Author and writer events
Author talks
Connect with writers near and far with City Library's many author events and programs. Previous author talks have featured: Suzanne Simard, Sonia Garrett, Lorna Crozier, Ann Hui and Ivan Coyote.
North Shore Writers Festival
Nestled between the towering, white-capped North Shore mountains and the deep blue waters of the Burrard Inlet, the North Shore Writers Festival brings Canadian authors and readers together to celebrate Canadian literature!
North Shore Authors Collection
The North Shore Authors Collection inspires, supports and celebrates the literary talent of North Shore authors by showcasing locally created content in all three North Shore libraries for one year, starting in the fall.
When Women Talk
10 Influental Women Share Stories of Learning, Life and Leadership
Traces of A Boy
Reflections of the Unfathomable
On the Surface
A Thriller
Biography of A Friendship
A Memoir
Yorkshire Fair
Tales From A Big-hearted County
Drinkin' Thinkin'
A Canadian Cyclist's View Atop An American Barstool
Brain Mechanisms
Linking Cognitive Phenomena to Neuron Activity
Elevating your Origins to Love
A Guided Journey of Transformation, Healing, and Power
The Future Is Trust
Embracing the Era of Trust-centered Leadership
Sadie's Saga
Sadie and the Big Guy
Amigurumi for Beginners
Learn to Crochet Creative Figures With 20 Easy Patterns
What Was Jesus Thinking?
Insights From Archaeology, History, Geography, and the Gospels
Nobody Important
Just A Renegade Cop
Health Inspector, Eh?
Memoir by A Health Inpector
My Mother's Story
North Vancouver
My Mother's Story
The Originals
Humanizing Medicine
Making Health Tangible, Memoires of Engagement With A Global Development Network
Rebuilding Earth
Designing Ecoconscious Habitats for Humans
Journey With No Maps
A Life of P. K. Page
The Common Wife
Getting Lost, Dancing Naked and Colecting Seashells
Bella Luna's Epic Save
A Tale About Being Different and Brave
In Repair - From Existing to Living
A Story in Poems by Sarah Lynn
The Dead Woman
A Sin City Novel
In the Thick of It
Mastering the Art of Leading From the Middle
Miles Walker Atelier
Paintings and Reflections
Upcoming events
Authors & writers
North Shore Writers Festival: Traditional Welcome with Tsitsáyx̱emaat
Thursday, April 24, 2025, 5:30 pm to 5:45 pm
Authors & writers
North Shore Writers Festival: Chronicling the Canucks with Ed Willes, Daniel Wagner, & Andy Prest
Thursday, April 24, 2025, 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm
Authors & writers
North Shore Writers Festival: Reporting on the environment, with Steph Kwetásel’wet Wood, Anne Shibata Casselman & Laura Lynch
Thursday, April 24, 2025, 7:15 pm to 8:30 pm
Authors & writers
North Shore Writers Festival: Literary trivia hosted by Charles Demers
Friday, April 25, 2025, 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm
Authors & writers
North Shore Writers Festival: Writing Picture Books with Laura Farina
Saturday, April 26, 2025, 12:30 pm to 1:45 pm
Authors & writers
North Shore Writers Festival: Publishing and publicity panel
Saturday, April 26, 2025, 2:00 pm to 3:15 pm
Authors & writers
North Shore Writers Festival: Unsettling Fiction with Sam Wiebe, Linda Cheng, Erica McKeen, & JJ Lee
Saturday, April 26, 2025, 3:30 pm to 4:45 pm
Authors & writers
North Shore Writers Festival: Chelene Knight in conversation with Margaret Gallagher
Saturday, April 26, 2025, 5:00 pm to 6:15 pm
Authors & writers
North Shore Writers Festival: Closing reception
Saturday, April 26, 2025, 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Authors & writers
Keiko Honda: How do we bloom, not just survive, in chaos?
Wednesday, May 21, 2025, 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm