Tag: Book Reading

Expect a super professional event but not a Rom Com because as Dina says, “Don’t Tell Me What to Do” but whatever she does in the theatre you can be sure It’s a Big Deal. She’s always Tougher Than the Rest Go to full post …read more

On November 6, come to the Martha Lou Henley Rehearsal Hall for the Talonbooks fall 2026 launch! Celebrate this season’s authors and books. This season’s amazing lineup is:
Weyman Chan, launching A Child’s Seance
Hope Anderson, launching Grace of Centuries Go to full post …read more

Join Squamish-based alpinist and award-winning author Michael Schauch in celebrating the launch of his new book, Anattā: Heart of Wisdom (Hohm Press), with a special community event on Wednesday, September 23, from 6:30 to 8:30 pm at the Brackendale Art Gallery Go to full post …read more

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, followed by a Q&A.
About Spaal’: Being born with different wings Go to full post …read more

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 Go to full post …read more

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 will read from his award-winning poetry collection, Out of the Ordinary, Go to full post …read more

Welcome to Upstart & Crow’s In Translation Book Club, a celebration of global literature and storytelling across languages and borders! This free, bi-monthly event in our studio space introduces readers to powerful voices writing in languages other than English, amplifying fresh Go to full post …read more

Victoria author Robin Ducharme launches Real Love Ready: A Guide to Relational Literacy, a compassionate guide to the knowledge, skills, and daily practices that help us love with greater intention, truth, and heart. In conversation with Monique Gray Smith, Robin will Go to full post …read more

Join Simon Fraser University English Professor Joanne Leow at Enabling Arts on April 9th (6:30 PM) for the launch of her new book, “Exhumations: Inside the Body of a Petrostate”.
About the book:
“What unknowable chemical? How slow was this damage, Go to full post …read more

Meet New Westminster Lesley Hebert, who will be reading from her unique travel memoir The Heart of Japan Go to full post …read more

At this upcoming Alcuin event, legendary publisher Scott McIntyre will offer a deeply personal retrospective on his nearly 50-year career at the forefront of the Canadian literary landscape. As the force behind Douglas & McIntyre, McIntyre will trace the evolution of Go to full post …read more

The On Edge Reading Series showcases the work of writers who are doing the freshest, most interesting, and relevant work, writers who are also artists, volunteers, literary award winners, social justice organizers, prison abolitionists, literary organizers, dancers, managing editors, filmmakers, creative Go to full post …read more