Our top 4 event picks for Vancouver Writers Fest 2020
Calling all book nerds! Vancouver Writers Fest encourages readers of all ages to explore the power of storytelling, and books, […]
canzine.ca
The festival of zine culture and underground arts is back with a virtual twist! Three days of 250+ vendors, thousands […]
BP Zine Awards 2020 List of Nominees
Congratulations to the zinesters nominated for the… Broken Pencil Zine Awards 2020 Each of these zines is now a finalist […]
Ancestral Tech and the Future of the Black Body
One thing to know about me is I can make my body disappear. I know how to become invisible, weightless, […]
THE PATRICE FIGHT
Dougie Reuben was practicing his left hook. It was twelve o’clock and sweltering. They had eight hours before the fight. […]
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Aurora Borealice
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Egg Cream
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This Woman’s Work
This Woman’s Work Julie Delporte, Drawn & Quarterly Womanhood is about as easy a concept to pin down as a […]
Collapsible
Collapsible Tim Conley, New Star Books Just in time for April Fool’s Day, Collapsible contains the fable of the Evil Lesbian, a […]
Shut Up You’re Pretty
Shut Up You’re Pretty Téa Mutonji, VS. Books (Arsenal Pulp Press Imprint) We couldn’t wait to get our hot little […]
The Forbidden Purple City
The Forbidden Purple City Philip Huynh, Goose Lane Editions The title story of Vancouver-based lawyer-turned-writer Philip Huynh’s first book was […]
The Western Alienation Merit Badge
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In the Dream House: A Memoir
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The Seed: Infertility Is a Feminist Issue
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Savage Conversations
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