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“Electronic gizmos don’t work for me.” – Lieutenant Governor Hon. Judith Guichon, OBC Remarks made by the Honourable Judith Guichon,… FULL STORY
NEWS & EVENTS
Petrarch’s correspondence
WHEN: Thursday, April 17 TIME: 7:30 pm WHERE: Simon Fraser University downtown campus, 515 West Hastings Sponsored by the… FULL STORY
Dalton on Shipwrecks
Bachinsky is back
April is National Poetry Month. A good time to announce that Elizabeth Bachinsky has been named a finalist for the… FULL STORY
The Pope’s Bookbinder
The Spanish government commissioned a special binding of a religious text to present to the Pope who was to visit…. FULL STORY
Arundhati Roy
Arundhati Roy will make the closing speech to the BC Library Association’s annual convention on Wednesday, more about April 2,… FULL STORY
bissett event
On Wednesday, April 23 at 7 p.m., Canadian icon bill bissett will perform some of his most recent poetry as… FULL STORY
Geddes-burgh addresses
The unstoppable Gary Geddes is the recipient of a dozen national and international literary awards, including the Lieutenant Governor’s Award… FULL STORY
C.C. Humphreys at Salmon Arm
C.C. Humphreys is slated to be one of eight authors featured at the Word on the Lake Festival in Salmon… FULL STORY
Epilepsy in a fantasy novel
March is Epilepsy Awareness month in Canada–an ideal time to introduce Cathi Shaw‘s first novel, Five Corners (Ink Smith $16.97),… FULL STORY
Tough Tiddlywinks: Two wheels good; four wheels bad
Having taught himself to paint while teaching law in Newcastle-under-Lyme, England, Christopher Nowlin now lists his painterly influences as “Surrealism,… FULL STORY
Vancouver Millionaires back on the ice
On March 2, the Vancouver Canucks will pretend to be the 1915 Vancouver Millionaires while playing a game against the… FULL STORY
Gandhi, King & Kaur
January 30th marks the anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi’s death. April 4th marks the anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther… FULL STORY
Professors ruckus with words and Ryga
Word artists of all ages and genres get a chance to experience the randomness of the literary world on Saturday,… FULL STORY
Gold IPPY Award for BC author Bob Mackay
Robert W. (Bob) Mackay, author of the award-winning novel, “Soldier of the Horse”, talks with Surrey Museum Manager, Rob McCullough… FULL STORY
