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SUMMARY:Dear Friends &: A reading with Junie Désil\, Tawhida Tanya Evanson\, and Isabella Wang
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, September 7\, 2023\nDoors at 7 pm / Readings at 7:30 pm\nFree admission \nIn-person at Western Front + Virtual attendance by livestream \nDear Friends\, \nThe Capilano Review and Western Front are pleased to invite you to the next event in our monthly reading series\, Dear Friends &. Please join us at 7:30 pm on Thursday\, September 7th\, 2023 at Western Front for an evening of poetry by Junie Désil\, Tawhida Tanya Evanson\, and Isabella Wang. The evening will be hosted by Deanna Fong. \nThe event will celebrate the close of Tawhida Tanya Evanson’s week-long Vancouver residency. Come celebrate with us! \nAdmission is free\, but registration is required for in-person attendance. The event will also be available to virtual audiences by livestream. \nSpecial thanks to Western Front for collaborating with us on this programming and to the Kootenay School of Writing for its additional support. \nWe can’t wait to see you\, \nThe Capilano Review
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/dear-friends-a-reading-with-junie-desil-tawhida-tanya-evanson-and-isabella-wang/
LOCATION:The Western Front\, 303 East 8th Avenue\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V5T 1S1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Reading
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SUMMARY:Wild Prose Readings Presents: Troubled Towns and Waters with Curtis LeBlanc\, Michael Melgaard and Mike Sadava
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for an evening of small-town and watery crime literature! The evening will begin with an open mic at 7 – bring your writing to share! Featured readers will begin at 7:30 p.m.: Vancouver-based poet and novelist Curtis LeBlanc will read from his debut novel\, Sunsetter\, which is about crime and drugs at a small-town rodeo; Toronto-based\, island-raised author Michael Melgaard will read from his debut novel\, Not That Kind of Place\, which is about the aftermath of a murder in a small town on Vancouver Island; and local author Mike Sadava will read from his debut novel\, Troubled Waters\, which is about a potential earth-changing experiment gone horribly wrong and the international crime behind it. \nPlease bring cash for admission and authors’ books.
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/wild-prose-readings-presents-troubled-towns-and-waters-with-curtis-leblanc-michael-melgaard-and-mike-sadava/
LOCATION:Paul Phillips Hall\, 1923 Fernwood Road\, Victoria\, BC\, V8T 0A5\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Launch,Open Mic,Reading
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SUMMARY:The Effects of The Postmedia Effect :: Plus! Panel discussion @ SFU
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an informative and fascinating discussion at SFU’s Harbour Centre campus on Thursday July 27\, as Edge leads a panel discussion on topics surrounding Postmedia and its fall from grace\, Canadian media\, and democratic media policies and what they mean for the future. \nThursday July 27th\, 7:00pm\nTeck Gallery Lounge Room 1400 (Updated)– SFU Harbour Centre\n555 W Hastings St\, Vancouver \nStay tuned for an announcement on the panelists! \nIn this opinion piece for The Globe and Mail\, Edge writes “The hedge funds have unfortunately followed the “harvesting” strategy of cutting costs and selling off assets on the assumption that newspapers are dying. Publications which have instead invested in quality content and developed a loyal base of online subscribers\, however\, have found that there is still a solid business model for newspapers\, even in print. Time will soon grind further upon Postmedia\, and it should be allowed to decline. Federal subsidies work only to keep payments flowing to hedge funds\, with debatable returns for taxpayers.
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/the-effects-of-the-postmedia-effect-plus-panel-discussion-sfu/
LOCATION:SFU Harbour Centre\, 515 West Hastings Street\, Vancouver\, BC\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Reading
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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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SUMMARY:Words in the Burbs author reading
DESCRIPTION:We’re excited to be back with this fine line-up of writers. Join us Thursday\, June 29th at 7 pm for our free virtual event with readings by Taslim Jaffer\, Frances Peck\, Margie Taylor\, Farida Somjee\, and Kevin Chong.
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/words-in-the-burbs-author-reading/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Reading
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SUMMARY:Poetry Reading: Derek Beaulieau & Gary Geddes
DESCRIPTION:Two of Canada’s most prominent authors read in Vancouver June 21 \nPoets Corner Reading Series is beyond excited to welcome two of the most prolific and influential names in Canadian literature today: Derek Beaulieu and Gary Geddes. The show starts at 7:30pm PST\, June 21. Fans can attend in person at Fairleigh Dickinson University (842 Cambie Street)\, in Downtown Vancouver\, or online via Zoom. \nBeaulieu has authored twenty-six books of poetry\, conceptual fiction\, critical writing\, as well as over 200 chapbooks and 6 edited volumes. His work is consistently praised as some of the most radical and challenging in contemporary Canadian writing. Best known for his concrete or visual poems\, Beaulieu’s readings are often a fun mix of show and tell. A recent example is his description of a city upside down reflected in puddles. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-1Ob9NyIUA \nBeaulieu is also a major influence on emerging Canadian poets. Since 2018\, he’s been Director of Literary Arts at the prestigious Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity\, and has been recognized with nine teaching awards locally\, provincially\, and nationally for his contributions to university-level education. He was Calgary’s Poet Laureate from 2014 to 16\, and is currently Banff’s Poet Laureate from 2022 to 2024. \nGary Geddes has written and edited more than fifty books of poetry\, fiction\, drama\, non-fiction\, criticism\, translation and anthologies and been the recipient of a dozen national and international literary awards\, including the Commonwealth Poetry Prize (Americas Region)\, the Lt.-Governor’s Award for Literary Excellence and the Gabriela Mistral Prize from the Government of Chile. His most recent works are Medicine Unbundled\, The Resumption of Play\, The Ventriloquist: Poetic Narratives from the Womb of War\, and The Oysters I Bring to Banquets. He was writer-in-residence at Green College (UBC)\, University of Alberta\, University of Missouri-St. Louis\, and Distinguished Professor of Canadian Culture at Western Washington University in Bellingham. He lives on Thetis Island\, B.C. \nDerek Beaulieu and Gary Geddes are appearing courtesy of Poets Corner Reading Series\, a nonprofit society which has provided a platform for a diverse range of poets since 2010. Run largely by volunteers\, Poets Corner pays poets for reading\, whether in person or on its popular One Minute Poem series on YouTube. Attendees can also register for three-minute time slots at the popular open mic – a draw for both emerging and established poets every month. Attendance is by donation (suggested amount $5)\, with money going to Poets Corner’s Pay the Poets fund.
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/poetry-reading-derek-beaulieau-gary-geddes/
LOCATION:Fairleigh Dickinson University\, Vancouver BC\, 842 Cambie Street\, Vancouver\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Open Mic,Reading
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230528T093000
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SUMMARY:Family Storytime with Arts and Crafts
DESCRIPTION:Debut author E.G. Alaraj will join Kinder Books for a book launch/story time\, followed by an arts and crafts session led by Saskatchewan artist (and sister to E.G. Alaraj) Olivia Maney.
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/family-storytime-with-arts-and-crafts/
LOCATION:Kinder Books\, 810 Quayside Drive\, New Westminster\, BC\, V3M 6B9\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Launch,Reading
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230525T183000
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SUMMARY:Wild Prose Readings Presents: Earth-Shattering Prose
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an evening of earthquake-themed readings! First\, share YOUR work with us at the open mic. Then\, we’ll hear from Gregor Craigie\, reading from his nonfiction book about earthquakes\, On Borrowed Time; fiction author Jen Neale\, reading from her novel-in-progress about the Vancouver earthquake\, Frances Peck reading from her debut novel about the Vancouver earthquake\, The Broken Places\, and finally Eliza Robertson will read from her brand new true-crime book\, I Got a Name: The Murder of Krystal Senyk. We’ll end the evening with a Q&A with the authors.
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/wild-prose-readings-presents-earth-shattering-prose/
LOCATION:Paul Phillips Hall\, 1923 Fernwood Road\, Victoria\, BC\, V8T 0A5\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Open Mic,Panel,Reading
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230517T193000
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SUMMARY:Poetry Reading: Alice Major & Jordan Scott
DESCRIPTION:Poets Corner Reading Series welcomes Alice Major and Jordan Scott. Alice Major has published twelve collections of poetry\, two novels for young adults and an award-winning collection of essays about poetry and science. Jordan Scott is a poet and children’s author. His debut children’s book\, I Talk Like a River (illustrated by Sydney Smith)\, was a New York Times best Children’s Book of 2020. \nIn addition to readings by our featured poets\, Poets Corner welcomes audience members to register at the door for 3-minute Open Mic time slots.\nThis is a hybrid event.\nMay 17 | 7:30 pm PST\nFairleigh Dickinson University\, Vancouver\nOr on Zoom (register for link at poetscorner.ca)\nBy donation (Suggested $5. Money goes to featured poets)
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/poetry-reading-alice-major-jordan-scott/
LOCATION:BC
CATEGORIES:Open Mic,Reading
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SUMMARY:Helen Humphreys Discusses Rabbit Foot Bill and Saskatchewan’s LSD Mental Health Trials
DESCRIPTION:Author Helen Humphreys will be joining us virtually to discuss her book “Rabbit Foot Bill” and her interest in and research of Saskatchewan’s mid-twentieth century LSD mental health trials. She will also talk about her latest book about the writer’s life. \n“Rabbit Foot Bill” is one of NVDPL’s Book Club book selections. Find out when the next discussion is by clicking here\, then be sure to register for that book club. \nAbout the author:\nHelen Humphreys is the award-winning author of poetry\, fiction\, and non-fiction. Her latest book is the memoir\, And A Dog Called Fig\, published by HarperCollins. She lives and writes in Kingston\, Ontario. \nAbout the book:\n“Rabbit Foot Bill” by Helen Humphreys\nCanwood\, Saskatchewan\, 1947. Leonard Flint\, a lonely boy in a small farming town befriends the local tramp\, a man known as Rabbit Foot Bill. Bill doesn’t talk much\, but he allows Leonard to accompany him as he sets rabbit snares and to visit his small\, secluded dwelling. Being with Bill is everything to young Leonard–an escape from school\, bullies and a hard father. So his shock is absolute when he witnesses Bill commit a sudden violent act and loses him to prison. Fifteen years on\, as a newly graduated doctor of psychiatry\, Leonard arrives at the Weyburn Mental Hospital\, both excited and intimidated by the massive institution known for its experimental LSD trials. To Leonard’s great surprise\, at the Weyburn he is reunited with Bill and soon becomes fixated on discovering what happened on that fateful day in 1947. Based on a true story. \nRegistration required. Register online or call 604-987-4471\, ext. 8175.
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/helen-humphreys-discusses-rabbit-foot-bill-and-saskatchewans-lsd-mental-health-trials/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Reading
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ORGANIZER;CN="North Vancouver District Public Library":MAILTO:info@nvdpl.ca
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DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230427T203000
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SUMMARY:READINGS & BOOK LAUNCH: The Joy of Poetry
DESCRIPTION:A reading of local poets in honour of National Poetry Month\, held in Kelowna\, BC. at Third Space Coffeehouse. This is a combination reading\, book launch and open mic. All are welcome.
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/readings-book-launch-the-joy-of-poetry/
LOCATION:BC
CATEGORIES:Launch,Open Mic
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DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230423T160000
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SUMMARY:READING: Read Local: Author’s Open House
DESCRIPTION:On Sunday\, April 23 at 2pm\, join the Friends of the White Rock Library in celebrating local literature for the Read Local: Author’s Open House. This entertaining afternoon program features five local authors reading from their latest works. Read Local is a wonderful opportunity for avid readers and aspiring writers to connect with local literary talent and hear their unique perspectives on their craft. This years authors are: Alison Acheson (Dance Me to the End)\, Taslim Burkowicz (Ruby Red Skies)\, Joseph Dandurand (The East Side of It All)\, George Garrett (George Garrett – Intrepid Reporter)\, and Simon Choa-Johnston (House of Daughters). \nAttendees will be able to purchase books directly from the featured authors. Refreshments will be available\, along with door prizes. \nContact Betty McDougall\, Friends of the White Rock Library\, with any inquiries at fowrl.member@gmail.com
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/reading-read-local-authors-open-house/
LOCATION:White Rock Library\, 15342 Buena Vista Avenue\, White Rock\, BC\, V4B 1Y6\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Reading
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DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230422T210000
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SUMMARY:Reading: TOLU OLORUNTOBA
DESCRIPTION:Tolu Oloruntoba was born and practiced medicine in Nigeria before migrating to Canada. He is no stranger to the experience of conflict and human fragility as well as the experience of displacement and resultant isolation — themes in his poetry. Oloruntoba’s debut collection The Junta of Happenstance won the 2021 Governor General’s Award and the prestigious 2022 Griffin Poetry Prize. His latest book\, Each One a Furnace (2022)\, uses the imagery of migratory finches to express restlessness\, immigration\, and the othering that are prevalent globally. Oloruntoba currently resides in the traditional territory of the Semiahmoo\, Katzie\, and Kwantlen Nations.
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/tolu-oloruntoba/
LOCATION:Sunshine Coast Arts Council\, 5714 Medusa St.\, Sechelt\, BC\, V0N 3A3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Reading
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DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230419T210000
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SUMMARY:Panel: Speaking the Unspeakable: Black Migration\, Living Transformations
DESCRIPTION:On Wednesday\, April 19th at 7pm\, join Massy Arts Society\, Massy Books and the Beaumont Studios for Speaking the Unspeakable: Black Migration\, Living Transformations\, an evening of conversation in celebration of Suzette Mayr’s new award-winning book The Sleeping Car Porter. \nA thrilling\, visceral novel that explores labour\, desire and memory\, The Sleeping Car Porter highlights an often overlooked part of the past through the perspective of a queer Black man. In conversation with Wayde Compton\, author of The Blue Road\, the two will speak on the topic of unspeakable histories – unspeakable in how racism in the razing of Hogan’s Alley is guised under “urban renewal” and in the ways Black queerness is untold and hidden from our past. This illuminating evening\, moderated by poet and spoken word artist\, Brandon Wint with a musical opening by Khari Wendell McClelland\, invites us to consider invisibility/visibility and to re-examine what has been forgotten. \nThis project has been made possible by the Government of Canada. Ce projet a été rendu possible grâce au gouvernement du Canada. \nHeader Image Credit: Library and Archives Canada (PA-212572). From left to right: Shirley Jackson\, Pete Stevens\, Harry Gairey and Jimmy Downes. \nTickets \nTickets for this event are $15. There are also tickets at $10 available for Indigenous\, Black\, queer\, disabled and community members with intersections that typically exclude them from accessing literary events.
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/speaking-the-unspeakable-black-migration-living-transformations/
LOCATION:Beaumont Studios\, 316 & 326 W. 5th Ave.\, Vancouver\, BC\, V5Y 3P1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Launch,Reading
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230404T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230404T193000
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SUMMARY:READING: Remnants: Reveries of a Mountain Dweller
DESCRIPTION:Join Natalie Virginia Lang as she reads from Remnants: Reveries of a Mountain Dweller as part of the Vancouver Public Library’s ongoing Writer’s Showcase Series. Natalie will be joined by two other authors. \nAfter the reading\, there will be a Q&A and an opportunity to meet Lang and purchase books for cash. More information can be found by emailing info@vpl.ca or calling 604.331.3603
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/reading-remnants-reveries-of-a-mountain-dweller/
LOCATION:Vancouver Public Library\, Central Branch\, 350 West Georgia St.\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6B 6B1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Reading
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230330T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230330T220000
DTSTAMP:20260423T032450
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SUMMARY:Community Salon Reading Series: West-Coast Lit with Cedar Bowers\, Margot Fedoruk & Andrea Routley
DESCRIPTION:Victoria’s only prose reading series presents West-Coast Literature in March! Cedar Bowers will read from her BC and Yukon Book Prizes shortlisted and Giller long-listed debut novel Astra\, Margot Fedoruk will read from her debut memoir about life as a sea urchin-diver’s wife on Gabriola Island\, Cooking Tips for Desperate Fishwives: An Island Memoir\, and Andrea Routley will read from her book of five novellas that feature queer women in the rugged West Coast\, This Unlikely Soil.
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/community-salon-reading-series-west-coast-lit-with-cedar-bowers-margot-fedoruk-andrea-routley/
LOCATION:Community Salon\, 1129 Meares Street\, Victoria\, 1129 Meares Street\, Victoria\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Reading
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230330T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230330T203000
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SUMMARY:Reading: Cedar Bowers\, Margaret Fedoruck\, Andrea Routley
DESCRIPTION:Astra\, by Cedar Bowers\nCooking Tips for Desperate Fishwives\, by Margot Fedoruk\nThis Unlikely Soil\, by Andrea Routley\nWe’ll have books for sale at the event.\nPlease bring cash.
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/reading-cedar-bowers-margaret-fedoruck-andrea-routley/
LOCATION:Community Salon\, 1129 Meares Street\, Victoria\, 1129 Meares Street\, Victoria\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Reading
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230328T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230328T200000
DTSTAMP:20260423T032450
CREATED:20230327T204214Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230327T204214Z
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SUMMARY:READINGS: Regional Spotlight: Clayoquot Writers Group
DESCRIPTION:The Regional Spotlight series highlights groups and organisations from across British Columbia. This event features readings from David Floody\, Heather Hendry\, Helen Mavoa\, and Joanna Streetly\, with FBCW host Meaghan Hackinen. \nReaders and writers from across the province and beyond are welcome to this showcase celebrating the talent of the Clayoquot Writers Group.
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/readings-regional-spotlight-clayoquot-writers-group/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Panel,Reading
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ORGANIZER;CN="Federation of BC Writers":MAILTO:rachel@bcwriters.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230325T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230325T210000
DTSTAMP:20260423T032450
CREATED:20230213T200557Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230222T215532Z
UID:15381-1679770800-1679778000@www.readlocalbc.ca
SUMMARY:Reading: SAM WIEBE
DESCRIPTION:“The best crime writer in Canada” – Charles Demers   \nTerse dialogue reminiscent of Raymond Chandler\, complex characters and a very real Vancouver characterize Wiebe’s writing. His first crime novel\, the standalone Last of the Independents\, won both the Kobo Emerging Writer and the Arthur Ellis Awards. He has been shortlisted for the Edgar\, Hammett\, Shamus\, and City of Vancouver book prizes and was a former Vancouver Public Library Writer in Residence. \nDave Wakeland is the protagonist of the Wakeland detective series\, “one of the most authentic and acclaimed detective series in Canada.” – Crime Writers of Canada   \nWiebe will be reading from Sunset and Jericho the fourth in his Wakeland series.  \n“The Wakeland novels are an incredible combination of social commentary and just the best of the crime genre.” – Charles Demers
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/sam-wiebe/
LOCATION:Sunshine Coast Arts Council\, 5714 Medusa St.\, Sechelt\, BC\, V0N 3A3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Reading
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230319T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230319T200000
DTSTAMP:20260423T032450
CREATED:20230222T211814Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230222T211814Z
UID:15566-1679248800-1679256000@www.readlocalbc.ca
SUMMARY:LAUNCH: How Your Heart Grows with Catherine Hernandez\, Hari Alluri\, Kimmortal
DESCRIPTION:On Sunday\, March 19 at 6pm\, join Massy Arts Society\, Massy Books and The Lido for a magical night of togetherness in How Your Heart Grows. Celebrating chosen family in the diaspora\, including our queer kin\, this evening will feature award winning author of Scarborough and finalist for Canada Reads 2022\, Catherine Hernandez\, who will read from her new book The Story of Us. \nA captivating narrative of sisterhood\, community\, hope and belonging\, The Story of Us paints a tender portrait of the resilience of migrant women. In conversation with Hari Alluri\, poet and author of Our Echo of Sudden Mercy\, the two discuss ideas around diasporic identities\, home and kinship. This remarkable event will also offer a musical opening by Kimmortal. We invite you for an evening to find the joy of finding love in unlikely places. \nThis project has been made possible by the Government of Canada. Ce projet a été rendu possible grâce au gouvernement du Canada. \nTickets \nTickets for this event are $15\, or $10 available for Indigenous\, Black\, queer\, disabled and community members with intersections that typically exclude them from accessing literary events. \nVenue & Accessibility \nThe event will be hosted at The Lido at 518 E Broadway in Vancouver. \nRegistration is on a sliding scale and required for entrance. The space is wheelchair accessible and has gender-neutral washrooms on-site. Please refrain from wearing scents or heavy perfumes. \nCovid Protocols: Masks keep our community safe and are mandatory (N95 masks are recommended as they offer the best protection). We ask if you are showing symptoms\, that you stay home. Thank you kindly.
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/launch-how-your-heart-grows-with-catherine-hernandez-hari-alluri-kimmortal/
LOCATION:The Lido\, 518 East Broadway\, Vancouver\, BC\, V5T 1X5\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Launch,Reading
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230319T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230319T193000
DTSTAMP:20260423T032450
CREATED:20230209T212715Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230222T215456Z
UID:15287-1679248800-1679254200@www.readlocalbc.ca
SUMMARY:Book Launch: How Your Heart Grows with Catherine Hernandez + Hari Alluri + Kimmortal
DESCRIPTION:On Sunday\, March 19 at 6pm\, join Massy Arts Society\, Massy Books and The Lido for a magical night of togetherness in How Your Heart Grows. Celebrating chosen family in the diaspora\, including our queer kin\, this evening will feature award winning author of Scarborough and finalist for Canada Reads 2022\, Catherine Hernandez\, who will read from her new book The Story of Us. \nA captivating narrative of sisterhood\, community\, hope and belonging\, The Story of Us paints a tender portrait of the resilience of migrant women. In conversation with Hari Alluri\, poet and author of Our Echo of Sudden Mercy\, the two discuss ideas around diasporic identities\, home and kinship. This remarkable event will also offer a musical opening by Kimmortal. We invite you for an evening to find the joy of finding love in unlikely places. \nThis project has been made possible by the Government of Canada. Ce projet a été rendu possible grâce au gouvernement du Canada. \nTickets \nTickets for this event are $15\, or $10 available for Indigenous\, Black\, queer\, disabled and community members with intersections that typically exclude them from accessing literary events. \nVenue & Accessibility \nThe event will be hosted at The Lido at 518 E Broadway in Vancouver. \nRegistration is on a sliding scale and required for entrance. The space is wheelchair accessible and has gender-neutral washrooms on-site. Please refrain from wearing scents or heavy perfumes. \nCovid Protocols: Masks keep our community safe and are mandatory (N95 masks are recommended as they offer the best protection). We ask if you are showing symptoms\, that you stay home. Thank you kindly. \nFeaturing Author \nCatherine Hernandez (she/her) is an award-winning author and screenwriter. She is a proud queer woman who is of Filipino\, Spanish\, Chinese and Indian descent and married into the Navajo Nation. Her first novel\, Scarborough\, won the Jim Wong-Chu Award for the unpublished manuscript; was a finalist for several awards including Canada Reads 2022. She wrote the screenplay for the film adaptation of Scarborough\, which was nominated for 11 Canadian Screen Awards and won 8 including Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay. Her second novel\, Crosshairs\, was shortlisted for the Toronto Book Award and made the CBC’s Best Canadian Fiction\, NOW Magazine’s 10 Best Books\, Indigo Best Book\, and NBC 20 Best LGBTQ Books list of 2020. Her third novel\, The Story of Us\, was published this year by HarperCollins Canada. She is currently working on a few television projects and her fourth novel.
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/how-your-heart-grows-with-catherine-hernandez-hari-alluri-kimmortal/
LOCATION:Massy Books\, 229 E. Georgia St.\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6A 1Z6\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Reading
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230317T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230317T210000
DTSTAMP:20260423T032450
CREATED:20230302T222831Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230302T222831Z
UID:15761-1679079600-1679086800@www.readlocalbc.ca
SUMMARY:Caitlin Press Book Launch & Readings: Susan Braley\, Judy LeBlanc\, Andrea Routley
DESCRIPTION:Judy LeBlanc will be launching her debut novel The Broken Heart of Winter and reading alongside Andrea Routley and Susan Braley. All three writers are published by Caitlin Press. \nSusan Braley will be reading from her recently released collection of poetry Tilling the Darkness and Andrea Routley will be reading from her novella collection This Unlikely Soil published in Fall 2022. \nFor more information on these books and their writers visit the Caitlin Press website. \nThis event will be held at the Fanny Bay Hall\, 7793 Island Highway\, between Qualicum and Courtenay. Donations at the door.
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/caitlin-press-book-launch-readings-susan-braley-judy-leblanc-andrea-routley/
LOCATION:Fanny Bay Hall\, Fanny Bay
CATEGORIES:Launch,Meet & Greet,Reading
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230317T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230317T210000
DTSTAMP:20260423T032450
CREATED:20230202T194831Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230202T194831Z
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SUMMARY:Book Launch: The Broken Heart of Winter
DESCRIPTION:📚\nThe Broken Heart of Winter by Judy LeBlanc is available to pre-order from Indigo\, caitlin-press.com\, and your local independent bookstore.\n📚\nIn award-winning writer Judy LeBlanc’s debut novel\, three women are linked by generations of hardship\, displacement\, and the mystery of an eighteenth-century French musket that has been passed down through the LeBlanc family since the time of the Acadian expulsion. A riveting and heart-wrenching look at the effects of cultural trauma on Canada’s Acadian community\, The Broken Heart of Winter takes readers on a riveting ride from modern-day Canada to a 19th-century Maritime island to untangle a family’s web of secrets and lies.\n📚\n“If you are Acadian\, Mi’kmaq\, or a Vietnamese baker working the night shift in Victoria\, BC\, what does survival—physical\, familial\, cultural and financial—look and sound and feel like? This powerful\, beautifully written novel explores the grim historical realities of Acadian expulsion and exile as well as the glorious small and large-scale triumphs of survival in the 1830s and modern-day Canada. A timely and necessary contribution to understanding and empathy for this planet’s perennial population of refugees\, the exiled\, those who perished and those who survived.”\n—Caroline Woodward\, author of Alaska Highway Two-Step\n📚\nLeBlanc will launch her book in Fanny Bay with fellow Caitlin Press authors Andrea Routley (This Unlikely Soil) and Susan Braley (Tilling the Darkness).
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/book-launch-the-broken-heart-of-winter/
LOCATION:Fanny Bay Hall\, Fanny Bay
CATEGORIES:Launch,Meet & Greet,Reading
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230317T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230317T203000
DTSTAMP:20260423T032450
CREATED:20230222T211512Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230222T211512Z
UID:15504-1679077800-1679085000@www.readlocalbc.ca
SUMMARY:Fat Oyster Reading Series at the Fabulous Fanny Bay Hall
DESCRIPTION:Join author Judy LeBlanc as she launches her debut novel\, The Broken Heart of Winter\, with fellow Caitlin Press authors Susan Braley (Tilling the Darkness) and Andrea Routley (This Unlikely Soil). Admission by donation. \nLocation: Fanny Bay Hall\, 7793 Island Highway
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/fat-oyster-reading-series-at-the-fabulous-fanny-bay-hall/
LOCATION:BC
CATEGORIES:Launch,Reading
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230316T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230316T200000
DTSTAMP:20260423T032450
CREATED:20230222T211408Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230222T211419Z
UID:15563-1678989600-1678996800@www.readlocalbc.ca
SUMMARY:READING: Mercy Gene: The Man-Made Making of a Mad Woman
DESCRIPTION:On Thursday\, March 16 at 6pm\, join Massy Arts Society\, Massy Books and Goose Lane Editions for the launch of JD Derbyshire’s debut novel Mercy Gene: The Man-Made Making of a Mad Woman\, alongside guest readers Adrienne Wong\, Cecily Nicholson and Zsuzsi Gartner. \nTraversing genres\, memories and time\, Mercy Gene is a stunning\, honest and humorous examination of queerness\, trauma and mental health. Featuring guest readers Adrienne Wong\, Cecily Nicholson and Zsuzsi Gartner\, this evening is an invitation towards healing\, forgiveness and acceptance. \nThis project has been made possible by the Government of Canada. Ce projet a été rendu possible grâce au gouvernement du Canada.
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/reading-mercy-gene-the-man-made-making-of-a-mad-woman/
LOCATION:Massy Arts\, 23 East Pender\, Vancouver\, B.C.\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Launch,Reading
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230315T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230315T200000
DTSTAMP:20260423T032450
CREATED:20230222T211257Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230222T211257Z
UID:15497-1678906800-1678910400@www.readlocalbc.ca
SUMMARY:READING: An Evening with Tara MacLean
DESCRIPTION:Singer/songwriter Tara MacLean has had an extraordinary musical career. From being discovered singing on a BC ferry to touring with Dido\, Tom Cochrane and Lilith Fair\, her solo albums and those with the band Shaye have touched legions of fans. But she hasn’t\, until now\, disclosed the details of how the power of song saved her from a childhood filled with danger. Come out and hear her story as she introduces her new memoir\, Song of the Sparrow\, with both readings and songs. It’s going to be an evening of beautiful things!
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/reading-an-evening-with-tara-maclean/
LOCATION:Bolen Books\, #111-1644 Hillside Ave.\, Victoria\, BC\, V8T 2C5\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Launch,Meet & Greet,Reading
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ORGANIZER;CN="Bolen Books":MAILTO:heidi@bolen.bc.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230314T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230314T210000
DTSTAMP:20260423T032450
CREATED:20230302T221719Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230307T213233Z
UID:15836-1678820400-1678827600@www.readlocalbc.ca
SUMMARY:Book Launch: Don Gayton & Meaghan Hackinen
DESCRIPTION:Come celebrate ecology and travel writing! \nJoin well-known regional writers Don Gayton and Meaghan Hackinen for a Summerland book launch\, presented in partnership with the Ryga Arts Festival. Gayton explores diverse aspects of Okanagan ecology and culture in The Sky and the Patio (New Star Books). Hackinen recounts an epic bicycle trip in South Away (NeWest Press)\, pedalling from Terrace\, BC down to (almost) the tip of Mexico’s Baja Peninsula. Both Gayton and Hackinen have received awards for their writing. \nThe launch takes place at the Ryga Arts Centre\, Tuesday\, March 14\, beginning at 7:00 pm. Come and meet two engaging and talented writers! \nAdmission is free and the public is welcome. Books will be available for purchase\, and refreshments will be served.
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/book-launch-don-gayton-meaghan-hackinen/
LOCATION:Ryga Arts & Cultural Centre\, 9525 Wharton Street\, Summerland\, British Columbia\, V0H 1Z0\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Launch,Reading
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ORGANIZER;CN="Ryga Arts Festival":MAILTO:gm@rygafest.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230313T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230313T200000
DTSTAMP:20260423T032450
CREATED:20230222T210859Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230222T215245Z
UID:15559-1678730400-1678737600@www.readlocalbc.ca
SUMMARY:Panel: Caller ID: Poetry That Calls Back
DESCRIPTION:On Monday\, March 13 at 6pm\, join Massy Arts Society\, Massy Books and a directory of authors in Caller ID: Poetry That Calls Back—featuring David Bradford\, Hari Alluri and River Halen. \nCrossing essays\, poems and journal entries\, these three collections are deeply personal\, tender explorations of inheritance\, grief\, joy and loss through encounters in the everyday. Hosted by author\, Danielle LaFrance\, this evening calls us to consider the ability of language to create new ways of being. Consider these works voicemails to your future selves. \nThis project has been made possible by the Government of Canada. Ce projet a été rendu possible grâce au gouvernement du Canada.
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/caller-id-poetry-that-calls-back/
LOCATION:Massy Arts\, 23 East Pender\, Vancouver\, B.C.\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Launch,Reading
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230312T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230312T170000
DTSTAMP:20260423T032450
CREATED:20230222T210657Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230222T210657Z
UID:15556-1678633200-1678640400@www.readlocalbc.ca
SUMMARY:Dead Poets Reading Series
DESCRIPTION:On Sunday\, March 12th at 3pm\, join Massy Arts Society\, Massy Books and four fantastic readers for a bi-monthly literary seance: Dead Poets Reading Series. \nReaders act as a medium\, inviting us to time travel by reading a selection of work by their favourite dead poet. Previously held in North Vancouver and the Vancouver Public Library\, Massy Arts Society offers a new home for this longstanding series since it first kicked off in 2007. \nThis month: \n• Mark Aguhar (1987 – 2012) read by Laura Fukumoto \n• Robin Blaser (1925 – 2009) read by Stephen Collis \n• Lee Maracle\, OC (1950 – 2021) read by Joanne Arnott \n• Edward Taylor Fletcher (1817 – 1897) read by James Gifford \nRegister \nVenue & Accessibility \nThe event will be hosted at the Massy Arts Gallery\, at 23 East Pender Street in Chinatown\, Vancouver. \nRegistration is free\, open to all and required for entrance. The gallery is wheelchair accessible and a gender-neutral washroom is on-site. Please refrain from wearing scents or heavy perfumes. \nFor more on accessibility including parking\, seating\, venue measurements and floor plan\, and how to request ASL interpretation please visit: massyarts.com/accessibility \nCovid Protocols: Masks keep our community safe and are mandatory (N95 masks are recommended as they offer the best protection). We ask if you are showing symptoms\, that you stay home. Thank you kindly.
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/dead-poets-reading-series/
LOCATION:Massy Arts\, 23 East Pender\, Vancouver\, B.C.\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Launch,Reading
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230311T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230311T210000
DTSTAMP:20260423T032450
CREATED:20230222T210616Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230222T215145Z
UID:15430-1678563000-1678568400@www.readlocalbc.ca
SUMMARY:Interview: Eleanor Catton in Conversation with Bill Richardson
DESCRIPTION:Eleanor Catton makes a highly anticipated return to the Vancouver Writers Fest with her first novel since The Luminaries was published a decade ago; the mysterious\, intricately structured tale sold 1.5 million copies worldwide\, and made her the youngest ever winner of the Booker Prize. Now\, Catton plunges readers into the world of a gripping new page-turner. Probe the urgent political issues of our times at this Vancouver Writers Fest Special Event\, featuring a literary thriller that Stephen King has called “as good as it gets.” \nBirnam Wood is a fast-paced\, character-driven\, psychologically penetrating work of climate fiction that explores the tense encounter between Birnam Wood—an internally conflicted guerrilla gardening collective\, whose members plant crops on land they don’t own—and an American billionaire who intends to use his newly purchased plot of New Zealand farmland to build an apocalypse bunker. With a title inspired by Macbeth\, Birnam Wood aims Shakespearean wit and drama at our various contemporary crises. \nCome and discover the book that the Globe and Mail\, The Guardian\, Maclean’s\, Vogue\, Kirkus Reviews and more have named one of the most anticipated of 2023. Catton joins award-winning author and esteemed moderator Bill Richardson on Saturday\, March 11 for an incisive conversation about greed\, power\, and reckoning with our global existential threat. \nBooks will be for sale at the event courtesy of Upstart & Crow.
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/eleanor-catton-in-conversation-with-bill-richardson/
LOCATION:Norman & Annette Rothstein Theatre\, 950 W 41st Ave\, Vancouver\, BC\, V5Z 2N7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Festival,Reading
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ORGANIZER;CN="Vancouver Writers Fest":MAILTO:info@writersfest.bc.ca
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