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Eden Robinson's Return of the Trickster goes to supernatural war

The writer from the Haisla and Heiltsuk First Nations cites Stephen King as an influence

READStir VancouverMarch 19, 2021Read, Eden Robinson

With Red Obsidian, poet Stephan Torre reminisces on life in the Northwest wilderness

The new poetry collection travels from adventure to adventure

READStir VancouverMarch 13, 2021Read, Books, Poetry, BC authors

Shane Koyczan's reflections on lockdown are also an elegy for extended loss of arts venues

In his new show filmed in Penticton, the spoken-word star explores his own struggles with pandemic depression

LIVESTREAM, STAGE, READJanet SmithMarch 9, 2021livestream, Chan Centre, Shane Koyczan, Homepage feature

Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 highlights to check out at the Cherie Smith JCC Jewish Book Festival

From the climate crisis to queer identity, the fest is full of thought-provoking author talks

BOOKS, READ, FESTSGail JohnsonFebruary 18, 2021VAG, Cherie Smith JCC Jewish Book Festival, Jewish Book Festival, fests

Meet VPL's 2021 Indigenous storyteller in residence, Kung Jaadee, February 18

Born in Haida Gwaii, Kung Jaadee is a member of the X̱aayda (Haida), xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) and Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) First Nations

READGail JohnsonFebruary 16, 2021Read, Storytelling, Vancouver Public Library, Indigenous People, VPL

Myriam Steinberg's graphic-novel memoir confronts pain of infertility, at JCC Jewish Book Festival

Catalogue Baby captures five years of struggle, from grief and despair to rage and levity

Stir Q&A: writer Renee Sarojini Saklikar on the Poetry Phone, Vancouver’s first free poetry hotline

A prolific author, Surrey's inaugural Poet Laureate curates the new 1-833-POEMS-4-U

READGail JohnsonFebruary 9, 2021Read, Poetry, Renee Sarojini Saklikar, DVBIA, Surrey Art Gallery

Resurrecting Dead Fairy Tales brings subversive stories back to life

MISCELLANEOUS Productions presents an online lecture and live Q&A with folklorist and fairy-tale expert Jack Zipes

THEATRE, READ, SCREENStir VancouverFebruary 3, 2021Partner Content, Miscellaneous Productions

New book curated by Yosef Wosk features photographs by celebrated Israeli photographer Nachum Tim Gidal

Memories of Jewish Poland: The 1932 Photographs of Nachum Tim Gidal launches at Cherie Smith JCC Jewish Book Festival

READ, FESTSGail JohnsonFebruary 3, 2021Read, Books, Cherie Smith JCC Jewish Book Festival

Ethan Hawke joins Vancouver Writers Fest book club, March 14

The award-winning actor, screenwriter releases A Bright Ray of Darkness

READ, WHAT'S STIRRINGGail JohnsonFebruary 2, 2021books, read, what's stirring, Vancouver Writers Fest

Mexican Gothic author Silvia Moreno-Garcia joins PNBA virtual gala, February 10

The Vancouver-based writer’s novel is a New York Times best-seller

READ, WHAT'S STIRRINGGail JohnsonJanuary 31, 2021books, read, PNBA, what's stirring

Junie Désil reads at Talonbooks' virtual launch, January 28

Cecily Nicholson hosts online event, which also features authors Taryn Hubbard, Colin Browne, Fred Mah

BOOKS, READ, WHAT'S STIRRINGGail JohnsonJanuary 24, 2021Read, Books, BC books, what's stirring

Association of Book Publishers of BC releases the top 20 titles from 2020

The list features fiction and nonfiction from Bountiful to the Salish Sea

READGail JohnsonJanuary 12, 2021Read, Books, BC books

The 36th annual JCC Jewish Book Festival announces 2021 lineup

Local writers join authors from across Canada, the US, Israel, Great Britain, and Chile for dynamic literary fest

READStir VancouverJanuary 11, 2021Partner Content

Stir Wine Pairing: poetry by Evelyn Lau; CedarCreek Pinot Gris; and a Parisienne meal at home

We’re tuning into Planet Earth Poetry’s January 8 online reading and ordering in from Jules Bistro

CULINARY, WINE, READGail JohnsonJanuary 6, 2021CULINARY, wine, BC wine, BC wineries, Evelyn Lau, Jules Bistro, CedarCreek, Wine, wine pairing

Stir ’Splainer: Michael Kluckner on 5 works from Here & Gone, his latest book of watercolours and other art

Vancouver’s back lanes, shadows, landmarks, and “glamour parkway”

READ, ART & DESIGNGail JohnsonJanuary 5, 2021Read, art and design, BOOKS, BC books, Michael Kluckner, heritage

The cookbooks that got us through COVID-19

3 local culinary talents share their picks from 2020

CULINARY, BOOKS, COMMENTARY, READGail JohnsonDecember 31, 2020CULINARY, cookbooks, books, cooking, Caren McSherry, Ned Bell, Angus An, Maenam, Naramata Inn, Read

On World AIDS Day, local queer author reads from his new memoir, Our Story: Coming out in the time of HIV and AIDS

Robert Hamilton appears via YouTube in support of McLaren Housing Society on December 1

READGail JohnsonNovember 30, 2020Read, Books, BC books, World AIDS Day

Stir Q&A: Modern queer tragedy After Elias picks up the pieces after a soon-to-be-married pilot flies his plane into the sea

Eddy Boudel Tan’s experiences living in Vancouver as the queer son of immigrant parents informs his gripping debut novel

BOOKS, READGail JohnsonNovember 19, 2020books, BC books, queer fiction, Read

B.C. cookbooks take home big wins at the 2020 Taste Canada Awards

Burdock & Co chef Andrea Carlson was doing “farm to table” cooking long before it became a catchphrase.

CULINARY, READ, NEWSGail JohnsonOctober 27, 2020CULINARY, BOOKS, Burdock & Co, Andrea Carlson, cookbooks

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