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  • May 2026

  • Tue 5

    Pretendianism

    May 5 | 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
    VANCOUVER PUBLIC LIBRARY – CENTRAL LIBRARY

    Esteemed novelist Joseph Boyden, acclaimed film director Michelle Latimer and former University of Saskatchewan professor Carrie Bourassa have all made front-page news in recent years for the same reason: each […]

    Free
  • Tue 5

    Al and Eurithe Purdy Poetry Prize: Celebrating 2026 winner Tom Wayman

    May 5 | 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
    People's Co-op Bookstore 1391 Commercial, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

    Join us in celebrating Tom Wayman, the winner of the 2026 Al and Eurithe Purdy Poetry Prize, at the People's Co-op Bookstore on Tuesday, May 5th at 7 pm. Tom […]

    Free
  • Sat 16

    Book Signing: The Heart of Japan

    May 16 | 11:30 am - 3:30 pm

    Meet New Westminster author Lesley Hebert at an author book signing for her unique travel memoir The Heart of Japan.

  • Tue 19

    The Flash of Fireflies: Writing the Short Story

    May 19 | 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
    VANCOUVER PUBLIC LIBRARY – CENTRAL LIBRARY

    Celebrate short story month with four talented fiction writers, Alix Ohlin, Andrea Routley, Jacquelyn Zong-Li Ross, and Shashi Bhat, in conversation with local author Jen Currin about the art and […]

    Free
  • Sun 24

    Book Signing with Dora Dueck

    May 24 | 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
    Black Bond Books - Ladner 5251 Ladner Trunk Road, Ladner, BC, Canada

    Meet-and-greet with award-winning writer Dora Dueck, signing her 6th book, Like a River Divides the Earth

    Free
  • Tue 26

    Cee Peal: Indigenous Storyteller in Residence Finale

    May 26 | 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
    Vancouver Public Library, Central Branch 350 West Georgia St., Vancouver, BC, Canada

    Join us for an evening of discussion about theatre and idea generation in celebration of Cee Peal and his thought-provoking time as the 2026 Indigenous Storyteller in Residence. Cee Peal […]

    Free
  • Fri 29

    Book launch: The Art of Looking Back by Theresa Kishkan

    May 29 | 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
    Sechelt Public Library 5797 Cowrie St, Sechelt, BC, Canada

    Join Theresa Kishkan for the release of her memoir, The Art of Looking Back: A Painter, an Obsession, and Reclaiming the Gaze. Theresa examines her youth and her role as […]

    Free
  • Sun 31

    Book Signing: The Heart of Japan

    May 31 | 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
    Indigo Robson 1033 Robson Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada

    Meet Lower Mainland author Lesley Hebert, who will be signing copies of her unique travel memoir The Heart of Japan

  • Sun 31

    Spaal’ : Library Book Launch with Patrick Aleck Jr.

    May 31 | 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
    Vancouver Island Regional Library, Nanaimo Harbourfront Branch 90 Commercial Street, Nanaimo, BC, Canada

    Join Patrick Aleck Jr. for the launch of his debut children’s book, Spaal’: A Raven with Different Wings. This event will feature drumming and a reading of Spaal’ by Patrick, […]

    Free
  • June 2026

  • Wed 3

    NVDPL Illustrator Visit: Vivian Truong

    June 3 | 9:15 am - 10:15 am
    Online

    Join us in virtually-welcoming our special illustrator guest, Vivian Truong! Vivian Truong is a British-born Chinese comic artist. Her works include the bestselling middle grade series: City of Dragons: The […]

    Free
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