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 […]
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. Readers 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 […]
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. Crossing essays, poems and journal entries, these three collections are deeply personal, tender explorations of inheritance, grief, joy and loss through encounters in the […]
Come celebrate ecology and travel writing! Join 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 […]
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 […]
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. Traversing genres, memories and time, Mercy Gene is a stunning, honest and […]
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. Location: Fanny Bay Hall, 7793 Island Highway
📚 The Broken Heart of Winter by Judy LeBlanc is available to pre-order from Indigo, caitlin-press.com, and your local independent bookstore. 📚 In 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 […]
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. Susan 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 […]
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.