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SUMMARY:R. F. Kuang in Conversation with Eddy Boudel Tan
DESCRIPTION:SOLD OUT\nPart of the Vancouver Writers Fest Bestsellers Series\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis event is presented in partnership with Massy Books and SFU Woodward’s Cultural Programs. \nRebecca F. Kuang shot to #1 on the New York Times bestsellers list with her previous novels Babel and the Poppy War Trilogy. She joins the Vancouver Writers Fest\, Massy Books\, and SFU Woodward’s Cultural Programs with her new literary thriller\, Yellowface—a timely and cutting satire that investigates racism in the publishing industry and beyond\, with razor-sharp precision. She’ll speak with Eddy Boudel Tan\, a Writers’ Trust of Canada’s Rising Star\, about cultural appropriation\, the erasure of Asian-American voices\, and her own literary career. \nWhat would you steal for success? When June Hayward—Yellowface’s deceptive first-person narrator—witnesses the death of fellow writer Athena Liu in a freak accident\, she steals Athena’s manuscript and publishes it under her own name; or rather\, her new identity as Juniper Song\, complete with an ambiguously ethnic author photo. But as damning evidence emerges\, June must race to escape the deadly consequences\, and keep what she believes she deserves. Unflinching in its gaze\, this brilliant book is “a must read commentary on the line between representation and exploitation.” —Vaishnavi Patel\, author of Kaikeyi    \nBooks will be for sale at the event courtesy of Massy Books\, or order a book with your ticket at a discounted rate! The pre-sale will be limited to 2 copies per purchase\, and books can be picked up at the event. R. F. Kuang will be signing books after the event! \nThis event is part of the Vancouver Writers Fest Bestsellers Series\, a spring fundraising series bringing some of the biggest names in literature to Vancouver. Buying a ticket not only gives you an opportunity to hear from some of the most celebrated authors in the world; it supports the Vancouver Writers Fest in programming our flagship Festival later this year. Click here to explore the full lineup.  \n\nStandard tickets: $35\nYouth under 25: $20
URL:https://writersfest.bc.ca/event/rf-kuang-bestsellers
LOCATION:Djavad Mowafaghian Cinema\, SFU Goldcorp Centre for the Arts\, 149 W Hastings St\, Vancouver
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SUMMARY:Louise Penny in Conversation with Shelagh Rogers
DESCRIPTION:Part of the Vancouver Writers Fest Bestsellers Series\n\nLouise Penny is presented thanks to support from Raincoast Books. \nASL interpretation is provided at this event.\n \nWhat an occasion: The #1 New York Times\, USA Today\, and Globe and Mail bestselling author\, Louise Penny\, joins the Vancouver Writers Fest for an intimate conversation with her good friend\, and host of CBC’s The Next Chapter\, Shelagh Rogers. \nIn Penny’s 18th book in her acclaimed series\, A World of Curiosities\, Armand Gamache and Jean-Guy Beauvoir come face-to-face with a chilling reappearance; resurfaced memories\, buried for decades; and a long-hidden attic room\, where they’ll discover puzzles within puzzles\, and hidden messages warning of mayhem and revenge. This page-turner was named one of Washington Post’s best mysteries and thrillers of 2022\, one of Barnes and Noble’s best books of 2022\, and a number one pick by librarians across Canada. \nThe conversation will explore this latest work and Penny’s career to date — and celebrate Shelagh Rogers’ 15 year anniversary with The Next Chapter! \nBooks will be for sale at the event courtesy of Book Warehouse\, a division of Black Bond Books—including books pre-signed by Louise Penny! There will be no signing line. \nThis event is part of the Vancouver Writers Fest Bestsellers Series\, a spring fundraising series bringing some of the biggest names in literature to Vancouver. Buying a ticket not only gives you an opportunity to hear from some of the most celebrated authors in the world; it supports the Vancouver Writers Fest in programming our flagship Festival later this year. Click here to explore the full lineup.  \n\nStandard tickets: $35\nPremium tickets: $55\nYouth under 25: $20
URL:https://writersfest.bc.ca/event/louise-penny-bestsellers
LOCATION:St. Andrew’s-Wesley United Church\, 1022 Nelson St\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6E 4S7\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Margaret Atwood in Conversation with Ian Williams
DESCRIPTION:SOLD OUT\nPart of the Vancouver Writers Fest Bestsellers Series\nThis event is presented in partnership with Scotia Wealth Management and with support from the Chan Endowment Fund at the University of British Columbia. \nThe legendary Margaret Atwood will join Scotiabank Giller Prize and Griffin Prize-winning author Ian Williams to discuss Old Babes in the Wood\, her extraordinary new collection of short fiction. A cornerstone of Canada’s literary canon\, Atwood is the author of over fifty books—including the internationally bestselling cultural phenomenon The Handmaid’s Tale\, and the Booker Prize-winning novels The Blind Assassin and The Testaments. This book of 15 stories explores the full depth of experience\, speaking to our unique times with Atwood’s characteristic insight\, wit\, and intellect. \nThis is a conversation we’ll be reminiscing about for years to come. \nMargaret Atwood has generously donated her fee for this event to the Vancouver Writers Fest\, supporting our capacity to program this year’s 2023 Festival. We invite you to follow in the footsteps of this Canadian icon\, and join us at the Bestsellers Series to help our Festival continue to thrive in challenging times. \nBooks will be for sale at the event courtesy of Book Warehouse\, a division of Black Bond Books—including books pre-signed by Margaret Atwood! There will be no signing line. \nThis event is part of the Vancouver Writers Fest Bestsellers Series\, a spring fundraising series bringing some of the biggest names in literature to Vancouver. Buying a ticket not only gives you an opportunity to hear from some of the most celebrated authors in the world; it supports the Vancouver Writers Fest in programming our flagship Festival later this year. Click here to explore the full lineup.  \n\nStandard tickets: $35\nPremium tickets: $55\nYouth under 25: $20\n\nClick here to purchase your tickets from The Chan Centre.\nTickets for this event are sold through The Chan Centre. If you run into issues while purchasing your ticket\, please contact their box office directly: \n\nBox Office hours: 12–4pm Tue–Fri\nBox Office email: chan.tickets@ubc.ca\nBox Office phone: (604) 822-2697
URL:https://writersfest.bc.ca/event/margaret-atwood-bestsellers
LOCATION:The Chan Centre for the Performing Arts\, 6265 Crescent Rd\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6T 1Z1\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Eleanor Catton in Conversation with Bill Richardson
DESCRIPTION:Eleanor Catton makes a highly anticipated return to the Fest with her first novel since The Luminaries was published a decade ago; the mysterious\, intricately structured tale sold 1.5 million copies worldwide\, and made her the youngest ever winner of the Booker Prize. Now\, Catton plunges readers into the world of a gripping new page-turner. Probe the urgent political issues of our times at this Vancouver Writers Fest Special Event\, featuring a literary thriller that Stephen King has called “as good as it gets.” \nBirnam Wood is a fast-paced\, character-driven\, psychologically penetrating work of climate fiction that explores the tense encounter between Birnam Wood—an internally conflicted guerrilla gardening collective\, whose members plant crops on land they don’t own—and an American billionaire who intends to use his newly purchased plot of New Zealand farmland to build an apocalypse bunker. With a title inspired by Macbeth\, Birnam Wood aims Shakespearean wit and drama at our various contemporary crises. \nCome and discover the book that The Globe and Mail\, The Guardian\, Maclean’s\, Vogue\, Kirkus Reviews and more have named one of the most anticipated of 2023. Catton joins award-winning author and esteemed moderator Bill Richardson on Saturday\, March 11 for an incisive conversation about greed\, power\, and reckoning with our global existential threat. \nBooks will be for sale at the event courtesy of Upstart & Crow. \n\n  \nStandard tickets: $30\nPremium tickets: $40\nYouth under 30: $15
URL:https://writersfest.bc.ca/event/eleanor-catton
LOCATION:Norman Rothstein Theatre\, 950 West 41st Ave\, Vancouver\, BC\, V5Z 2N7\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Digital Festival Release
DESCRIPTION:For the first time ever\, gain access to a mastercut of the Vancouver Writers Fest’s October Festival! \nNew extended dates: Access the Digital Festival from December 6 to January 20! \nThe deadline to purchase a Digital Festival Pass is midnight on Friday\, January 13. \nThis October\, we gathered on Granville Island for the 35th Anniversary Festival. We were overwhelmed by the response to our first fully in-person Festival after three years. The warmth of the audiences and the powerful conversations that took place on our stages were captured on camera so that we could share the magic of this week with as many people as possible. The result is this Digital Festival Release: 30 specially curated events\, many previously sold out\, representing some of the most intriguing\, edifying\, and fun offerings from our 2022 Festival\, available online from December 6 through January 20. \nWe hope these events will reach people far and wide—and also solve the eternal problem of not being able to be in two places at once during Festival Week.  \nPlease enjoy these exceptional books\, ideas\, and dialogue! \nPay-What-You-Can for this all-access pass: $0 – $20 – $100 [recommended] – $250 \nWe offer Pay-What-You-Can options for the Digital Festival so that these exceptional conversations can be available to everyone. If you don’t see the amount you’d like to pay listed as an option\, please consider adding a donation at checkout\, to help us continue to make our programming accessible. \nWhile the deadline has passed to purchase a Digital Festival Gift Pass that comes with a festive gift certificate\, you can still purchase a regular Digital Festival Pass as a gift\, and send your recipient the access code that you receive in your purchase receipt email. \n  \n\nThe Digital Festival is presented thanks to the generous support of the Y.P. Heung Foundation. \n  \n30 fully-captioned events from the 2022 Festival are included in this all-access\, pay-what-you-can pass:\n#01: Educating with the Witness Blanket (High School)\nfeaturing Carey Newman and Kirstie Hudson \n#02: Sisters in Resistance \nTilar J. Mazzeo in Conversation with Marsha Lederman \n#03: What Home Means\nfeaturing Elamin Abdelmahmoud\, Omar El Akkad\, Dimitri Nasrallah\, and Debra Thompson  \n#04: Ali Hassan in Conversation with Brent Butt \n#05: Friendship and Fitting In (Grades 4–7)\nfeaturing Johnnie Christmas\, Faith Erin Hicks\, and Jonathan Hill \n#06: An Evening with Wayne Johnston\nhosted by Rob Wiersema \n#07: Freeman’s Spotlight\nfeaturing Tess Gunty and John Freeman \n#08: Fabulous Historical Fantasy\nfeaturing Guy Gavriel Kay\, J.M. Miro (Steven Price)\, and Rob Wiersema \n#09: An Evening with Billy-Ray Belcourt\nhosted by Mercedes Eng \n#10: Short Story Masters\nfeaturing Caroline Adderson\, Jonathan Escoffery\, Kim Fu\, and Alexander MacLeod \n#11: The Power of Story: Live Recording for CBC’s The Next Chapter\nfeaturing Brian Thomas Isaac\, Marsha Lederman\, David A. Robertson\, and Shelagh Rogers \n#12: Fiction from Reality\nfeaturing Violaine Huisman\, Aislinn Hunter\, Gabriel Krauze\, and Douglas Stuart \n#13: Don’t You Want Me\, Baby?: Authors Do 80s Lyrics\nfeaturing Heather O’Neill\, Omar El Akkad\, João Reis\, Brendan McLeod\, Kevin Sylvester\, Marsha Lederman\, Iain Reid\, Thomas Olde Heuvelt\, Kern Carter\,  David A. Robertson\, and Tess Gunty; hosted by Elamin Abdelmahmoud \n#14: A Gallant Day: The Great Coincidence of August 11\nfeaturing Aamina Ahmad\, Ivan Coyote\, Veda Hille\, Bill Richardson\, and Marcus Youssef  \n#15: The Truth Ain’t What It Used To Be: Journalism in the 21st Century\nfeaturing Kamal Al-Solaylee\, Omar El Akkad\, Brandi Morin\, Elizabeth Renzetti\, and Andrea Woo  \n#16: Generational Fiction: Stories of Lineage\, History and Things Passed Down\nfeaturing Aamina Ahmad\, Tsering Yangzom Lama\, Marsha Lederman\, and Jasmine Sealy \n#17: Douglas Stuart in Conversation with Eddy Boudel Tan  \n#18: Poems for the Twelfth Hour\nfeaturing Otoniya Okot Bitek\, John Freeman\, Aislinn Hunter\, Gillian Jerome\, Brendan McLeod\, and Cecily Nicholson \n#19: An Evening with Heather O’Neill\nhosted by Jen Sookfong Lee  \n#20: Queer Little Nightmares\nfeaturing jaye simpson\, Amber Dawn\, Eddy Boudel Tan\, Tin Lorica\, Ben Rawluk\, Jane Shi\, Cicely Belle Blain\, and beni xiao\, with a drag performance by Persephone. Hosted by David Ly and Daniel Zomparelli.  \n#21: Bestseller to Blockbuster\nfeaturing Marsha Lederman\, Tom Perrotta\, and Iain Reid  \n#22: Wildness: Stories for an Unraveling World\nfeaturing Madhur Anand\, Omar El Akkad\, Kim Fu\, and John Elizabeth Stintzi  \n#23: Building Suspense\nfeaturing Linwood Barclay\, Thomas Olde Heuvelt\, Jerry Wasserman\, and Sandra SG Wong  \n#24: The State of Women\nfeaturing Eliza Reid and Elizabeth Renzetti  \n#25: American Debuts: Emerging Authors\, Exceptional Tales\nfeaturing Aamina Ahmad\, Jonathan Escoffery\, Shaena Lambert\, and Soon Wiley  \n#26: An Evening with Elif Batuman\nhosted by Anakana Schofield  \n#27: The Literary Cabaret\nfeaturing Graeme Macrae Burnet\, Pierre Jarawan\, Gabriel Krauze\, Nadifa Mohamed\, and Heather O’Neill; music accompaniment by Sally Zori and the Allegories  \n#28: The Crime [Writing] of the Century:\nLinwood Barclay and Yrsa Sigurðardóttir in Conversation\, hosted by Rob Wiersema \n#29: The Future is Now\, with Bob McDonald \n #30: Dr. Gabor Maté in Conversation\nhosted by Andrea Woo
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SUMMARY:Christine Sinclair in Conversation
DESCRIPTION:SOLD OUT\n \n\nKnown as one of the best soccer players on earth\, Christine Sinclair has made headlines for over a decade as the forward and captain of Canada’s national soccer team and a multi-World Cup athlete. A gold and bronze medalist in the Olympics with 190 lifetime goals and over 300 caps\, she is known across the world—in and out of soccer circles. She’s also\, we’re proud to say\, a local to the Lower Mainland\, born and raised in Burnaby\, BC.\n  \n\nOn December 5\, Sinclair will join the Vancouver Writers Fest in celebrating the release of her captivating memoir\, Playing the Long Game. In an event sure to be inspiring for the whole family\, the soccer superstar will speak to her exhilarating successes—and heartbreaking failures. Join us at Norman Rothstein Theatre in Vancouver for a night of insight into one of the world’s greatest athletes\, a powerful role model\, and one of Canada’s most-beloved figures.\n  \n\nHosted by CBC sports and news reporter Karin Larsen\, a BC Sports Hall of Fame inductee and former world champion and Olympian\, who has reported on the local and international sports scene for over 25 years.\n  \n\nBooks will be available for purchase before and after the event\, courtesy of Book Warehouse (a division of Black Bond Books)—including in-person signings by Christine Sinclair after the event!\n  \nStandard tickets: $30\nPremium tickets: $40\nYouth under 30: $15\nThis event is also in support of The MS Society of Canada.
URL:https://writersfest.bc.ca/event/christine-sinclair
LOCATION:Norman Rothstein Theatre\, 950 West 41st Ave\, Vancouver\, BC\, V5Z 2N7\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Ian Rankin in Conversation
DESCRIPTION:The long wait is over: John Rebus\, detective inspector and the central protagonist of Edgar Award and Diamond Dagger recipient Ian Rankin’s acclaimed series\, is back this fall in A Heart Full of Headstones. In this 24th book in the now televised series\, Rankin brings new intrigue and suspense to the dark of Edinburgh\, in what Publishers Weekly is calling “one of his best Rebus novels in years.” He’ll be joined by local detective writer and Juno-nominated comedian Charles Demers for an evening discussing the craft of sleuths\, scandals\, and (of course) murder. \n\nThis event is presented in partnership with SFU Woodward’s Cultural Programs.
URL:https://writersfest.bc.ca/event/ian-rankin
LOCATION:Djavad Mowafaghian Cinema\, SFU Goldcorp Centre for the Arts\, 149 W Hastings St\, Vancouver
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SUMMARY:Simply Irresistible! VWF’s 80s Dance Party
DESCRIPTION:Click here for tickets on Eventbrite!\nWe’re celebrating our 35th anniversary with a dance party that takes us back to our founding year… 1988! We’ve Got Our Minds Set On You joining us at the Fox Cabaret on Thursday\, September 22 for an evening of fun that goes all the way to eleven. \nAll $35 ticket sales go to our $35\,000 fundraising campaign\, so come have the Time of Your Life enjoying totally awesome music\, special guest appearances\, some Red\, Red\, Wine\, and help launch us into our 35th Festival! Come dressed-as-you-were (Let’s Go Crazy! Mini-skirts\, stirrup pants\, safety pins\, sweater vests\, ripped jean jackets\, spiked hair\, perms\, and anything purple welcome)! \nWe’ll also be launching our 🌟2022 LUCKY STAR Festival Raffle🌟 as well as holding a 50/50 draw! \nMusic by Strike Sessions DJs\nsean cranbury & phil david \nVisit their website for a sneak peek at the playlist! \nGet your tickets on Eventbrite. \nBackground graphics from freepik.com.
URL:https://writersfest.bc.ca/event/simply-irresistible
LOCATION:Fox Cabaret\, 2321 Main St\, Vancouver\, BC\, V5T 3C9\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Namwayut—We Are All One: A Pathway to Reconciliation
DESCRIPTION:Presented in partnership with Massy Books and Raincoast Books.\n \nA Special Celebration with Chief Robert Joseph\nWe all share a common humanity. No matter how long or difficult the path ahead\, we are all one. In Namwayut\, Chief Robert Joseph\, globally recognized peacebuilder and Hereditary Chief of the Gwawaenuk People\, traces his journey from his childhood surviving residential school to his present-day role as a leader who inspires individual hope\, collective change\, and global transformation. His dedication to reconciliation has been recognized with multiple honorary degrees and awards. In this momentous event\, Vancouver Writers Fest invites our community to celebrate Chief Joseph’s legacy\, advocacy\, and wisdom on the eve of his 83rd birthday\, in conversation with his collaborator\, Lisa Thomas-Tench. \nPay-What-You-Can options are available for this event. Receive 10% off the retail price of Namwayut at this event\, courtesy of Massy Books\, who will be providing on-site sales.
URL:https://writersfest.bc.ca/event/namwayut
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SUMMARY:Run Towards the Danger with Sarah Polley
DESCRIPTION:This event has been rescheduled for Tuesday\, June 28 at 7:30pm.\n \nPresented in partnership with VIFF.\n \nCanadian writer\, director\, and Academy Award-nominated actor Sarah Polley joins the Vancouver Writers Fest in celebration of her evocative release\, Run Towards the Danger. A complex and exquisite collection of essays\, the book captures keystone moments in Polley’s life\, as well as the “fallibility of memory\, the mutability of reality in the mind\, and the possibility of experiencing the past anew\, as the person you are now but were not then.” \nWell-known for her role in the miniseries for Margaret Atwood’s novel Alias Grace (2017)\, her directorial debut Away from Her (2006)\, and her Oscar-nominated adapted screenplay for Alice Munro’s “The Bear Came Over the Mountain\,” Polley’s Hollywood credentials are significant and trail-blazing. \nRun Towards the Danger is her dialogue between her past and present\, exploring what it is to live in a body which is constantly becoming\, learning\, and changing. “These are the most dangerous stories of my life\,” says Polley. “The ones I have avoided\, the ones I haven’t told\, the ones that have kept me awake on countless nights. As these stories found echoes in my adult life\, and then went another\, better way than they did in childhood\, they became lighter and easier to carry.” \nJoin us for a dazzling special event on June 28 as Sarah Polley sits down with Vancouver Writers Fest Artistic Director Leslie Hurtig for an intimate\, one-on-one conversation. \nPrices include all taxes and fees. \nCopies of Run Towards the Danger will be on sale at the event thanks to our bookseller\, Book Warehouse. This event is in-person\, and will be located at the Djavad Mowafaghian Cinema at Goldcorp Centre for the Arts in downtown Vancouver. Parking information is available here. \nThe Vancouver Writers Fest requires masks be worn indoors at all times for this event. Face masks continue to offer assurance and safety for many of the communities the VWF serves. We thank you for your understanding and consideration.
URL:https://writersfest.bc.ca/event/sarah-polley
LOCATION:Djavad Mowafaghian Cinema\, SFU Goldcorp Centre for the Arts\, 149 W Hastings St\, Vancouver
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SUMMARY:The Care We Dream Of with Zena Sharman\, Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha\, jaye simpson\, and Joshua Wales
DESCRIPTION:Join us on November 24 for the ONLINE launch of The Care We Dream Of: Liberatory and Transformative Approaches to LGBTQ+ Health. CART (real-time captioning) and ASL interpretation are provided. \nFeaturing editor/author Zena Sharman in conversation with contributors Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha\, jaye simpson\, and Joshua Wales. \nZena Sharman\, Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha\, jaye simpson and Joshua Wales come together to celebrate the launch of The Care We Dream Of. Join us for an evening of discussing what health and healing might look like if every aspect of our health care were rooted in a commitment to the flourishing and liberation of all LGBTQ+ people. LGBTQ+ health care doesn’t look like this today\, but it could. This is the care we dream of. \nAbout the book:\nThe Care We Dream Of is not quite an essay collection\, and not quite an anthology. Instead\, it’s a hybrid kind of book that weaves together essays on topics like queering health and healing\, transforming the health system\, kinship\, aging\, and death\, alongside stories\, poetry and non-fiction pieces. The book also includes interviews with activists\, health care workers and researchers whose work offers insights into what liberatory and transformative approaches to LGBTQ+ health can look like in practice. \nThis online event is Pay What You Can (starting at $0)!  Book a ticket to this event to receive a link to watch the livestream wherever you are. Can’t make the scheduled time? Ticket holders will receive access to a recording of the event\, including ASL and captioning\, which will be available to rewatch for one month. \nThis event is offered in partnership with Arsenal Pulp Press in celebration of Arsenal Pulp Press’s 50th anniversary! \nIron Dog Books is the local (Vancouver) bookselling partner for this event. If you’re near Vancouver\, please support Iron Dog by buying a copy of The Care We Dream Of in-store.  If you’re far\, please order your copy through your near-to-you local indie #shoplocal.
URL:https://writersfest.bc.ca/event/the-care-we-dream-of
LOCATION:Digital (Zoom)
CATEGORIES:Special Event,Digital
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210926T170000
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SUMMARY:Fall Book Club: Colson Whitehead in Conversation with Laura Lynch
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our Fall Book Club\, featuring Harlem Shuffle\, the highly-anticipated new release from Colson Whitehead\, a Festival favourite and the two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Nickel Boys and The Underground Railroad\, both of which were also instant\, #1 New York Times bestsellers. Whitehead will be joined by award-winning journalist and CBC What On Earth host Laura Lynch in an electrifying discussion of his latest work. \nA gloriously entertaining novel of heists\, shakedowns\, and rip-offs in the 1960s\, Harlem Shuffle is centered around the unassuming Ray Carney\, an upstanding furniture salesman\, making a decent life for himself and his family. But cash is tight\, so Ray joins his cousin Freddie to rob the Hotel Theresa. The heist doesn’t go as planned and Ray gets mixed up with assorted Harlem lowlifes\, thus beginning the internal tussle between Ray the striver and Ray the crook. Harlem Shuffle is a family saga posing as a crime novel\, a hilarious morality play\, a novel about race and power\, and ultimately a love letter to Harlem. \nBe one of the first to read this powerhouse of a novel. Ticket buyers to our Fall Virtual Book Club will receive a hardcover of Harlem Shuffle\, publishing September 14\, as part of their purchase. \nFulfilled by Kidsbooks \n\nPresented in partnership with SFU Continuing Studies.
URL:https://writersfest.bc.ca/event/harlem-shuffle-colson-whitehead-in-conversation-2
LOCATION:Digital (Zoom)
CATEGORIES:Special Event,Digital
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210915T190000
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DTSTAMP:20210912T205154Z
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SUMMARY:Jody Wilson-Raybould  in Conversation  with Dana Gee
DESCRIPTION:As one of the most high-profile political figures in Canada\, Jody Wilson-Raybould‘s experience in Trudeau’s Cabinet revealed important lessons about how we must continue to strengthen our political institutions and culture\, and the changes we must make to meet challenges such as racial justice and climate change. Inspirational and full of integrity\, Wilson-Raybould stood on principle at a critical juncture and resigned when the government failed to uphold its promises. \nIndian in the Cabinet: Speaking Truth to Power is Wilson-Raybould’s story of getting into federal politics\, her experience as an Indigenous leader sitting around the Cabinet table\, her proudest achievements\, the very public SNC-Lavalin affair\, and how she got out and moved forward. Hear a riveting and timely conversation on the eve of Canada’s next federal election on the power of change\, and our capacity to implement it\, as Wilson-Raybould is joined by the Vancouver Sun journalist Dana Gee online with this exclusive book launch event\, including a live Q&A with the audience. \nIndian in the Cabinet is available to purchase now from our partner bookstores for this event: \nKidsbooks\nBlack Bond Books (BookWarehouse)\nMunro’s Books\nVolume One Bookstore\nTalewind Books\nMassy Books\nHager Books
URL:https://writersfest.bc.ca/event/jody-wilson-raybould-in-conversation-with-dana-gee
LOCATION:Digital (Zoom)
CATEGORIES:Special Event,Digital
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