Returning for its 39th year, the JCC Jewish Book Festival runs February, 10-15, with events around Metro Vancouver. The Festival once again brings community together with fascinating writers from across Canada, USA, Israel and England. Featured authors’ works reflect the tumultuous world around us, the effects of the rampant anti-Semitism and the conflicting attitudes towards…
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36th Jewish Book Festival comes to your home
The 36th Annual Cherie Smith JCC Jewish Book Festival is coming to the comfort of your home February 20 – 25th. The Festival is planning virtual events and conversations with an exciting roster of writers from across Canada, the US, Israel, Great Britain and Chile. It is hoped that local public health restrictions will allow…
Fall For The Vancouver Writers Festival – Tickets On Sale Now
Tickets are now on sale for The Vancouver Writers Festival 2020 Fall Programming. Adapted to the Covid era the line-up of 40+ virtual events is designed to entertain, provoke and inspire, including the flagship Festival, running October 19-25, as well a host of events from September to December. As Artistic Director Leslie Hurtig says of…
Recommended Reading on Racism & Diversity from Russell Books
The recent deaths of George Floyd and others, at the hands of police, have spurred on protests, marches and riots across the globe. The protests and support for the Black Lives Matter movement has moved many people to seek to learn more about racism, diversity and black history. With the rising interest on these subjects,…
Good Reads from Russell Books
While you’re at home this might be the time to catch up on those books that you’ve been stacking up on your bedside. If you already have read them all, you might need a new good read. Our friends at Russell Books in Victoria, are working overtime, shipping books, games and puzzles to people all…
2020 BC & Yukon Book Prizes Finalists Announced
Reading is always a popular pastime but whilst we are all spending more time at home, books are an especially important distraction. A good book is the perfect way to let your imagination take you away from the daily news. To help making an addition to your home library, the West Coast Book Prize Society…
Victoria’s Russell Books sets Guinness World Record
On Guinness World Records Day, November 14th, Victoria’s iconic Russell Books gained even more recognition as it set a brand new Guinness World Record; “The Tallest Tower of Guinness Book of Records” The Russell Books team of builders began working in the early afternoon stacking and locking the Guinness Book of Records into a stable…