Five Canadian authors will volunteer at Black Bond Books Ladner this Saturday as part of Authors for Indies Day.
Throughout the day, Peter Vassilopoulos, Danielle Marcotte, Alison Acheson, Ashley Spires and Susan Juby will greet customers, recommend books and highlight the importance of supporting independent bookshops in Canada.
The goals of Authors for Indies are to increase customer traffic, raise awareness
of the importance of independent bookstores, strengthen relationships between authors and booksellers, and showcase local writers.
Inspired by the hugely successful Indies First campaign in the United States, Authors for Indies started out as a B.C.- based initiative. With help from publishers, the B.C. Booksellers Association, the Vancouver Writers' Festival and the Retail Council of Canada, the celebration has
spread across the country with more than 400 authors and more than 100 bookstores signed up.
Vassilopoulos and Marcotte will be joining customers in the morning, while Acheson, Juby and Spires will be at the Trenant Park Square store at 1 p.m. Vassilopoulos is a well-known author from Tsawwassen who has authored many marine guides, including his latest Gulf Islands Cruising Guide. Extensively travelled,
Vassilopoulos will be glad to share his adventures and well loved books on that theme.
Marcotte, who is also from Tsawwassen, has authored numerous books aimed towards a younger audience. The books are all set in Canada, including some set in Delta. An avid reader, Marcotte is looking forward to sharing her love of mysteries.
Acheson is a children's/young adult author living in Ladner whose titles include
Mud Girl, Molly's Cue and Grampa's Music. She has a new book coming out this year as well.
Juby will be travelling from her home in Nanaimo to take part in the event. Her latest
book is Republic of Dirt, a follow-up to her novel The Woefield Poultry Collective. She is also the author of the critically-acclaimed novels Getting the Girl and Another Kind of Cowboy as well as the best-selling
Alice series.
Spires is an author/illustrator of children's books living in Ladner. Very popular with all the schools she visits, Spires has authored many books, including
Binky the Space series and The Most Magnificent Thing for which she has been nominated for a B.C. Book Prize.
For more on Canadian Authors for Indies, visit authorsforindies.com.
