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Vancouver Writers Fest announces 2017 lineup

Audiences will find “insightful dialogue about some of the greatest issues facing humankind in today’s fraught political climate”.

A Temporary Stranger reflects Jamie Reid’s rich legacy

He was admired as a quiet, serious figure: a dedicated artist, not a mover and shaker.

Richmond mom fundraises for autism awareness in See Yah in the Morning! book launch

Kaye Banez launches her book on August 26 at the Richmond Olympic Oval.

A Queer Love Story celebrates Jane Rule and Rick Bébout's platonic intimacy

Despite their differences, Rule and Bébout had much to say to each other before dying in 2007 and 2009, respectively.

Vancouver author Peter Gajdics details gay-conversion therapy and trauma in memoir The Inheritance of Shame

When Gajdics sought the help of a psychiatrist in the 1980s to address his conflicted feelings about being gay, it was the start of his descent into a topsy-turvy world that would be implausible if it were a fictional tale.

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Twitter's Pres. Supervillain takes the words right out of Donald Trump's mouth

Trump has been compared to a comic-book villain by more than one observer.

Vancouver Writers Fest appoints Leslie Hurtig as new artistic director

Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Lisa Beare is first NDP cabinet member to be seen with recommended book

The Winds of Winter could be out next year, teases author George RR Martin

White Walkers strolled the London streets in advance of Game of Thrones premiere

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A Temporary Stranger reflects Jamie Reid’s rich legacy

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Animal rights protests

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Cute lady playing Life at Brickhouse

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