This week, Granville Island gained an exciting new venture: Upstart & Crow, a bookshop that “exists to share stories and to support the literary arts in Vancouver and beyond.” Founded by the Vancouver Writers Fest’s Marketing Director and literary publicity whiz, Zoë Grams, and writer and social entrepreneur, Ian Gill, Upstart & Crow features a wide collection of carefully curated books, gifts and artwork right in the heart of the cultural hub.
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Audio Journeys: Tara Henley
Discover Tara Henley’s latest work, Lean Out, ahead of her Instagram Live chat with Mandy Len Catron on Monday, April 6 at 5pm.
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Booksellers Unite to Deliver Books to Readers’ Doors
Neither rain, nor sleet, nor dark of night shall stay these book lovers from delivering stories to the hands of readers. (Never mind a pandemic!)
In a time of rigid social isolation, mandatory quarantine and diminished expedited shipping, getting your hands on your next great read—right when you need it—seems almost impossible.
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What We Read in 2019
‘Tis the season for best-of lists and recommended reads. It should come as no surprise that the Vancouver Writers Fest team is full of voracious readers.
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Ultimate Gift Guide for Booklovers
Are you eager to get your holiday shopping started early? Do you have lovable bibliophiles in your life? Look no further than our ultimate gift guide for booklovers.
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Iron Dog Books: Vancouver’s Favourite Bookmobile
Iron Dog Books is a mobile bookseller dedicated to bringing low cost reading to Tsleil-Waututh, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh and Musqueam territories (metro Vancouver). They sell both used and new books, based out of UniverCity at SFU on top of Burnaby Mountain and at other locations around the lower mainland.
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