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  • September 2025

  • Sun 14
    September 14, 2025 | 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm

    Indigo Mayfair: Book Signing

    Chapters Indigo - Victoria 1212 Douglas St, Victoria, BC, Canada

    Visit Indigo Mayfair from 12PM - 3PM on September 14th for a signed copy of "Opheliac" by British Columbian author Emma Sloan (and your limited-time gift with purchase).

    Free
  • Mon 15
    September 15, 2025 | 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

    Women of the Fur Trade: An Evening with Playwright and Journalist Frances Koncan

    Vancouver Public Library, Central Branch 350 West Georgia St., Vancouver, BC, Canada

    Frances Koncan's play Women of the Fur Trade is about the Métis-led Red River Resistance against European colonisers. In eighteen hundred and something something, somewhere upon the banks of a Reddish River in Treaty One Territory, three very different women with a preference for twenty-first century slang sit in a fort sharing their views on […]

    Free
  • Wed 17
    September 17, 2025 | 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

    Encrypted: A Reading with Arleen Paré

    Upstart & Crow 1387 Railspur Alley Vancouver, BC V6H 3R7, Vancouver, BC, Canada

    Join us for an evening in celebration of Paré’s newest poetry collection on grief, family, and loneliness.

    Free
  • Fri 19
    September 19, 2025 | 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

    Reading by C. E. Gatchalian

    Summerland Library ORL Branch 9533 Main Street, Summerland, BC, Canada

    Double Melancholy: Art, Beauty, and the Making of a Brown Queer Man—a lyrical exploration of race, desire, and artistic identity shaped by literature, film, and family history. For those interested, at 4pm, Gatchalian will lead Writing the Unraveling Self, a workshop that invites participants to embrace emotional rawness and creative disruption through guided prompts and […]

  • Sat 20
    Featured September 20, 2025 | 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

    Poetry Bus! Celebrating the 29th Year of Poetry in Transit

    UBC Robson Square 800 Robson St, Vancouver, BC, Canada

    Join us to hear a selection of the featured 2025-26 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!

  • Sat 20
    September 20, 2025 | 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

    Poetry Bus: at Word Vancouver

    UBC Robson Square 800 Robson St, Vancouver, BC, Canada

    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 29th year, this beloved community-engagement project displays the work of ten BC poets on public transit vehicles throughout the province. Join us On Saturday, September 20 at UBC Robson […]

  • Sun 21
    September 21, 2025 | 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm

    The 41st Annual BC and Yukon Book Prizes Gala

    University Golf Club University Golf Club 5185 University Blvd., Vancouver, BC, Canada

    The 41st Annual BC and Yukon Book Prizes Gala will take place on Sunday, September 21, 2025 at 1:00 pm at the University Golf Club in Vancouver, British Columbia. Your ticket includes entry to our reception, awards ceremony, snacks, canapes, and a glass of bubbly. The venue is wheelchair accessible and free parking is available onsite. For […]

  • Tue 23
    September 23, 2025 | 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm

    An Evening with Holly Howe, author of Mouthwatering Sauerkraut

    Vinca's Kitchen Shop 5042 48 Ave, Delta, British Columbia, Canada

    Join us at Vinca's Kitchen for a special evening with Chef Holly Howe to celebrate the release of her new cookbook Mouthwatering Sauerkraut: Fermentation Made Easy! Tickets are $40.00 plus tax and come with a copy of the new cookbook. There are only 35 tickets available. Doors open at 6:00 pm and the event will […]

    $40.00
  • Tue 23
    September 23, 2025 | 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

    Author Talk: Daniel Kalla

    Richmond Public Library, Brighouse Branch 7700 Minoru Gate, Richmond, BC, Canada

    Join Richmond Public Library as they welcome back international best-selling author Daniel Kalla as he reads and answers your questions about his newly released novel, The Deepest Fake.

  • Tue 23
    September 23, 2025 | 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

    Booksmack! An evening of book reviews and laughter

    Okanagan Regional Library, Vernon branch 2800 30th Avenue, Vernon, BC, Canada

    Do you love to read? Our highly specialized team of wild and nerdy bibliophiles go head to head as they race against the clock to speed review their favourite books, podcasts and more! Booklists and laughter are included. Drop-in and free of charge.

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