‘Tis the season for best-of lists and recommended reads. It should come as no surprise that the Vancouver Writers Fest team is full of voracious readers.
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Listen Now: 2019 Festival Event Recordings
From an incisive conversation on justice through action with Tanya Talaga to an uproarious symposium on balancing comedy and compassion with Elif Batuman, Anakana Schofield and Mona Awad, the 2019 Fest’s 80+ events covered a breathtaking range of topics.
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Ultimate Gift Guide for Booklovers
Are you eager to get your holiday shopping started early? Do you have lovable bibliophiles in your life? Look no further than our ultimate gift guide for booklovers.
Read MoreYouth Book Corner: Awards Review
Our Outreach Coordinator, Leena Desai, reflects on some of the biggest youth titles of 2019, sharing a few of this year’s most prestigious award-winners.
Stand on the Sky by Erin Bow
This Governor General’s Literary Award-winning novel revolves around a young Kazakh girl named Aisulu, who learns how to fly eagles.
Community Events: November and December 2019
Lindy West: The Witches Are Coming
Leading feminist thinker and whip-smart essayist Lindy West has been everywhere lately: Esquire, Bustle, NPR, The New York Times, Refinery29 – you name it.
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