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Huge thanks to @BooksBC_ for organizing such an amazing celebration of #BCBookDay at the @BCLegislature
Let’s keep the love going—support BC authors, buy from local bookstores, and most of all, #ReadLocalBC. There’s so much homegrown brilliance waiting to be discovered
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Today is #BCBookDay, and #BCLeg is celebrating authors, publishers, libraries and all things BC literature! #BCpoli
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Join us and our friends @redcometpress @owlkids @orcabook @AnnickPress for a FREE webinar!
Learn all about forthcoming books from independent publishers. Register at the link below💜📚
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On Tuesday, January 14, at 12 p.m. PT / 3 p.m. ET join @C_Pollon virtually to discuss his award-winning book Pitfall and the hard truths of modern mining.
Cosponsored by @Earthworks and @MiningWatch
Register here: bit.ly/Pitfall-Book-Talk
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First BC Bestseller List of the year is up! Featuring books on the Canucks, cooking + carving. Read the full list here: readlocalbc.ca/bc-bestseller…
@ronsdalepress @Figure1Pub @Harbour_Publish @DMPublishers @HHPublishing @greystonebooks @TouchWoodEd #ReadLocalBC
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Nature lovers and outdoorsy folks can be hard to buy for (gear can be expensive and is so specific). Fortunately, we’ve got a book for that!
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#HolidayShopping #GiftGuide #Outdoors #NatureLovers
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Curious about what we've been up to this autumn? Working on these great books, of course! Here's a look at our new fall 2024 titles.
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Job alert! Books BC is hiring a Community Engagement Intern. The deadline to apply is Jan. 3, 2025. Full details here: books.bc.ca/wp-content/uploa…
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Talonbooks' annual holiday sale is on now! Everything on our website is 25% off from now until December 6 at 11:59 p.m. PST.
Whether you're looking for presents, inspiration, or a fresh read, a new book is a great way to embrace these shorter days.
talonbooks.com
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Tomorrow! Join us to celebrate the release of Chambersonic by Oana Avasilichioaei, Conversations with the Kagawong River by sophie anne edwards, cop city swagger by Mercedes Eng, The Middle by Stephen Collis and No Signal No Noise by A Jamali Rad!
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Featuring striking artwork, This Land is a Lullaby is a new picture book illustrated by Delreé Dumont and written by Tonya Simpson.
Hear from Delreé about her artwork style and what it was like to illustrate this story.
blog.orcabook.com/qa-with-th…
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Join Anvil Press at @book_warehouse on Wednesday October 16th as we celebrate a particularly abundant harvest of fall poetry and prose! Authors Jill Yonit Goldberg, Holly Flauto, Jowita Bydlowska, and Michael Turner will be providing a cornucopia of readings and merriment. 🍂 📚
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On October 10, join M.A.C. Farrant for the launch of the expanded twentieth anniversary edition of My Turquoise Years at Small Gods Brewing! Enjoy readings from M.A.C. Farrant and Barbara Black with introductions by Pauline Holdstock. Get tickets here: eventbrite.ca/e/book-launch-…
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On October 3, catch Junie Désil reading at SFU's Harbour Centre campus (Room 1400-1410)!
eventbrite.ca/e/junie-desil-…
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Join us and Dr. Gina Starblanket for a writing workshop Saturday Sept 7th from 2-4pm. Register for your free ticket here: bit.ly/3WXo4qQ
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Port Coquitlam! Head to Western Sky Books on June 20 at 7:00 p.m. to celebrate the launch of Wet by Leanne Dunic and Utter, Earth by Isaac Yuen!
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Over the first four months of each year, I interview seven BC poets about their new collections for @ReadLocalBC.
This year's series has wrapped up - here they all are in one thread, in case you missed some.
This year we surpassed 50 total interviews in the series! 🎉
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Join Wade Davis in conversation with Laura Lynch, host of CBC’s What On Earth, at Vancouver’s Djavad Mowafaghian Cinema to hear about his new book Beneath the Surface of Things. 🌎✨
Tickets available now! writersfest.bc.ca/event/wade…
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April 13 is the second annual Phyllis Webb Memorial Reading, featuring Liz Howard with guests Selina Boan, Sophie McCall, and June Scudeler!
events.sfu.ca/event/39500-ph…
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Got time for our next Fireside Chat? (You won't want to miss it!) Wiley Wei-Chiun Ho hosts Norma Dunning, award-winning author, on Thursday, March 14, at 7:00 pm PST. Bring your questions for @NormaDunning5 and @wiley_ho!
Register here: bcwriters.ca/event-5631882
