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Trampoline Hall lecture series arrives in Vancouver

Trampoline Hall lecture series arrives in Vancouver

By Brian Lynch | January 25, 2012
Expertise is wildly overrated.
William Gibson set to discuss new nonfiction collection Distrust That Particular Flavor

William Gibson set to discuss new nonfiction collection Distrust That Particular Flavor

By Brian Lynch | January 19, 2012
The revered Vancouver author brings his latest book to a Writers Fest event on January 25.
Famed children's author Chris Van Allsburg brings a bold new work to town

Famed children's author Chris Van Allsburg brings a bold new work to town

By Brian Lynch | November 4, 2011
The man behind The Polar Express has teamed up with a group of writers that includes Jon Scieszka and Stephen King.
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Muckraker Michael Moore headed to Vancouver

Muckraker Michael Moore headed to Vancouver

By Charlie Smith | August 25, 2011
The filmmaker who put General Motors on the defensive for closing factories in Michigan in the 1980s will be in Vancouver on September 18 to discuss his soon-to-be released book about his life.
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Lisa See comes to the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Chinese Garden to discuss her latest novel

Lisa See comes to the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Chinese Garden to discuss her latest novel

By Brian Lynch | July 13, 2011
Los Angeles author Lisa See has long tracked the cultural currents that flow between China and North America, and explored the pressures and hardships of immigration.

Indian Summer festival’s Words on Water brings out stars

By Staff | July 7, 2011
This literary smorgasbord in Vancouver features celebrated novelists, journalists, and even an Indian movie star.
The Man Who Killed heads for Main Street

The Man Who Killed heads for Main Street

By Brian Lynch | May 3, 2011
A double rye is probably the best way to get in the right frame of mind for a reading from Vancouver author Fraser Nixon’s debut novel.
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George Bowering wins the Lieutenant Governorâs Award for Literary Excellence

George Bowering wins the Lieutenant Governor’s Award for Literary Excellence

By Brian Lynch | April 14, 2011
It would be hard to think of a writer who’s contributed more than the Penticton-born Bowering has in his long career.
Booker winner Howard Jacobson talks comic novels at UBCâs Frederic Wood Theatre

Booker winner Howard Jacobson talks comic novels at UBC’s Frederic Wood Theatre

By Brian Lynch | April 6, 2011
The serious pursuit of humour scored a major victory last year when the jury of the hugely prestigious Man Booker Prize named veteran British author Howard Jacobson its winner.
VIWF's Incite series welcomes Alexander MacLeod

VIWF's Incite series welcomes Alexander MacLeod

By Brian Lynch | February 16, 2011
Vancouver’s Steven Galloway interviews rising Nova Scotian writer Alexander MacLeod about Light Lifting, a suite of tales that seek hard truths in the factory- and strip-mall-dotted landscape of Windsor, Ontario.
Andre Alexis slated to speak about literature's powers and pains

Andre Alexis slated to speak about literature's powers and pains

By Brian Lynch | February 10, 2011
The widely admired author offers a personal lament for literary culture in Canada, which he says is drifting into serious decline.
Sheila Heti comes to town to discuss her novel How Should a Person Be

Sheila Heti comes to town to discuss her novel How Should a Person Be

By Brian Lynch | January 12, 2011
Our reviewer praised the book for the way it "celebrates the extraordinary imperfection in ordinary life".

Cherie Smith JCCGV Jewish Book Festival ready to launch its latest edition

By Brian Lynch | November 15, 2010
Set to start its six-day run on November 20, this year’s edition of the Cherie Smith JCCGV Jewish Book Festival promises plenty in addition to Gary Shteyngart’s on-stage conversation with CBC Radio host Eleanor Wachtel.
NBC Tel Aviv bureau chief Martin Fletcher walks and talks Israel at the Norman Rothstein Theatre

NBC Tel Aviv bureau chief Martin Fletcher walks and talks Israel at the Norman Rothstein Theatre

By Brian Lynch | November 3, 2010
The best way to get a ground-level understanding of a complex, history-laden conflict is by getting an extended ground-level view.
Thursdays Writing Collective set to spill ink on the city

Thursdays Writing Collective set to spill ink on the city

By Brian Lynch | October 29, 2010
TWC cofounder Elee Kraljii Gardiner welcomes guest novelist and critic Michael Turner for an upbeat session on the ways in which we interact with the urban environment.