These Songs I Know by Heart: Book Launch
Join us on Monday, April 29 at 7 p.m. for the Vancouver launch of artist Erin Brubacher’s debut novel, These Songs I Know by Heart, a thoughtful, searching work about connection and love in all its many forms. Brubacher will be accompanied by Vancouver singer-songwriter Suzie Ungerleider in what will be a joyful night of reading and ...read more
Monday, Apr 29 Upstart & Crow StudioLive from Australia: An Evening with Alexis Wright
Join us in a special evening conversation with Alexis Wright, author of the epic new novel Praiseworthy and “arguably the most important Aboriginal Australian — or simply Australian — writer alive today,” according to The New York Times. In this intimate virtual event, hosted by Upstart & Crow cofounder Ian Gill and co-presented with the Vancouver ...read more
Tuesday, Apr 30 Online via ZoomP.S. Do Better: Community Advocacy Night (May)
NEXT EVENT: Wednesday, May 1, 6 to 8 p.m. Join us for our monthly community advocacy night, where we open our studio doors and gather to write letters, read and reflect on public issues. It’s free and open to all, no RSVP required. We welcome anyone who wants to write to their elected leaders calling ...read more
Wednesday, May 1 Upstart & Crow StudioSex and Swiping: A Dual Book Launch
Join us on Thursday, May 16 at 6 p.m. for a fascinating evening of sex talk! We’ll be joined by sociologist Tina Fetner and anthropologist Treena Orchard, authors of two brand-new books on the subjects. The night will be moderated by author Mandy Len Catron. Expect readings, Q&As, and some fun giveaways! Tina Fetner’s book, Sex ...read more
Thursday, May 16 Upstart & Crow StudioMidlife No. 2: Vancouver Launch
Join us on Sunday, May 19 at 6 p.m. for readings from Midlife No. 2, the second and final anthology on midlife — in all its glories and woes — by a group of authors who are all 1990s-era alumni from the Gateway student newspaper at the University of Alberta. The book is a “pandemic project of former colleagues ...read more
Sunday, May 19 Upstart & Crow StudioJoin us on Saturday, May 25 at 6 p.m. for an evening with Monia Mazigh, author of Gendered Islamophobia: My Journey With a Scar(f), a memoir that was shortlisted for the 2023 Governor General’s Literary Award for Nonfiction. The book describes the author’s struggles as a hijab-wearing Muslim woman, who was born and raised in Tunisia, ...read more
Saturday, May 25 Upstart & Crow Studio