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  • March 2024

  • Tue 19
    March 19, 2024 | 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

    Mysterious Book Launch: Susan Juby, Kate Hilton, and Elizabeth Renzetti

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

    Join Munro’s Books in celebrating the launch of two new mysteries: A Meditation on Murder by Susan Juby and Bury the Lead by Kate Hilton and Elizabeth Renzetti!! In A Meditation on Murder, Butler-detective Helen Thorpe returns to help a wannabe influencer get her life in order—and solve the murders of her fellow content creators—in […]

    Free
  • Thu 21
    March 21, 2024 | 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

    Book Launch: Gathering Colour, by Caitlin ffrench

    Emily Carr University of Art + Design 520 E 1st Ave, Vancouver, BC, Canada

    Join us for the launch of Caitlin ffrench's new book, Gathering Colour: Foraging Magic & Making Art from the World Around you. Enjoy an author reading, book signing, and light refreshments. Book sales provided by Iron Dog Books. WHEN: Thursday, March 21, 2024. 6:00–8:00 PM. WHERE: Rennie Hall (Rm B2160), Emily Carr University of Art […]

    Free
  • April 2024

  • Wed 3
    April 3, 2024 | 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

    Double Poetry Collection Launch: Patrick Grace and Tina Biello

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

    Please join Munro’s Books in celebrating the launches of two new poetry collections by local authors! Patrick Grace's debut collection, Deviant, traces a trajectory of queer self-discovery from childhood to adulthood, examining love, fear, grief, and the violence that men are capable of in intimate same-sex relationships. Richly engaged with the tangible and experiential, Patrick […]

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  • Fri 5
    April 5, 2024 | 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm

    Book Launch: Boxing the Compass by Michael L. Hadley

    Maritime Museum of BC 634 Humboldt St., Victoria, BC, Canada

    Join award-winning historian and mariner Michael L. Hadley on his international adventures as he launches his memoir, Boxing the Compass: A Life of Seafaring, Music, and Pilgrimage (Heritage House, 2024). Friday, April 5, 2024 | 3:30–5:00 pm Maritime Museum of BC | 744 Douglas St. | Victoria, BC Register at mmbc.bc.ca Event included with museum […]

    $10
  • Fri 5
    April 5, 2024 | 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm

    Book Launch: Boxing the Compass by Michael L. Hadley

    Maritime Museum of BC 634 Humboldt St., Victoria, BC, Canada

    Join award-winning historian and mariner Michael L. Hadley on his international adventures as he launches his memoir, Boxing the Compass: A Life of Seafaring, Music, and Pilgrimage (Heritage House, 2024). Friday, April 5, 2024 | 3:30–5:00 pm Maritime Museum of BC | 744 Douglas St. | Victoria, BC Register at mmbc.bc.ca Event included with museum […]

    $10
  • Fri 12
    April 12, 2024 | 6:00 pm

    The Knot of My Tongue: Poems and Prose by Zehra Naqvi with guests

    On Friday, April 12th at 6pm, join Massy Arts, Massy Books and Penguin Random House Canada for the launch of The Knot of My Tongue: Poems and Prose by Zehra Naqvi, joined by Rahat Kurd, Seemi Ghazi and Sarah Munawar. For readers of Fatimah Asghar’s If They Come for Us, here is a searing, multidimensional […]

  • Sun 14
    April 14, 2024 | 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

    RCLAS presents Poetic Justice In Celebration of National Poetry Month Featuring Isabella Wang & Catherine Lewis with Alan Hill

    #IHeartNewWest Community Art Space Columbia Square Plaza, Unit 103 - 78 10th Street, New Westminster. Unit 103 - 78 10th Street, New Westminster, BC, Canada

    Royal City Literary Arts Society presents “Poetic Justice” In Celebration of National Poetry Month Sunday, April 14 from 2-4pm Featuring poets Isabella Wang and Catherine Lewis with host Alan Hill. Plus, additional readings from “A Poetry of Place: Journeys Across New Westminster”, the poetry postcard anthology project, curated and edited by Alan Hill, published in […]

    Free
  • Thu 18
    April 18, 2024 | 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

    Book Launch: Kayla Czaga and Anne Fleming

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

    Join Munro’s Books in celebrating the launches of new books by two talented local writers!! "I feel like the crud / I accidentally touch sometimes, whatever it is / that collects under cushions on my couch," writes Kayla Czaga in her third collection, Midway, an exploration of grief in all its manifestations. In her search […]

    Free
  • Sat 20
    April 20, 2024 | 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

    Book Launch: Always On Call • Terrace, BC

    Terrace Public Library 4610 Park Ave, Terrace, BC, Canada

    Join bestselling author Marion McKinnon Crook to launch Always On Call: Adventures in Nursing, Ranching, and Rural Living—the much-anticipated sequel to Always Pack a Candle! Saturday, April 20, 2024 1–2 pm Terrace Public Library, 4610 Park Ave., Terrace, BC • free to attend — everyone welcome • Books for sale by Misty River Books

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  • Mon 22
    April 22, 2024 | 6:00 pm

    In Grief and Poetry with Patrick de Belen – screening + poetry + workshop

    In Grief and Poetry with Patrick de Belen - screening + poetry + workshop Monday, April 22nd 2024, 6:00 PM PDT On Monday, April 22nd at 6pm, join Massy Arts and Massy Books in welcoming poet and filmmaker Patrick de Belen to the space for a screening, poetry performance and workshop, In Grief and Poetry.

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