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Upcoming Events

April 7, 7:00pm, Munro's Books, 1108 Government St., Victoria, BC
Triple Book Launch Event - Featuring M.A.C. Farrant, Eve Joseph &  Patrick Friesen 
M.A.C. Farrant will be reading from Seventy-Two Seasons

April 8, 7pm, Book Warehouse, 4118 Main St, Vancouver, BC
Joe Barrett will be launching his new book A Fight for Justice
RSVP:https://blackbondbooks.com/events/4595420260408

April 10, 4:30-5:30, Blue Caterpillar Emporium, Cobble Hill, BC
Event with Martha Attema, author of When the Dikes Breached

April 11, 11am-12:30pm, Volume One Bookstore, 149 Kenneth St., Duncan, BC
Joe Barrett will be signing his new book A Fight for Justice

Sat April 11, 3pm, Mobius Books, 5016 Argyle St., Port Alberni, BC
Joe Barrett will be signing his new book A Fight for Justice

April 12, 1:30 - 2:30pm, White Rock Public Library, 15342 Buena Vista Ave., White Rock, BC
Catherine Marie Gilbert will be presenting on her book Walrus: The Remarkable Life of Eco-Warrior David Garrick. Hosted by the Green Party.

April 24, 7pm, Cafe Simpatico, Fernwood Community and Arts Association, 1923 Fernwood Road, Victoria, BC
Central America Support Committee presents Joe Barrett reading from A Fight for Justice

April 25, 11:00am - 12:30pm, Volume One Bookstore, 149 Kenneth Street, Duncan, BC
Catherine Marie Gilbert will be signing her book Walrus: The Remarkable Life of Eco-Warrior David Garrick.

April 25, 4:00 - 5:00pm, Coho Books, 990A Shoppers Row, Campbell River, BC
Catherine Marie Gilbert will be signing her book Walrus: The Remarkable Life of Eco-Warrior David Garrick.

May 2, 12:00 - 3:00pm, Fireside Books, 1-464 Island Hwy E., Parksville, BC
Catherine Marie Gilbert will be signing her book Walrus: The Remarkable Life of Eco-Warrior David Garrick.

May 4 Bolen Books, 111 1644 Hillside Avenue, Hillside Centre, Victoria, BC, ticketed
Catherine Marie Gilbert will be presenting on her book Walrus: The Remarkable Life of Eco-Warrior David Garrick.


May 15th to 17th, Word on the Lake Festival, Salmon Arm, BC
Deanna Barnhardt Kawatski, author of Wilderness Mother, will be presenting at the festival

May 26, 7pm, Book Warehouse, 4118 Main St, Vancouver, BC

May 31, Time TBD, Bookshelf Bookstore, Port McNeill, BC
Catherine Marie Gilbert will be presenting on her book Walrus: The Remarkable Life of Eco-Warrior David Garrick.

June 20, Stewart Public Library, 501 5th Avenue, Stewart, BC 
Deanna Barnhardt Kawatski, author of Wilderness Mother, will be reading at the library


Tribute

Everyone at Ronsdale Press was saddened to learn of the passing of Norma Charles. Norma worked closely with the founder of Ronsdale Press, the late Ronald Hatch, on her award-winning books. Ronsdale Press published five books by Norma including, most recently, an audiobook of Tree Musketeers

She was a well loved and respected member of the children’s writing community and will be greatly missed. Although Norma has passed away, her writing will continue to captivate and inspire children and young adults for years to come.

Congratulations

Winner! The Final Spire by Trevor Marc Hughes won the Sunshine Coast Writers and Editors Society's Non-Fiction Book Award

Winner! Treaties, Lies and Promises by Tom Brodbeck won the Manitoba Historical Society's Margaret McWilliam prize for popular history

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