October 10, 2008
Jen Sookfong Lee appears at the Denman Island Readers and Writers Festival
Tickets on sale May 1
Jul 18, 1:30pm: Growing Up Female
With Maggie De Vries
Jul 18, 7:30pm: Literary Cabaret--Urban, Suburban, Rural
With Jack Hodgins, Howard White, Elizabeth Bachinsky and host Sheryl MacKay
Jul 19, 3:15pm: Solo session with Jen Sookfong Lee
June 13, 2008
Jen Sookfong Lee reads at Powell's Books at Cedar Hills Crossing
7:00pm, 3415 SW Cedar Hills Boulevard, Beaverton (west of Portland)
June 10, 2008
Jen Sookfong Lee reads at the Elliot Bay Book Company
7:30pm, 101 South Main Street, Seattle
June 7, 2008
Special event with Jen Sookfong Lee at Book Passage
Co-hosted by Imperial Tea Court
2:00pm, 1 Ferry Building, San Francisco
June 6, 2008
Jen Sookfong Lee reads at A Great Good Place for Books
7:00pm, 6120 LaSalle Avenue, Oakland
June 5, 2008
Jen Sookfong Lee reads at Books Inc. at Opera Plaza
7:00pm, 601 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco
May 23, 2008
May 9, 2008
Jen Sookfong Lee reads at the Asian American Writers' Workshop with Preeta Samarasan
7:00pm, 16 West 32nd Street, 10th Floor, New York
This launch made possible by the generous support of the Canada Council for the Arts
May 2008
The End of East is the CanadianLiving.com Book Club selection for the month of May
5:30pm, Fairmont Waterfront Hotel, Vancouver Tickets on sale March 12
April 21, 2008
7:30pm, West Vancouver Memorial Library, 1950 Marine Drive, West Vancouver
April 19, 2008
Mingle and meet the finalists, including Mary!
Jen Sookfong Lee co-hosts the CBC Studio One Book Club featuring Padma Viswanathan's The Toss of a Lemon
April 13-18, 2008
For details, check www.bcbookprizes.ca/events
10:00am to 1:00pm, Pacific time
Click on “forums” to view, or sign up in advance to participate
February 26, 2008
February 12, 2008
Jen Sookfong Lee reads at the University of Alberta in Edmonton
3:30pm, hosted by the English Department
January 31, 2008
Jen Sookfong Lee reads at the Vancouver Public Library
7:30pm, Central Branch, 350 West Georgia Street
December 1, 2007
Click on “forums” to listen in or join the conversation
10:30 am in Room A333, Langara College, 100 West 49th Avenue, Vancouver
November 12, 2007
Mary Novik reads with Gail Anderson-Dargatz
7:00pm, Bolen Books, 111-1644 Hillside Avenue, Victoria
November 4, 2007
Jen Sookfong Lee and Mary Novik read at Chapters at Broadway & Granville, 2:00pm
Introduction by June Hutton
October 25
October 20, 2007
Mary Novik appears at the Vancouver International Writers Festival
Event 47: Bringing the Past to Life
10:30am–12 noon, PTC Studio
With Peter Behrens and moderator Jerry Wasserman
October 17 to 19, 2007
Jen Sookfong Lee appears at the Vancouver International Writers Festival
Oct 17, Event 13: The Weight of History
7:00pm, Waterfront Theatre
With James George, Nancy Huston, Linda Rogers moderator Kathryn Gretsinger
Oct 18, Event 26: GAWK
8:00pm, Performance Works
With Jenn Farrell, Catherine Kidd, Brendan McLeod, Maureen Medved, Steven Price, Nick Thran, Andrew Wedderburn and host Billeh Nickerson
Oct 19, Event 37: The Fresh Face of Fiction
1:00pm, Waterfront Theatre
With David Chariandy, Ameen Merchant, Neil Smith and moderator Denise Ryan
October 14, 2007
Ben McNally Books & Brunch with Mary Novik, Rona Maynard, and Martin Meredith
King Edward Hotel, 37 King Street East, Toronto
September 30, 2007
Mary Novik reads at The Word on the Street
1:00 pm, Canada Writes tent, Library Square, downtown Vancouver, Homer Street side
September 15, 2007
Jen Sookfong Lee appears at the Whistler Writers and Readers Festival
Writing from a Woman's Perspective panel discussion, 4:30pm
Whistler Reads Special Event reading, 8:00pm
Both events at Millenium Place, Whistler
September 6, 2007
Vancouver Chinatown Riot Anniversary Event
Jen Sookfong Lee and Michael Barnholden read
UBC Bookstore Robson Square, 7:00pm
September 1, 2007
Virtual launch of Mary Novik’s novel Conceit and Gail Anderson-Dargatz’ novel Turtle Valley, 9 am to 12 noon
To join the party, just show up with a glass in hand at http://gailanderson-dargatz.ca/index2.htm
Register in advance at Gail’s website so you can ask questions and comment as well as listen
August 17, 2007
An evening with Jen Sookfong Lee
Book and Brier Patch, 4065 Albert Street, Regina, 7:00pm
August 14, 2007
Mary Novik talks to booksellers at the Vancouver Fall Preview, Vancouver Convention Centre
999 Canada Place, Vancouver
August 11, 2007
Jen Sookfong Lee reads at the Sunshine Coast Festival of the Written Arts
Rockwood Centre, Sechelt, 1:00pm
Tickets available by phoning 1-800-565-9631
July 3, 2007
June Hutton and Mary Novik read for creative writing students
6:45 pm, Room A310, Langara College, 100 West 49th Avenue, Vancouver
June 18, 2007
Mary Novik discusses John Donne for Survey of English Literature class
11:30 am, Room A346, Langara College, 100 West 49th Avenue, Vancouver
June 18, 2007
Mary Novik reads at the BC Book Fair
Coast Plaza Hotel, Vancouver, 7:30 am
June 16, 2007
Jen Sookfong Lee in conversation with Gail Anderson-Dargatz
Online discussion at www.gailanderson-dargatz.ca, 12:00pm
June 7, 2007
Writing North Vancouver: Celebrating 100 Years
Featuring six North Vancouver authors, including Mary Novik
7:00pm to 9:30pm, North Vancouver City Hall Chambers, 141 West 14th Street, North Vancouver
May 29, 2007
Asian Heritage Stories with Jen Sookfong Lee
Richmond Museum, 7700 Minoru Gate, 7:00pm
May 22, 2007
Jen Sookfong Lee discusses The End of East
Christianne's Bookclubs, Vancouver Kidsbooks, 3083 West Broadway, 7:00pm
May 2, 2007
CBC Studio One Book Club featuring Jen Sookfong Lee and The End of East
Hosted by Sheryl MacKay and John Burns
Presented by CBC Radio One, The Georgia Straight and ExplorASIAN 2007
CBC Studio One, Vancouver, 6:30pm
April 10, 2007
"How to Support Your (Writing) Habit Until (If Ever) It Supports You"
Panel discussion with Sioux Browning, Kevin Chong and Liz Bachinsky
University of British Columbia, Vancouver
April 5, 2007
Chapters/Indigo author breakfast
Opus Hotel, Vancouver, 9:00am
April 2, 2007
An evening with Shaena Lambert, Andrea MacPherson and Jen Sookfong Lee
Silk Purse Arts Centre, West Vancouver, 7:00pm
Hosted by 32 Books
March 28, 2007
Jen Sookfong Lee, Joel Rose, and William Stevenson read from their new works.
Event hosted by James Grainger.
Harbourfront Centre, Toronto, 7:30pm
February 21, 2007
Jen Sookfong Lee guest speaks at Truly, Madly, Deeply: The Writer's Group
Richmond Community Centre, 8:00pm
February 12, 2007
Jen Sookfong Lee reads at the BC Bookfair
Laurel Point Inn, Victoria, 7:30am
November 1, 2006
SPiN reading (English 2236)
Langara College, 7:00pm
October 26, 2006
SPiN reading and presentation for Truly, Madly, Deeply: The Writers Group
Langara College, 8:00pm
October 22, 2006
June Hutton will read from her novel at
The Nordic Literary Festival
Her reading will focus on Scandinavian involvement in the Spanish Civil War
The Fireside Lounge, Scandinavian Community Centre, between 2:00 and 4:00pm
October 16, 2006
SPiN reading and presentation for the North Shore Writers Association
Silk Purse Arts Centre, West Vancouver, 8:00pm
September 29, 2006
SPiN reads at Lingo
Spartacus Books, 6:30pm
March 25, 2006
SPiN reads at Lingo
Shaktea, 3702 Main Street, 6:00pm
January 25, 2006
Reading by Mary Novik
Langara College, 4:30pm
February 19, 2005
SPiN Reads at Lingo
Lingo Magazines & More
May 18, 2004
Bolts of Fiction, explorASIAN 2004
Tiger's Cafe
Featuring writers Lydia Kwa and J.S. Lee
May 4, 2004
What We Do with Words
Crash: Vancouver's Indie Writers Festival
Our Town Cafe
Featuring: Leah Rae, Nicole Lindsay, Rob Wooldridge, Wayne Mercier, J.S. Lee, Sara Graefe
April 6, 2004
Bolts of Fiction
Tiger's Cafe
June Hutton, J.S. Lee and Mary Novik
February 29, 2004
The members of SPiN Writing Group read excerpts of their novels at Langara College. Hosted by the Langara English Department
July 6, 2008
"You can best 'Serve the People!' by ticking off the propaganda bureau"
The End of East reviewed in The San Diego Union-Tribune
June 26, 2008
"Top 10 Novels Every Woman Should Read"
June 22, 2008
The End of East reviewed in The Baltimore Sun
June 7, 2008
"The End of East promising first novel"
Review in the Northwest Asian Weekly
May 26, 2008
Jen Sookfong Lee interviewed at Reading Group Gold
May 17 and 24, 2008
Listen to Jen Sookfong Lee co-hosting the CBC's Studio One Book Club, featuring Padma Viswanathan
8:00am, CBC Radio One
May 23, 3008
The End of East reviewed in The Seattle Post-Intelligencer
April 30, 2008
Jen Sookfong Lee interviewed in New York's Singtao newspaper
April 29, 2008
Thomas Dunne hardcover edition of The End of East available in stores across the U.S.
April 26, 2008
Mary Novik's Conceit wins the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize at the BC Book Prizes Gala!
April 16, 2008
Jen Sookfong Lee's home office featured at Writers' Rooms, Vancouver International Writers Festival
April 2, 2008
Listen to Jen Sookfong Lee on a CBC Words at Large podcast
March 11, 2008
Vintage Canada paperback edition of The End of East available in store across Canada
March 6, 2007
March 1, 2008
The End of East reviewed in Kirkus Reviews
February 25, 2008
The End of East reviewed in Publishers Weekly
February 8, 2008
"Big family fosters big stories"
Jen Sookfong Lee interviewed in Edmonton Journal
January 14, 2008
January 14, 2008
The End of East included on Vancouver Magazine's annual Best of the City list
December 21, 2007
January 3, 2008
Jen Sookfong Lee featured in Ming Pao
January 2, 2008
"Susan G. Cole's Top 10 Books"
The End of East included on NOW Toronto's list of 2007's best books
December 1, 2007
"A Feast of Firsts"
Jim Bartley includes Conceit in The Globe 100
The Globe and Mail
December 2007
Mary Novik reads and talks about the inspiration for Conceit in two sound files at Authors Aloud
November 27, 2007
Gail Anderson-Dargatz blogs the SPiN writing group
November 25, 2007
Quill & Quire chooses Conceit as one of the Books of the Year for 2007
November 21, 2007
The End of East named as one of 2007's Covers of the Year by Quill & Quire
Congratulations to designer Kelly Hill!
November 17, 2007
October 21, 2007
October 19, 2007
Listen to Jen Sookfong Lee's archived chat with Shelagh Rogers on Sounds Like Canada
October 15, 2007
Review of Conceit by Gudrun Will in Vancouver Review, No. 15 (Fall 2007), p. 25
October 14, 2007
October 14, 2007
Jen Sookfong Lee interviewed in Ming Pao
October 13, 2007
"A new view of John Donne"
Conceit reviewed in The Montreal Gazette
October 13, 2007
"Writing Vancouver"
Jen Sookfong Lee interviewed in The Vancouver Sun
October 2007
September 17, 2007
Conceit on the longlist for the 2007 Scotiabank Giller Prize!
September 8, 2007
Conceit reviewed in The Globe & Mail
"A magnificent novel of 17th century London."
September 1, 2007
Virtual launch for Mary Novik’s Conceit and Gail Anderson-Dargatz’s Turtle Valley at www.gailanderson-dargatz.ca
To view, click on “forums” on the left, then scroll down to “Mary Novik and Gail Anderson-Dargatz.”
September 1, 2007
Official publication date of Conceit!
August 20, 2007
A starred review for Conceit in The Quill & Quire print edition
"How to write a review in 350 words that does justice to Mary Novik's extraordinary debut novel Conceit?"
June 9, 2007
"The spin women are writing pals--for life"
SPiN profiled in Weekend Review by Cheri Hanson
The Vancouver Sun
June 1, 2007
"Stepping outside the bamboo lines"
Jen Sookfong Lee interviewed in The Tyee
May 24, 2007
U.S. rights to The End of East sold to Thomas Dunne Books
May 19 & 26, 2007
Listen to Jen Sookfong Lee's archived guest appearance on the CBC Studio One Bookclub
May 17, 2007
"Taking it outside"
Jen Sookfong Lee profiled in 24 Hours
May 6, 2007
"A stunning fiction debut"
The End of East reviewed in The Halifax Chronicle-Herald
April 22, 2007
Jen Sookfong Lee interviewed on Channel M News
April 19, 2007
"Jen Sookfong Lee"
Profile in The Georgia Straight
April 19, 2007
"East side story"
Jen Sookfong Lee profiled in the Arts section of The Westender
April 16, 2007
"Book a family's tale"
Jen Sookfong Lee profiled in The Toronto Star
April 7, 2007
"A daughter's journey toward understanding"
The End of East reviewed in The National Post
April 2, 2007
Jen Sookfong Lee interviewed on Global Television's Noon News Hour
March 29, 2007
"Chinese Choice of the Day"
Interview with Jen Sookfong Lee by Radio Canada International (Mandarin)
Click on the big triangle and choose March 29
March 25, 2007
"Spare elegance: slim debut novel packs a punch"
The End of East reviewed and Jen Sookfong Lee profiled in The Calgary Herald
March 25, 2007
"Three generations in a city 'not quite dream, not quite day'"
The End of East reviewed in The Toronto Star
March 24, 2007
"Leaving home isn't easy"
The End of East reviewed in The Montreal Gazette
March 24, 2007
"Beginning at the end"
The End of East reviewed in The Vancouver Sun
March 23, 2007
"The End of East is just her start"
Jen Sookfong Lee profiled in 7 section of The Globe and Mail
March 22, 2007
"End of East chronicles immigrants' gamble"
The End of East reviewed in The Georgia Straight
March 22, 2007
"Vivid Vancouver"
The End of East reviewed in NOW Magazine
March 17, 2007
"Uprooted from Vancouver"
The End of East reviewed in The Globe and Mail
March 14, 2007
Underground sold!
Quill & Quire announces the purchase of June Hutton’s novel by Cormorant Books
March 13, 2007
The End of East available in bookstores across Canada!
March 10, 2007
Listen to the archived conversation of SPiN talking with Sheryl MacKay on North by Northwest at CBC Radio One's archive, www.cbc.ca/nxnw
January 27, 2007
"Prose springs eternal"
The End of East included in books spring preview
The Vancouver Sun
January 12, 2007
"New Face is End of East"
Review of The End of East on BookLounge.ca
September 2, 2006
"Confessions of a Writer"
SPiN profiled in "Musings" by Gloria Chang
The Richmond Review
August 19, 2006
"The Books that Mattered Most"
Jen Sookfong Lee quoted in Weekend Review by Cheri Hanson
The Vancouver Sun
May 27, 2006
"The New Writing Groups: More Writing, Less Merlot"
SPiN profiled in Weekend Review by Cheri Hanson
The Vancouver Sun
April 5, 2006
Thomas Wharton shortlisted for the IMPAC-Dublin Literary Award
June 24-30, 2004
"With luck, Hutton's novel will be lakeside next summer"
The Westender
Profile on June Hutton
June 19-26, 2003
"Summer Inspiration for Literary Aspiration"
The Georgia Straight
SPiN profiled in article on writing groups in the Lower Mainland by John Burns
