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SUMMARY:Midlife No. 2: Vancouver Launch
DESCRIPTION: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. \nThe book is a “pandemic project of former colleagues coming back together in midlife and ruminating and telling stories and getting real.” Volume 1 sold out at Upstart & Crow last year\, and we expect this one to be a big hit\, too. \nAt this Vancouver launch\, we’ll hear from the book’s co-editors Sarah Chan and Jhenifer Pabillano\, as well as Vancouver-based contributors Erika Thorkelson\, Kate Rossiter\, Iva Cheung and David Zeibin. \nThis is a free event\, but please register for your spot on this Eventbrite page\, as capacity is limited. Books will be on hand for purchase. \nAbout the editors: \nSarah Chan (MA) is a musician & writer\, teacher\, social advocate\, yoga toddler (RYT-200)\, and mother of two. She operates a private piano studio\, seeing over 30 students every week. \nJhenifer Pabillano\, PMP\, is the co-publisher and co-editor of the Midlife anthologies. In her day job\, she is a Project Manager with the City of Vancouver\, working on strategic corporate projects for the City’s Engineering Services department. \nMore about Upstart & Crow: \nLocated on Granville Island\, Upstart & Crow is a literary arts studio for curious readers and creative storytellers alike. We are international in our outlook\, and local in our sensibilities. We create opportunities to surface new talent and champion bold ideas through events\, workshops\, literary launches\, unique partnerships — and yes\, we also sell books! \nHealth precautions: \nWe want this event to be fun and safe. Masks are welcome\, though we won’t enforce them. We hope that folks who come will be vaccinated and boosted and will stay home if they feel ill. \nAccessibility: \nThe main studio of our shop is accessible for folks with mobility aids. There is a washroom on the main floor available for attendees. \nQuestions: hello@upstartandcrow.com.
URL:https://upstartandcrow.com/event/midlife-no-2-book-launch/
LOCATION:Upstart & Crow Studio\, 1387 Railspur Alley\, Granville Island\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6H 3R7\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Sex and Swiping: A Dual Book Launch
DESCRIPTION: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. \nExpect readings\, Q&As\, and some fun giveaways! \nTina Fetner’s book\, Sex in Canada: The Who\, Why\, When and How of Getting Down Up North\, pulls the covers off Canadians’ sex lives\, examining what we do\, how often\, and with whom. It reveals Canadians’ sexual behaviour using a one-of-a-kind social science survey and gives us a glimpse into our bedrooms\, breaking through myths about our sexuality with frank talk\, solid data\, and a sense of humour. \nTreena Orchard’s book\, Sticky\, Sexy\, Sad: Swipe Culture and the Darker Side of Dating Apps\, is a memoir of online dating. It draws on Orchard’s skills as an anthropologist who studies sexuality\, and her experience as a sex-positive feminist\, to explore what it feels like to want love while also resisting the addictive pull of platforms designed to make us swipe-dependent. It is a riveting and inspiring guide to staying true to ourselves amid the digitization of love in the 21st century. \nBooks will be available for purchase and signing. This is a free event\, but please register for your spot at our Eventbrite\, as capacity is limited. \nAbout the authors: \nTina Fetner is professor of sociology at McMaster University. She is the author of How the Religious Right Shaped Lesbian and Gay Activism. \nTreena Orchard is an anthropologist and associate professor in the School of Health Studies at Western University. She researches and engages in activist debates about sexuality\, gender\, and health among diverse cultural and digital communities. Deeply committed to public scholarship\, she regularly writes for and is featured in leading online publications\, including Cosmopolitan\, Men’s Health\, and The Conversation. \nAbout the moderator: \nMandy Len Catron is the author of the critically acclaimed essay collection How to Fall in Love with Anyone. The book was listed for the 2018 RBC Taylor Prize and the Kobo Emerging Writer Award. Her writing can be found in The New York Times\, The Atlantic\, The Guardian\, The Rumpus\, Catapult\, and The Walrus as well as other newspapers\, literary journals\, and anthologies. Her essays and talks have been translated into more than 30 languages. You can find her newsletter on loneliness and belonging at The Loneliness Project on Substack. She is a faculty member in the School of Creative Writing at the University of British Columbia. \nMore about Upstart & Crow: \nLocated on Granville Island\, Upstart & Crow is a literary arts studio for curious readers and creative storytellers alike. We are international in our outlook\, and local in our sensibilities. We create opportunities to surface new talent and champion bold ideas through events\, workshops\, literary launches\, unique partnerships — and yes\, we also sell books! \nHealth precautions: \nWe want this event to be safe for all. Masks are welcome\, though we won’t enforce them. We hope that folks who come will be vaccinated and boosted and will stay home if they feel ill. \nAccessibility: \nThe main studio of our shop is accessible for folks with mobility aids. There is a washroom on the main floor available for attendees. \nQuestions: hello@upstartandcrow.com.
URL:https://upstartandcrow.com/event/sex-and-swiping-a-dual-book-launch/
LOCATION:Upstart & Crow Studio\, 1387 Railspur Alley\, Granville Island\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6H 3R7\, Canada
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SUMMARY:P.S. Do Better: Community Advocacy Night (May)
DESCRIPTION:NEXT EVENT: Wednesday\, May 1\, 6 to 8 p.m. \nJoin 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 for any kind of social change\, or practice writing scripts for calling their politicians directly\, or simply read and reflect with intention. \nThese are times of crisis and upheaval. We’re seeing genocides perpetrated\, inequality on the rise\, and climate disaster unchecked by leaders. We know that in such days\, gathering together with others committed to change is an important part of maintaining resilience and doing our part to make the world as it could be. \nBring your own computer\, but we provide pens\, paper\, envelopes and stamps as needed. You are welcome to bring snacks and non-alcoholic drinks into the studio. \nWe hope this will be a way for folks who want to make change to gather and be accountable together. Hope to see you there\, and send any questions to hello@upstartandcrow.com.
URL:https://upstartandcrow.com/event/p-s-do-better-community-advocacy-night-march-2/
LOCATION:Upstart & Crow Studio\, 1387 Railspur Alley\, Granville Island\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6H 3R7\, Canada
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SUMMARY:These Songs I Know by Heart: Book Launch
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Tuesday\, April 30 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. \nBrubacher will be accompanied by Vancouver singer-songwriter Suzie Ungerleider in what will be a joyful night of reading and song! Books will be available for purchase and signing. \nMarried and divorced in her 20s\, looking for friendship in her 30s\, and contemplating pregnancy at 40\, the narrator of These Songs wonders if she’s going through life out of order. But Alice\, The Turtle\, The Kid\, and other beloveds show her that motherhood is more than giving birth\, art is never finished\, and love is not linear. \nThis is a free event\, but please register for your spot on this Eventbrite\, as capacity is limited. \nAbout the author: \nErin Brubacher is a multidisciplinary artist. She is the author of the poetry collection In the small hours: Thirty-nine months & seven days and co-author of the hybrid\, performance-based book 7th Cousins: An Automythography. Her award-winning work in theatre has taken her to contexts including the National Arts Centre (Ottawa)\, the Aga Khan Museum (Toronto)\, Festival Internacional Cervantino (Mexico)\, Theater der Welt (Germany)\, and the Edinburgh International Festival (UK). Erin lived in 10 cities before returning to Toronto\, where she makes a home with her husband and four children. \nAbout the musician: \nSuzie Ungerleider (formerly Oh Susanna) is an award-winning singer-songwriter based in Vancouver\, B.C. She is a three-time Juno Award nominee. \nMore about Upstart & Crow: \nLocated on Granville Island\, Upstart & Crow is a literary arts studio for curious readers and creative storytellers alike. We are international in our outlook\, and local in our sensibilities. We create opportunities to surface new talent and champion bold ideas through events\, workshops\, literary launches\, unique partnerships — and yes\, we also sell books! \nHealth precautions: \nWe want this event to be fun and safe. Masks are welcome\, though we won’t enforce them. We hope that folks who come will be vaccinated and boosted and will stay home if they feel ill. \nAccessibility: \nThe main studio of our shop is accessible for folks with mobility aids. There is a washroom on the main floor available for attendees. \nQuestions: hello@upstartandcrow.com
URL:https://upstartandcrow.com/event/these-songs-i-know-by-heart-book-launch/
LOCATION:Upstart & Crow Studio\, 1387 Railspur Alley\, Granville Island\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6H 3R7\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Live from Australia: An Evening with Alexis Wright
DESCRIPTION: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. \nIn this intimate virtual event\, hosted by Upstart & Crow cofounder Ian Gill and co-presented with the Vancouver Writers Fest\, readers will be immersed in Wright’s incredible and groundbreaking career as a novelist\, as well as her work as a writer and activist in Australia. \nWright is not alone in thinking that colonialism and its handmaiden\, racism\, is alive and not well in Australia. Recognition and reconciliation hardly scratch the surface of the deep-rooted antipathy and outright fear that non-Indigenous Australians have for First Nations. It’s ugly\, and Wright doesn’t hesitate to tell it like it is. \nGill and Wright will discuss the author’s fourth and latest novel\, Praiseworthy\, an epic that pushes allegory and language to its limit; a unique masterpiece that bends time and reality\, opening new literary vistas; a cry of outrage against oppression and disadvantage; and a fable for the end of days. The novel is a gritty\, gutsy satire about Indigenous people themselves\, but also more unsparingly about small town racists and big talking governments. \nThe plot\, as summarized by publisher New Directions: “In a small town in the north of Australia\, a mysterious cloud heralds both an ecological catastrophe and a gathering of the ancestors. A crazed visionary looks to donkeys to solve the global climate crisis and the economic dependency of the Aboriginal people. \n“His wife\, seeking solace from his madness\, follows the dance of butterflies and scours the internet to find out how her Aboriginal/Chinese family could be repatriated to China. One of their sons\, named Aboriginal Sovereignty\, is determined to commit suicide. The other\, Tommyhawk\, wishes his brother dead so that he can pursue his dream of becoming white and powerful.” \nGet your tickets here. \nTo coincide with the release of Praiseworthy\, New Directions is re-releasing Wright’s 2006 novel Carpentaria\, itself a searing collection of “stories of trouble” that point to an infinite divide in which\, “in the end\, black and white were both crawling on the ground in reconciliation. Both saying they were plain jack of each other.” \nCanadians have much to learn from this most perceptive and fearless commentator and chronicler of “country\,” the only reliable source of solace for a people who are living in a made up country rendered unrecognizable and irreconcilable to those who have lived there since time out of mind. \nThis event is Wright’s only launch event for Canadian readers. It is virtual and open to anyone\, and there are three ticket options: \n$35 — Ticket + copy of book (pickup at our Granville Island studio\, or shipping option)\n$10 — Ticket + support our initiatives and Thistalalh Library\, an Indigenous library in Heiltsuk territory on the Central Coast of B.C.\n$0 — Ticket only. \nGet your tickets here. \nThank you to the Vancouver Writers Fest and New Directions Publishing for partnering with us on this event. \nMore about the author: \nAlexis Wright\, called “a towering figure of letters” by the New York Times\, is a member of the Waanyi nation of the southern highlands of the Gulf of Carpentaria. The author of the prize-winning novels Carpentaria and The Swan Book\, she has published three works of non-fiction: Take Power\, an oral history of the Central Land Council; Grog War\, a study of alcohol abuse in the Northern Territory; and Tracker\, an award-winning collective memoir of Aboriginal leader Tracker Tilmouth. Her work has been translated into Chinese\, Polish\, French and Italian. She held the position of Boisbouvier Chair in Australian Literature at the University of Melbourne between 2017-2022. Wright is the only author to win both the Miles Franklin Award (in 2007 for Carpentaria) and the Stella Prize (in 2018 for Tracker). \nMore about the host: \nIan Gill is an Australian-born journalist\, author\, conservationist and bookseller. He is co-creator of Salmon Nation\, and co-owner of the independent Vancouver literary arts studio Upstart & Crow. He divides his time between unceded ƛaʔuukʷiʔatḥ (Tla-o-qui-aht) territory off the west coast of Vancouver Island\, and the unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam)\, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish)\, and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) nations.\n\nPraise for Praiseworthy: \n“A shimmering vision of the legacy of colonialism in Australia\, and the reasons for optimism in hoping for greater justice and autonomy for its Indigenous peoples.” — Kirkus Reviews \n“This freewheeling and heartbreaking masterpiece from Aboriginal Australian author Alexis Wright brims with the magic of myth and the painful realities of present-day climate change. At once lush and relentless\, Wright’s looping tale combines magical realism\, absurdism\, and maximalism in a rich depiction of contemporary Aboriginal life. This is unforgettable.” — Publishers Weekly (starred) \n“I’m awed by the range\, experiment and political intelligence of Wright’s work: she is vital on the subject of land and people.” — Robert Macfarlane\, The New York Times Book Review
URL:https://upstartandcrow.com/event/live-from-australia-an-evening-with-alexis-wright/
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SUMMARY:All Things Seen and Unseen: Book Launch
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Tuesday\, April 23 for an evening celebration to launch All Things Seen and Unseen\, the debut novel by RJ McDaniel\, published by ECW Press! \nWe are thrilled to celebrate this excellent emerging writer. McDaniel was our 2023 Writer in Residence at Upstart & Crow\, and we couldn’t be more excited for them as they launch their first major work into the world. \nAll Things Seen and Unseen is a queer/racial modern gothic horror. Protagonist Alex\, after a period in rehab\, is kicked out of school and student housing\, leaving her homeless. She gets a job house-sitting in a large home on a small island and must try to survive as an outsider in a remote\, insular community\, living through the trauma she has repressed to survive. \nThis event is free\, and books will be for sale. The author will do a reading and then converse about the work with Sofia Osborne\, a writer\, editor and audio producer. Capacity is limited\, so please RSVP for your spot here. \nAbout the author: \nRJ McDaniel is a writer\, at least for now. Their essays on baseball and other topics have been featured in Catapult\, PRISM\, and VICE Sports\, among others. They live in Vancouver. This is their debut novel. \nAbout the moderator: \nSofia Osborne is a writer\, editor and audio producer. She holds an MFA in creative writing from the University of British Columbia. Her journalism\, essays\, and fiction have appeared in Maisonneuve\, the Tyee\, the Narwhal\, This Magazine\, and more. \nMore about Upstart & Crow: \nLocated on Granville Island\, Upstart & Crow is a literary arts studio for curious readers and creative storytellers alike. We are international in our outlook\, and local in our sensibilities. We create opportunities to surface new talent and champion bold ideas through events\, workshops\, literary launches\, unique partnerships — and yes\, we also sell books! \nHealth precautions: \nWe want this event to be fun and safe. Masks are welcome\, though we won’t enforce them. We hope that folks who come will be vaccinated and boosted and will stay home if they feel ill. \nAccessibility: \nThe main studio of our shop is accessible for folks with mobility aids. There is a washroom on the main floor available for attendees. \nQuestions: hello@upstartandcrow.com
URL:https://upstartandcrow.com/event/all-things-seen-and-unseen-book-launch/
LOCATION:Upstart & Crow Studio\, 1387 Railspur Alley\, Granville Island\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6H 3R7\, Canada
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SUMMARY:The Pain Project: Book Launch at Persephone Brewing
DESCRIPTION:Please join us on Saturday\, April 20 at 6 p.m. at Persephone Brewing in Gibsons\, B.C.\, for a special evening honouring the publication of The Pain Project: A Couple’s Story of Confronting Chronic Pain\, the stunning new memoir by Sunshine Coast residents Kara Stanley and Simon Paradis. \nTen years ago\, Simon was in an accident that injured his brain and spinal cord. A decade later\, the two decide to confront Simon’s pain head-on by committing to a personal experiment. For one year\, they will focus on researching\, interviewing experts\, and exploring both new\, and age old\, pain relief strategies. \nAs they navigate a difficult year\, Kara’s tenacity and Simon’s wit shine through in their honest conversations\, insightful journal entries\, and affectionate banter. Throughout\, they seek answers to profound questions about the nature of suffering and pain. \nWhile tackling a difficult subject\, the book is “ironically full of pleasure” and full of “generous\, original insight\,” says author Naomi Klein. Journalist Susan Orlean calls the work “a beautiful\, humane and thoughtful inquiry.” \nHonest\, deeply researched\, insightful\, and ultimately hopeful\, The Pain Project is a must-read for anyone looking for a greater understanding of pain as a phenomenon and in their own lives. \nAt this event\, Kara and Simon will do a reading from the book\, and then discuss their journey in conversation with Persephone founder Brian Smith. \nThis event will take place in Persephone’s fully accessible tasting room. It is free and open to everyone. The Beer Farm’s bookstore\, Upstart Upstairs\, will be selling copies of the book for signing by the authors. \nThank you to the publisher\, Greystone Books\, for its support of this event. \nAbout the authors: \nKara Stanley is the author of Fallen: A Trauma\, a Marriage\, and the Transformative Power of Music and the novel Ghost Warning.  \nSimon Paradis has been a working musician since he was 15. A serious fall in 2008 resulted in life-altering injuries\, but after a long rehabilitation process\, he has returned to music again. \nAbout the moderator: \nBrian Smith is one of the founders of Persephone Brewing Company\, among other social and impact ventures. He currently works with Boann Social Impact helping to deliver the Social Finance Fund. He loves the outdoors\, being in nature and spending time with his three kids\, dog\, and partner Melissa. \nMore about the hosts: \nEstablished in 2012\, Persephone Brewing Co. was created to prove a theory — that beer could fuel positive impact\, including economic development\, food security and community resilience. Together with friends\, partners\, shareholders and team members\, over 10 years it has done that and more. \nCommunity is at the centre of Persephone\, reflected in its tasting room\, pub\, bowling alley\, brand\, growth and customer experience. Persephone offers several venues that are extraordinary spaces for friends and family to come together to connect and grow. \nUpstart & Crow is a not-for-profit literary arts studio and collection of bookstores that champions writers\, readers and stories\, and the role they play in shaping our lives. Upstart Upstairs is the location above Persephone Brewing’s tasting room. \nHealth precautions: \nWe want this event to be fun and safe. Masks are welcome\, though we won’t enforce them. We hope that folks who come will be vaccinated and boosted and will stay home if they feel ill. \nAccessibility: \nPersephone’s tasting room is fully wheelchair accessible. Please contact us for any other access concerns. \nQuestions: hello@upstartandcrow.com.
URL:https://upstartandcrow.com/event/the-pain-project-book-launch-at-persephone-brewing/
LOCATION:Persephone Brewing Co.\, 1053 Stewart Rd.\, Gibsons\, B.C.\, V0N 1V7\, Canada
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SUMMARY:‘Enough’ Launch: An Evening with Dr. Linda Eckert
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Thursday\, April 18 at 7:30 p.m. for the Vancouver launch of Dr. Linda Eckert’s essential new book\, Enough: Because We Can Stop Cervical Cancer. \nEnough is “a searing call to arms\, for too many women are dying of cervical cancer when we have the tools to save their lives\,” says New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof. The book is a passionate call-to-action to eliminate the 350\,000 needless deaths every year from a deadly but preventable disease\, by combatting healthcare inequities. \nAt this event\, Dr. Eckert will read from her book and then join editor Dana Tye Rally in conversation. \nBooks will be available for purchase and signing. This is a free event\, but please register for your spot at our Eventbrite\, as capacity is limited. \nAbout the author: \nDr. Linda Eckert is a professor of obstetrics and gynecology with an infectious disease fellowship at the University of Washington and an internationally recognized expert in immunizations and cervical cancer prevention. \nAbout the moderator: \nDana Tye Rally is a Vancouver-area writer\, writing coach\, and editor who had the privilege of working closely with the author prior to publication of this book. \nMore about Upstart & Crow: \nLocated on Granville Island\, Upstart & Crow is a literary arts studio for curious readers and creative storytellers alike. We are international in our outlook\, and local in our sensibilities. We create opportunities to surface new talent and champion bold ideas through events\, workshops\, literary launches\, unique partnerships — and yes\, we also sell books! \nHealth precautions: \nWe want this event to be safe for all. Masks are welcome\, though we won’t enforce them. We hope that folks who come will be vaccinated and boosted and will stay home if they feel ill. \nAccessibility: \nThe main studio of our shop is accessible for folks with mobility aids. There is a washroom on the main floor available for attendees. \nQuestions: hello@upstartandcrow.com.
URL:https://upstartandcrow.com/event/enough-launch-an-evening-with-dr-linda-eckert/
LOCATION:Upstart & Crow Studio\, 1387 Railspur Alley\, Granville Island\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6H 3R7\, Canada
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SUMMARY:This Is Embarrassing! A Poetry Night with Dina & Daniel
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Thursday\, April 4 at 7 p.m. for a journey of embarrassments! Dina Del Bucchia and Daniel Zomparelli\, the authors of two brand-new poetry collections with Talonbooks\, will lead us in a discussion about the awkward in modern art. How do we use the thing we dread most to make poetry? Let’s talk about it! \nThe writers will read from their old and more recent work\, along with works of other artists to demonstrate how embarrassment can become fodder for art and comedy. And if you have a poem about embarrassment and want to read it at the event\, please let us know! Email dmzomparelli@gmail.com with your poem to apply. \nLet’s cringe\, enjoy a drink\, and laugh off old embarrassing moments together. We’ll have beer and wine for sale. This event is free\, but please RSVP here as capacity is limited. \nAbout the authors: \nDina Del Bucchia is the author of the new poetry collection You’re Gonna Love This (Talonbooks\, 2024)\, the short-story collection Don’t Tell Me What to Do\, and of three other poetry collections: Coping with Emotions and Otters\, Blind Items\, and Rom Com\, the latter written with Daniel Zomparelli. She is an editor of Poetry Is Dead magazine\, the artistic director of the Real Vancouver Writers’ Series\, and a co-host of the podcast Can’t Lit with Jen Sookfong Lee. \nDaniel Zomparelli is the author of the new poetry collection Jump Scare (Talonbooks\, 2024). He is the founder of Poetry Is Dead magazine. His first book of poems\, Davie Street Translations\, was published by Talonbooks in 2012. He is a former co-podcaster at “Can’t Lit” with Dina Del Bucchia\, with whom he co-wrote Rom Com. His collection of short stories\, Everything Is Awful and You’re a Terrible Person\, was nominated for the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize\, won the ReLit Short Fiction Award\, and has been translated into German\, French and Spanish. \nMore about Upstart & Crow: \nLocated on Granville Island\, Upstart & Crow is a literary arts studio for curious readers and creative storytellers alike. We are international in our outlook\, and local in our sensibilities. We create opportunities to surface new talent and champion bold ideas through events\, workshops\, literary launches\, unique partnerships — and yes\, we also sell books! \nHealth precautions: \nWe want this event to be fun and safe. Masks are welcome\, though we won’t enforce them. We hope that folks who come will be vaccinated and boosted and will stay home if they feel ill. \nAccessibility: \nThe main studio of our shop is accessible for folks with mobility aids. There is a washroom on the main floor available for attendees. \nQuestions: hello@upstartandcrow.com.
URL:https://upstartandcrow.com/event/this-is-embarrassing-a-poetry-night-with-dina-and-daniel/
LOCATION:Upstart & Crow Studio\, 1387 Railspur Alley\, Granville Island\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6H 3R7\, Canada
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SUMMARY:P.S. Do Better: Community Advocacy Night (March)
DESCRIPTION:NEXT EVENT: Wednesday\, March 27\, 6 to 8 p.m. \nThese are times of crisis and upheaval. We’re seeing genocides perpetrated\, inequality on the rise\, and climate disaster unchecked by leaders. We know that in such days\, gathering together with others committed to change is an important part of maintaining resilience and doing our part to make the world as it could be. \nThat’s why we’re hosting a new monthly evening event\, where we open our studio doors and gather to write letters and work on advocacy. It’s free and open to all\, no RSVP required. We welcome anyone who wants to write to their elected leaders calling for any kind of social change\, or practice writing scripts for calling their politicians directly\, or simply read and reflect with intention. \nBring your own computer\, but we provide pens\, paper\, envelopes and stamps as needed. You are welcome to bring snacks and non-alcoholic drinks into the studio. \nThese are difficult and often lonely times\, and we hope this will be a way for folks who want to make change to gather and be accountable together. Hope to see you there\, and send any questions to hello@upstartandcrow.com.
URL:https://upstartandcrow.com/event/p-s-do-better-community-advocacy-night-march/
LOCATION:Upstart & Crow Studio\, 1387 Railspur Alley\, Granville Island\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6H 3R7\, Canada
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SUMMARY:‘Here After’ Launch: An Evening with Amy Lin
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Tuesday\, March 26 at 6 p.m. for the Vancouver launch of Amy Lin’s debut book\, Here After\, a poetic\, raw depiction of an unlikely love followed by a dizzying loss. \nKirkus Reviews calls the book a “beautifully visceral and emotionally intimate depiction of young widowhood\,” and we are so excited to share it with you at Upstart & Crow. \nAt this event\, Lin will read from her book and then join author Tara McGuire in conversation. McGuire is the author of Holden After and Before\, a moving meditation on grief. \nBooks will be available for purchase and signing. This is a free event\, but please register for your spot at our Eventbrite\, as capacity is limited. \nAbout the author: \nAmy Lin lives in Calgary\, Canada where there are two seasons: winter and road construction. She completed her MFA at Warren Wilson College and holds BAs in English Literature and Education.  \nAbout the moderator: \nTara McGuire is a writer\, moderator\, speaker\, voice-over actor\, and former broadcaster. She is a graduate of The Writer’s Studio at Simon Fraser University and holds an MFA from The School of Creative Writing at The University of British Columbia. She is the author of Holden After and Before. \nMore about Upstart & Crow: \nLocated on Granville Island\, Upstart & Crow is a literary arts studio for curious readers and creative storytellers alike. We are international in our outlook\, and local in our sensibilities. We create opportunities to surface new talent and champion bold ideas through events\, workshops\, literary launches\, unique partnerships — and yes\, we also sell books! \nHealth precautions: \nWe want this event to be fun and safe. Masks are welcome\, though we won’t enforce them. We hope that folks who come will be vaccinated and boosted and will stay home if they feel ill. \nAccessibility: \nThe main studio of our shop is accessible for folks with mobility aids. There is a washroom on the main floor available for attendees. \nQuestions: hello@upstartandcrow.com
URL:https://upstartandcrow.com/event/here-after-launch-an-evening-with-amy-lin/
LOCATION:Upstart & Crow Studio\, 1387 Railspur Alley\, Granville Island\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6H 3R7\, Canada
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SUMMARY:‘Anecdotes’ Launch: An Evening with Kathryn Mockler & Friends
DESCRIPTION:Join us at Upstart & Crow on Thursday\, Feb. 29 at 6 p.m. for a lively evening of readings and conversation between four wonderful B.C. writers. \nIn this free event\, hosted by Giller shortlisted writer Kevin Chong\, we’ll toast the launch of Kathryn Mockler’s Anecdotes\, a darkly funny collection of short stories published by our indie press favourite\, Bookhug. And we’ll enjoy readings from amazing fellow writers Shashi Bhat\, Christopher Evans\, Chong and Mockler\, along with great conversation. \nRegister for your free spot here\, as capacity is limited. \nAbout the authors: \nKathryn Mockler is the author of the story collection Anecdotes (Book*hug Press\, 2023)\, five books of poetry\, and several short films and experimental videos. She co-edited the print anthology Watch Your Head: Writers and Artists Respond to the Climate Crisis (Coach House Books\, 2020). She is an assistant professor at the University of Victoria where she teaches screenwriting and fiction. \nKevin Chong is the award-winning author of several books of fiction and nonfiction. His work has appeared in The Guardian\, The Rumpus\, and more. He currently lives in Vancouver and is an associate professor at the University of British Columbia\, Okanagan campus. The Double Life of Benson Yu was shortlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize. \nShashi Bhat is the author of the forthcoming story collection Death by a Thousand Cuts\, and the novels The Most Precious Substance on Earth\, a finalist for the 2022 Governor General’s Award for fiction\, and The Family Took Shape\, a finalist for the Thomas Raddall Atlantic Fiction Award. Bhat is the editor-in-chief of EVENT magazine and teaches creative writing at Douglas College. \nChristopher Evans is a writer and editor\, originally from the lands of the Lkwungen People\, on the traditional territories of the Songhees and Esquimalt Nations\, in Victoria\, B.C. Chris is a former editor for PRISM international magazine and currently teaches creative writing to children. His debut short story collection Nothing Could Be Further from the Truth was published by House of Anansi in 2022. \nMore about Upstart & Crow: \nLocated on Granville Island\, Upstart & Crow is a literary arts studio for curious readers and creative storytellers alike. We are international in our outlook\, and local in our sensibilities. We create opportunities to surface new talent and champion bold ideas through events\, workshops\, literary launches\, unique partnerships — and yes\, we also sell books! \nHealth precautions: \nWe want this event to be fun and safe. Masks are welcome\, though we won’t enforce them. We hope that folks who come will be vaccinated and boosted and will stay home if they feel ill. \nAccessibility: \nThe main studio of our shop is accessible for folks with mobility aids. There is a washroom on the main floor available for attendees. \nQuestions: hello@upstartandcrow.com
URL:https://upstartandcrow.com/event/anecdotes-launch-an-evening-with-kathryn-mockler-friends/
LOCATION:Upstart & Crow Studio\, 1387 Railspur Alley\, Granville Island\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6H 3R7\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Sketchbook Practice: A Workshop with Louise Phillips
DESCRIPTION:“Sketchbook practice is a wonder. A sketchbook is a portable studio\, a place of exploration\, and a document of discovery. I have filled over 60 sketchbooks. All are different and each has its own charm.” — Louise Phillips \nEnter the world of sketchbooks with artist Louise Phillips in this intimate\, hands-on workshop for newbies and beyond. In a 90-minute workshop\, Louise will show you various sketchbooks\, activities and approaches\, and provide insight into how to maintain your own sketchbook practice over the long term.  \nWe’ll provide pencils and paper. Participants are encouraged to bring their own sketchbooks\, notebooks or journals. You’ll leave the class with your own sketchbook practice zines. \n\n\n\n\nThis workshop takes place on Saturday\, Feb. 24 at 10 a.m. The cost is $20\, which includes materials and teacher fee. There are 10 spots available. Register here. \nAbout your workshop teacher: \nLouise Phillips is a multidisciplinary artist working in Vancouver\, B.C. Her exhibit\, “found and made: altered books celebrating writers\, books and making\,” is currently on display at Upstart & Crow. \nCheck out her sketchbook pages here. \nMore about Upstart & Crow: \nLocated on Granville Island\, Upstart & Crow is a literary arts studio for curious readers and creative storytellers alike. We are international in our outlook\, and local in our sensibilities. We create opportunities to surface new talent and champion bold ideas through events\, workshops\, literary launches\, unique partnerships — and yes\, we also sell books! \nHealth precautions: \nWe want this event to be fun and safe. Masks are welcome\, though we won’t enforce them. We hope that folks who come will be vaccinated and boosted and will stay home if they feel ill. \nAccessibility: \nThis workshop takes place in our upper mezzanine while the store is open\, so there will be some minor ambient noise in the background. There is a set of 12 stairs to reach the upper mezzanine\, and unfortunately it is not wheelchair accessible. There is a washroom on the main floor available for attendees. If you would like to attend but require accommodations\, please contact us and we’ll strive to find a solution for you. \nQuestions: hello@upstartandcrow.com
URL:https://upstartandcrow.com/event/sketchbook-practice-a-workshop-with-louise-phillips/
LOCATION:Upstart & Crow Studio\, 1387 Railspur Alley\, Granville Island\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6H 3R7\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Writing Climate Change and Social Justice: A Workshop with Renee Sarojini Saklikar
DESCRIPTION:Join award-winning writer Renee Sarojini Saklikar at Upstart & Crow on Thursday\, Feb. 22 for a free creative writing workshop focused on exploring and processing your reactions to climate change and social justice concerns through writing. \nThis intimate workshop invites readers and writers into a pause moment to process the “unprecedented” by working through a cross-genre (creative non-fiction; fiction; poetry) series of guided writing prompts and discussion. Bring your laptop and/or your journal/pens/pencils\, and an open mind and heart. \nWhat you’ll learn: \n\nTips and prompts on how to creatively respond\, in writing\, to climate change and social justice concerns.\nSuggestions for world-building\, “dream storming” written ideas\, character building\, and an introduction to epic fantasy in verse.\nCreative tips on how to sustain writing practice through self-care journalling\, movement and social connections.\n\nThere are only 10 spots available for this free workshop\, so don’t delay. Reserve your spot here. \nAbout your workshop teacher: \nRenée Sarojini Saklikar is the author of five books\, including the award-winning Children of Air India and Listening to the Bees\, with essays and short fiction appearing in literary magazines and anthologies\, including Exile Editions\, Chatelaine\, The Capilano Review\, and Pulp Literature. The latest volume of her epic fantasy in verse is Bramah’s Quest (Nightwood Editions\, 2023). She was the poet laureate of the City of Surrey (2015-2018) and teaches creative writing at Kwantlen Polytechnic University. \nThis workshop is possible thanks to funding from the League of Canadian Poets. \nMore about Upstart & Crow: \nLocated on Granville Island\, Upstart & Crow is a literary arts studio for curious readers and creative storytellers alike. We are international in our outlook\, and local in our sensibilities. We create opportunities to surface new talent and champion bold ideas through events\, workshops\, literary launches\, unique partnerships — and yes\, we also sell books! \nHealth precautions: \nWe want this event to be fun and safe. Masks are welcome\, though we won’t enforce them. We hope that folks who come will be vaccinated and boosted and will stay home if they feel ill. \nAccessibility: \nThis workshop takes place in our upper mezzanine while the store is open\, so there will be some minor ambient noise in the background. There is a set of 12 stairs to reach the upper mezzanine\, and unfortunately it is not wheelchair accessible. There is a washroom on the main floor available for attendees. If you would like to attend but require accommodations\, please contact us and we’ll strive to find a solution for you. \nQuestions: hello@upstartandcrow.com
URL:https://upstartandcrow.com/event/writing-climate-change-and-social-justice-a-workshop-with-renee-sarojini-saklikar/
LOCATION:Upstart & Crow Studio\, 1387 Railspur Alley\, Granville Island\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6H 3R7\, Canada
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DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240218T200000
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SUMMARY:Let It Go: An Evening with Chelene Knight
DESCRIPTION:Let’s talk about joy! Join us the evening of Sunday\, Feb. 18 as we celebrate the latest release from the prolific and ever-amazing writer\, Chelene Knight. Her new book\, Let It Go: Free Yourself from Old Beliefs and Find a New Path to Joy\, is a candid and essential book that will guide the reader to carve a new path to joy as unique as each individual.  \nLet It Go draws on personal experience and the advice of leaders from various Black communities to share hard-won tools for joy-discovery — tools such as how to say no with love; how to call back activities that feel good; how to reshape communication with those closest to you; how to revise language; and most of all\, how to learn to let go to redefine what we think joy is. \nOrganized around the seasons and the natural cycle of reflection and renewal\, Let It Go showcases\, through conversation and solitary reflection\, the broad spectrum of Black realities and reveals the colourful kaleidoscope of joy and your own ways to find it. \n\nIn this free event\, Knight will be joined by the wonderful poet (and Upstart & Crow staffer) Franz\, in a conversation about the origins of the book\, how joy manifests in our lives\, and how to move through the world while being more deliberate about how we release energy and cultivate joy. \nPlease register for your spot on our Eventbrite page\, as capacity is limited. We will have books for sale and signing! \n\n\nMore about Chelene Knight: \nChelene Knight is the author of the novel Junie\, which was longlisted for the inaugural Carol Shields Prize for Fiction; the memoir Dear Current Occupant\, winner of the 2018 Vancouver Book Award and longlisted for the George Ryga Award for Social Awareness in Literature; and Braided Skin. Her essays have appeared in multiple Canadian and American publications. Previously the managing editor at Room magazine and the director of the Growing Room Festival in Vancouver\, Knight has also worked as a poetry professor at the University of Toronto and the University of British Columbia and as a literary agent at the Transatlantic Agency. Knight has now founded her own literary studio\, Breathing Space Creative\, through which she’s launched the Forever Writers Club\, a membership for writers focused on creative sustainability; the Thrive coaching program; and the Rise author care program. \nMore about Upstart & Crow:\n\nLocated on Granville Island\, Upstart & Crow is a literary arts studio for curious readers and creative storytellers alike. We are international in our outlook\, and local in our sensibilities. We create opportunities to surface new talent and champion bold ideas through events\, workshops\, literary launches\, unique partnerships — and yes\, we also sell books! \nHealth precautions: \nWe want this event to be fun and safe. Masks are welcome\, though we won’t enforce them. We hope that folks who come will be vaccinated and boosted and will stay home if they feel ill. \nAccessibility: \nThe main studio of our shop is accessible for folks with mobility aids. There is a washroom on the main floor available for attendees. \nQuestions: hello@upstartandcrow.com
URL:https://upstartandcrow.com/event/let-it-go-an-evening-with-chelene-knight/
LOCATION:Upstart & Crow Studio\, 1387 Railspur Alley\, Granville Island\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6H 3R7\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Top Shelf: Volume 3
DESCRIPTION:Haters will say winter is dark and dreary\, but the silver lining of those early sunsets? More time to curl up and read — in bed\, by fire\, or sprawled out on the couch in unergonomic bliss. Whatever your style\, you’re invited to join the Friend Public Library and Upstart & Crow for Top Shelf Vol. 3 to celebrate the longest reading nights of the year. \nJoin us for a sparkly evening of delicious cocktails\, great reads\, and impeccable company. We’ve crafted a literary menu quite likely to include your new favourite book\, or at least one that you’ll be proud to wrap up and re-gift when you’re done with it. While perusing\, enjoy some snacks and tunes\, make a new friend by the Dystopia shelf\, and cosplay as Hugh Grant in Notting Hill by offering your own recommendation to a charming stranger. Why not! \nAs always\, we’ll be offering tasty pairings of books and hand-crafted cocktails from the good folks at Please! to delight all your senses at once. Our book sommeliers are available for tailored recommendations and literary matchmaking. We’re holding two 90-minute “seatings” on Dec. 8. Choose your time slot of either 6 or 8 p.m. \nGet tickets here. \nTickets include: \n— A freshly bottled cocktail from the good people at Please! Beverage Co.\n— A $25 gift certificate towards Upstart & Crow purchases\n— Book recommendations for everyone on your holiday list\n— The opportunity to browse this “literary living room” on a cozy winter evening \nMeet your Book Sommeliers: \nRobyn Smith is the creative and operations director of Upstart & Crow.\nMichelle Cyca is a freelance journalist and avid library patron.\nMegan Lau is your resident nonfiction aficionado and culture nerd.\nLizzy Karp loves to share links\, music\, wine and book recommendations. You may know her from gatherings that feature live stories\, films\, food\, music and dancing. \nMore about Upstart & Crow: \nLocated on Granville Island\, Upstart & Crow is a literary arts studio for curious readers and creative storytellers alike. We are international in our outlook\, and local in our sensibilities. We create opportunities to surface new talent and champion bold ideas through events\, workshops\, literary launches\, unique partnerships — and yes\, we also sell books! \nHealth precautions: \nWe want this event to be fun and safe! Masks are welcome\, though we won’t enforce them. We hope that folks who come will be vaccinated and boosted and will stay home if they feel ill. \nAccessibility: \nThe main studio of our shop is accessible for folks with mobility aids\, though there is a small mezzanine with stairs where the bar will be located. Staff will be happy to bring drinks to guests not able to access the mezzanine. All books and merchandise are on the main floor. There is a washroom on the main floor available for attendees. \nCapacity: \nWe have limited each “seating” to 25 to ensure ample space for folks to browse and enjoy. \nQuestions: hello@upstartandcrow.com
URL:https://upstartandcrow.com/event/top-shelf-volume-3/
LOCATION:Upstart & Crow Studio\, 1387 Railspur Alley\, Granville Island\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6H 3R7\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Memoir Writing: How to Piece Together the Past
DESCRIPTION:**This event is sold out! Join the waitlist by emailing hello[@]upstartandcrow.com.\n\nHow do you write a memoir about something you don’t quite remember? Learn how to find your memories in the fragments that remain in this free and intimate writing workshop with Upstart & Crow’s 2023 Writer in Residence\, RJ McDaniel. \nAs a teenager\, McDaniel was admitted eight times at four different hospitals around Metro Vancouver. Ever since then\, they’ve been writing around the experiences of that year in fiction\, essays\, plays\, and even comics — but never addressing it at length. To write a memoir\, you need to remember what happened. And whenever RJ tried to access memories of that time\, it came in decontextualized bits and pieces\, impossible to shape into a coherent narrative. \nIn this event\, as part of Upstart & Crow’s Stories from Here Writers Residency\, RJ will dive into the process of how they pieced together untitled Google docs\, hospital records\, random notebook scrawlings\, Facebook Messenger archives\, and half-remembered events to create a memoir of fragmentation\, confusion and competing narratives of truth.  \nThey’ll also read excerpts from the memoir\, and discuss how their time in residence facilitated the creation of a project that has been germinating for almost a decade. \nThis workshop is free and open to all\, but please register at our Eventbrite as capacity is limited. Our studio space is wheelchair accessible. As of now\, this workshop is available in-person only. Please email us if you have any accessibility requests. \nMuch gratitude to the City of Vancouver for funding our 2023 writer’s residency.
URL:https://upstartandcrow.com/event/memoir-writing-workshop-how-to-piece-together-the-past/
LOCATION:Upstart & Crow Studio\, 1387 Railspur Alley\, Granville Island\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6H 3R7\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Strandings: A Conversation with Peter Riley
DESCRIPTION:Calling all lovers of whales\, genre-defying books\, and conversations about culture\, climate and psychology! You’re invited to join our virtual event with Peter Riley\, the author of the brilliant new work\, Strandings\, and Upstart & Crow cofounder Zoe Grams. \nSettle into a cozy seat at home for a wide-ranging\, thoughtful discussion about a book as enthralling as it is original. \nThis event takes place at 10 a.m. PST (B.C. viewers)\, or 6 p.m. GMT (U.K. viewers). \nIn Strandings\, author Riley reveals the secretive world of whale scavengers — people who descend on whales that have washed ashore to take its parts. Some scavengers are driven by magical beliefs. Some are motivated by profit: there is a black market for everything from ambergris to whaletooth sex toys. But for others\, the need goes much deeper. \nIn the book\, and in this conversation\, the fate of whales becomes a metaphor for our greed and continued disconnection to nature. Through stories of whale migration and discovery\, we begin to better understand our own history — and future. As Philip Hoare explains\, “I doubt anyone will ever match Strandings for its absolute\, engulfing\, and brilliantly enlivening whaleheadedness.” \nRegister for a free ticket here. This event will be recorded\, and there will be time for audience questions. \nWe are pleased to co-host this event with Bookbag\, an independent bookshop in Exeter\, Devon. They stock a select range of books with a local/global feel\, pair books with music\, and run a range of events from author talks to a book and film club and open mic poetry. Based in the U.K.’s far southwest\, close to countryside\, moor\, national park\, sea\, and ocean\, they have an abundance of nature writers near by.
URL:https://upstartandcrow.com/event/strandings-a-conversation-with-peter-riley/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
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DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20231113T153000
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SUMMARY:Poetry Is for Everyone: A Workshop with Kyla Jamieson
DESCRIPTION:**This event is sold out! Join the waitlist by emailing hello[@]upstartandcrow.com. \nJoin us for a two-part virtual poetry workshop series with Kyla Jamieson\, hosted by Upstart & Crow. Designed for anyone who wishes to develop or deepen their writing practice\, this series will incorporate readings\, discussion\, writing exercises and reflective journaling to help us attune to our poetic potential. \nKyla Jamieson (she/her) is a queer disabled poet and the author of the poetry collection Body Count (2020)\, which was named one of CBC’s Best Poetry Books of 2020 and shortlisted for the Pat Lowther Memorial Award. Her body of work challenges normative paradigms of productivity and worth to seek out notions of freedom that centre self-expression\, interdependence and accessibility\, rather than ability or privilege. \nIn this series\, Kyla will offer anti-ableist frameworks for relating to our creative gifts within the context and limitations of capitalism\, climate change\, global crisis and systemic injustice. We will read together\, write together\, and explore poetic forms and tools. In the first session\, we will cultivate a reflective and generative space; the second session will offer strategies for revision alongside a discussion on publishing and building creative community. \nThis is a two-part workshop. \nThe first session takes place Monday\, Nov. 13 from 2 to 3:30 p.m. PST.\nThe second session takes place Monday\, Nov. 27 from 2 to 3:30 p.m. PST. \nThis workshop is free\, virtual and open to all; curiosity is the only prerequisite. We will be taking an intermission during each session\, and captioning will be available. We welcome accessibility requests and inquiries at hello[@]upstartandcrow.com. \nPlease register at our Eventbrite\, as capacity is limited. Registration secures entry into both sessions. \nMaterials: Notebook and pen\, or your usual writing tools. \nMuch gratitude to the League of Canadian Poets for funding this series.
URL:https://upstartandcrow.com/event/poetry-is-for-everyone-a-workshop-with-kyla-jamieson/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
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SUMMARY:An Evening with Cúagilákv Jessie Housty: Author\, Activist and Curator of Thistalalh Library
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an intimate evening and a spirited conversation on Wednesday\, Nov. 8 with Jess Housty\, a rising literary star and bad-ass activist\, mother\, organiser\, community gardener\, land-based educator\, librarian and author of a brilliant new book of poems\, Crushed Wild Mint (Nightwood Editions). \nHear about a unique partnership between Upstart & Crow and Thistalalh Library\, in which our customers donate funds that we use to buy books for Jess’s wonderful library in Bella Bella\, in the heart of Haíɫzaqv (Heiltsuk) territory on the remote central coast of B.C. \nIn conversation with Upstart co-founder Ian Gill\, Jess will also talk about activism\, conservation\, the brilliant non-profit education initiative Qqs Projects Society — plus the small matter of attempting to turn philanthropy on its head. \nGet your ticket here. \nJess will read from their new book\, sharing revealing poems honouring ancestral wisdom\, love (and other emotions)\, transformation\, and the hard work of living — all rooted in lives lived on Haíɫzaqv lands and waters. \nWe’re delighted to raise awareness about Jess and their work and we hope to raise money too — for Qqs\, for the library\, and for our own non-profit literary arts society. And we’d like to say a big thank you to everyone who has already helped make Qqs and Upstart a couple of B.C. success stories. \nSo come join us for a night of passion\, politics\, poetry and philanthropy!  \nPrepare to be entertained\, informed and challenged. That’s what we strive for at Upstart & Crow. \nReserve your spot on our Eventbrite page.
URL:https://upstartandcrow.com/event/an-evening-with-cuagilakv-jessie-housty-author-activist-and-curator-of-thistalalh-library/
LOCATION:Upstart & Crow Studio\, 1387 Railspur Alley\, Granville Island\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6H 3R7\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Canopy of Titans: Tofino Launch
DESCRIPTION:Join us at Little Costa Rica Cafe in Tofino\, B.C. to celebrate an essential and critical new book about the Pacific Coastal Temperate rainforest. \nIn Canopy of Titans: The Life and Times of the Great North American Rainforest\, authors Paul Koberstein and Jessica Applegate give us both a stunning biography of our part of the world’s greatest asset\, and a gut-wrenching chronicle of how recklessly we have\, and continue\, to lay waste to the richest ecosystem on Earth. \nThe authors will join us for an evening conversation with Upstart & Crow cofounder Ian Gill\, followed by questions and mingling. Tuutahkʷiisnupšiƛ Joe Martin will provide a welcome. \nBooks will be for sale by our event partner\, Mermaid Tales! Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are free\, but please register on this Eventbrite as seating is limited. \nMore about Canopy of Titans: \nIn Canopy of Titans\, authors Koberstein and Applegate examine the global importance of the Pacific Coastal Temperate Rainforest that stretches from Northern California to Alaska. Their urgent and authoritative account sets out the threats facing a vital environmental resource\, and celebrates the beauty and complexity of one of the world’s great forests. \nDrawing on years of on-the-ground reporting\, Koberstein and Applegate pull back the curtain on policies of governmental bodies that have seriously diminished the rainforest’s capacity to store carbon\, and uncover industry practices that have led to the destruction of swaths of a major ecological resource. Additionally\, using an environmental justice perspective\, Canopy of Titans shines a light on the Indigenous communities that have lived in the rainforest for millennia\, and the impact forest policies have had on their lives. \nAbout the authors: \nPaul Koberstein co-founded Cascadia Times in 1995 and has been its editor ever since. Paul\, a journalist for 40 years\, was a staff writer for The Oregonian and Willamette Week in the 1980s and 1990s. In 1995\, Utne Reader named Cascadia Times one of the best new environmental publications in North America. In 2016\, Paul won the Bruce Baer Award given annually to an Oregon journalist for excellence in investigative journalism in recognition for his investigation of industrial toxic air pollution. In 2004\, he won the John B. Oakes Award for the most distinguished environmental journalism in the United States for a series of articles on wildlife poaching in the North Pacific Ocean. Paul is a native of Oregon and currently resides in Portland. \nJessica Applegate is managing editor and photographer for Cascadia Times.  She is a lifelong environmental activist and public servant and works with young children with special needs. Jessica is a founding member of Eastside Portland Air Coalition\, a grass roots group that spurred creation of statewide air toxics regulatory overhaul\, Cleaner Air Oregon. She was appointed by Governor Brown to the subsequent rules advisory committee resulting in the passage of historic legislation curbing industrial air pollution in Oregon.
URL:https://upstartandcrow.com/event/canopy-of-titans-tofino-launch/
LOCATION:Little Costa Rica Cafe\, 1084 Pacific Rim Highway\, Tofino\, B.C.\, V0R 2Z0\, Canada
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DTSTAMP:20231017T192052Z
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SUMMARY:‘River Mouth’: A Conversation on Liminal Identities
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Saturday\, Oct. 21 for an intimate book and panel discussion in honour of River Meets the Sea\, a moving new novel about the complex nature of identity by Rachael Moorthy. \nIn this event\, Moorthy will be in conversation with writers Junie Desil and karmella benedito de barros\, discussing their work and topics such as identity and displacement. Our moderator is Franz Seachel. \nFilled with mouthwatering descriptions of food and stunning depictions of Coast Salish lands\, River Meets the Sea flows like the waters to which protagonists Ronny and Chandra are tethered. It questions what it means to be othered\, interconnected\, and a part of the natural world. \nThis event is free\, and books will be for sale\, of course! Please register at the Eventbrite here\, as capacity is limited. \nMore about River Meets the Sea: \nAn enthralling nautical epic\, River Meets the Sea traces the dual timelines of a white-passing Indigenous foster child in 1940s Vancouver and a teenage immigrant in the suburbs of Nanaimo in the 1970s. \nA natural-born storyteller\, Ronny is a left-handed “alley mutt” without a birth certificate who searches for his mother everywhere — most powerfully\, he hears her voice in the surging Stó:lō River. Born in the middle of the ocean on a merchant ship departing Sri Lanka\, Chandra is a dark-skinned Dravidian boy with complicated roots and who finds his haven from his colourist mother and the pressure to assimilate by swimming and surfing in the Salish Sea. \nMoving gracefully between these parallel stories like a wave\, the novel traces the seemingly separate lives of these sensitive young men\, their displaced Indigenous identities\, and their everlasting connections to water. When their troubled paths inevitably cross\, they form a sacred bond based on the mutual understanding of what it means to be othered\, illuminating the interconnectedness of humanity and our innate relationship with the natural world. \nMore about the panelists: \nRachael Moorthy is a lover of water\, wisteria\, and words who is still trying to find the right ones in order to answer the question: “Where are you from?” A storyteller of all trades\, she is passionate about writing from the perspectives of melanated folks who\, like her\, are caught in the liminal aftermath of colonialism. Her debut novel River Meets the Sea hit shelves on May 30 and was featured on CBC’s Canadian Fiction to Read in 2023 list. Moorthy has a bachelor’s of writing from the University of Victoria and is pursuing a master’s in multi/interlingual literary studies at the University of Basel. \n\n\nkarmella benedito de barros (they/them) is a tired 2S afro-brazilian & mistawasis nêhiyawak plant lover\, youth worker\, community weaver\, sporadic artist and collaborative organizer. they are a co-founder of the art ecosystem collective\, member of the indigenous brilliance collective\, youth engagement facilitator with vancouver coastal health and garden coordinator at xʷc̓ic̓əsəm UBC garden.\n\n\nborn and raised in diaspora as an uninvited guest on stolen & unceded Musqueam\, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh territories; karmella’s artistic practice is informed by the land\, displacement and a desire to heal through perennial creative dialogue. cultivating a sense of connection and belonging\, celebrating fractals and the little things is all central to karmella’s creative and care work. their most recent experimental film “Black Native” is featured in Activations Of Solidarity with the Indigenous Curatorial Collective (2021)\, and poetry is featured in the collaborative exhibition “A Genocide Laid Bare” at Massy Arts (2023).\n\n\n\n\nJunie Désil is a poet. Born of immigrant (Haitian) parents on the Traditional Territories of the Kanien’kehá:ka in the island known as Tiohtià:ke (Montréal)\, raised in Treaty 1 Territory (Winnipeg).\n \nJunie’s debut poetry collection Eat Salt|Gaze at the Ocean (TalonBooks\, 2020) was a finalist for the Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize. Junie currently lives on the traditional territories of the Homalco\, Tla’amin and Klahoose where she is currently working on a forthcoming poetry collection.
URL:https://upstartandcrow.com/event/river-mouth-a-conversation-on-liminal-identities/
LOCATION:Upstart & Crow Studio\, 1387 Railspur Alley\, Granville Island\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6H 3R7\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Canopy of Titans: Vancouver Launch
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Sunday\, Oct. 15 at Upstart & Crow to celebrate an essential and critical new book about the Pacific Coastal Temperate rainforest. \nIn Canopy of Titans: The Life and Times of the Great North American Rainforest\, authors Paul Koberstein and Jessica Applegate give us both a stunning biography of our part of the world’s greatest asset\, and a gut-wrenching chronicle of how recklessly we have\, and continue\, to lay waste to the richest ecosystem on Earth. \nThe authors will join us for an evening conversation with Upstart cofounder\, Ian Gill\, followed by questions and mingling! Books will be for sale. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are free\, but please register here as seating is limited. \nMore about Canopy of Titans: \nIn Canopy of Titans\, authors Koberstein and Applegate examine the global importance of the Pacific Coastal Temperate Rainforest that stretches from Northern California to Alaska. Their urgent and authoritative account sets out the threats facing a vital environmental resource\, and celebrates the beauty and complexity of one of the world’s great forests. \nDrawing on years of on-the-ground reporting\, Koberstein and Applegate pull back the curtain on policies of governmental bodies that have seriously diminished the rainforest’s capacity to store carbon\, and uncover industry practices that have led to the destruction of swaths of a major ecological resource. Additionally\, using an environmental justice perspective\, Canopy of Titans shines a light on the Indigenous communities that have lived in the rainforest for millennia\, and the impact forest policies have had on their lives. \nAbout the authors: \nPaul Koberstein co-founded Cascadia Times in 1995 and has been its editor ever since. Paul\, a journalist for 40 years\, was a staff writer for The Oregonian and Willamette Week in the 1980s and 1990s. In 1995\, Utne Reader named Cascadia Times one of the best new environmental publications in North America. In 2016\, Paul won the Bruce Baer Award given annually to an Oregon journalist for excellence in investigative journalism in recognition for his investigation of industrial toxic air pollution. In 2004\, he won the John B. Oakes Award for the most distinguished environmental journalism in the United States for a series of articles on wildlife poaching in the North Pacific Ocean. Paul is a native of Oregon and currently resides in Portland. \nJessica Applegate is managing editor and photographer for Cascadia Times.  She is a lifelong environmental activist and public servant and works with young children with special needs. Jessica is a founding member of Eastside Portland Air Coalition\, a grass roots group that spurred creation of statewide air toxics regulatory overhaul\, Cleaner Air Oregon. She was appointed by Governor Brown to the subsequent rules advisory committee resulting in the passage of historic legislation curbing industrial air pollution in Oregon. She is currently an advisory board member for Beyond Toxics in Eugene\, Oregon. Jessica holds a master of communication sciences degree from California State\, Northridge. During her stint with Cascadia Times she co-wrote award-winning articles exposing fraud in California’s carbon offsets program. She also owns a small-scale organic vineyard in Douglas County\, Oregon and loves to wander in the woods whenever the stars align. Jessica resides in Portland\, Oregon.
URL:https://upstartandcrow.com/event/canopy-of-titans-book-launch/
LOCATION:Upstart & Crow Studio\, 1387 Railspur Alley\, Granville Island\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6H 3R7\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Pitfall: A Book Launch
DESCRIPTION:The stakes couldn’t be higher: How can we mine the metals we need without replicating the environmental and human rights abuses of the past? Vancouver-based journalist Christopher Pollon grapples with that question and more in his critical new investigative work\, Pitfall: The Race to Mine the World’s Most Vulnerable Places. \nJoin us on Tuesday\, Oct. 10 at The Charlatan on Commercial Drive to launch Pitfall\, a compelling read by one of the city’s most talented and dogged reporters. Books will be for sale. The event will take place in a room separate from the main bar. Tickets are free\, but please reserve your spot on Eventbrite as space is limited. \nThank you to publisher Greystone Books and The Tyee for cohosting this event. \nMore about Pitfall: \nPitfall is the compelling story of the quest to exploit the metals our civilization needs — and at what cost to local people and their environments. Beginning with the first waves of big\, foreign-owned mines in the 1960s\, investigative journalist Christopher Pollon shows how transnational companies rose to dominate copper\, precious metals\, and lithium in Latin America\, made inroads into war-torn countries in Africa\, and exploited nickel\, industrial metals\, and rare earth metals across Asia and Oceania. \nIf we cannot change our course\, Pollon argues\, we are condemned to mine deeper and darker places\, including the depths of the ocean\, sacrifice zones\, and near-earth asteroids. This disturbing vision of the future also includes robotic mines without workers and social license — unless we act now. \nThis book is published by Greystone Books\, in partnership with the David Suzuki Institute. \nMore about the author: \nChristopher Pollon is an independent journalist who reports on the politics of natural resources\, focusing on mining\, oceans\, and energy. His work has appeared in dozens of publications\, including National Geographic\, VICE\, the Walrus\, The Tyee\, and the Globe and Mail. He is also the author of The Peace in Peril: The Real Cost of the Site C Dam. He lives in Vancouver\, B.C.
URL:https://upstartandcrow.com/event/pitfall-a-book-launch/
LOCATION:1447 Commercial Drive\, 1447 Commercial Drive\, Vancouver\, B.C.\, V5L 3X8\, Canada
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SUMMARY:The Lost Supper: Book Launch
DESCRIPTION:Craving a wonderful new read that “melds food history with culinary derring-do?” Join us on Thursday\, Sept. 27 to launch the marvellous new book\, The Lost Supper: Searching for the Future of Food in the Flavours of the Past\,by Montreal-based journalist Taras Grescoe. \nGrescoe will be joined by fellow journalist J.B. MacKinnon (The Day the World Stops Shopping\, The 100-Mile Diet)\, for a lively evening of conversation and celebration. Books will be on sale. This event is free\, but please register on Eventbrite\, as our seating is limited! Thank you to the publisher\, Greystone Books\, for partnering with us on this event. \nMore about The Lost Supper:  \nIn the tradition of Michael Pollan\, Anthony Bourdain and Mark Bittman\, “a surprising\, flavorsome tour of ancient cuisines” — from Neolithic bread to ancient Roman fish sauce — and why reviving the foods of the past is the key to saving the future. \nMany of us are worried (or at least we should be) about the impacts of globalization\, pollution\, and biotechnology on our diets. Whether it’s monoculture crops\, hormone-fed beef\, or high-fructose corn syrup\, industrially-produced foods have troubling consequences for us and the planet. But as culinary diversity diminishes\, many people are looking to a surprising place to safeguard the future: into the past. \nThe Lost Supper explores an idea that is quickly spreading among restaurateurs\, food producers\, scientists\, and gastronomes around the world: that the key to healthy and sustainable eating lies not in looking forward\, but in looking back to the foods that have sustained us through our half-million-year existence as a species. \nAcclaimed author Taras Grescoe introduces readers to the surprising and forgotten flavors whose revival is captivating food-lovers around the world: ancient sourdough bread last baked by Egyptian pharaohs; raw-milk farmhouse cheese from critically endangered British dairy cattle; ham from Spanish pata negra pigs that have been foraging on acorns on a secluded island since before the United States was a nation; and olive oil from wild olive trees uniquely capable of resisting quickly evolving pests and modern pathogens. \nFrom Ancient Roman fish sauce to Aztec caviar to the long-thought-extinct silphium\, The Lost Supper is a deep dive into the latest frontier of global gastronomy — the archaeology of taste. Through vivid writing\, history\, and first-hand culinary experience\, Grescoe sets out a provocative case: in order to save these foods\, he argues\, we’ve got to eat them. \nMore about author Taras Grescoe:\n \nTaras Grescoe is the author of seven nonfiction books and a widely read commentator on the interplay of food\, travel\, and the environment. His journalism has been published in many of the world’s leading newspapers and magazines\, including the New York Times\, the Guardian\, and National Geographic. He lives in Montreal\, Quebec.
URL:https://upstartandcrow.com/event/the-lost-supper-book-launch/
LOCATION:Upstart & Crow Studio\, 1387 Railspur Alley\, Granville Island\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6H 3R7\, Canada
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SUMMARY:The Compassionate Imagination: Book Launch
DESCRIPTION:Join us at Upstart & Crow to celebrate the launch of cultural commentator Max Wyman’s urgent new book\, The Compassionate Imagination: How the Arts Are Central to a Functioning Democracy. This will be a fun and passionate evening event! Max will do a reading and then share a conversation with The Tyee’s culture editor\, Dorothy Woodend. \nThis is a free event\, and books will be for sale\, of course! Please register at the Eventbrite here\, as capacity is limited. \nMore about The Compassionate Imagination: \n\n\n\nBuilt on 50 years of experience observing the growth of Canadian culture\, The Compassionate Imagination is a radical reimagining of the role of art and culture in contemporary democracy. It proposes a new Canadian Cultural Contract that re-humanizes our way of living together by tapping into our instincts for generosity and compassion that find their expression in art. \nThrough the 1980s\, the arts were increasingly deemed unimportant. Reflecting a broadly held political view that in a market-based economy the arts were “a frill\,” they were deemed “unnecessary” compared to the other demands on our public budgets. \nBut with the COVID-19 pandemic moving into our rear- view mirrors\, what kind of Canada might we make if we were to place art and culture at the heart of our mutual decision-making\, and return the arts to a central position in our education system — S.T.E.A.M. rather than S.T.E.M. — to ensure that all Canadians have access to our wealth of artistic practice and imaginative product? \nMore about the author\, Max Wyman: \n\n\n\nMax Wyman is one of Canada’s foremost cultural commentators. For more than three decades\, he wrote arts criticism and analysis for Vancouver newspapers and CBC Radio. The Compassionate Imagination is his seventh book on the arts in Canada. He is an Officer of the Order of Canada\, a former member of the board of the Canada Council for the Arts\, and a former President of the Canadian Commission for UNESCO. He lives in Lions Bay\, near Vancouver\, B.C.
URL:https://upstartandcrow.com/event/the-compassionate-imagination-book-launch/
LOCATION:Upstart & Crow Studio\, 1387 Railspur Alley\, Granville Island\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6H 3R7\, Canada
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SUMMARY:City in Flames: Book Signing
DESCRIPTION:We’re thrilled to host Toronto author Tomas Hachard for an author meet and greet and book signing. His debut novel\, City in Flames\, is out now by the very great publisher\, Flying Books. \nAt once evocative and propulsive\, City in Flames is a love story about two isolated people with a deep yet fragile bond trying to find their way to each other while political disorder engulfs the world around them. Described as Exit West meets Normal People\, the novel is a moving dystopian romance eerily in tune with our times. Come pick up a copy\, get it signed\, and toast the writer of this wonderful debut! \n“Tomas Hachard’s superb debut novel . . . [is] supple in its construction . . . a novel as thought-provoking as it is emotionally moving.” —Brian Bethune\, Toronto Star
URL:https://upstartandcrow.com/event/city-in-flames-book-signing/
LOCATION:Upstart & Crow Studio\, 1387 Railspur Alley\, Granville Island\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6H 3R7\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230909T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230909T163000
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SUMMARY:Louise Phillips: An Artist's Talk
DESCRIPTION:Paper artist/magician Louise Phillips has created “altered books\,” a new art installation for Upstart & Crow\, and we love it so much! Please join us on Saturday\, Sept. 9 at 4 p.m. at Upstart & Crow for an artist’s talk about the installation and the joys of making. \nAltered books are books first found and then transformed. The book sleeves\, covers\, and pages become the materials of transformation. The books do remain true to themselves\, and they also become something new and different. \nVancouver artist Louise Phillips draws\, folds paper\, makes artist books including zines and altered books\, and leads drawing classes. For more information\, please visit LouisePhillips.ca.
URL:https://upstartandcrow.com/event/louise-phillips-an-artists-talk/
LOCATION:Upstart & Crow Studio\, 1387 Railspur Alley\, Granville Island\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6H 3R7\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230817T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230817T180000
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SUMMARY:Readings from River in an Ocean: Essays on Translation
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Thursday\, August 17 at 5 p.m. PST for a virtual celebration of the gorgeous new collection “River in an Ocean: Essays on Translation\,“ published by the non-profit trace press. \nAt Upstart & Crow we love translated works\, and this collection — on decolonizing and unsettling translation by a group of incredible feminist translators and writers from the global south — is a special one. \nAs reviewer Wangui wa Goro says of the book\, “When a feminist translator responds to her calling\, the world is enlarged and a better place. This book is exquisite in its scope\, and its well-thought-out approach to translation.” \nWe’re proud to host the collection’s editor\, Nuzhat Abbas\, and three of the essayists\, Rahat Kurd\, Norah Alkharashi and Iryn Tushabe\, for an online reading and discussion. Each will give a short reading from the book\, followed by a conversation on the book’s themes. There will be time to ask questions\, too. \nNuzhat is the founder of trace press\, which publishes books that illuminate\, in complex\, beautiful\, and thought-provoking ways\, contemporary and historical experiences of conflict\, displacement\, migration\, life\, labour\, love and resistance. \nReserve a Eventbrite ticket here to the event\, and we will send you the Zoom link a few days beforehand. It’s free! \nAbout the book: What are the histories\, constraints\, and possibilities of language in relation to bodies\, origins\, land\, colonialism\, gender\, war\, displacement\, desire\, and migration? Moving across genres\, memories\, belongings\, and borders\, these luminous texts by poets\, writers\, and translators invite us to consider translation as a form of ethical and political love\, one that requires attentive regard of an other\, and a making and unmaking of self.
URL:https://upstartandcrow.com/event/readings-from-river-in-an-ocean-essays-on-translation/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230608T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230608T210000
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SUMMARY:Atomweight: Book Launch
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Thursday\, June 8 at 7 p.m. for a launch to celebrate the beautiful debut novel Atomweight\, by Vancouver-based author Emi Sasagawa. \nStartling and sensitive\, this is a coming-of-age page-turner that takes place in both London\, England and Vancouver B.C.\, and tells the story of a young woman coming to grips with her identity and sexuality in a rather unusual way: street fighting. \nTea and treats for this event are courtesy of the excellent small publisher\, Tidewater Press. This event is free\, but we ask that you please RSVP at the Eventbrite here as capacity is limited. Thank you! \nAbout the book: \nWhen 19-year-old Aki throws her first punch\, the respectable ‘good girl’ discovers she’s a fighter. \nGood girl\, good student\, good daughter: Aki has always done what her loving but demanding multiracial family expects. Far from her Vancouver home\, she adjusts to life in London­—studies\, friends and a relationship with a wealthy but closeted Asian woman. Life is demanding\, but Aki is coping until a violent incident triggers an unexpected response in the young Japanese-Latina woman. She discovers that brutal bar-fighting relieves her stress and she begins a dangerous dual existence—obedient and accommodating by day and brawling by night. \nThis is a novel about the need to reconcile competing cultures\, traditions and values that also explores issues of sexual identity and violence. \nAbout the author: \nEmi Sasagawa is a settler\, immigrant and queer woman of colour\, living and writing on the traditional\, ancestral and stolen territories of the xwməθkwəy̓əm\, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh and Selilwitulh Nations. In her writing\, she explores identity and belonging through the lenses of mixedness\, queerness\, oppression and privilege. Emi is a graduate of The Writer’s Studio at Simon Fraser University and is currently completing an MFA in Creative Writing at the University of British Columbia. \nMore about Upstart & Crow: \nLocated on Granville Island\, Upstart & Crow is a literary arts studio for curious readers and creative storytellers alike. We are international in our outlook\, and local in our sensibilities. We create opportunities to surface new talent and champion bold ideas through events\, workshops\, literary launches\, unique partnerships — and yes\, we also sell books. \nAccessibility: \nThe main studio of our shop is accessible for folks with mobility aids\, though there is a small mezzanine with stairs that will not be accessible. All books are on the main floor. There is a washroom on the main floor available for attendees.
URL:https://upstartandcrow.com/event/emi-sasagawa-atomweight-launch/
LOCATION:Upstart & Crow Studio\, 1387 Railspur Alley\, Granville Island\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6H 3R7\, Canada
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