Ripper: The Making of Pierre Poilievre — A Special Event with Mark Bourrie and The Tyee
As Canada nears a pivotal election, we’re proud to partner with The Tyee to bring you a conversation about an essential and timely new book delving deep into the background ...read more
Thursday, Apr 10 Online via Zoom
A Sunday Morning with ‘Crooked Cross’ and Persephone Books
Join us for an online chat with Francesca Beauman, publisher of the U.K.-based Persephone Books, about the press’s forthcoming book — the forgotten classic Crooked Cross by Sally Carson, “a richly detailed, ...read more
Sunday, Apr 13 Online via Zoom
I Don’t Do Disability and Other Lies I’ve Told Myself: Book Launch
Please join Upstart & Crow and Adelle Purdham to celebrate the West Coast launch of her debut memoir-in-essays, I Don't Do Disability and Other Lies I've Told Myself (Dundurn Press). Purdham will ...read more
Tuesday, Apr 15 Upstart & Crow Studio
Strips and Remnants: A Short Poem Workshop with Vancouver’s Poet Laureate Elee Kraljii Gardiner
Join Vancouver’s Poet Laureate—award-winning poet, editor, and artist—Elee Kraljii Gardiner, for a short poem workshop on Tuesday, April 22 at 6:30pm. Using the idea of fragments (visual, sonic, or otherwise) ...read more
Tuesday, Apr 22 Upstart & Crow Studio
Letterpress Poetry: A Two-Day How To with New Leaf Editions
We’re partnering with New Leaf Editions for a fascinating, hands-on, two-day workshop in which attendees can transform a short poem into print form. You’ll learn the essentials of letterpress, including inking ...read more
Saturday, Apr 26 New Leaf Studio
Translation Spotlight: An Evening of Mexican Literature With Jorge Amigo & Sarah Revilla-Sanchez
There’s no perfect translation for sobremesa. It’s a cherished tradition across Latin America—that warm, beautiful time after a meal where you talk, debate, laugh… you sobremesa! We’re hosting a sobremesa ...read more
Monday, May 5 Upstart & Crow Studio