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Margaret Atwood, Louise Penny, and R.F. Kuang join Vancouver Writers Fest for The Bestsellers Series

Literary luminaries will discuss new works at the three-date event in May

Vancouver-based Thai chef Pailin Chongchitnant demystifies the food of Thailand in Sabai

Hot Thai Kitchen founder’s new cookbook features simple recipes that omit tedious, time-consuming steps

CULINARY, READGail JohnsonMarch 22, 2023Thai food, Pailin Chongchitnant, Hot Thai Kitchen, cookbooks, Spring 2023

Henry Tsang’s White Riot documents a shameful episode in Vancouver history

Vancouver artist’s new book grew out of a walking tour that revisits sites of 1907 anti-Asian violence

READStir VancouverMarch 14, 2023anti-Asian, Henry Tsang, books, BC books, BC authors, Spring 2023

Two Vancouver authors make the new Carol Shields Prize for Fiction’s 2023 longlist

World’s first and largest literary prize for women and nonbinary writers includes Chelene Knight, Tsering Yangzom Lama among 15 finalists

Invisible Boy author Harrison Mooney hosts the Black Futures Open Mic, February 26 at Progress Lab

Neworld Theatre and The Unbound Reading Series event invites Black creatives to showcase their works

READ, THEATRE, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithFebruary 17, 2023Neworld Theatre, Unbound Reading Series

Isabel Vincent shares story of opera-loving British sisters who saved Jewish musicians from the Nazis at JCC Jewish Book Festival

Author of Overture of Hope put her investigative-journalism skills to work in researching the women’s overlooked history

FESTS, READGail JohnsonFebruary 10, 2023Cherie Smith JCC Jewish Book Festival, Jewish Book Festival, Jewish, Holocaust

At JCC Jewish Book Festival, graphic novelists share stories of Holocaust survival in But I Live

Relating their experiences was not always an easy process for the survivors

Future Arts Network launches publishing mentorship workshop for BIPOC women and others of marginalized genders

Applications due January 9 for program aimed at breaking into the industry and arts leadership

NEWS, READJanet SmithJanuary 5, 2023BIPOC, Future Arts Network

The 38th Annual JCC Jewish Book Festival announces 2023 lineup

Key themes include mental health, diversity of Jewish communities, and political reality in literature

FESTS, READJanet SmithJanuary 4, 2023JCCGV, Cherie Smith JCC Jewish Book Festival

Visual artist Liz Magor collects writing from the past 40 years in Subject to Change

New book offers rare insight into her singular studio process, and the way that writing helps her make sense of her work

ART & DESIGN, READJanet SmithDecember 20, 2022Liz Magor

Gift Guide: 14 cookbooks for the culture vultures and culinary artists on your list

Québécois, Persian, Palestinian, African, and Jewish cuisines are among those featured in standout 2022 titles; then there are some killer desserts

Persian-Canadian poet Sareh Farmand explores topics of freedom and home in Iranian Poetry and Art in Canada, December 15

The Tehran-born author of Pistachios in my Pocket joins the book’s illustrator, Nazli Ataeeyeh, for a free discussion at West Vancouver Memorial Library

CULINARY, READJanet SmithDecember 12, 2022poetry, Persian, Iranian

Stir Pairing: Vancouver Writers Fest’s first digital festival, and some local whisky to go with those words

It’s the first time the fest has offered a mastercut; Shelter Point Distillery’s Single Malt is a winner

CULINARY, READGail JohnsonDecember 1, 2022Vancouver Writers Fest, Shelter Point Distilling, BC whisky, BC spirits

BC and Yukon Book Prizes launches new masterclass video series with Food Writing 101 by Dawn Postnikoff

Co-author of Island Eats: Signature Chef’s Recipes from Vancouver Island and the Salish Sea talks about the world of food writing via video

READStir VancouverDecember 1, 2022Partner Content, BC Book Prizes, BC and Yukon Book Prizes

BC books for the nonfiction lover on your gift list

Jody Wilson-Raybould provides vital steps for meaningful change; Adriana Barton tunes into the benefits of music on the brain; Derek Hayes sees bridges as works of art; and then some