An evening with Kai Cheng Thom opens doors
The Central Vancouver Public Library is celebrating works written by and about trans, gender-variant and Two-Spirit people in an engaging group discussion on Dec. 6. The event features writer and …
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November 5 2018 Culture 21st century poets
What the Poets Are Doing: Canadian Poets in Conversation, a collection of conversations between well-established and budding poets, focuses on the role of poetry and poets in the 21st century.
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May 7 2018 Culture Author Michelle Kim runs through time
Born and raised in Surrey,B.C., Michelle Kim didn’t envision herself writing a book when she was pursuing a career in film. Unable to ignore the little scenes she kept scribbling in notebooks, she …
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April 23 2018 Culture Author lets flow a few goosefeathers of emotion
Naomi Steinberg, performer and storyteller. | Photo by Diane Smithers Photography
As part of the Pick Your Poison: Writers’…
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April 9 2018 Culture A conversation with Lee Maracle
As part of the New Legends of Vancouver Author Readings, author Lee Maracle will be reading from her latest book, My Conversations with Canadians, at the Vancouver Public Library (VPL)’s Central …
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March 5 2018 Culture The Lady of the Bead
Cover of Bead Bai. | Photo courtesy of Sultan Somjee
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February 19 2018 Culture Debuting author explores the in-between worlds of newcomers
Djamila Ibrahim, launches things are good now, nine fiction short stories that explore the lives of people affected by immigration.
Ibrahim emigrated from Ethiopia with her parents and five …
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November 20 2017 Culture Stories of Vietnam
Vancouver-based authors Brandy Lien Worrall and Elizabeth McLean will appear at the Kensington Branch of the Vancouver Public Library on Nov. 29, 2017 to discuss their respective books What …
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October 23 2017 Culture Tales told through Taiwanese comic books
A page from Taiwanese comics. | Comic by RuanGuang Min
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September 11 2017 Culture How one couple travelled the world
Photo courtesy of Shahla and Peter Nygaard
Travelling to 77 countries over six continents is no easy feat. Shahla and Peter …