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The VWF is leaving this platform, as it no longer aligns with our values of inclusivity, empathy, and truth. We cherish the community we’ve built here and hope you’ll continue the conversation with us on other social media—and best of all, at our events.

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We’re delighted to be partnering with four independent bookstores in Vancouver & Edmonton for a Global Book Giveaway to mark “Bloomsday and Beyond: Celebrating Ireland, Island of Writers”!

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Filmmaker Barry Sonnenfeld (Men in Black, The Addams Family, Pushing Daisies, and more) is coming to Books & Ideas with a hilarious new memoir. Hear the icon in conversation with year-round VIFF programmer Tom Charity.

April 4, presented with @VIFFest
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Writers in the Classroom is presented for free thanks to the support of the Government of BC, Modo, and Bonnie Mah.

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Applications are open now for Writers in the Classroom! The Spring 2025 season will provide 12 free author visits to schools across Metro Vancouver, between April–June 2025.
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Help us spread the word to the teachers and educators in your life!

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Whisky & Words early bird tickets are on sale now, and we’re thrilled to announce the first batch of confirmed participating distilleries—all amazing local BC and Canadian companies. 🇨🇦❤️

All proceeds from this whisky tasting event support the VWF.
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Canada Reads is back! Join @thechaiyun, author of the shortlisted novel Dandelion, and her champion Saïd M’Dahoma for a thought-provoking conversation on March 3, leading up to @cbcbooks Canada Reads.

https://t.co/jnzYOSQ05f

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We’re thrilled to reveal our new logo for the Books & Ideas series, created by @wearezakdesign!

On now until June, Books & Ideas is a new event series from the Vancouver Writers Fest on Granville Island, home of the Writers Fest’s celebrated annual literary festival.

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This #VWF2024 event was organized in collaboration with @CanadaCouncil to celebrate the finalists and winners of the Governor General’s Literary Awards #ggbooks #ggbooks2024 and presented in partnership with @hogans_alley.

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Now available on the Books & Ideas Audio podcast, hear a conversation between Canadian literary stars Canisia Lubrin—whose debut fiction, Code Noir, was named a best book of 2024—and Dionne Brand.

🎧 Find us on Spotify or Apple Podcasts
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With luck, you’ll be seeing some of these authors at the Vancouver Writers Fest throughout the year or at our October Festival. 🤞 Which other books are you excited about reading?

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In celebration of Black History Month, we’re excited to share a few of the books by Black authors that we’re looking forward to in 2025—most of them by Canadian authors and releasing this season!

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Grab a book and join fellow readers at @TLDistillery on Granville Island for Books, Booze & Chill: a book club with a twist—or maybe a splash.

February 19 at 7 PM; tickets include one craft cocktail of your choice.

https://t.co/EXoGT2FzNo

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On Feb 13, join Ruan Guang-Min for an artist talk + guided tour, in English and Mandarin. He’ll share his storytelling process and how he uses comics to share the lived experiences of the Taiwanese people. He will also take audiences on a tour of his exhibition.

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Discover the world of Taiwanese comics! @LunarFest and The Lantern City present award-winning Taiwanese comic artist Ruan Guang-Min’s exhibition at the Pendulum Gallery, on now until Feb 22.
https://t.co/cCmC6hAF8a

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On Feb 12, Ruan Guang-Min will be in conversation (in English) with Elizabeth “Biz” Nijdam (Director of UBC Pop Culture Cluster). What is the relationship between comics and history, and comics and memory? Hosted by Helena Wu (Canada Research Chair in Hong Kong Studies).

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We’re having an amazing time so far at our new Books & Ideas series on @granville_isle. Both events sold out before the day of, so get your tickets ASAP for our next event on Feb 10 with @NekoCase!

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Don’t miss @NekoCase in Vancouver on Feb 10! She shares her book The Harder I Fight the More I Love You—a moving memoir that will delight both long-time fans and those who have never heard her music—in conversation with @TheAaronChapman.
https://t.co/2mZqohjb1a

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We are thrilled for all of the authors shortlisted for @cbcbooks Canada Reads 2025!

Stay tuned for news about an exciting Canada Reads event in Vancouver.

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