• Caring in Nature

    Fraser River Discovery Centre 788 Quayside Drive, New Westminster

    Love and nurturing exist across all species, from humans to plants and animals alike! Join us to explore the many ways species care for one another along the Fraser River, from humans helping salmon to trees supporting surrounding plants and wildlife. Through hands-on and self-guided activities, discover how birds travel

    $2 – $65
  • Caring in Nature (Free Day)

    Fraser River Discovery Centre 788 Quayside Drive, New Westminster

    Love and nurturing exist across all species, from humans to plants and animals alike! Join us to explore the many ways species care for one another along the Fraser River, from humans helping salmon to trees supporting surrounding plants and wildlife. Through hands-on and self-guided activities, discover how birds travel

    Free
  • Chan Centre Insights: An Evening with Yotam Ottolenghi

    The Chan Centre for the Performing Arts 6265 Crescent Rd, Vancouver

    Israeli-born British chef, bestselling author, and culinary innovator known for vibrant, vegetable-focused, Middle Eastern-inspired cuisine that has transformed modern cooking with bold flavours and creative recipes.

    $59
  • The Unreliability of Memory: A Writer’s Perspective with Denise Chong

    Chinatown Storytelling Centre - 168 E Pender St. 168 E Pender St, Vancouver, BC V6A 1T5, Vancouver

    Join author Denise Chong, best known for her family memoir, The Concubine’s Children, for a conversation on the writer’s use of the tool of memory: powerful, but also fickle and unreliable. Q&A moderated by Lucie McNeill, former CBC Radio current affairs host in Vancouver, and a freelance journalist in China.

    $15
  • The Flash of Fireflies: Writing the Short Story

    Vancouver Public Library 350 West Georgia Street, Vancouver

    Celebrate short story month with four talented fiction writers, Alix Ohlin, Andrea Routley, Jacquelyn Zong-Li Ross, and Shashi Bhat, in conversation with local author Jen Currin about the art and craft of this wily and often misunderstood genre. Alix Ohlin's most recent book, the story collection We Want What We

    Free
  • Cookbook Launch: Fish Tales at the Gulf of Georgia Cannery

    Gulf of Georgia Cannery National Historic Site 12138 Fourth Avenue, Richmond, BC

    Join us for the BOOK LAUNCH: Fish Tales: Cannery Community Cooking, Past and Present at the Cannery’s Boiler House Theatre on Sunday, June 7, 2026, from 2pm - 4pm! The Gulf of Georgia Cannery presents an all-new publication, Fish Tales: Cannery Community Cooking, Past and Present! Own a piece of

  • Spying on America: A Book Launch with Bill Gaston

    Upstart & Crow 1387 Railspur Alley, Vancouver

    Join us for a warm and funny evening with Bill Gaston, author of the new “fascinating road trip” book, Spying on America. Will Ferguson describes it as “a journey through the looking glass into that torqued version of Canada we call the United States.” On a June morning in 2022,

    Free
  • Pride Week Author Talk with Mischa Oak: Rainbow Wisdom

    Richmond Public Library 7700 Minoru Gate, Richmond, Canada

    In celebration of Richmond Pride Week, Richmond Public Library is inviting readers to connect with author, educator, and advocate Mischa Oak at an inspiring book talk and live Q&A! A long-time advocate for 2SLGBTQIA+ inclusion, Mischa will discuss his recent book Rainbow Wisdom: 18 LGBTQ+ Life Lessons for Everyone, an

    Free
  • The Book Corner Pop-Up at Guildford Town Centre

    Guildford Town Centre 10355 152 St, Surrey

    Calling all bookworms, BookTok scrollers, book club regulars, and casual readers! From August 20 to September 20, Guildford Town Centre invites shoppers to get lost in something good at The Book Corner, a pop-up featuring 1,000+ books across children’s, young adult, adult fiction, bestsellers, BookTok favourites, hidden gems, and more.

  • Eating Globally: Chinese Cuisine

    Vancouver Public Library 350 West Georgia Street, Vancouver

    Authors Cheuk Kwan (Have you Eaten Yet?) and Linda Lau Anusasananan (The Hakka Cookbook: Chinese Soul Food from around the World) reunite to share tales of scouring the world for good eats - and just a taste of home - as they recount stories from the Amazon to the Arctic

    Free
  • The Canine Library

    John Hendry (Trout Lake Park) Near the Community Centre 3300 Victoria Drive, Vancouver

    We’re back for the 2026 Canine Library at John Hendry Trout Lake Park. Borrow a St. John Ambulance certified therapy pup and read them poetry. Sign-ups start at 12:30 pm—spots go fast, so don’t be late! The event takes place in the park at Victoria Drive on East 19th Ave.

    Free