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SUMMARY:Gibsons Public Library: Author Reading: Janie Chang
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a reading from Janie Chang’s new book The Fourth Princess. \nThe Fourth Princess is a haunting Gothic novel set in 1911 China. Two young women living in a crumbling\, once-grand Shanghai mansion face danger as secrets of their pasts come to light\, even as the mansion’s own secret threatens the present. \nShanghai\, 1911. Lisan Liu is elated when she is hired as secretary to wealthy American Caroline Stanton\, the new mistress of Lennox Manor on the outskirts of Shanghai’s International Settlement. However\, the Manor has a dark past due to a previous owner’s suicide\, and soon Lisan’s childhood nightmares resurface with more intensity and meld with haunted visions of a woman in red. Adding to her unease is the young gardener\, Yao\, who both entices and disturbs her. \nNewly married Caroline looks forward to life in China with her husband\, Thomas\, away from the shadows of another earlier tragedy. But an unwelcome guest\, Andrew Grey\, attends her party and claims to know secrets she can’t afford to have exposed. At the same party\, the notorious princess Masako Kyo approaches Lisan with questions about the young woman’s family that the orphaned Lisan can’t answer. \nAs Caroline struggles with Grey’s extortion and Thomas’s mysterious illness\, Lisan’s future is upended when she learns the truth about her past\, and why her identity has been hidden all these years. All the while\, strange incidents accelerate\, driving Lisan to doubt her sanity as Lennox Manor seems unwilling to release her until she fulfills demands from beyond the grave. \nJanie Chang is a Globe and Mail bestselling author of historical fiction. Born in Taiwan\, Chang has lived in the Philippines\, Iran\, Thailand\, New Zealand\, and Canada. Her novels often draw from family history and ancestral stories. She has a degree in computer science and is a graduate of the Writer’s Studio Program at Simon Fraser University. She is the author of Three Souls\, Dragon Springs Road\, The Library of Legends\, and The Porcelain Moon; and co-author of the USA Today bestseller The Phoenix Crown\, with Kate Quinn. \nConnect with Janie on Instagram at @janiechang33\, on Facebook at @JanieChangWriter\, or via her website\, janiechang.com.
URL:https://coastculture.com/event/gibsons-public-library-author-reading-janie-chang/
LOCATION:Gibsons & District Public Library\, 470 Fletcher Rd S\, Gibsons\, BC\, V0N 1V0\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Literary
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SUMMARY:Roberts Creek Elementary Writers' Showcase
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an hour of stories celebrating the Roberts Creek Elementary writer-in-residency program with bestselling children’s author Tanya Lloyd Kyi. The event will showcase writing by students in grades 5\, 6 and 7 and will be hosted by Kyi. All are welcome\, and refreshments will be served. No registration required. \nThe event is sponsored by Celebration of Authors\, Books and Community (CABC)\, an initiative of School District 46 and the Sunshine Coast Festival of the Written Arts\, and funded by a responsive community grant from the Sunshine Coast Foundation.
URL:https://coastculture.com/event/roberts-creek-elementary-writers-showcase/
LOCATION:Roberts Creek Legacy Garden\, 1088 Roberts Creek Rd\, Roberts Creek\, BC\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Arts,Community,Literary
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SUMMARY:Gibsons Library: Author Reading: Nicole Breit and Claire Sicherman
DESCRIPTION:A raw\, searching and intimate memoir\, Bloom: Letters on Girlhood is a conversation between two acclaimed writers about silence and shame and what it means to come of age as young women. In this candid memoir-in-letters\, Claire and Nicole explore the awkwardness and confusion of adolescence\, delving into everything from periods\, first bras and body hair to desire\, sexuality and consent. As they reflect on their silent struggles as girls\, women and mothers from the perspective of mid-life\, the true impact of patriarchy and misogyny on their lives becomes increasingly apparent. Bloom: Letters on Girlhood is a timely memoir exploring how societal expectations shape identity\, and how we can continue\, at any age\, to release the past. \nRegistration required.
URL:https://coastculture.com/event/gibsons-library-author-reading-nicole-breit-and-claire-sicherman/
LOCATION:Gibsons & District Public Library\, 470 Fletcher Rd S\, Gibsons\, BC\, V0N 1V0\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community,Literary
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SUMMARY:Caitlin Hicks Interview of  Ben Nutall-Smith & Art & Words Kick off Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Ben Nuttall-Smith\, a former resident of Sechelt will be interviewed by local author Caitlin Hicks. Ben will read from his memoir\, “The Birdie at Willets Cottage” (RutherfordPress.ca) and “Margot\, Love In the Golden Years”\, and “Puzzles\, Plays and Whimsy.”  \nAlso\, if you’re interested in participating in the 5th Art & Words Festival\, Aug. 21-23\, at GPAG\, please attend this informational session to sign up. Artists\, writers\, photographers\, and songwriters welcome.
URL:https://coastculture.com/event/davis-bay-hall-scwes-january-meeting-featuring-ben-nutall-smith/
LOCATION:Davis Bay Community Hall\, 5123 Davis Bay Rd\, Sechelt BC
CATEGORIES:Literary
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SUMMARY:Gibsons Public Art Gallery: Artist Talk & Reading with Andrea Fritz
DESCRIPTION:Come learn about Coast Salish art\, culture and storytelling on Saturday Dec. 20th\, 2pm – 4pm. Andrea Fritz will read from her newest book Woolly Dog Warms His Family and talk about its relation to her serigraph Sqwiqwi\, on display now in her Eve Smart exhibition Lyackson Place Names. This event is free and open to all! \nLyackson Place Names features hand produced silk screen prints in the traditional style of the Coast Salish People\, exploring place names and different aspects of storytelling and culture. Each print in Andrea Fritz’s exhibition focuses on a place within Lyackson territory on the Salish Sea or on an aspect of Coast Salish storytelling\, and is accompanied by the story relating to the piece. Lyackson Place Names will be closing on Saturday\, December 20th at 4pm.
URL:https://coastculture.com/event/gibsons-library-artist-talk-reading-with-andrea-fritz/
LOCATION:Gibsons Public Art Gallery\, 431 Marine Dr\, Gibsons\, BC\, V0N 1V0\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Arts,Community,Literary
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SUMMARY:PR - PR Library: Author Reading of newly released War Resisters\, Standing Against the Vietnam War
DESCRIPTION:Author Joline Martin will read excerpts from her book\, War Resisters\, Standing Against the Vietnam War. War Resisters offers a contemporary perspective\non the struggles and triumphs of American Vietnam war resisters who resettled\nin Canada on Vancouver Island. This important collection of stories sheds light on an invisible minority\, illustrating the courage it took for resisters to leave behind their friends\, families\, and communities with no certainty of return. Supporters on both sides of the 49th parallel showed compassion to the resisters by helping them escape the US draft and peacefully integrate into Canadian communities. In return\, the resisters contributed to their communities as farmers\, teachers\, caregivers\, and more. Joline will facilitate a discussion.
URL:https://coastculture.com/event/pr-pr-library-author-reading-of-newly-released-war-resisters-standing-against-the-vietnam-war/
LOCATION:Powell River Public Library\, 100-6975 Alberni Street\, Powell River\, BC\, V8A 2B8
CATEGORIES:Literary
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