Skip to the content
Bluesky link: opens in new tab Instagram link: opens in new tab Facebook link: opens in new tab
Read Local BCRead Local BC
Celebrating the depth and diversity of BC publishing
  • Home
  • About
  • BC Bestsellers
  • Articles
    • Featured
    • Interviews
    • Top Picks
    • News Bites
  • Resources
    • BC Book Day
    • BC Independent Publishers
    • BC Independent Bookstores
    • BC Literary Festivals & Reading Series
    • Books for Schools
    • eBookshelf
    • Poetry in Transit
  • Events
    • Events Calendar
    • Submit an Event
  • Contact Us
    • Submit a Pitch
    • Request Promotional Materials
    • Sign Up for Our Newsletters
  • Home
  • About
  • BC Bestsellers
  • Articles
    • Featured
    • Interviews
    • Top Picks
    • News Bites
  • Resources
    • BC Book Day
    • BC Independent Publishers
    • BC Independent Bookstores
    • BC Literary Festivals & Reading Series
    • Books for Schools
    • eBookshelf
    • Poetry in Transit
  • Events
    • Events Calendar
    • Submit an Event
  • Contact Us
    • Submit a Pitch
    • Request Promotional Materials
    • Sign Up for Our Newsletters
10 events found.

Events Search and Views Navigation

Event Views Navigation

  • List
  • Month
  • Day
Today
  • September 2023

  • Tue 26
    September 26, 2023 | 6:30 pm

    Foraging and Feasting in the Pacific Northwest: Lori Snyder and Robin Kort

    On Thursday, September 28th at 6pm join Massy Arts, Massy Books and TouchWood Editions for the launch of The Coastal Forager’s Cookbook by Chef Robin Kort. Learn how to connect with the flora and fauna in and around Vancouver through an inspired conversation between chef-author Robin Kort and herbalist Lori Snyder. This project has been […]

  • Wed 27
    September 27, 2023 | 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

    Launch of Hologram: an Homage to P.K. Page

    Munro's Books 1108 Government Street, Victoria, BC, Canada

    Join Munro’s Books for the launch of Hologram: an Homage to P.K. Page Editors Yvonne Blomer and D.C. Reid will host an evening of poetry with local poets John Barton, Stephen T. Berg, Barbara Black, Wendy Donawa, Beth Kope, Dan MacIsaac, Lynne Mustard, Barbara Pelman, Pamela Porter, and Cynthia Woodman Kerkham in a poetic tribute […]

    Free
  • October 2023

  • Sun 1
    October 1, 2023 | 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm

    Empty Spaces by Jordan Abel

    On Sunday, October 1st at 2pm, join Massy Arts, Massy Books and McLelland & Stewart for the launch of Jordan Abel’s Empty Spaces. Empty Spaces is a bold and profound new vision of history that decenters human perception and forgoes Westernized ways of seeing. Jordan will be joined by moderator and author Mercedes Eng. Venue […]

  • Mon 2
    October 2, 2023 | 6:00 pm

    Take the Compass by Maureen Hynes with guest poet Kim Trainor

    On Monday, October 2nd at 6pm, join Massy Arts, Massy Books, McGill-Queen’s University Press and Goose Lane Editions in welcoming Maureen Hynes with guest Kim Trainor. Hynes' Take the Compass and Trainor's A thin fire runs through me travel in time through the troubled present and into our perilous collective futures, interrogating existence, courage, and […]

  • Tue 3
    October 3, 2023 | 6:00 pm

    Under the Table – Poetry Open Mic Series featuring Erin Kirsh

    On Tuesday, October 3rd, at 6pm PDT, join Massy Arts Society and a collective of brilliant poet organizers for Under The Table Open Mic Series, featuring Erin Kirsh. Doors and sign-up at 5:45, show starts at 6 (we run on crip time with the understanding that bodies and brains aren’t always on schedule) We invite […]

  • Tue 3
    October 3, 2023 | 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

    Book Launch: Freddie by Grant Hayter-Menzies • Victoria, BC

    Bolen Books #111-1644 Hillside Ave., Victoria, BC, Canada

    Join local author Grant Hayter-Menzies as he presents Freddie: The Rescue Dog Who Rescued Me, a book for anyone who has ever loved and lost an animal. Freddie is the moving memoir of a writer—a biographer of historical animals—whose life was forever changed when a rescue dog came into his life. Tracing their journey from […]

    Free
  • Wed 4
    October 4, 2023 | 6:00 pm

    When My Ghost Sings by Tara Sidhoo Fraser

    On Wed. October 4th at 6pm, join Massy Arts, Massy Books and Arsenal Pulp Press for the launch of Tara Sidhoo Fraser's When My Ghost Sings: A Memoir of Stroke, Recovery, and Transformation. Come and absorb Tara Sidhoo Fraser's lucid exploration of amnesia, selfhood, and who is left behind when the past is obliterated. Tara […]

  • Thu 5
    October 5, 2023 | 6:00 pm

    Furniture Music by Gail Scott with guest Cecily Nicholson

    On Thursday, October 5th at 6pm, join Massy Arts, Massy Books and Wave Books for the Vancouver launch of Furniture Music by Gail Scott. Gail will be joined by HARROWINGS author Cecily Nicholson. This project has been made possible by the Government of Canada. Ce projet a été rendu possible grâce au gouvernement du Canada. […]

  • Fri 6
    October 6, 2023 | 6:00 pm

    Becoming a Matriarch by Helen Knott with Jónína Kirton

    RELAUNCHED WITH NEW DATE: On Friday, October 6th at 6:00pm, join Massy Arts Society, Massy Books, the Museum of Vancouver, and Knopf Canada for the launch of Helen Knott’s Becoming a Matriarch with host Jónína Kirton. “Becoming a Matriarch is a feast of remarkable, colourful, deep and profoundly raw storytelling. Helen Knott is one of […]

  • Sat 7
    October 7, 2023 | 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

    Daddy Lessons by Steacy Easton with host Andrea Warner

    On Saturday, October 7th at 6pm, join Massy Arts, Massy Books and Coach House Books for the Vancouver launch of Daddy Lessons by Steacy Easton with host Andrea Warner. Part memoir, part literary study, part formalist exercise in excitement, Daddy Lessons is a transgressive text of pleasure, bodies, the Lord, and the West. Venue & […]

  • Previous Events
  • Today
  • Next Events
Submit an event from your local BC book scene
  • Google Calendar
  • iCalendar
  • Outlook 365
  • Outlook Live
  • Export .ics file
  • Export Outlook .ics file

Sign up for updates

Get our Newsletter

With Thanks

We acknowledge the support of the Government of Canada through the Canada Book Fund for this project.

Canadian Heritage Canada Council for the Arts Creative BC City of Vancouver

Privacy Policy | Cookie Policy | Consent Preferences

© 2025 Read Local BC

To the top ↑ Up ↑