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ABPBC PRESS RELEASE: Good News for the Book Publishing Community in BC
Today’s announcement that Heritage House Publishing has acquired all the assets of former D&M Publishers’ imprint, Greystone Books, is welcome news for the BC book publishing industry recently…
Feb 20: Juliane Okot Bitek and Rita Wong at lunch poems @SFU.
Presented by SFU Public Square, 12-1pm in SFU Harbour Centre’s Teck Gallery (515 W Hastings St.). Free admission, no registration required.
March 5, 7pm- Vancouver Noir: Murder, Corruption and Crime in the Terminal City
Please join authors Diane Purvey and John Belshaw as they discuss Vancouver’s gritty underbelly in the 1930s to 1960s. Tuesday, March 5, 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Central…
Reading: Arthur Black and Jackson Davies Feb 27, 7:30pm
Please join us for an evening of fun and laughter with Canadian humourist Arthur Black and award-winning actor Jackson Davies, best-known for his role as Constable John Constable…
Jan 16: Lunch Poems @ SFU
Daniel Zomparelli and Elizabeth Bachinsky to be featured at January 16 lunch poems @SFU. Presented by SFU Public Square, 12-1pm in SFU Harbour Centre’s Teck Gallery (515 W…
Reading: Derek Hayes- British Columbia: A New Historical Atlas
Monday, December 3. 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.Central Library, 350 W. Georgia St. Held in the Alma VanDusen Room, Lower LevelAdmission is free. Seating is limited.
Links: D&M and the Landscape of Canadian Book Publishing
The Canadian publishing landscape has changed with D&M Publishers notice to file for creditor protection. The future of D&M is yet unknown but the sky is definitely not…
Job Posting: Account Manager Inside Sales
Ampersand has an opening for a full-time entry level Account Manager Inside Sales position for our Richmond, B.C. head office. We are looking for a detail-oriented and organized…
The ABPBC’s Books for Schools catalogues have arrived!
Our annual Canadian Aboriginal Books for Schools and BC Books for BC Schools catalogues have arrived! Check your mailbox or, for the electronic version, click on the Resources…