Jack Knox: Fall 2022 Book Tour
For more than twenty-five years, Jack Knox’s weekly humour column has captured the essence of life in BC’s picturesque capital city, a.k.a. Dysfunction-by-the-Sea.
In Fortune Knox Once: More Musings from the Edge, as in his previous humour collections, Knox gathers together his favourite Times Colonist pieces that best sum up the absurdity of our times.
Meet Jack Knox on tour at the following events, and pick up a signed copy of Fortune Knox Once!
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QUALICUM BEACH, BC
Wednesday, October 26, 2022, 1:00 p.m.
Hosted by Oceanside Grandmothers to Grandmothers*
St. Stephen's United Church, 150 Village Way, Qualicum Beach, BC
Book sales by Mulberry Bush Books
*note: ticketed event.
Tickets can be purchased at Mulberry Bush Books (Qualicum Beach) or Sea & Summitt Bookstore (Parksville).
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COURTENAY, BC
Wednesday, October 26, 2022, 5:30 pm
Vancouver Island Regional Library – Courtenay branch
300 6th St, Courtenay, BC
Book sales by Laughing Oyster Bookstore
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VICTORIA, BC
Saturday, October 29, 2022, 7:00 PM
Hosted by Munro's Books
Munro's Books, 1108 Government Street, Victoria, BC
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GALIANO ISLAND, BC
Sunday, October 30, 1:00 pm
Hosted by Galiano Island Books
Galiano Oceanfront Inn, 134 Madrona Dr, Galiano Island, BC
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KAMLOOPS, BC
Friday, November 4, 2022, 1:00 pm
Hosted by Chapters Kamloops
Chapters Kamloops, Aberdeen Village Centre
1395 Hillside Dr., Kamloops, BC
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NANAIMO, BC
Wednesday, November 9, 7:00 pm
Beban Park Social Centre - Lounge
2300 Bowen Road, Nanaimo, BC
Book sales by Windowseat Books
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DUNCAN, BC
Thursday, November 10, doors 6:30 pm
Presented by Volume One Bookstore
Duncan Showroom, 133 Station St., Duncan, BC
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VICTORIA, BC
Saturday, November 12, 2022, 2–4 PM
Signing hosted by Russell Books
Russell Books, 747 Fort St., Victoria, BC
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SIDNEY, BC
Presented by Sidney and Peninsula Literary Society*
Friday, November 25, 7–8 pm
SHOAL Centre, 10030 Resthaven Drive, Sidney, BC
Book sales by Tanner's Books
*note: ticketed event.
Masks required.
Tickets $12.
Available from Tanner's Books or purchase online.
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VICTORIA, BC
Saturday, December 10, 2022, 1–3 PM
The Funny Papers—an afternoon book signing with Jack Knox and Adrian Raeside hosted by Bolen Books
Bolen Books, 1644 Hillside Ave #111, Victoria, BC
“Jack Knox brings his Fortune Knox Once to our table like everyone's fun uncle who shows up and makes us feel better. He spins a merry web around the absurdity of our lives lately and it's a relief to giggle and know we're all in this together!”
—Lesley Crewe, bestselling author of I Kid You Not: Chronicles of an Ordinary Family
“Each essay is a short staring contest daring readers not to laugh. Witty, irreverent, and occasionally tender, Knox crafts stories with comedic precision. Fortune Knox Once offers a funny and relatable glimpse into West Coast Island life—think pastoral love letters written with the grit of an over-caffeinated downtown Torontonian. Prince Edward Island would certainly run Jack out of town if he wrote about Charlottetown this way.”
—Shawn Hitchins, comedian, actor, and author of A Brief History Of Oversharing: One Ginger's Anthology of Humiliation
"Once again, Jack Knox knocks it out of the park. Or, in keeping with previous titles of his books, maybe that should read Jack "Knox" it out of the park. Easily one of the best writers in the country and certainly one of the funniest, settle down and laugh your way through this terrific collection!"
—Ian Ferguson, bestselling author of The Survival Guide to British Columbia and winner of the Leacock Medal for Humour
