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Talisman Books & Gallery Pender Island's source for books (new and used), pottery, gifts and original fine art.

10/17/2026

Repost ‘I was lucky enough to perform Janina in Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead, and if you haven’t read that book, you must read it’

’s reading recommendations:
📖 The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
📖 A Grief Observed by C.S. Lewis
📖 Fictions by Jorge Luis Borges
📖 Eurotrash by Christian Kracht
📖 Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk
📖 Air by Christian Kracht

Scroll back down our feed to see Kathryn performing an extract from the Booker Prize 2026-shortlisted novel, The End of Everything.

Coming up this Monday: An Evening with Jackie Morris & The Book of Birds!Join us at the Community Hall for a special eve...
10/17/2026

Coming up this Monday: An Evening with Jackie Morris & The Book of Birds!

Join us at the Community Hall for a special evening celebrating birds through art, science, music, poetry, and conversation.

Award-winning author and artist Jackie Morris will share her creative journey and remarkable new book, The Book of Birds, an illustrated exploration of 49 threatened bird species through seven wonders: nest, egg, beak, song, feather, flight, and migration.

The evening will also feature live music from Pender musicians, poetry readings, interpretive dance, and a conversation about The Book of Birds with Jackie Morris, Conservancy avian biologist Erin O’Brien, and environmental lawyer and author David Boyd.

The evening will close with The Lost Words Blessing Song, followed by a book signing with Jackie. Books will be available for purchase from Talisman.

📅 Monday, October 19 | 7 pm
📍 Community Hall
🎟️ Admission by donation

Produced by the Crisp Festival, with support from Pender Islands Conservancy, Read + Co Books, House of Anansi Press, Talisman Books and Gallery, and Ptarmigan Arts.

RSVP through the link in our bio. We hope to see you there!

10/17/2026

Find The Disappearers on the bestseller wall. Repost The Daily Show “There’s a sense that the country has evolved and come a long way.”

“The Disappearers” author Marlon James on Jamaica’s LGBTQ community

Repost • Ptarmigan Arts ✨Join us tomorrow (Sunday, Oct 18) for part 1 of Sook-Yin Lee on Pender! Feature Film, Paying Fo...
10/17/2026

Repost • Ptarmigan Arts ✨Join us tomorrow (Sunday, Oct 18) for part 1 of Sook-Yin Lee on Pender! Feature Film, Paying For It, will be screening at the Community Hall at 7pm.

Following the screening will be a Q&A with Director Sook-Yin Lee, composer Dylan Gable and supporting actor Becky Johnson, moderated by Kier-La Janisse from Spectacular Optical.

Penderites, something special is coming to the island! Don’t miss your chance to be part of this unique experience. We hope to see you there!

📆 Sunday, Oct 18 (TOMORROW)
🕐 Doors 6:30PM, show 7PM
📍 Pender Community Hall
🎟️ $25 available online or at Talisman Books
🔗 ptarmiganarts.org/programs

📽️ Film info (18A for nudity & s*xual content):
Paying for It is a 2024 film adaptation of acclaimed Canadian cartoonist Chester Brown’s 2011 graphic novel of the same name. The book follows the dissolution of Brown’s romantic relationship with Sook-Yin Lee and his transition into exclusively paying for s*x. For the film adaptation, Lee has added in the details of her life at the time and directed a thoughtful look into s*x work, love, desire openness and Toronto at the turn of the millenium. Starring Dan Beirne (The 20th Century, Fargo, Priscilla), Emily Lê (Riceboy Sleeps, Mile End Kicks) and Andrea Werhun (Modern W***e).
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Sook-Yin Lee on Pender is produced by Becky Johnson, Spectacular Optical with the support of Hawkeye Pictures and Crave Canada. Ptarmigan Arts is proud to be a sponsor of these exciting events!

📷 photos: from the official Paying For It press kit

10/17/2026

Peck and Peck is in our new releases window ❤️📚 Repost It was an absolute honour to sit and speak with about her new novel, books, writing, her inspirations, and facing rejection.

Bonnie’s new novel, Peck & Peck, is available to purchase now and is an absolute joy. The book follows the story of Batter Gray, a recent college graduate with a rare ear for poetry who lands a job at Peck & Peck, the world’s most prestigious and secretive poetry journal.

A bunch of us fellow bookish content creators will be sharing our chats with Bonnie this week, so do go and follow for more !!

Lucy xx

I loved this read 📚❤️. We are sold out but you can reserve your copy in our re-order In this exhilarating debut memoir, ...
10/17/2026

I loved this read 📚❤️. We are sold out but you can reserve your copy in our re-order In this exhilarating debut memoir, a woman’s extraordinary bond with her hawk imparts life lessons about resilience, freedom, and self-discovery. 🪶🩵

BE MORE BIRD is “A small masterpiece, written with heart, self-belief and wisdom. Wonderful!”—Paul Theroux

“Interweaves falconry folklore and legends from past to present, along with anecdotes of her life (and how it led to her owning a hawk), ultimately exploring how we can retether ourselves to the rhythms of the natural world.” Booklist Publications STARRED Review ⭐

BE MORE BIRD is available where books are sold 🎉

10/17/2026

Repost Before Emily St John Mandel wrote Station Eleven, before she had even committed to writing, she was a dancer. But something changed. And she found herself transitioning from one form of expression to another. Here she shares the story of truly becoming an author.

Her latest novel, Exit Party, is out now.

10/17/2026

We have wonderful poetry books in both new and used sections of the shop ❤️📚😘 Repost Bonnie Garmus, author of Lessons in Chemistry, joined us live at to talk about her new book, Peck & Peck — along with her dog Friday, the magic of poetry, the future of the arts, and more on .

Check out to get your ticket to see Bonnie Garmus in Philly on Mon. October 26th at 7pm. Link in bio.

10/16/2026

Repost Brian Larson This is why representation matters.

TJ Klune shared the story of a trans boy whose connection to “The House in the Cerulean Sea” became something much bigger than simply loving a book.

Stories can entertain us. Sometimes they also give someone permission to imagine a future for themselves.

Full episode available now on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Thank you to Ginni Media for hosting this conversation.

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New fun and games ❤️ Joy and silliness prevail
10/16/2026

New fun and games ❤️ Joy and silliness prevail

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4605 Bedwell Harbour Road #4
Pender Island, BC
V0N2M1

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 4pm
Tuesday 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm
Sunday 10am - 4pm

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250-629-6944

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