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 […]
The Surrey International Writers' Conference is the most comprehensive professional development conference of its kind in Canada. SiWC offers writers in all genres — from beginners to experts — the opportunity to hone their craft. SiWC will be a hybrid in person and online conference again in 2023. SiWC runs October 20-22, 2023 (in person […]
Please join Munro’s Books in celebrating new books by two local authors: Ali Blythe and Jason Jobin! Bright star, would I were stedfast as thou art — Breaking open John Keats’s “Last Sonnet,” in his third book of poetry, Stedfast, Ali Blythe writes marginality into the canon, at once claiming, reviving, and un-fixing the Romantic […]
Meet New Westminster author Lesley Hebert at an author book signing for her unique travel memoir The Heart of Japan.
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 muse to Victoria artist Jack Wilkinson. More than a reminiscence, this poetic memoir asks questions about older men and younger women and girls, and the […]
Meet Lower Mainland author Lesley Hebert, who will be signing copies of her unique travel memoir The Heart of Japan
Meet New Westminster Lesley Hebert, who will be reading from her unique travel memoir The Heart of Japan
Join Theresa Kishkan, author of The Art of Looking Back, and Keiko Honda, author of Hidden Flowers, for a reading and discussion of writing memoir.
Join Theresa Kishkan for a reading from her new memoir, The Art of Looking Back. At 23, Theresa Kishkan met an artist who became obsessed with her. She was young, she was flattered, and the situation quickly overwhelmed her. He drew and painted her for a few months, after which she went away for a […]
The LiterASIAN Festival returns for its 14th annual edition with “Re-Generation,” a timely exploration of how Asian Canadian writers are reshaping literary culture today. Running from June 27-28 across Vancouver, the festival brings together leading and emerging voices for a national celebration of storytelling, community, and creative exchange. Widely recognized as Canada’s premier festival dedicated […]