shelters\, or on the streets; families marred by alcohol and violence; personal struggles with addiction\, poverty or grief; isolation and loneliness. Despite these and other obstacles\, contributors strive to salvage the spirit of the season. \nThis event will be hosted by the book’s editor\, J. J. Lee and will feature readings from Joseph Kakwinokanasum and Jordan Kawchuk. \nWHEN: Friday\, December 1st from 6PM-8PM \nWHERE: Caffe Fantastico Roastery\, 965 Kings Rd. \nWHAT: Hosted by J. J. Lee\, readings from Joseph Kakwinokanasum and Jordan Kawchuk \nHOW: This event is free to attend
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/book-launch-better-next-year/
LOCATION:Caffè Fantastico Specialty Coffees\, 965 Kings Road\, Victoria\, British Columbia\, V8T 1W7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Launch,Meet & Greet
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SUMMARY:An Afternoon With Authors Featuring Tellers of Tales and Poetic Justice
DESCRIPTION:Royal City Literary Arts Society presents An Afternoon With Authors\nFeaturing Tellers of Tales and Poetic Justice\nSunday November 26\, 2023\, 1pm to 5pm \nLocation:\nI Heart New West\nCommunity Art Space\nUnit 103 – 78 10th Street\nColumbia Square Plaza\, New Westminster \nTellers of Tales – 1:00pm\n• Winona Kent – The Jason Davey Mysteries: Ticket to Ride\n• Jerena Tobiasen – The Nightingale and Sparrow Chronicles: Tsarina’s Crown.\n• Ruth Kozak – Shadow of the Lion\, Dragons in the Sky\n• Una Bruhns – Apartheid \nPoetic Justice – 3:00pm\n• Herb Bryce – Seeds of Poetry\n• Franci Louann – Portugal Calling \nMusic\n• Catherine Booth \nThe Royal City Literary Arts Society presents an afternoon of fiction and poetry\, with music\, door prizes\, a book market (signed books make wonderful Christmas gifts!)\, nibbles and an open mic. No admission charge. Free parking (the Community Art Space is across from Cockney Kings Fish & Chips in Columbia Square).
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/an-afternoon-with-authors-featuring-tellers-of-tales-and-poetic-justice/
LOCATION:I Heart New West Community Art Space\, Unit 103 - 78 10th Street\, Columbia Square Plaza\, New Westminster\, British Columbia\, V3M 1C4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Meet & Greet,Open Mic,Reading
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DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20231119T143000
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SUMMARY:Book Launch: Blue Camas\, Blue Camas by Danielle S. Marcotte
DESCRIPTION:Join local author Danielle S. Marcotte for the launch of her new picture book\, Blue Camas\, Blue Camas. \nSunday\, November 19 | 1:00 pm\nBlack Bond Books – Ladner Village \nBlue Camas\, Blue Camas is the captivating story of how a flower that has been cultivated on Canada’s west coast since time immemorial came to symbolize the meeting of two contrasting ways of life and the perseverance of traditional knowledge against all odds. \nhttps://www.heritagehouse.ca/book/blue-camas-blue-camas/ \n“Blue Camas\, Blue Camas is a captivating story revealing the overlooked history of colonial contact and its impact on Indigenous communities. Through vivid storytelling and diverse voices\, it emphasizes land stewardship\, cultural heritage\, and fostering empathy\, making it a valuable resource for children.”\n—SAMANTHA BEYNON\, author of Oolichan Moon
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/book-launch-blue-camas-blue-camas-by-danielle-s-marcotte/
LOCATION:Black Bond Books – Ladner\, 5251 Ladner Trunk Road\, Ladner\, BC\, V4K 1W4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Launch,Meet & Greet
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SUMMARY:Book Launch: Arleen Pare and Barbara Pelman
DESCRIPTION:Please join Munro’s Books for the launch of new books by two beloved local poets! \nAward-winning poet Arleen Pare’s latest collection\, Absence of Wings\, is both an intimate family portrait and a public documentation of how we\, as a society\, can fail to protect our children. \nAbsence of Wings depicts the extraordinary and tragically foreshortened life of A.—Paré’s niece\, Brazilian\, adopted\, racialized\, and living with multiple mental health diagnoses. In her deft and clear poetics\, accompanied by documentary pieces in the tradition of C.D. Wright’s One with Others\, Paré is both witness to and emotionally engaged in the life and death of A. The result is deep and heart-felt\, both factional and fictional\, poetry and prose\, holding its subject\, A.\, heart-close and 3\,000 miles away. Absence of Wings unfolds on many levels; it embraces the private and public spheres; it is as intimate as family\, as worldly as the public and personal politics that surround each life. It both observes and embraces\, always with the important question of the world’s unprotected children in mind. \nIn A Brief and Endless Sea\, award-winning poet Barbara Pelman presents a life lived in poetry\, delving into the small moments and spaces containing the greatest offerings of love\, hope and possibility. \nBorn out of waiting out the lockdown during the early days of the pandemic\, Barbara Pelman’s A Brief and Endless Sea explores a life in retrospect\, beginning with a high school typing class and ending with the Angel Purah\, cutting the ties that bind a soul to a body. Many of the poems in this collection are rooted in Jewish tradition: the prophet Isaiah’s words of comfort; the rabbinical story of the Lost Princess\, that angel and her counterpart\, the Angel Duma. Pelman takes us to difficult places—the dissolution of a marriage\, caring for a parent with dementia. But she doesn’t leave us there\, waiting. Using the power of words to map a route out\, A Brief and Endless Sea pulls us toward life in all of its vibrant details—the simple beauty of a small garden of tomatoes and roses\, the pleasures of teaching poetry\, long walks with a grandson\, and encounters with spirituality. For Pelman\, there is comfort in the making of a poem and in the “smallest life you can love.” Like the glosa form she turns to often\, something small transforms into something larger\, expansive. In A Brief and Endless Sea\, the ordinary becomes extraordinary\, and waiting in itself presents fertile ground for hope and possibility. \nWHEN: Thursday\, November 9th at 7PM (doors at 6:30) \nWHERE: In-store at Munro’s Books\, 1108 Government St. \nWHAT: A reading and Q&A with Arleen Pare and Barbara Pelman. \nHOW: This event is free to attend.
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/book-launch-arleen-pare-and-barbara-pelman/
LOCATION:Munro’s Books\, 1108 Government Street\, Victoria\, BC\, V8W 1Y2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Launch,Meet & Greet,Panel
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SUMMARY:Book Signing with Darrel J. McLeod
DESCRIPTION:Please join Munro’s Books for a book signing with beloved local author\, Darrel J. McLeod!! \nDarrel J. McLeod will be in-store to sign copies of his debut novel\, A Season in Chezgh’un. \nA subversive novel by acclaimed Cree author Darrel J. McLeod\, infused with the contradictory triumph and pain of finding conventional success in a world that feels alien. \nJames\, a talented and conflicted Cree man from a tiny settlement in Northern Alberta\, has settled into a comfortable middle-class life in Kitsilano\, a trendy neighbourhood of Vancouver. He is living the life he had once dreamed of—travel\, a charming circle of sophisticated friends\, a promising career and a loving relationship with a caring man—but he chafes at being assimilated into mainstream society\, removed from his people and culture. \nThe untimely death of James’s mother\, his only link to his extended family and community\, propels him into a quest to reconnect with his roots. He secures a job as a principal in a remote northern Dakelh community but quickly learns that life there isn’t the fix he’d hoped it would be: His encounters with poverty\, cultural disruption and abuse conjure ghosts from his past that drive him toward self-destruction. During the single year he spends in northern BC\, James takes solace in the richness of the Dakelh culture—the indomitable spirit of the people\, and the splendour of nature—all the while fighting to keep his dark side from destroying his life. \nWHEN: Thursday\, November 2nd from 12:30-2:00 PM. \nWHERE: In-store at Munro’s Books\, 1108 Government Street. \nWHAT: A book signing of A Season in Chezgh’un with Darrel J. McLeod. \nHOW: This event is free to attend.
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/book-signing-with-darrel-j-mcleod/
LOCATION:Munro’s Books\, 1108 Government Street\, Victoria\, BC\, V8W 1Y2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Meet & Greet
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SUMMARY:Book Signing with Ken McGoogan
DESCRIPTION:Please join Munro’s Books for a book signing with award-winning\, globe-trotting\, history-hunting storyteller\, Ken McGoogan! \nIn his latest book\, Searing for Franklin: New Light on the Great Arctic Mystery\, arctic historian Ken McGoogan approaches the legacy of nineteenth-century explorer Sir John Franklin from a contemporary perspective and offers a surprising new explanation of an enduring Northern mystery. \nTwo of Arctic explorer Sir John Franklin’s expeditions were monumental failures—the last one leading to more than a hundred deaths\, including his own. Yet many still see the Royal Navy man as a heroic figure who sacrificed himself to discover the Northwest Passage. \nThis book\, McGoogan’s sixth about Arctic exploration\, challenges that vision. It rejects old orthodoxies\, incorporates the latest discoveries\, and interweaves two main narratives. The first treats the Royal Navy’s Arctic Overland Expedition of 1819\, a harbinger-misadventure during which Franklin rejected the advice of Dene and Métis leaders and lost eleven of his twenty-one men to exhaustion\, starvation and murder. The second discovers a startling new answer to that greatest of Arctic mysteries: what was the root cause of the catastrophe that engulfed Franklin’s last expedition? \nThe well-preserved wrecks of Erebus and Terror—located in 2014 and 2016—promise to yield more clues about what cost the lives of the expedition members\, some of whom were reduced to cannibalism. Contemporary researchers\, rejecting theories of lead poisoning and botulism\, continue to seek conclusive evidence both underwater and on land. \nDrawing on his own research and Inuit oral accounts\, McGoogan teases out many intriguing aspects of Franklin’s expeditions\, including the explorer’s lethal hubris in ignoring the expert advice of the Dene leader Akaitcho. Franklin disappeared into the Arctic in 1845\, yet people remain fascinated with his final doomed voyage: what happened? McGoogan will captivate readers with his first-hand account of travelling to relevant locations\, visiting the graves of dead sailors and experiencing the Arctic—one of the most dramatic and challenging landscapes on the planet.
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/book-signing-with-ken-mcgoogan/
LOCATION:Munro’s Books\, 1108 Government Street\, Victoria\, BC\, V8W 1Y2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Meet & Greet
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ORGANIZER;CN="Munro's Books":MAILTO:events@munrobooks.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20231021T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20231021T210000
DTSTAMP:20260423T021226
CREATED:20230912T164909Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230912T164909Z
UID:18512-1697914800-1697922000@www.readlocalbc.ca
SUMMARY:Mona Awad and Lauren Groff in Conversation with Kathryn Marlow
DESCRIPTION:Join Munro’s Books in celebrating the release of two highly anticipated new novels by critically acclaimed writers Mona Awad and Lauren Groff\, in conversation with CBC Radio’s Kathryn Marlow!! \nFrom the critically acclaimed author of Bunny comes Mona Awad’s Rouge\, a horror-tinted\, gothic fairy tale about a lonely dress shop clerk whose mother’s unexpected death sends her down a treacherous path in pursuit of youth and beauty. Can she escape her mother’s fate—and find a connection that is more than skin deep? \nLauren Groff’s new novel\, The Vaster Wilds\, is at once a thrilling adventure story and a penetrating fable about trying to find a new way of living in a world succumbing to the churn of colonialism. The Vaster Wilds is a work of raw and prophetic power that tells the story of America in miniature\, through one girl at a hinge point in history\, to ask how—and if—we can adapt quickly enough to save ourselves. \nWHEN: Saturday\, October 21st\, at 7PM (doors at 6:30) \nWHERE: Dave Dunnet Theatre\, Oak Bay High School\, 2121 Cadboro Bay Rd \nWHAT: A celebration of new releases by Mona Awad and Lauren Groff\, in conversation with CBC Radio’s Kathryn Marlow. \nHOW: Tickets are $20 and can be purchased at https://awadgroff.eventbrite.ca
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/mona-awad-and-lauren-groff-in-conversation-with-kathryn-marlow/
LOCATION:Dave Dunnet Theatre 2121 Cadboro Bay Road\, Victoria\, 2121 Cadboro Bay Road\, Victoria\, British Columbia\, V8R 5G4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Interview,Meet & Greet
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ORGANIZER;CN="Munro's Books":MAILTO:events@munrobooks.com
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231018
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231024
DTSTAMP:20260423T021226
CREATED:20230705T232011Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230705T232011Z
UID:17424-1697594400-1698026399@www.readlocalbc.ca
SUMMARY:Surrey International Writers' Conference
DESCRIPTION:The Surrey International Writers’ Conference is the most comprehensive professional development conference of its kind in Canada. SiWC offers writers in all genres — from beginners to experts — the opportunity to hone their craft. \nSiWC will be a hybrid in person and online conference again in 2023. \nSiWC runs October 20-22\, 2023 (in person and virtual)\, with optional pre-conference master classes on October 18 (virtual) and October 19 (virtual and in person). \nThis Day We Write!
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/surrey-international-writers-conference/
LOCATION:Sheraton Vancouver Guildford Hotel\, 15269 104th Avenue\, Surrey\, BC\, V3R 1N5\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Meet & Greet,Panel,Workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="Surrey International Writers' Conference":MAILTO:info@siwc.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20231014T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20231014T160000
DTSTAMP:20260423T021226
CREATED:20230929T165630Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230929T165630Z
UID:18801-1697288400-1697299200@www.readlocalbc.ca
SUMMARY:Dual Launch of "Gumboot Guys" and "Knots and Stitches"
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the Adventurous Spirit of Coastal Living in the 1970s.\nTwo new Books are being launched in the inviting ambience of the Osborne Bay Pub.\nYou can buy a beer\, buy a book\, meet the authors\, and get your books signed. \nFrom the vibrant era of the 1970s when adventure seekers\, dreamers\, and wanderers flocked to the rugged shores of British Columbia’s West Coast\, two captivating books emerge\, chronicling the tales of resilience\, camaraderie\, and love for the sea. \nGumboot Guys: Nautical Adventures on British Columbia’s North Coast\, edited by Lou Allison with Jane Wilde\, and Knots & Stitches: Community Quilts Across the Harbour by Kristin Miller\, transport readers to a time when possibilities seemed endless and community was everything.
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/dual-launch-of-gumboot-guys-and-knots-and-stitches/
LOCATION:Osborne Bay Pub\, 1534 Joan Ave\, Crofton\, B.C.\, v0r1r0\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Launch,Meet & Greet
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230916T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230916T140000
DTSTAMP:20260423T021226
CREATED:20230814T191020Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230814T191020Z
UID:18060-1694867400-1694872800@www.readlocalbc.ca
SUMMARY:Poetry Bus! Celebrating the 27th Year of Poetry in Transit
DESCRIPTION: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 27th 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 2023-24 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! Hosted by Evelyn Lau. \nReaders:\nSusan Braley – Tilling the Darkness (Caitlin Press & Dagger Editions)\nP.W. Bridgman – At the Bakery After the Pathology Report Arrives (Ekstasis Editions)\nEdward Byrne – Tracery (Talonbooks)\nMegan Fennya Jones – The Program (Goose Lane Editions)\nMark Leiren-Young – Big Sharks\, Small World (Orca Book Publishers)\nEmily Osborne – Safety Razor (Gordon Hill Press)\nKirsten Pendreigh – Best Canadian Poetry 2021 (Biblioasis)\nIan Thomas – Green Islands: Poems from the Great Bear Rainforest (Rainbow Publishers & Raven Chapbooks)
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/poetry-bus-celebrating-the-27th-year-of-poetry-in-transit/
LOCATION:UBC Robson Square\, 800 Robson St\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6E 1A7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Festival,Launch,Meet & Greet,Panel
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ORGANIZER;CN="Word Vancouver":MAILTO:blnish_pandoras@yahoo.ca
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230916
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230919
DTSTAMP:20260423T021226
CREATED:20230823T220525Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230823T220525Z
UID:18070-1694829600-1695002399@www.readlocalbc.ca
SUMMARY:Write on Bowen Festival for Readers & Writers
DESCRIPTION:This annual festival brings together readers and writers and all lovers of the spoken and written word. We gather on idyllic Bowen Island to spend two days engaged in stimulating writing workshops\, facilitated by professional writers\, authors\, poets\, screenwriters and others. We feature special events including author readings\, panel discussions and other activities.
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/write-on-bowen-festival-for-readers-writers/
LOCATION:Bowen Island Public Library\, 430 Bowen Island Trunk Rd\, Bowen Island\, BC\, V0N 1G0\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Festival,Meet & Greet,Workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="Write on Bowen Festival Society":MAILTO:info@writeonbowen.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230725T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230725T203000
DTSTAMP:20260423T021226
CREATED:20230705T232142Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230705T232142Z
UID:17436-1690311600-1690317000@www.readlocalbc.ca
SUMMARY:Brews & Books: Rescue Me with Cathalynn Labonté-Smith
DESCRIPTION:Join North Shore libraries for a refreshing summer series with local authors and local brews! Attend all four Brews & Books to win a prize (details below). \nRescue Me takes you behind the scenes of some of North America’s riskiest search and rescue operations. Author Cathalynn Labonté-Smith shares real-life stories as told by volunteer members of Search and Rescue teams\, who find the lost and rescue the injured in the most extreme conditions and situations the wilds of North America throw at them. From rescuing avalanche victims in blinding snowstorms\, to climbing into vehicles teetering on cliff edges to free passengers from mangled metal or crossing wafer-thin ice to save an injured cross-country skier\, these thrilling first-hand accounts will forever change how you prepare for your next outdoor adventure. Labonté-Smith uncovers everyday dangers\, from the unexpected risks of familiar urban settings to the extreme conditions in North America’s wilderness. Deserving of a place both on your bookshelf and in your backpack\, Rescue Me is a must-read book that could save your life. \nLearn more about Rescue Me and listen to Cathalynn speak about her book on the “Sounds LIke a Search and Rescue Podcast”. \nBrews & Books with Labonté-Smith\nDate: Tuesday\, July 25 from 7:00pm-8:30pm \nLocation: Angry Otter Tap and Forno (1015 Marine Drive\, North Vancouver\, BC V7P 1S6) \nAmple free parking off Mackay Rd\nNearby bus lines: 236\, 240\, 241\, 255\, R2\nRegistration required. Register online or call 604-987-4471\, ext. 8175. See the menu and learn more. \nAbout the Author\nCathalynn Labonté-Smith grew up in Southwestern Alberta and moved to Vancouver\, BC\, to complete her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Creative Writing at the University of British Columbia (UBC). After graduation\, she worked as a freelance journalist until present. She became a technical writer\, earning a Certificate in Technical Writing from Simon Fraser University. She later went to UBC to complete a Bachelor of Education (Secondary) and taught English\, Journalism\, and other subjects at Vancouver high schools. She lives in Gibsons\, where she is the president and founder of the Sunshine Coast Writers and Editors Society\, and North Vancouver\, BC.\, where she is a member of the North Vancouver Writers’ Association. She is a spotter for Civil Air Search and Rescue (CASARA) out of Boundary Bay Airport.\nThis series is presented in partnership by the North Vancouver City Library\, North Vancouver District Library\, and West Vancouver Memorial Library. \nEnter to win! Join us at ALL four Brews & Books events for your chance to win a $60 gift card to the Brews & Books venue of your choice. Details at the first event on July 11 at Bridge Brewing Co.
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/brews-books-rescue-me-with-cathalynn-labonte-smith/
LOCATION:Angry Otter Tap & Forno\, 1015 Marine Drive\, North Vancouver\, BC\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Meet & Greet
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ORGANIZER;CN="North Vancouver District Public Library":MAILTO:info@nvdpl.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230711T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230711T210000
DTSTAMP:20260423T021226
CREATED:20230612T200556Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230612T200556Z
UID:17143-1689102000-1689109200@www.readlocalbc.ca
SUMMARY:Meet the Authors Night at 40 Knots Winery
DESCRIPTION:Grab a glass of wine and join three BC travel writers – Ella Harvey\, Meaghan Hackinen\, and Lisa Duncan – for an evening of stories\, slides\, and enticing readings from around the world! Books available for purchase. \nElla Harvey\n“In A Time of Light and Shadow\, Ella Harvey gracefully ties together the multiple landscapes of travel and work in humanitarian disasters with a personal journey of purpose\, identity\, love\, and reconciliation. Ella’s skilled\, lyrical writing gives colour to the immediacy of her experiences\, holding the beauty and brokenness of our world together.” ~ Dianne Westwood\, Psychologist \nLisa Duncan\n“If you ever wanted to travel to Africa\, Chasing Africa is your second-hand\, vicarious chance to go\, and Lisa Duncan is a charming and upbeat travel companion.”\nWanda Baxter ~ Miramichi Reader \nMeaghan Hackinen\n“Everyone says ‘Be careful\,’ but Meaghan Marie Hackinen wants to live large. South Away will fill your lungs with the fresh air of adventure and restore your faith in human goodness. An exhilarating debut.”\n~ Candace Savage\, author of A Geography of Blood and Strangers in the House
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/meet-the-authors-night-at-40-knots-winery/
LOCATION:40 Knots Winery\, 2400 Anderton Rd\, Comox\, BC\, V9M 4E5\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Meet & Greet,Panel,Reading
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230711T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230711T203000
DTSTAMP:20260423T021226
CREATED:20230705T232111Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230705T232111Z
UID:17432-1689102000-1689107400@www.readlocalbc.ca
SUMMARY:Brews & Books: Camping in BC with Jayne Seagrave
DESCRIPTION:Join North Shore libraries for a refreshing summer series with local authors and local brews! Attend all four Brews & Books to win a prize (details below). \nJoin us at Bridge Brewing Co. to learn more about camping in Western Canada! Author Jayne Seagrave will explain how she started researching Provincial Park camping in the early 1990s and then how camping has changed over the years. She will then go on to discuss her favourite camp sites and tips for planning a camping trip. \nCamping British Columbia\, the Rockies and Yukon by Jayne Seagrave is Western Canada’s quintessential camping guide—now in its 9th edition— laying the ground-work for anyone planning to get out of the city and explore the best that nature has to offer. At a time when many people are bursting to travel but still concerned with safety\, Camping British Columbia\, the Rockies\, and the Yukon offers over 150 possibilities for campers of every age and experience level. In conducting the research for the ninth edition\, Jayne did what she always does – she visited campgrounds to ‘test the waters’ and speak to those who work for BC Parks to get the real scoop. www.jayneseagrave.com \nBrews & Books with Jayne Seagreave\nLocation: Bridge Brewery and Tasting Room (1448 Charlotte Road\, North Vancouver\, V7J 1H2) \nIf you are driving\, leave some time to find parking; There is limited free street parking on Charlotte Rd. and surrounding streets.\nThere are many nearby bus routes: 209\, 210\, 211\, 227\, 245 plus a little further away on Main Street is the 232\nThe Brewery is located close to the Spirit Trail\nBridge is open to all ages and offers a small food menu in addition to its beers and other beverages\nAll ages welcome; must be over 19 for alcohol.\nRegistration required. Register online or call 604-987-4471\, ext. 8175. \nAbout the Author \nJAYNE SEAGRAVE is a bestselling travel writer and has published an eclectic range of books over a twenty-five-year writing career. Born in England\, Jayne moved to Canada more than 30 years ago. She is the author of Camping British Columbia\, the Rockies\, and the Yukon (now in its ninth edition)\, Camping with Kids in the West\, and All the World’s a Stage: The Story of Vancouver’s Bard on the Beach. In 2021\, she published her first work of fiction\, The Games Women Use (Vanguard Press). She lives in Vancouver and is now retired. \nThis series is presented in partnership by the North Vancouver City Library\, North Vancouver District Library\, and West Vancouver Memorial Library. \nEnter to win! Join us at ALL four Brews & Books events for your chance to win a $60 gift card to the Brews & Books venue of your choice. Details at the first event on July 11 at Bridge Brewing Co.
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/brews-books-camping-in-bc-with-jayne-seagrave/
LOCATION:Bridge Brewing Co.\, 1448 Charlotte Road\, North Vancouver\, BC\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Meet & Greet
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ORGANIZER;CN="North Vancouver District Public Library":MAILTO:info@nvdpl.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230613T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230613T200000
DTSTAMP:20260423T021226
CREATED:20230419T174050Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230419T174050Z
UID:16426-1686682800-1686686400@www.readlocalbc.ca
SUMMARY:Nature\, Nurture\, and Rewild
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a triple book launch!\nHear from Chef Robin Kort\, Amanda Lewis\, and Carolyn Redl\, in conversation with moderator Yvonne Blomer as they discuss all things wild and natural. \n— “The Coastal Forager’s Cookbook: Feasting Wild in the Pacific Northwest” by ROBIN KORT is a collection of 40 recipes that showcase foraged ingredients from the Pacific Northwest coast by the chef behind the popular Swallow Tail Supper Club.\n— “Tracking Giants: Big Trees\, Tiny Triumphs\, and Misadventures in the Forest” by AMANDA LEWIS is a funny\, deeply relatable book about one woman’s quest to track some of the world’s biggest trees.\n— “Four Seasons by the Salish Sea: Discovering the Natural Wonders of Coastal Living” by CAROLYN REDL is part travelogue\, part natural history\, this enchanting book explores Island life over the course of a year.\nWith moderator YVONNE BLOMER—writer\, editor\, teacher\, and poet\, Blomer is a past City of Victoria Poet Laureate. Her latest book is “The Last Show on Earth” (2022). \n• Books for sale & signing\n• Everyone welcome\n• Free to attend
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/nature-nurture-and-rewild/
LOCATION:Bolen Books\, #111-1644 Hillside Ave.\, Victoria\, BC\, V8T 2C5\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Launch,Meet & Greet
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230610T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230610T160000
DTSTAMP:20260423T021226
CREATED:20230526T212857Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230526T212857Z
UID:17013-1686405600-1686412800@www.readlocalbc.ca
SUMMARY:Book Signing: Room at the Inn with Greg Nesteroff
DESCRIPTION:Pick up a copy of “Room at the Inn: Historic Hotels of British Columbia’s Southern Interior”\, signed by local historian and author Greg Nesteroff\, who wrote the foreword. \nWritten by the late Glen A. Mofford\, “Room at the Inn” is an illustrated social history profiling 40 historic hotels spread over five regions of the southern interior\, revealing the long-forgotten histories of BC’s early hospitality industry. \nhttps://www.heritagehouse.ca/book/room-at-the-inn/
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/book-signing-room-at-the-inn-with-greg-nesteroff/
LOCATION:Otter Books\, 398 Baker St\, Nelson\, BC\, V1L 4H5\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Meet & Greet
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230529T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230529T193000
DTSTAMP:20260423T021226
CREATED:20230510T205451Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230510T205451Z
UID:16737-1685385000-1685388600@www.readlocalbc.ca
SUMMARY:Author Talk: Ellen Schwartz - Galena Bay Odyssey | Kaslo\, BC
DESCRIPTION:Laugh and reminisce about the 70s in the Kootenay region with award-winning author Ellen Schwartz.\nEllen will share funny and touching stories from her new book\, “Galena Bay Odyssey: Reflections of a Hippie Homesteader” (Heritage House\, 2023).\nIn her memoir\, Ellen reflects on the idealistic\, tumultuous\, and eye-opening time she spent as a back-to-the-land hippie homesteader in Kootenays in the 1970s.\nhttps://www.heritagehouse.ca/book/galena-bay-odyssey/
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/author-talk-ellen-schwartz-galena-bay-odyssey-kaslo-bc/
LOCATION:Kaslo & District Public Library\, 413 4th St\, Kaslo\, BC\, V0G 1M0\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Launch,Meet & Greet
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230527T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230527T163000
DTSTAMP:20260423T021226
CREATED:20230419T174235Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230419T174246Z
UID:16437-1685199600-1685205000@www.readlocalbc.ca
SUMMARY:On Local Nature: Author Talk & Panel Discussion | Parksville\, BC
DESCRIPTION:Join the VIRL in welcoming local author CAROLYN REDL with her new book\, “Four Seasons by the Salish Sea: Discovering the Natural Wonders of Coastal Living” (Heritage House\, 2023).\n• • • • •\nSaturday\, May 27\n3:00–4:30 pm\nThe Forum: Parksville Civic & Technology Centre\n100 Jensen Ave. E.\, Parksville\, BC\n• • • • •\nPart travelogue\, part natural history\, this enchanting book explores Island life over the course of a year.\nCarolyn will be joined by contributing photographer Nancy Randall as well as two Oceanside residents and retired teachers\, Linda Fullalove and Nanci Langford.\nListen to an author reading and learn about the wonders in the region along with gardening and travel tips.\n• Books for sale at event by Sea & Summit Bookshop\n• Everyone welcome\n• Free to attend
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/on-local-nature-author-talk-panel-discussion-parksville-bc/
LOCATION:Parksville Civic And Technology Centre\, 100 Jensen Ave E\, Parksville\, BC\, V9P 2H3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Launch,Meet & Greet
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230527T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230527T160000
DTSTAMP:20260423T021226
CREATED:20230510T205704Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230510T205704Z
UID:16747-1685196000-1685203200@www.readlocalbc.ca
SUMMARY:Book Signing: Ellen Schwartz - Galena Bay Odyssey | Nelson\, BC
DESCRIPTION:Meet award-winning author Ellen Schwartz and get a signed copy of her new book\, “Galena Bay Odyssey: Reflections of a Hippie Homesteader” (Heritage House\, 2023).\nIn her memoir\, Ellen reflects on the idealistic\, tumultuous\, and eye-opening time she spent as a back-to-the-land hippie homesteader in Kootenays in the 1970s.\nhttps://www.heritagehouse.ca/book/galena-bay-odyssey/
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/book-signing-ellen-schwartz-galena-bay-odyssey-nelson-bc/
LOCATION:Otter Books\, 398 Baker St\, Nelson\, BC\, V1L 4H5\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Launch,Meet & Greet
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230527T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230527T140000
DTSTAMP:20260423T021226
CREATED:20230419T173941Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230419T173941Z
UID:16422-1685192400-1685196000@www.readlocalbc.ca
SUMMARY:Double Book Launch: Haley Healey; Trailblazing Canadians Series
DESCRIPTION:Join bestselling author Haley Healey for an afternoon of adventurous stories and brave women to celebrate the launch of her two new picture books—the first in the Trailblazing Canadians series from Heritage House.\n“Kimiko Murakami: A Japanese-Canadian Pioneer” is the inspiring and true life story of a Salt Spring Island homesteader and internment camp survivor.\n“Lilian Bland: An Amazing Aviatrix” is the amazing life story of Lilian Bland\, the first woman ever to design\, build\, and fly her own airplane.\n• Everyone welcome\n• Books available for sale during event by Windowseat Books\n• Get your copy signed by the author!
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/double-book-launch-haley-healey-trailblazing-canadians-series/
LOCATION:NANAIMO BAKERY & CAFE\, 2025 BOWEN RD.\, NANAIMO\, BC\, V9S 5W6\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Launch,Meet & Greet
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230526T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230526T200000
DTSTAMP:20260423T021226
CREATED:20230510T205855Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230510T205855Z
UID:16750-1685127600-1685131200@www.readlocalbc.ca
SUMMARY:Author Talk: Ellen Schwartz - Galena Bay Odyssey | Nakusp\, BC
DESCRIPTION:Meet award-winning author Ellen Schwartz at Notably\, a Book Lover’s Emporium and get a signed copy of her new book\, “Galena Bay Odyssey: Reflections of a Hippie Homesteader” (Heritage House\, 2023).
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/author-talk-ellen-schwartz-galena-bay-odyssey-nakusp-bc-2/
LOCATION:Notably\, a Book Lover’s Emporium\, 454 Ward St\, Nelson\, BC\, V1L 1S8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Launch,Meet & Greet
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SUMMARY:Author Talk: Carolyn Redl's Four Seasons by the Salish Sea | Courtenay\, BC
DESCRIPTION:Join the VIRL in welcoming author Carolyn Redl with her new book\, “Four Seasons by the Salish Sea: Discovering the Natural Wonders of Coastal Living” (Heritage House\, 2023).\nPart travelogue\, part natural history\, this enchanting book explores Island life over the course of a year.\nListen to a short reading and view photos from the book. Hear about the wonders in the region and learn some handy gardening and travel tips.\n• Free to attend\n• Books for sale at event from Laughing Oyster Bookshop\n• Q&A to follow\n• Everyone welcome\n—-\nWe would like to acknowledge financial assistance for this event from The Canada Council for the Arts through The Writers’ Union of Canada.
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/author-talk-carolyn-redls-four-seasons-by-the-salish-sea-courtenay-bc/
LOCATION:VI Regional Library Courtenay\, 300 6th Street\, Courtenay\, BC\, V9N 9V9\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Meet & Greet
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SUMMARY:Author Talk: Ellen Schwartz - Galena Bay Odyssey | Nakusp\, BC
DESCRIPTION:Meet award-winning author Ellen Schwartz and reminisce about the 70s in the Kootenay region.\nEllen will share stories from her new book\, “Galena Bay Odyssey: Reflections of a Hippie Homesteader” (Heritage House\, 2023).\nIn her memoir\, Ellen reflects on the idealistic\, tumultuous\, and eye-opening time she spent as a back-to-the-land hippie homesteader in Kootenays in the 1970s.\nhttps://www.heritagehouse.ca/book/galena-bay-odyssey/
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/author-talk-ellen-schwartz-galena-bay-odyssey-nakusp-bc/
LOCATION:Nakusp Public Library\, 92 6 Ave NW\, Nakusp\, BC\, V0G 1R0\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Launch,Meet & Greet
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SUMMARY:Wine and Words: Dimsum with the Authors
DESCRIPTION:Join us and the LiterASIAN Festival for an afternoon of food and festivities! This fundraiser will include dim sum\, wine tastings\, author readings\, and live and silent auctions. All event proceeds go to supporting this year’s Word Vancouver literary festival in September.\nTickets are $60. Members enjoy a discounted rate at $45 through a promo code.\nTo receive the promo code and for membership access to other exclusive events and perks\, sign up here on the Word Vancouver website!\nHosted by JJ Lee\, The Measure of a Man: The Story of a Father\, a Son\, and a Suit (Penguin Random House). Featuring authors Candie Tanaka\, Baby Drag Queen (Orca Books)\, David Ly\, Dream of Me as Water (Palimpsest Press)\, David Mura\, The Stories Whiteness Tells Itself: Racial Myths and Our American Narratives (University Of Minnesota Press)\, Emi Sasagawa\, Atomweight (Tidewater Press)\, Gillian Sze\, The Night is Deep and Wide (Penguin Random House)\, Hieu Pham-Fraser\, The Little Girl (‎FriesenPress)\, Jack Wang\, We Two Alone (House of Anansi)\, Simon Johnston\, House of Daughters (Earnshaw Books Ltd )\, Steffi Tad-y\, From the Shoreline (Gordon Hill Press)\, Tariq Malik\, Exit Wounds (Caitlin Press)\, Winnie L. Cheung\, Childhood Lost: Memoir of a Self-Taught Grandma Who Grew Up in a War-Torn Country.
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/wine-and-words-dimsum-with-the-authors/
LOCATION:Floata Resturant\, 180 Keefer Street\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6A 1X4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Meet & Greet
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