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SUMMARY:Incite: Cozy Mystery with Kate Hilton and Elizabeth Renzetti
DESCRIPTION:Presented in partnership with Vancouver Public Library.\n \nLooking for a murder mystery to spark that warm\, fuzzy feeling inside? Featuring amateur detectives\, fascinating supporting casts\, and a focus on solving clues over violence and gloom\, cozy mysteries have taken the publishing world by storm. Hear from some of the best in the genre at this Incite event with Kate Hilton and Elizabeth Renzetti\, authors of Bury the Lead.  \nBury the Lead follows Cat Conway\, a big-city journalist who’s recently fled her high-profile career to join the staff of a paper in cottage country. One of her first assignments is to interview legendary actor Eliot Fraser. When Eliot ends up dead onstage on the theatre’s opening night\, the curtain rises on the sleepy town’s secrets. Can Cat solve the mystery before she loses her job or becomes the next victim of a killer with a theatrical bent for vengeance? \nFor fans of Louise Penny\, Agatha Christie\, and Only Murders in the Building\, this intimate event is not to be missed. Both bestselling and acclaimed authors for their previous works\, Hilton and Renzetti speak with Globe and Mail journalist and author André Picard. 
URL:https://writersfest.bc.ca/event/incite-03-20-2024-multimedia
LOCATION:Digital (YouTube)
CATEGORIES:Incite Event,Digital,Multimedia
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SUMMARY:Incite: Cozy Mystery with Kate Hilton and Elizabeth Renzetti
DESCRIPTION:Presented in partnership with Vancouver Public Library.\n \nLooking for a murder mystery to spark that warm\, fuzzy feeling inside? Featuring amateur detectives\, fascinating supporting casts\, and a focus on solving clues over violence and gloom\, cozy mysteries have taken the publishing world by storm. Hear from some of the best in the genre at this Incite event with Kate Hilton and Elizabeth Renzetti\, authors of Bury the Lead.  \nBury the Lead follows Cat Conway\, a big-city journalist who’s recently fled her high-profile career to join the staff of a paper in cottage country. One of her first assignments is to interview legendary actor Eliot Fraser. When Eliot ends up dead onstage on the theatre’s opening night\, the curtain rises on the sleepy town’s secrets. Can Cat solve the mystery before she loses her job or becomes the next victim of a killer with a theatrical bent for vengeance? \nFor fans of Louise Penny\, Agatha Christie\, and Only Murders in the Building\, this intimate event is not to be missed. Both bestselling and acclaimed authors for their previous works\, Hilton and Renzetti will speak with Globe and Mail journalist and author André Picard.   \nBooks will be for sale at the event courtesy of Book Warehouse\, a division of Black Bond Books. Can’t make the event time? Register for the livestream option and we’ll send you a link to watch the recording!  \nJoin us for Incite all season\, in-person or online! This readings series offers conversations with celebrated authors and emerging talents every two weeks from January to June. Incite is free and open to all. 
URL:https://writersfest.bc.ca/event/incite-mystery
LOCATION:Vancouver Public Library – Central Library
CATEGORIES:Incite Event
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SUMMARY:Tiná7 Cht Ti Temíxw: We Come From This Land: A Walk Through the History of the Squamish People
DESCRIPTION:Presented by The Squamish First Nation and Vancouver Writers Fest\n\n\n\nJoin us at this extraordinary public event to discover a story of the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation): past\, present\, and future. Chairperson Khelsilem\, author Stephanie Wood\, and Squamish Nation Elders will gather on-stage for a collective conversation on the history of these lands and a celebration of this fascinating book. \nOne hundred years after Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) leadership signed an amalgamation agreement that declared several communities in Squamish territory as one nation\, Tiná7 Cht Ti Temíxw: We Come from This Land offers an accessible history of the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh people\, tracing stories from ancient times to the present and sharing the culmination of generations of knowledge. \nThe 6\,732-square-kilometer Sḵwx̱wú7meshulh Temíx̱w (Squamish People’s Territory) includes the watersheds of the Squamish River\, Mamquam River\, and Howe Sound in the north\, and English Bay\, False Creek\, and Burrard Inlet in the south—including the headquarters of the Vancouver Writers Fest\, and location of this event\, on Granville Island. \nFilled with stunning photos\, this new book is a powerful introduction to the vast history of these lands\, and a launching point for discovering more about the different places\, people\, and stories offered here. \nBooks will be for sale at the event from Iron Dog Books. \nWe do our best to make our events low-barrier\, accessible experiences for our community. If you have accessibility needs\, or if the cost of tickets presents a barrier to attending\, please reach out to info@writersfest.bc.ca.
URL:https://writersfest.bc.ca/event/squamish
LOCATION:Performance Works
CATEGORIES:Special Event,Theatre
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SUMMARY:Incite: All About Love
DESCRIPTION:Presented in partnership with Vancouver Public Library.\n \nThis Incite event is all about love—romantic\, familial\, tender\, fierce\, gut-wrenching\, and wondrous love. Three LGBTQ+ authors join us on-stage to discuss their highly anticipated novels\, which boldly explore love in all its expressions. \nIn Christina Cooke’s searing debut novel\, Broughtupsy\, Akúa returns home to Jamaica for the first time in ten years and is forced to confront the difficult reality of being gay in a deeply religious family\, and of what it means to feel at home. \nAnne Fleming’s Curiosities is a genre- and gender-bending historical novel with a modern twist. We follow a present-day amateur historian\, Anne\, as she pieces together seventeenth-century manuscripts that tell conflicting stories about two lovers\, living in a time when there were no labels for who they might truly be. \nWhat if you had the chance to rewrite the course of your relationship\, again and again\, in the hopes that it would work out? Myriam Lacroix’s How It Works Out explores just this\, as a queer love story plays out in many alternate realities to paint a darkly comic portrait of love’s many promises and perils. \nJoin us for a vivacious conversation\, as the authors sit down to discuss their books with author Candie Tanaka.
URL:https://writersfest.bc.ca/event/incite-04-17-2024-multimedia
LOCATION:Digital (YouTube)
CATEGORIES:Incite Event,Digital,Multimedia
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SUMMARY:Incite: All About Love
DESCRIPTION:Presented in partnership with Vancouver Public Library.\n \nThis Incite event is all about love—romantic\, familial\, tender\, fierce\, gut-wrenching\, and wondrous love. Three LGBTQ+ authors join us on-stage to discuss their highly anticipated novels\, which boldly explore love in all its expressions. \nIn Christina Cooke’s searing debut novel\, Broughtupsy\, Akúa returns home to Jamaica for the first time in ten years and is forced to confront the difficult reality of being gay in a deeply religious family\, and of what it means to feel at home. \nAnne Fleming’s Curiosities is a genre- and gender-bending historical novel with a modern twist. We follow a present-day amateur historian\, Anne\, as she pieces together seventeenth-century manuscripts that tell conflicting stories about two lovers\, living in a time when there were no labels for who they might truly be. \nWhat if you had the chance to rewrite the course of your relationship\, again and again\, in the hopes that it would work out? Myriam Lacroix’s How It Works Out explores just this\, as a queer love story plays out in many alternate realities to paint a darkly comic portrait of love’s many promises and perils. \nJoin us for a vivacious conversation\, as the authors sit down to discuss their books with author Candie Tanaka.  \nBooks will be for sale at the event courtesy of Book Warehouse\, a division of Black Bond Books. Can’t make the event time? Register for the livestream option and we’ll send you a link to watch the recording!  \nJoin us for Incite all season\, in-person or online! This readings series offers conversations with celebrated authors and emerging talents every two weeks from January to June. Incite is free and open to all. 
URL:https://writersfest.bc.ca/event/incite-love
LOCATION:Vancouver Public Library – Central Library
CATEGORIES:Incite Event
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SUMMARY:Incite: A Reading with Michael Ondaatje – A Year of Last Things
DESCRIPTION:Presented in partnership with Vancouver Public Library.\n \nWith A Year of Last Things\, acclaimed novelist Michael Ondaatje returns to poetry\, where he began his career over fifty years ago. It also marks his first return to the Vancouver Writers Fest since 2018. We are thrilled to connect the Booker Prize-winning author with Vancouver readers at this free Incite event. \nBorn in Sri Lanka during the Second World War\, Ondaatje was sent as a child to school in London\, and later moved to Canada. These poems reflect the life of a writer\, traveller and watcher of the world—describing himself as a “mongrel\,” someone born out of diverse cultures. Here\, rediscovering the influence of every border crossed\, he moves back and forth in time\, looking back on a life of displacement and discovery\, love and loss.  \nA Year of Last Things has already been named “Ondaatje’s finest.” (Quill & Quire) Hear mesmerizing readings from this new work\, and a contemplative conversation between the celebrated Canadian author and his dear friend Jenny Penberthy\, a renowned scholar in the field of modern poetry and poetics.
URL:https://writersfest.bc.ca/event/incite-04-24-2024-multimedia
LOCATION:Digital (YouTube)
CATEGORIES:Incite Event,Digital,Multimedia
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SUMMARY:Incite: A Reading with Michael Ondaatje – A Year of Last Things
DESCRIPTION:Presented in partnership with Vancouver Public Library.\n \nWith A Year of Last Things\, acclaimed novelist Michael Ondaatje returns to poetry\, where he began his career over fifty years ago. It also marks his first return to the Vancouver Writers Fest since 2018. We are thrilled to connect the Booker Prize-winning author with Vancouver readers at this free Incite event. \nBorn in Sri Lanka during the Second World War\, Ondaatje was sent as a child to school in London\, and later moved to Canada. These poems reflect the life of a writer\, traveller and watcher of the world—describing himself as a “mongrel\,” someone born out of diverse cultures. Here\, rediscovering the influence of every border crossed\, he moves back and forth in time\, looking back on a life of displacement and discovery\, love and loss.  \nA Year of Last Things has already been named “Ondaatje’s finest.” (Quill & Quire) Hear mesmerizing readings from this new work\, and a contemplative conversation between the celebrated Canadian author and his dear friend Jenny Penberthy\, a renowned scholar in the field of modern poetry and poetics.  \nBooks will be for sale at the event—including copies pre-signed by Ondaatje!—courtesy of Book Warehouse\, a division of Black Bond Books. There will be no live signing at this event. Can’t make the event time? Register for the livestream option and we’ll send you a link to watch the recording!  \nJoin us for Incite all season\, in-person or online! This readings series offers conversations with celebrated authors and emerging talents every two weeks from January to June. Incite is free and open to all. 
URL:https://writersfest.bc.ca/event/incite-ondaatje
LOCATION:Vancouver Public Library – Central Library
CATEGORIES:Incite Event
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SUMMARY:Whisky & Words
DESCRIPTION:General Admission early bird tickets: $125\nVIP early bird tickets (intimate early access hour featuring exclusive whiskies): $160\nEmbark on a whisky lover’s dream the 22nd Annual Whisky & Words fundraiser! Sample unlimited tastings from top distilleries across Vancouver\, British Columbia\, and the world featuring the finest spirits from Scotland\, Canada\, Japan\, and more. But that’s not all – engage in the thrill of our vibrant silent auction\, where you can bid on unique items and exclusive experiences from the best of Vancouver’s local businesses. Enjoy our culinary offerings and live music\, in an entertaining night out that supports the year-round programs of the Vancouver Writers Festival. \nExamples from last year’s featured spirits include: Writers’ Tears\, Kujira\, Shinobu\, Glasgow 1770\, Dublin City\, Kilchoman\, Glenmorangie\, Ardbeg\, Odd Society Spirits\, Shelter Point\, Glenfarclas\, Elements of Islay\, Phillips Brewing & Malting Co.\, Magnum Scotch Malt Whisky Cream Liqueur\, Forbidden Spirits\, Isle of Harris Scottish Gin\, Kyro\, Bruichladdich\, Westland American Single Malt\, Granville Island Brewing\, and more. \n***This event sells out; please purchase your tickets early to avoid disappointment!*** \nThe Vancouver Writers Fest is a registered\, non-profit charity; as such\, all ticket holders will receive a tax receipt for 75% of their ticket value. For example\, a $100 ticket means you will be issued a tax receipt in the amount of $75.
URL:https://writersfest.bc.ca/event/whisky-words-2024
LOCATION:Performance Works
CATEGORIES:Special Event
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SUMMARY:Wade Davis in Conversation
DESCRIPTION:Presented in partnership with SFU Woodward’s Cultural Programs.\n\n\n\nTravel into the heart of humanity with one of the foremost thinkers of our time. Wade Davis’s awe-inspiring career includes being the renowned author of 23 books\, Professor of Anthropology\, Member of the Order of Canada\, and former Explorer-in-Residence at the National Geographic Society. He joins the Vancouver Writers Fest with a new collection that dives into a timely and eclectic array of topics from across the planet.  \nThe essays in Beneath the Surface of Things came about during the unhurried months when one who had traveled incessantly was obliged to stay still\, even as events flared on all sides in a world that never stops moving. Davis brings his unique cultural perspective to such varied topics as the demonization of coca\, the sacred plant of the Inca; the Great War and the birth of modernity; the unraveling of America; reaching beyond climate fear and trepidation; and the meaning of the sacred.  \nDescribed as a “true wayfinder” (John Vaillant) and “fearless explorer in the intellectual world\, as in the physical” (Washington Post)\, Davis is sure to ignite your curiosity. He speaks with award-winning journalist Laura Lynch\, host of CBC’s What On Earth. \nBooks will be for sale at the event courtesy of Upstart & Crow.
URL:https://writersfest.bc.ca/event/wade-davis
LOCATION:Djavad Mowafaghian Cinema\, SFU Goldcorp Centre for the Arts\, 149 W Hastings St\, Vancouver
CATEGORIES:Special Event,Theatre
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SUMMARY:Sophie Grégoire Trudeau and Gabor Maté in Conversation
DESCRIPTION:Over the past twenty years\, Sophie Grégoire Trudeau has been an ambassador and advocate for mental\, emotional\, and physical health. Now\, she invites readers on a deeply personal journey toward self-knowledge and acceptance in her empowering debut memoir. Closer Together: Knowing Ourselves\, Loving Each Other draws on the expertise of top psychologists\, psychiatrists\, scientists\, and thought leaders\, including physician and renowned author Gabor Maté. The two friends and celebrated speakers take the stage for a conversation about nothing less than how to change our lives. \nTrudeau met Maté in the early stages of writing what would become this book\, and his mentorship—as an in-demand expert on addictions\, trauma\, and other topics related to his five bestselling books—became invaluable to her in the process. In his own words\, Closer Together “casts fresh light on human development and mental health even as it invites insightful and playful self-reflection.” Alongside scientific health information and exclusive interviews with experts\, Trudeau shares heartfelt moments from her own life’s journey. \nTheir conversation is sure to be candid\, wise\, and insightful—just like this book. Join us for a thoughtful exploration of the questions that matter for our individual and collective growth.   \nBooks will be for sale at the event courtesy of Book Warehouse\, a division of Black Bond Books.
URL:https://writersfest.bc.ca/event/sophie-gabor
LOCATION:Frederic Wood Theatre\, 6354 Crescent Rd\, Vancouver\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Special Event,Theatre
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SUMMARY:An Evening with David Sedaris
DESCRIPTION:Click here to book tickets. \nTicket sales for this event are not managed by the Vancouver Writers Fest. If you have questions about purchasing your tickets\, please call 312-274-1800.\nDavid Sedaris returns to the Vancouver Writers Fest this spring!  \nWith sardonic wit and incisive social critiques\, David Sedaris has become one of America’s pre-eminent humour writers. The New York Times bestselling author joins us on May 14\, 2024 at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre for an evening of unexpected\, hilarious\, and poignant storytelling. \nHis latest collection Happy-Go-Lucky captures recent upheavals both public (our global pandemic) and personal (the passing of his father). Time called it “some of his darkest—and most astute—writing yet… No topic is out of bounds for Sedaris’ acerbic humor and sharp observations.” \nThe event will be followed by an audience Q+A and book signing.
URL:https://writersfest.bc.ca/event/an-evening-with-david-sedaris
LOCATION:Queen Elizabeth Theatre\, 630 Hamilton St\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6B 5N6\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Special Event,Theatre
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240516
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SUMMARY:Incite: Unforgettable Short Stories
DESCRIPTION:Presented in partnership with Vancouver Public Library.\n \nShort stories pack infinite ideas\, questions\, character explorations\, and worlds into deceptively slim packages. Discover some of the season’s best in new short fiction at this Incite event featuring three intriguing releases. Our award-winning guests speak with VWF Artistic Director Leslie Hurtig. \nVincent Anioke’s stunning debut story collection offers a nuanced exploration of masculinity\, religion\, marginalization\, repressed (queer) desires\, and self-expression through the lens of (un)conditional love. Set largely in Nigeria\, the stories in Perfect Little Angels capture the shocking violence and confrontational drama in the power dynamics—between headmasters and students\, brothers and sisters\, mothers and sons—that shape our lives. \nFloods and wildfires\, toxic culture\, billionaires in outer space\, or a purse-related disaster while on mushrooms—in today’s hellscape world\, there’s no shortage of things to worry about. Last Woman\, the new collection of short fiction by Carleigh Baker\, wants you to know that you’re not alone. With sharp wit\, these stories delve into fear for the future\, intergenerational misunderstandings\, and the complexities of belonging. \nDeath by a Thousand Cuts from Shashi Bhat is a breathtaking\, sharply funny collection about the everyday trials and impossible expectations that come with being a woman. A writer discovers that her ex has published a novel about their breakup. An immunocompromised woman falls in love\, only to have her body betray her. And when a woman begins to lose her hair\, she embarks on an increasingly nightmarish search for answers. 
URL:https://writersfest.bc.ca/event/incite-05-15-2024-multimedia
LOCATION:Digital (YouTube)
CATEGORIES:Incite Event,Digital,Multimedia
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SUMMARY:Incite: Unforgettable Short Stories
DESCRIPTION:Presented in partnership with Vancouver Public Library.\n \nShort stories pack infinite ideas\, questions\, character explorations\, and worlds into deceptively slim packages. Discover some of the season’s best in new short fiction at this Incite event featuring three intriguing releases. Our award-winning guests will speak with VWF Artistic Director Leslie Hurtig. \nVincent Anioke’s stunning debut story collection offers a nuanced exploration of masculinity\, religion\, marginalization\, repressed (queer) desires\, and self-expression through the lens of (un)conditional love. Set largely in Nigeria\, the stories in Perfect Little Angels capture the shocking violence and confrontational drama in the power dynamics—between headmasters and students\, brothers and sisters\, mothers and sons—that shape our lives. \nFloods and wildfires\, toxic culture\, billionaires in outer space\, or a purse-related disaster while on mushrooms—in today’s hellscape world\, there’s no shortage of things to worry about. Last Woman\, the new collection of short fiction by Carleigh Baker\, wants you to know that you’re not alone. With sharp wit\, these stories delve into fear for the future\, intergenerational misunderstandings\, and the complexities of belonging. \nDeath by a Thousand Cuts from Shashi Bhat is a breathtaking\, sharply funny collection about the everyday trials and impossible expectations that come with being a woman. A writer discovers that her ex has published a novel about their breakup. An immunocompromised woman falls in love\, only to have her body betray her. And when a woman begins to lose her hair\, she embarks on an increasingly nightmarish search for answers.  \nBooks will be for sale at the event courtesy of Book Warehouse\, a division of Black Bond Books. Can’t make the event time? Register for the livestream option and we’ll send you a link to watch the recording!  \nJoin us for Incite all season\, in-person or online! This readings series offers conversations with celebrated authors and emerging talents every two weeks from January to June. Incite is free and open to all. 
URL:https://writersfest.bc.ca/event/incite-short-stories
LOCATION:Vancouver Public Library – Central Library
CATEGORIES:Incite Event
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SUMMARY:Incite: BC and Yukon Book Prizes
DESCRIPTION:Presented in partnership with Vancouver Public Library and BC and Yukon Book Prizes.\n \nWe’re closing out this season of Incite with one of our favourite events: an evening of celebrating the finalists of the BC and Yukon Book Prizes. Joining us on-stage are three lauded local authors\, each nominated in a different category of this year’s awards:  \n\nHenry Tsang\, nominated for the Bill Duthie Booksellers’ Choice Award for White Riot: The 1907 Anti-Asian Riots in Vancouver \nSamantha Nock\, nominated for the Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize for A Family of Dreamers\nBrandon Reid\, nominated for the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize for Beautiful Beautiful\n\nWhite Riot: The 1907 Anti-Asian Riots in Vancouver is a thought-provoking collection of essays and photographs that documents the anti-Asian riots of 1907 in the context of contemporary anti-Asian sentiment. Samantha Nock redefines where and what “home” is in her debut poetry collection. And Beautiful Beautiful is a coming-of-age story exploring indigeneity\, masculinity\, and cultural tradition. \nThe authors discuss their shortlisted titles\, and the importance of place in each of their works\, with Megan Cole\, the Prize’s Director of Programming and Communications. Their insightful conversation is rounded out by readings and an audience Q+A. 
URL:https://writersfest.bc.ca/event/incite-05-29-2024-multimedia
LOCATION:Digital (YouTube)
CATEGORIES:Incite Event,Digital,Multimedia
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SUMMARY:Incite: BC and Yukon Book Prizes
DESCRIPTION:Presented in partnership with Vancouver Public Library and BC and Yukon Book Prizes.\n \nWe’re closing out this season of Incite with one of our favourite events: an evening of celebrating the finalists of the BC and Yukon Book Prizes. Joining us on-stage are three lauded local authors\, each nominated in a different category of this year’s awards:  \n\nHenry Tsang\, nominated for the Bill Duthie Booksellers’ Choice Award for White Riot: The 1907 Anti-Asian Riots in Vancouver \nSamantha Nock\, nominated for the Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize for A Family of Dreamers\nBrandon Reid\, nominated for the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize for Beautiful Beautiful\n\nWhite Riot: The 1907 Anti-Asian Riots in Vancouver is a thought-provoking collection of essays and photographs that documents the anti-Asian riots of 1907 in the context of contemporary anti-Asian sentiment. Samantha Nock redefines where and what “home” is in her debut poetry collection. And Beautiful Beautiful is a coming-of-age story exploring indigeneity\, masculinity\, and cultural tradition. \nThe authors will discuss their shortlisted titles\, and the importance of place in each of their works\, with Megan Cole\, the Prize’s Director of Programming and Communications. Their insightful conversation will be rounded out by readings and an audience Q+A.  \nBooks will be for sale at the event courtesy of Book Warehouse\, a division of Black Bond Books. Can’t make the event time? Register for the livestream option and we’ll send you a link to watch the recording!  \nJoin us for Incite all season\, in-person or online! This readings series offers conversations with celebrated authors and emerging talents every two weeks from January to June. Incite is free and open to all. 
URL:https://writersfest.bc.ca/event/bcybp-2024
LOCATION:Vancouver Public Library – Central Library
CATEGORIES:Incite Event
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SUMMARY:Ali Velshi in Conversation with Ian Hanomansing
DESCRIPTION:As the Chief Correspondent for MSNBC\, a weekly economics contributor to NPR\, and host of his own news show\, “Velshi”\, Ali Velshi has covered multiple U.S. Midterm and Presidential elections and significant stories around the globe. In Small Acts of Courage\, he fuses the personal and the political\, tapping into 125 years of family history to advocate for social justice as a living\, breathing experience—a way of life more than an ideology.  \nMore than a century ago\, Velshi’s great-grandfather sent his seven-year-old son to live at Tolstoy Farm\, Gandhi’s ashram in South Africa. This difficult decision would change the trajectory of his family history forever. From childhood\, Velshi’s grandfather was imbued with an ethos of public service and social justice—ideals that his children carried forward as they escaped apartheid\, emigrating to Kenya and ultimately Canada and the United States.  \nSmall acts of courage matter. Sometimes\, they change the world. Velshi’s story will inspire a commitment to fight for change\, as he sits down for an eye-opening conversation with Ian Hanomansing\, host of CBC’s The National. \nBooks will be for sale at the event courtesy of Book Warehouse\, a division of Black Bond Books. \n 
URL:https://writersfest.bc.ca/event/ali-velshi
LOCATION:Waterfront Theatre\, 1412 Cartwright St.\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, BC V6H 3R7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Special Event,Theatre
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SUMMARY:Liane Moriarty in Conversation with Eddy Boudel Tan
DESCRIPTION:Australian author Liane Moriarty has a gift for writing smart\, sensational page-turners that have the entertainment industry waiting on speed dial. Her novel Big Little Lies was the inspiration behind the HBO limited series that won eight Emmy Awards; Nine Perfect Strangers and Apples Never Fall were also turned into star-studded TV adaptations. She joins us in Vancouver to launch Here One Moment\, a riveting new novel that follows a group of passengers on a seemingly ordinary domestic flight\, who learn how and when they are going to die. If you knew your future\, would you try to fight fate?   \nA modern-day Jane Austen\, Moriarty asks profound questions and humorously skewers social mores\, while spinning a web of mystery. She speaks with Eddy Boudel Tan at the Djavad Mowafaghian Cinema\, followed by an audience Q&A and signing.  \nBooks can be purchased during check-out\, or at the event\, courtesy of Book Warehouse. \nYouth under 25 can purchase a discounted ticket for $20! \n\nVancouver Writers Fest is proud to recognize SFU as a cultural partner.
URL:https://writersfest.bc.ca/event/liane-moriarty
LOCATION:Djavad Mowafaghian Cinema\, SFU Goldcorp Centre for the Arts\, 149 W Hastings St\, Vancouver
CATEGORIES:Special Event,Theatre
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DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20241006T210000
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SUMMARY:Louise Erdrich in Conversation with Carleigh Baker
DESCRIPTION:A new novel by Louise Erdrich is a major literary event. World-renowned for her substantial body of work—including numerous award-winning and bestselling novels such as The Sentence\, The Night Watchman\, and Love Medicine\, that centre modern-day Native American experiences—the Pulitzer Prize-winning author joins nêhiyaw âpihtawikosisân/Icelandic author Carleigh Baker in Vancouver to discuss The Mighty Red\, a heartrending story about love and our tattered bond with the earth. \nIn Argus\, North Dakota\, a collection of people revolve around a fraught wedding. But human time is set against the speed of climate change. This is a novel about ordinary people living in a starkly beautiful prairie community\, who must cope with devastating consequences as powerful forces upend them. \nBooks will be available for purchase before and after the event\, courtesy of Massy Books. \nYouth under 25 can purchase a discounted ticket for $20.
URL:https://writersfest.bc.ca/event/louise-erdrich
LOCATION:Frederic Wood Theatre\, 6354 Crescent Rd\, Vancouver\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Special Event
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DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20241014T210000
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SUMMARY:Malcolm Gladwell in Conversation with Ian Hanomansing
DESCRIPTION:Tickets on sale now! \nMalcolm Gladwell’s first book\, The Tipping Point\, changed the way we think and talk about the dissemination of ideas. Twenty-five years after its publication—and many New York Times-bestselling books later—Gladwell reframes the lessons of his groundbreaking debut for our confounding new era\, in Revenge of the Tipping Point.     \nWhat does the heartbreaking fate of the cheetah tell us about the way we raise our children? Why do Ivy League schools care so much about sports? What is the Magic Third\, and what does it mean for racial harmony? In this provocative new work\, Gladwell returns to the subject of social epidemics and tipping points\, this time with the aim of explaining the dark side of contagious phenomena. \nGladwell is one of our most influential thinkers\, and a “rock-star intellectual.” (The Guardian) He shares his unique perspective in conversation with CBC’s The National host Ian Hanomansing. Books will be available for purchase before and after the event\, courtesy of Book Warehouse. 
URL:https://writersfest.bc.ca/event/malcolm-gladwell
LOCATION:Orpheum Theatre\, 601 Smithe St.\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6B 3L4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Special Event
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SUMMARY:2024 Festival
DESCRIPTION:Click here to browse all Festival events.\nOur flagship Festival returns from October 21–27\, 2024\,  featuring 120+ local and international authors at 88 events over one dazzling week of literary celebration. \nWe believe that when we connect people to exceptional books and authors\, new ideas and world-expanding dialogue will follow—and\, through that—a more empathetic\, inspired\, and just society. That’s certainly what propelled the Festival’s curation this year. \nThe 2024 Festival will feature some challenging conversations that ask us to consider new ideas and perspectives. There will be opportunities to dive into highly anticipated new releases in crime\, memoir\, fantasy\, poetry\, literary fiction\, graphic novels\, and more. And\, for younger audiences\, we’ll have engaging youth programming to inspire the next generation of authors and readers. \nWe’re thrilled to welcome award-winning author Kim Thúy as our Guest Curator; she has curated six brilliant events for youth and adults\, including a screening of her masterpiece novel\, Ru. \nGet your tickets to hear from celebrated\, bestselling authors such as Gabor Maté\, Carol Off\, Richard Powers\, Yulin Kuang\, Dionne Brand\, Anne Michaels\, Rachel Kushner\, Nita Prose\, Tanya Talaga\, Roddy Doyle\, Ann Cleeves\, Ian Williams\, Jane Urquhart\, Jody Wilson-Raybould\, and many more!
URL:https://writersfest.bc.ca/event/2024-festival
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SUMMARY:Matty Matheson: Soups\, Salads\, Sandwiches
DESCRIPTION:This event is sold out.\nInnovative takes on kitchen staples\, from a Canadian culinary icon? Yes\, Chef! The Vancouver Writers Fest is delighted to present Matty Matheson—restaurateur\, New York Times bestselling author\, and executive producer and actor on FX’s The Bear—with a new cookbook that redefines cooking’s iconic trinity: soups\, salads\, and sandwiches.  \nThis trio makes up so many of our meals\, but is rarely given the attention it deserves—until now. Matty Matheson\, known for the bold flavours that he shares in his restaurants as well as with his 1.5 million YouTube subscribers\, has created a cookbook that will revolutionize how you think of these kitchen basics. He brings his larger-than-life personality to this entertaining evening of laughs\, stories\, and scrumptious recipes\, in conversation with Global News Anchor Sophie Lui. \nTickets come with a pre-signed copy of Matty Matheson: Soups\, Salads\, Sandwiches\, so you can live out your own chef dreams in the kitchen.
URL:https://writersfest.bc.ca/event/matty-matheson
LOCATION:Djavad Mowafaghian Cinema\, SFU Goldcorp Centre for the Arts\, 149 W Hastings St\, Vancouver
CATEGORIES:Special Event
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SUMMARY:Daniel Levitin with Chor Leoni
DESCRIPTION:Tickets on sale now! \nMusic is perhaps one of humanity’s oldest medicines\, as well as its most universal. Neuroscientist\, musician\, and bestselling author Daniel J. Levitin reveals how the deep connections between music and the human brain can be harnessed for healing in his extraordinary follow-up to This Is Your Brain on Music—which revolutionized our understanding of the neuroscience of song. \nA work of dazzling ideas\, cutting-edge research\, and joyful celebration of the human mind\, I Heard There Was a Secret Chord explores the critical role music has played in human evolution. Long considered the remit of ancient practice and alternative medicine\, scientific evidence is emerging that music can offer profoundly effective treatment for a whole host of ailments\, from Alzheimer’s to PTSD\, depression\, pain\, and cognitive injury. It is\, in short\, one of the most remarkably promising new therapies available today. \nDiscover how music can create profound benefits for those both young and old\, as Levitin sits down with André Picard. This event will feature interludes by special musical guests Chor Leoni\, the transfixing JUNO Award-nominated Vancouver choir. \nTickets starting at $50.
URL:https://writersfest.bc.ca/event/daniel-levitin
LOCATION:The Vancouver Playhouse
CATEGORIES:Special Event
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SUMMARY:2024 Digital Festival
DESCRIPTION:Presented in partnership with Libro.fm and Peliplat\, and with the generous support of Hotfusion Communications Inc. \n\nOur flagship Festival filled our stages and our minds with brilliant conversation\, countless moments of connection and inspiration\, and the exceptional works of authors from across Canada and the world. Now\, experience it again—or for the very first time—with the Digital Festival: a curated selection of 26 events representing some of the most outstanding offerings from our 2024 Festival\, each professionally-recorded. Watch on-demand from December 16 through January 31.  \n\n\n\n\nGive the gift of literature! Enjoyable over the winter holidays and beyond\, the Digital Festival makes a truly exceptional gift for your favourite book lover. Print this festive gift certificate if you’d like to give your recipient something that can be slipped in a card or stocking.\n\n\n\nBuy a pass\, get a free audiobook! You’ll receive a free audiobook credit from our friends at Libro.fm when you purchase a Digital Festival pass at the full-access price ($100). Your credit can be used for an audiobook of your choice from their catalog of 500\,000+ audiobooks. Credits will be e-mailed once the Digital Festival ends.  \nPurchase the level of access you plan to enjoy. As the Digital Festival features 26 events (with in-person tickets averaging $27)\, we value the Digital Festival’s full-access pass at $100. We invite you to consider how much you’ll watch\, as well as your ability to support this investment in accessible programming\, when selecting a payment option. If the options provided present a barrier to you\, please reach out to us at info@writersfest.bc.ca.  \n26 fully-captioned\, full-length events from the 2024 Festival are included in this all-access pass:\n\n\n\n(Click on an event title to read the full description from our October Festival program.) \n01. Elizabeth Renzetti in Conversation with Charmaine de Silva \n02. Rachel Kushner in Conversation with Alix Ohlin \n03. Dionne Brand in Conversation with Kimberly Bain \n04. The Mystery QueensFeaturing Ann Cleeves\, Beverley McLachlin\, & Nita Prose with moderator Alison Broddle \n05. Jane Urquhart in Conversation with Marsha Lederman \n06. Ecosystems for ChangeFeaturing Diana Beresford-Kroeger\, & Dr. Jennifer Grenz\, with moderator Sarah Cox \n07. What I’ve Done For WritingFeaturing Heather O’Neill\, Brandon Taylor\, & Jenny Heijun Wills with moderator Kim Thúy \n08. The Poetry BashFeaturing Stephen Collis\, Jess Housty\, Evelyn Lau\, Michael Turner\, shō yamagushiku\, Daniel Zomparelli\, & Zehra Naqvi\, with host Aislinn Hunter \n09. Listening in the Age of RageFeaturing Ian Williams & Carol Off with moderator Kathryn Gretsinger \n10. On TranslationFeaturing George McWhirter\, Michelle Winters\, & Yilin Wang with moderator Bill Richardson \n11. The ConversationsFeaturing Myriam J. A. Chancy\,  Anne Enright\, & Jón Kalman Stefánsson with moderator Aislinn Hunter \n12. Science and FictionFeaturing Richard Powers & James Bradley\, with moderator Claudia Casper \n13. The Knowing\, with Tanya TalagaModerated by Candis Callison \n14. Highway to the Danger Zone: Lyrics NightFeaturing Rajinderpal S. Pal\, Nick Cutter\, Kate Black\, Andrea Warner\, Elliott Gish\, Jenny Heijun Wills\, Drew Hayden Taylor\, Kirsten McDougall\, Robert J. Wiersema\, Canisia Lubrin\, & Roddy Doyle\, with host Elamin Abdelmahmoud and DJ Ice B \n15. Anne Michaels in Conversation with Minelle Mahtani \n16. Nathan Thrall in Conversation with Carol Off \n17. Roddy Doyle in Conversation with Jerry Wasserman \n18. Rebuilding Pillars of SocietyFeaturing Gregor Craigie & Jane Philpott\, with moderator André Picard \n19. On Grief and Trauma: Personal and Global Featuring Dr. Gabor Maté & Raja G. Khouri\, with moderator Elamin Abdelmahmoud \n20. The Literary CabaretFeaturing Roddy Doyle\, Anne Enright\, Richard Powers\, Jón Kalman Stefánsson\, Brandon Taylor\, & Ayelet Tsabari\, with music by Benjamin Millman and the Oxymorons \n21. Drawing Out Family HistoriesFeaturing Tessa Hulls\, Teresa Wong\, & Sarah Leavitt with moderator Emily Chou \n22. Fright NightFeaturing Nick Cutter & Marcus Kliewer\, with moderator Robert J. Wiersema \n23. On MatriarchsFeaturing Sadiya Ansari\, Tessa Hulls & Minelle Mahtani\, with moderator Anna Ling Kaye \n24. Chiller ThrillersFeaturing Emiko Jean\, Roz Nay\, & Drew Hayden Taylor\, with moderator Robert J. Wiersema \n25. Art Speaks: Dana Claxton and Dorothy GrantFeaturing Dana Claxton & Dorothy Grant\, with moderator Damara Jacobs-Petersen \n26. On Freedom: Timothy Snyder with The Current’s Matt Galloway
URL:https://writersfest.bc.ca/event/digital-festival-2024
LOCATION:Digital (YouTube)
CATEGORIES:Special Event,Digital
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SUMMARY:Character Limit: How Elon Musk Destroyed Twitter
DESCRIPTION:New York Times technology reporters Kate Conger and Ryan Mac headline the first Books & Ideas event with one of the most shocking and defining stories of our time: the $44 billion dollar deal behind Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter—and the seismic political\, social\, and financial fallout that is still rapidly unfolding—masterfully told in Character Limit: How Elon Musk Destroyed Twitter. Don’t miss them in conversation with Kathryn Gretsinger. \nThe billionaire entrepreneur and Tesla CEO Elon Musk has become inextricable from the social media platform formerly known as Twitter. In 2022\, Musk made an unsolicited offer to purchase the company for the unimaginable sum of $44 billion dollars. This was followed by a showdown unlike anything in business or media that has come before\, and ended with Musk being sued to close the deal. The richest man on earth now controls one of the most powerful media platforms in the world—but at what price? \nWith unparalleled sources from within and around the company—including exclusive interviews\, unreported documents\, and internal recordings at Twitter following the billionaire’s takeover—Conger and Mac follow the inner workings of the company as Musk lays siege to it\, first from the outside as one of its most vocal users\, and then from within as a contentious and mercurial leader. With Musk now making headlines for his interference in American politics\, this is an essential and timely conversation. “You couldn’t hope for a better ringside seat on the unfolding drama.” —The Guardian \nWe do our best to make our events low-barrier\, accessible experiences for our community. A limited number of accessibly priced tickets are available for purchase. To discuss other ways we can make these events more accessible to you\, please reach out to us at info@writersfest.bc.ca or 604-681-6330.\nAbout Books & Ideas\nLaunching in January 2025\, Books & Ideas is a new event series from the Vancouver Writers Fest on Granville Island\, home of the Writers Fest’s celebrated annual literary festival. With an intimate theatre venue and a pop-up bar for socializing\, attendees will be invited to connect more deeply with other members of the local literary community—and meet the esteemed authors who grace the stage—in a modern space for exchanging ideas. 
URL:https://writersfest.bc.ca/event/conger-mac
LOCATION:Revue Stage
CATEGORIES:Books & Ideas
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SUMMARY:Timothy Caulfield: The Certainty Illusion
DESCRIPTION:Telling what’s real from what’s fake should be easy. In today’s world\, that’s far from the case. Bestselling author and Canada Research Chair Timothy Caulfield joins the Vancouver Writers Fest on Thursday\, January 30 to lift the curtain on the forces contributing to our information chaos\, in The Certainty Illusion: What You Don’t Know and Why It Matters. \nCaulfield unpacks why it’s so difficult—sometimes even for experts—to escape the fake\, helping us recognize and combat the forces that threaten to pull us under. This accessible\, actionable deep dive into our misinformation crisis is required reading for anyone seeking the truth. “Celebrities\, charlatans\, and even the science community: nobody is safe from Caulfield’s laser focus on exposing misinformation and those who perpetuate it.” —Abby Langer\, author of Good Food\, Bad Diet. \nCaulfield speaks with  award-winning journalist and author Marsha Lederman about fake news\, and the noble pursuit of truth in science\, academia\, politics\, and life.  \nWe do our best to make our events low-barrier\, accessible experiences for our community. A limited number of accessibly priced tickets are available for purchase. To discuss other ways we can make these events more accessible to you\, please reach out to us at info@writersfest.bc.ca or 604-681-6330.\nAbout Books & Ideas\nLaunching in January 2025\, Books & Ideas is a new event series from the Vancouver Writers Fest on Granville Island\, home of the Writers Fest’s celebrated annual literary festival. With an intimate theatre venue and a pop-up bar for socializing\, attendees will be invited to connect more deeply with other members of the local literary community—and meet the esteemed authors who grace the stage—in a modern space for exchanging ideas. 
URL:https://writersfest.bc.ca/event/timothy-caulfield
LOCATION:Revue Stage
CATEGORIES:Books & Ideas
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SUMMARY:Neko Case: The Harder I Fight the More I Love You
DESCRIPTION:Singer\, songwriter\, producer\, visual artist\, and writer Neko Case has long been revered as one of music’s most influential artists. In The Harder I Fight the More I Love You\, Case brings her trademark candor and precision to a memoir that traces her evolution from an invisible girl “raised by two dogs and a space heater” in rural Washington state to her improbable emergence as an internationally-acclaimed talent. This spellbinding meditation on art and identity will delight both long-time fans and those who have never heard her music.\n\nCase’s luminous writing has been called “as piercing and beautiful as her gorgeous singing” (Susan Orlean) and “full of moments that kaleidoscope your view of the world into something new” (Rebecca Makkai). Discover this raw and moving memoir as she sits down with Vancouver writer and musician Aaron Chapman on Monday\, February 10. \nWe do our best to make our events low-barrier\, accessible experiences for our community. A limited number of accessibly priced tickets are available for purchase. To discuss other ways we can make these events more accessible to you\, please reach out to us at info@writersfest.bc.ca or 604-681-6330.\nAbout Books & Ideas\nLaunching in January 2025\, Books & Ideas is a new event series from the Vancouver Writers Fest on Granville Island\, home of the Writers Fest’s celebrated annual literary festival. With an intimate theatre venue and a pop-up bar for socializing\, attendees will be invited to connect more deeply with other members of the local literary community—and meet the esteemed authors who grace the stage—in a modern space for exchanging ideas. 
URL:https://writersfest.bc.ca/event/neko-case
LOCATION:Performance Works
CATEGORIES:Books & Ideas
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SUMMARY:Incite: David A. Robertson on Living with Anxiety
DESCRIPTION:Presented in partnership with Vancouver Public Library.\n\n\n\nFrom the outside\, David A. Robertson looks as if he has it all. The author of over 25 books in various genres\, his achievements include numerous awards—not to mention a loving family and a platform for speaking on Indigenous perspectives\, cultures and concerns. But what we see on the outside rarely reveals what is happening inside.  \nRobertson lives with “little monsters”: chronic\, debilitating health anxiety and panic attacks accompanied\, at times\, by depression. During the worst periods\, he finds getting out of bed to walk down the hall an insurmountable task.  \nThe Canadian Mental Health Association reports that by the time we reach 40 years of age\, half of Canadians will have—or previously have had—a mental health problem. Generalized anxiety disorders are on the rise\, particularly among young people aged 15–24. In All the Little Monsters: How I Learned to Live with Anxiety\, Robertson shares his personal story with warmth and candidness\, in the hope of making other people’s mental health journeys a little less lonely. \nDavid A. Robertson joins us at Incite in conversation with Vancouver Writers Fest Artistic Director Leslie Hurtig. He’ll speak about the tools that have helped him carry on\, including community\, therapy\, medication\, and the simple question he asks himself on repeat: what if everything will be okay? \nBooks will be for sale courtesy of Book Warehouse/Black Bond Books\, with a signing afterwards. Can’t make the event time? Register for the livestream option and we’ll send you a link to watch the recording!  \nJoin us for Incite all year-round\, in-person or online! This quarterly series is free and open to all\, offering conversations with celebrated authors and emerging talents. 
URL:https://writersfest.bc.ca/event/incite-little-monsters
LOCATION:Vancouver Public Library – Central Library
CATEGORIES:Incite Event
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SUMMARY:Canada Reads with Jamie Chai Yun Liew and Said M’Dahoma
DESCRIPTION:Canada Reads is back! Join Jamie Chai Yun Liew\, author of the shortlisted novel Dandelion\, and chef Saïd M’Dahoma for a thought-provoking conversation leading up to CBC’s Canada Reads. In this intimate exchange\, Saïd and Jamie will “break bread” together over a story that nourishes both the heart and the mind\, weaving through personal narratives\, shared experiences\, and the universal power of food to bring people together. \nKnown as The Pastry Nerd by his 200\,000+ social media followers\, Saïd M’Dahoma chose Dandelion by Jamie Chai Yun Liew as the one book all Canadians should read in 2025. Also the winner of the Jim Wong-Chu Emerging Writers Award\, Dandelion is a deeply affecting novel in which an Asian woman and new mother named Lily traces the journey of her own mother—who disappeared when Lily was eleven—from a small British Columbia mining town to Southeast Asia\, seeking to learn who she really is and where she belongs.  \n“What Dandelion brilliantly does is that it shows that there’s not just one immigrant story\,” M’Dahoma shared on CBC Radio’s Commotion. “There are so many different stories\, so many different dreams and aspirations that immigrants can have when they come… I think it just changes the perspective that some people might have about immigrants and how diverse immigrants can be.” \nHear them in conversation on Monday\, March 3 at the Revue Stage (1601 Johnston St\, Vancouver).  \n\nWe do our best to make our events low-barrier\, accessible experiences for our community. A limited number of accessibly priced tickets are available for purchase. To discuss other ways we can make these events more accessible to you\, please reach out to us at boxoffice@writersfest.bc.ca or 604-681-6330.\nAbout Books & Ideas\nLaunched in January 2025\, Books & Ideas is a new event series from the Vancouver Writers Fest on Granville Island\, home of the Writers Fest’s celebrated annual literary festival. With an intimate theatre venue and a pop-up bar for socializing\, attendees are invited to connect more deeply with other members of the local literary community—and meet the esteemed authors who grace the stage—in a modern space for exchanging ideas. 
URL:https://writersfest.bc.ca/event/canadareads2025
LOCATION:Revue Stage
CATEGORIES:Books & Ideas
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SUMMARY:Books\, Booze & Chill @ The Liberty Distillery
DESCRIPTION:Click here for Tickets \n  \nJoin us for Volume 2 of Books\, Booze & Chill presented by The Liberty Distillery and in partnership with Vancouver Writers Fest \nGrab a book and come join fellow readers at The Liberty Distillery on Granville Island for a book club with a twist — or maybe a splash. Your ticket includes one craft cocktail of your choice from a select menu. \nWe’re not a regular book club — we’re a quiet book club. Here\, everyone brings their own book and we co-read together. \nWait\, What? Yup! No awkward introductions. No pressure to impress with your literary hot takes. Just you\, your book\, and a relaxed ambiance. \nBooks. Booze. Great company. No reading homework. Bring a book (or books) you want to ‘swap’ and meet new friends at the same time. The Vancouver Writers Fest is pleased to provide door prizes for the event! \nBring your current read or that book you keep meaning to start\, order a cocktail (or mocktail)\, and settle into a cozy seat at The Liberty Distillery to get your reading on. \nWant to chat about your book? Awesome. Prefer to stay in your own reading bubble? That’s totally fine. This is your space to blend sips and stories.
URL:https://writersfest.bc.ca/event/books-booze-mar25
LOCATION:The Liberty Distillery\, 1494 Old Bridge Street\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6H 3S6\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Books Booze & Chill
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SUMMARY:Books & Ideas: Barry Sonnenfeld in Conversation
DESCRIPTION:Presented in partnership with VIFF. \nBooks will be sold at the event by Book Warehouse/Black Bond Books\, and the talk will be followed by a book signing!  \nOne-of-a-kind filmmaker Barry Sonnenfeld tells stories only he can tell. In this hilarious and enlightening new memoir\, he provides an inside glimpse into how Hollywood really works (or doesn’t)\, from his blockbuster career with iconic actors\, studio execs\, and producers. \nBest Possible Place\, Worst Possible Time delivers a cavalcade of delightful stories spanning Sonnenfeld’s four-decade Hollywood career\, from mega-franchises like The Addams Family and Men in Black; the critical favourites\, Get Shorty and Pushing Daisies; to the icons\, Will Smith\, John Travolta\, and Michael Jackson; and even the projects that got away: Forrest Gump\, Ali\, and anything starring Jim Carrey. \nFrom battling with studio executives and producers to bad-script-solving on set to coaxing actors into talking faster\, Sonnenfeld provides an entertaining master class in how to make commercial art in the face of constant human foible. Don’t miss hearing the icon in conversation with author\, film critic\, and year-round VIFF programmer Tom Charity at Books & Ideas\, a presentation of the Vancouver Writers Fest.  \n\nWe do our best to make our events low-barrier\, accessible experiences for our community. A limited number of accessibly priced tickets are available for purchase. To discuss other ways we can make these events more accessible to you\, please reach out to us at boxoffice@writersfest.bc.ca or 604-681-6330.\nAbout Books & Ideas\nLaunched in January 2025\, Books & Ideas is a new event series from the Vancouver Writers Fest on Granville Island\, home of the Writers Fest’s celebrated annual literary festival. With an intimate theatre venue and a pop-up bar for socializing\, attendees are invited to connect more deeply with other members of the local literary community—and meet the esteemed authors who grace the stage—in a modern space for exchanging ideas. 
URL:https://writersfest.bc.ca/event/barry-sonnenfeld
LOCATION:Revue Stage
CATEGORIES:Books & Ideas
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