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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:2026 Festival
DESCRIPTION:Click here to browse the 2026 Festival lineup!\nTickets on sale Thursday\, September 17 at 10 AM.\nThe 39th annual Vancouver Writers Fest takes place from October 18–25\, 2026\, featuring a scintillating lineup of 150+ local and international authors in over 90 events. \nThe themes for the 2026 Festival emerged during a year of reflection. How can a world so full of bad news still hold such remarkable beauty that sustains us? The books featured at this year’s Festival provide answers to this question\, and renewed energy to resist the urge to stand idle. Join us on Granville Island and other venues across the city to READ\, RESIST\, and REPAIR; as well as to RENEW and REJOICE. \nWe know that booklovers engage in reading for many reasons: some to learn; some to be transported to another world; some to spark empathy. Whatever your reason for reading\, we know you will come away from this Festival with an admirable pile of must-reads\, and some new ways of looking at this world we share.
URL:https://writersfest.bc.ca/event/2026-festival
LOCATION:In-Person and Online
CATEGORIES:Digital,Theatre
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SUMMARY:Barbara Kingsolver in Conversation
DESCRIPTION:Thank you to HarperCollins Canada for supporting Barbara Kingsolver’s appearance in Vancouver\, and our Community Partner: Vancouver Academy of Music. \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\, an award-winning pianist and 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. \nTickets: Starting at $50\n(Youth under 25: $25) \nBooks will be for sale at the event from Book Warehouse\, a division of Black Bond Books. There will be no book signing at this event.
URL:https://writersfest.bc.ca/event/barbara-kingsolver
LOCATION:Orpheum Theatre\, 601 Smithe St.\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6B 3L4\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Malcolm Gladwell in Conversation
DESCRIPTION:From New York Times bestselling author Malcolm Gladwell comes his most urgent book yet: a provocative investigation of America’s epidemic of gun violence. In The American Way of Killing\, Gladwell explores the American “peculiarity”—how the world’s wealthiest country came to suffer from a problem typically only seen in the world’s poorest countries.  \nDrawing on original interviews\, archival and social science research\, and his trademark insight\, Gladwell approaches the American paradox through a series of stories. In a sweeping narrative that travels across the United States\, Gladwell paints a picture of a country that does not understand its most pressing social problem\, and as result\, does not understand how to fix it. A member of the Order of Canada and one of TIME’s 100 most influential people\, Gladwell is widely recognized as one of our leading thinkers today. Moderator TBA.  Books will be for sale at the event from Book Warehouse\, a division of Black Bond Books. \nTickets: Starting at $45\n(Youth under 25: $25)
URL:https://writersfest.bc.ca/event/gladwell-2026
LOCATION:Vancouver Playhouse\, 600 Hamilton St\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V6B 2P1\, Canada
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