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SUMMARY:Books & Ideas: Suzanne Simard in Conversation with Robert Moor
DESCRIPTION:With her bestselling book Finding the Mother Tree\, Suzanne Simard advanced a revelatory—and now broadly accepted—new paradigm for the profound intelligence of trees and their relationships with each other. Now\, the renowned forest ecologist joins the Vancouver Writers Fest with a new trailblazing work of environmental nonfiction. When the Forest Breathes is an emboldening declaration that when we take responsible steps\, reversing the effects of climate change is within reach. \nPowered by rigorous science but infused with authenticity and warmth\, When the Forest Breathes: Renewal and Resilience in the Natural World shares the findings of one of the most ambitious climate research projects ever conceived. Simard examines the forces that threaten forest ecosystems\, highlights wisdom from the sophisticated knowledge systems of Indigenous peoples\, and offers a pragmatic and hopeful vision for a responsible relationship with the forests that sustain us. \nDiscover a powerful vision for the future of our forests\, from a scientist who has spent years studying British Columbia’s ecosystems. Simard speaks with Robert Moor\, the bestselling author of On Trails and the new book In Trees\, which explores how trees—from the mightiest sequoia to the tiniest bonsai—can teach us to grow wise. Books will be for sale at the event by Upstart & Crow\, with an audience Q+A and signing after the talk.  \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 an event series from the Vancouver Writers Fest\, bringing literary talent and thought-provoking conversations to Granville Island—home of the Writers Fest’s celebrated annual literary festival—from January to June. 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. 
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LOCATION:Lindsay Family Stage (FKA Granville Island Stage)\, 1585 Johnston St\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6H 3S2
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SUMMARY:Carley Fortune in Conversation
DESCRIPTION:For years\, #1 New York Times bestselling author Carley Fortune was told that international readers weren’t interested in books with rural\, authentic Canadian settings. And ever since she published her first novel in 2022\, her meteoric success has told a different story. The Ontarian author’s swoonworthy romance novels have sold millions of copies\, and her captivating characters and lush descriptions of Canadian landscapes delight readers around the world. She joins the Vancouver Writers Fest for one night only with her latest book\, Our Perfect Storm (set in Tofino!)\, in conversation with her best friend\, Meredith Marino. \nEach ticket includes: \n\nAccess to an on-stage conversation and audience Q&A with Carley Fortune\nOne pre-signed\, first edition copy of Our Perfect Storm (no personalization or signing of additional merchandise)\nOur Perfect Storm goodie bag\nEntry to a door prize valued at $250\nBookmark and access to Carley Fortune Pop-Up Merch Shop\nAccess to a photo op with Carley Fortune!\nDiscounted ride offer from Lyft\n\nAbout the Book\nFrankie and George have been best friends since they were eight years old. Both passionate\, impulsive\, and headstrong—they’ve always clashed… and come back together. Until now. It’s the eve of Frankie’s wedding weekend\, and she doesn’t know where they stand or even if George will show up as her best man. \nThen\, at the start of the festivities\, in walks George. For one glorious evening\, surrounded by her loved ones\, Frankie’s life is finally perfect. But it all comes crashing down when her fiancé dumps her the next morning\, leaving only a note as an explanation. \nCrushed and confused\, Frankie returns to her family’s home to wallow. But George has a different idea and a plan for healing Frankie’s broken heart. He wants her to go on her honeymoon. With him. For one week\, to the lush rainforests and misty beaches of Tofino. \nFrankie agrees\, seeing the trip for what it really is: one last chance to repair their friendship. Even if it means unearthing secrets and long buried feelings neither knows how to handle. Even if it means falling apart for good. 
URL:https://writersfest.bc.ca/event/carley-fortune
LOCATION:Djavad Mowafaghian Cinema\, SFU Goldcorp Centre for the Arts\, 149 W Hastings St\, Vancouver
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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\n\n\nNote about the venue: This event takes place in the Montalbano Family Theatre on the 8th floor of VPL Central Library\, rather than the Alice MacKay room. It is accessible by elevator. \nMeet acclaimed local writers and celebrate their trailblazing new books at this Incite event\, featuring authors shortlisted for this year’s BC and Yukon Book Prizes! We’re thrilled to once again feature finalists of the 2026 Jim Deva Prize for Writing That Provokes\, which recognizes writing that challenges or provokes the ideas and forces that shape what writing\, art\, and/or society can become. \nBooks shortlisted for this prize blaze new paths within their genre. They give voice to underrepresented stories\, or challenge conventional formats\, content\, genre and structures. Megan Cole\, Executive Director of the BC and Yukon Book Prizes\, will be joined on-stage by two authors whose works do all that and more.  \nJen Sookfong Lee’s The Hunger We Pass Down is a horror-tinged novel about the relentless spectre of intergenerational trauma\, following a single mother as she confronts the demons passed down through five generations of women in her Chinese Canadian family.  \nThe essay collection This Book Is a Knife: Radical Working-Class Strategies in the Age of Climate Change explores the origins and dangers of climate change through a critique of capitalism\, rooted in author L.E. Fox’s background as a science journalist. This passionate series of missives offers new possibilities for saving the world. \nThe event will also feature a video message from Ruby Smith Diaz\, the author of Searching for Serafim—a new biography of Vancouver’s first lifeguard\, Serafim “Joe” Fortes. \nJoin us in-person or online to hear from writers whose work embodies a spirit of perseverance\, and a commitment to pushing boundaries and changing the status quo. \nAbout Incite\nPresented by the Vancouver Writers Fest and Vancouver Public Library\, Incite is a free quarterly series offering fascinating conversations with celebrated authors and emerging talents. Incite is open to all\, in-person at the VPL’s central branch or online. Books will be for sale at the event\, and most events will have a signing after the talk. Can’t make the date? Sign up for the livestream to receive the recording in your inbox! 
URL:https://writersfest.bc.ca/event/incite-bcybp-2026
LOCATION:Vancouver Public Library – Central Library
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SUMMARY:Ann Patchett in Conversation
DESCRIPTION:THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT!\nSorry\, there is no waitlist. In the event we are able to release more tickets closer to the event date\, we will announce this in our newsletter and on our social media accounts. \nCelebrated and multi-award-winning author Ann Patchett makes a rare appearance in Vancouver on the North American tour for Whistler\, her first novel since the instant #1 New York Times bestseller\, Tom Lake. \nWhistler is a story about two adults looking back over the choices they made\, and the choices that were made for them. When Daphne Fuller and her husband Jonathan visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art\, they notice an older\, white-haired gentleman following them. The man turns out to be Eddie Triplett\, her former stepfather. Now fifty-three\, Daphne hasn’t seen Eddie for many years\, not since the fateful event that changed the direction of both their lives. While their relationship was brief\, it had a profound impact on them both—and now that they are reunited\, they have no intention of ever being separated again. \nBeautiful in its simplicity\, Whistler is ultimately about how love endures\, and how the feeling of being known by one other person\, even for a short period of time\, can change everything. Patchett sits down with Vancouver Writers Fest Artistic Director Leslie Hurtig for a luminous conversation about this new unforgettable novel\, her work to date\, and the importance of reading\, dialogue\, and bookstores—including her own cherished shop\, Parnassus Books—in these uncertain times. \nPre-signed books will be for sale at the event from Upstart & Crow. There will be no signing line at this event. 
URL:https://writersfest.bc.ca/event/ann-patchett
LOCATION:Vancouver Playhouse\, 600 Hamilton St\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V6B 2P1\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Colson Whitehead in Conversation
DESCRIPTION:Thank you to Penguin Random House Canada for supporting Colson Whitehead’s appearance in Vancouver. \nTwo-time Pulitzer Prize winner Colson Whitehead kicks off the Vancouver Writers Fest’s fall 2026 Special Event lineup on Wednesday\, September 16. The bestselling author joins us with Cool Machine—the magnificent final volume of his lauded Harlem Trilogy (Harlem Shuffle\, Crook Manifesto) \nNamed a most anticipated book by The New York Times\, The New Yorker\, TIME\, Esquire\, Harper’s Bazaar\, LitHub\, and Bookriot\, this exuberantly entertaining new novel brings readers back to the gritty streets of 1980s New York. Unable to secure a loan for his beloved wife\, furniture salesman Ray Carney is dragged back into the criminal underworld for one last heist. Coming out of retirement and teaming up with his old partner in crime will mean risking the safety and security he’s spent decades building for his family\, with only one shot to get it right. \nWhitehead will be interviewed on-stage by Vancouver journalist and writer William Johnson. Books will be for sale at the event from Book Warehouse\, a division of Black Bond Books. 
URL:https://writersfest.bc.ca/event/whitehead-2026
LOCATION:Djavad Mowafaghian Cinema\, SFU Goldcorp Centre for the Arts\, 149 W Hastings St\, Vancouver
CATEGORIES:Special Event
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SUMMARY:Emily St. John Mandel in Conversation
DESCRIPTION:Presented in partnership with HarperCollins Canada. \nThe award-winning\, bestselling author of Station Eleven and Sea of Tranquility returns with a breathtaking novel of doubles\, shadow worlds\, and fractured timelines. We’re thrilled to present Emily St. John Mandel in Vancouver with Exit Party on Monday\, September 21.  \nA man disappears from a glittering Los Angeles party\, and a woman—a gunrunner\, an art collector\, an operative of the State—searches for answers. Emily St. John Mandel unfurls a story that takes us from a future America splintered by civil war to the seaside cliffs of Greece where weapons dealers hide in an elegant resort\, and from the domed city of Paris to a colony on the moon. An unforgettable literary feat\, Exit Party is a novel about the price of safety\, the perils of the surveillance state\, a requiem for a world not unlike our own\, and a story of resilience in the face of cataclysmic change. \nSt. John Mandel will speak to this latest masterpiece; her extraordinary body of work\, including anticipated TV adaptations of both Exit Party and The Glass Hotel; and more\, in conversation with award-winning journalist and literary critic Michelle Cyca. Books will be for sale at the event from Book Warehouse\, a division of Black Bond Books.
URL:https://writersfest.bc.ca/event/emily-st-john-mandel
LOCATION:The Vancouver Playhouse
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SUMMARY:R. F. Kuang in Conversation
DESCRIPTION:We are thrilled to welcome R. F. Kuang back to Vancouver on Saturday\, September 26! Tickets will be available here on July 27 at 10am.\nThank you to HarperCollins Canada for supporting R. F. Kuang’s appearance in Vancouver. \nR. F. Kuang returns to the Vancouver Writers Fest for one night only! The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Katabasis and Yellowface joins us with her wryly humorous\, profoundly moving latest book\, Taipei Story. \nThis highly anticipated coming-of-age novel grapples with grief\, language\, and culture shock—all set against the backdrop of an unforgettable summer in Taipei. Kuang joins us in conversation with acclaimed author Jen Sookfong Lee\, with an audience Q+A and signing after the talk. \n\nEach $70 ticket* to this event will include one (1) pre-signed deluxe limited edition copy of Taipei Story!\nRebecca can personalize only one (1) book per person—either a pre-signed copy of Taipei Story or one (1) backlist title.\nNo photos are allowed in the signing line.\n\n*A limited number of lower-priced $45 tickets are available. These tickets do not come with a book\, and seating is in the balcony. The balcony is accessible only by stairs\, and seating is in pews\, with some seats in this section having a restricted view.
URL:https://writersfest.bc.ca/event/kuang-2026
LOCATION:St. Andrew’s-Wesley United Church\, 1022 Nelson St\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6E 4S7\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Rachel Reid: Heated Rivalry
DESCRIPTION:SOLD OUT\nPresented by the Vancouver Writers Fest in partnership with Langara College\, and with the support of HarperCollins Canada and Book Express. \nJoin us for a special evening with bestselling author Rachel Reid as we celebrate the deluxe hardcover release of Heated Rivalry! \nThis ticketed event will feature a 45-minute conversation with Rachel moderated by Global News anchor Sophie Lui\, followed by an extended audience Q&A. Each $70 ticket includes a copy of the new Heated Rivalry deluxe hardcover edition\, complete with a signed custom bookplate. \nThe deluxe hardcover edition of Heated Rivalry features metallic sprayed edges\, special cover effects\, a stamped foil case\, and full-color endpapers showcasing never-before-seen character art\, making it the ultimate collector’s edition of Rachel Reid’s beloved enemies-to-lovers romance and global sensation. \nThe event will take place at St. Andrew’s-Wesley United Church on Monday\, October 5 at 7:30 PM. Tickets are priced at $70 and will go on sale on July 10 at 9am. \nPlease note that there will be no signing line or meet and greet at this event. Additional books will be available for purchase on-site through Book Warehouse\, a division of Black Bond Books. \nWe can’t wait to celebrate with you!
URL:https://writersfest.bc.ca/event/rachel-reid
LOCATION:St. Andrew’s-Wesley United Church\, 1022 Nelson St\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6E 4S7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Special Event
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SUMMARY:Barbara Kingsolver in Conversation
DESCRIPTION:Tickets go on sale here on August 6\, 2026 at 10 AM.\nThank you to our Community Partner: Vancouver Academy of Music\, and to HarperCollins Canada for supporting Barbara Kingsolver’s appearance in Vancouver. \nBarbara Kingsolver’s bestselling works of fiction—including The Poisonwood Bible\, Demon Copperhead\, and The Lacuna—have earned her a devoted readership around the world. Kingsolver joins us with her new instant classic\, Partita\, in conversation with award-winning journalist and author Marsha Lederman.  \nA promising\, former music conservatory student has made peace with her marriage and modest livelihood\, when a shocking phone call from an old lover shakes her to the core. With razor-sharp acuity and deep affection\, Partita reflects on class barriers\, the risks of ambition\, and what might be the greatest romance of all: our eternal human longing for art and beauty. \nKingsolver herself is a pianist and music lover\, and this captivating event will be uplifted by piano pieces performed by Allen Ding\, a student at the Vancouver Academy of Music. Celebrate the opening of the 39th annual Vancouver Writers Fest at an evening of brilliant art\, music\, and conversation.
URL:https://writersfest.bc.ca/event/barbara-kingsolver
LOCATION:Orpheum Theatre\, 601 Smithe St.\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6B 3L4\, Canada
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