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Anosh Irani at the Historic Joy Kogawa House
Please join us in the intimate living room at Historic Joy Kogawa House for a conversation with playwright and novelist Anosh Irani about writing to bring about social…
BC Book Prizes 2010 Winners Announced
This year’s gala, emceed by Shelagh Rogers and attended by the Honourable Lieutenant Governor Steven L. Point, took place at Government House in Victoria. The BC Book Prizes…
Read British Columbia Books: Earth Day 2010
Every April 22 is Earth Day –the largest and most celebrated environmental event worldwide. But what does it means to be environmental in today’s world and how do…
Talonbooks author Jeff Derksen, reading & book launch
“Negotiating the Social Bond of Poetics”: This reading and critical workshop are part of an ongoing series that runs for the equivalent of one academic year, with one…
New Star Books author Stan Persky named recipient of the 7th annual Lieutenant Governor’s Award for Literary Excellence
British Columbia’s Lieutenant Governor, the Honourable Steven Point, will present the award at the Lieutenant Governor’s BC Book Prizes Gala to be held at Government House in Victoria…
Read Local, Buy Local: An Earth Day Celebration of BC Books and Magazines
What’s green and read all over? BC books and magazines, which are the focus of over 20 in-store events taking place at Chapters locations in Vancouver and Victoria…
Ronsdale Press Invites You
Please join authors Sheila James (author of In the Wake of Loss, Ronsdale Press) and Larissa Lai (author of Automaton Biographies, Arsenal Pulp Press) for the Vancouver launch…
BC Book Prizes Soirée Invitation
You’re invited!Every year the BC Book Prizes holds a fundraising soirée to serve as the launch for the Author Tour program and to introduce the finalists to members…
It’s Awards Season . . .
Many ABPBC members have books nominated for this year’s Alberta Literary Awards. For the Georges Bugnet Award for Fiction Brindle & Glass’ A Raw Mix of Carelessness and…
Book Launch Tonight!
Ronsdale Press invites you to celebrate the launch of Follow the Elephant by Beryl Young.In this adventure quest for children aged 10 and up, Ben is a troubled…