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June 2026

In Translation

Upstart In Translation Book Club: Beckomberga

Welcome to Upstart & Crow’s In Translation Book Club, a celebration of global literature and storytelling across languages and borders! This free, bi-monthly event in our studio space introduces readers to powerful voices writing in languages other than English, amplifying fresh perspectives, underheard narratives and bold ideas. On Wednesday, June 10 at 6:00pm, we'll be ...read more

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Climate Solutions

Women Talking Climate: Living Labs Workshop

“Living Labs are user-centered, open-innovation ecosystems based on a systematic user co-creation approach, integrating research and innovation processes in real-life communities and settings.” We hold this truth to be self-evident: not only do women play an essential role in ensuring the long-term wellbeing of their communities, especially in times of crisis, but we cannot weather ...read more

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Climate Solutions

Pitch Me Maybe: A Speed-Pitch Social for Science Stories

Scientists! Have you ever wanted your research to travel beyond the page or the lab? Join us on Wednesday, June 3 at 6:30 p.m. for a fast-paced, experimental evening designed to explore exactly that. Inspired by speed-dating, this event pairs scientists or researchers with our crew of journalists for a series of rapid, one-on-one exchanges. ...read more

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litty Book Club: Lázár

The litty book club is your chance to read the books everyone’s talking about before they’re talking about them. Created by readers and for readers, the litty book club is a bi-monthly function and a welcoming space for strong opinions and lively conversation around a curation of litty’s prospects — newly published books the litty team ...read more

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May 2026

RECEIPTS: An Evening of Queer Nonfiction

Join us for an evening with four friends reading their latest and greatest! Nonfiction geniuses Adèle Barclay, Alex Marzano-Lesnevich, Devon Murphy and Rose Zinnia will be reading and chatting, and we can’t wait to hear what they’ve been working on of late. This event is free, but please RSVP here as capacity is limited. Join ...read more

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The Alchemy of Paradise: Book Launch

Join us in celebrating the launch of the luminous new novel The Alchemy of Paradise by author Susannah M. Smith, out May 12 with Invisible Publishing. Smith will be in conversation with Krisztina Laszlo, a Rare Books and Special Collections Archivist at UBC. In The Alchemy of Paradise, a curator confronts grief, loss, and mortality by arranging the ...read more

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Climate Solutions

Upstart Climate Book Club: Vigil

Upstart & Crow’s Climate Book Club meets every second month to read and discuss works that illuminate the complexity of our shared ecological present. While some are urgent works of non-fiction, and others are novels or hybrid texts, each book is chosen with care for its ability to open new vantage points, challenge easy answers, and — ...read more

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‘Ground to Stand On’: A Book Launch with Sandra Djwa

Join us in celebrating the launch of Dr. Sandra Djwa’s memoir, Ground to Stand On: A Canadian Literary Life. “Now, don’t you ever leave Newfoundland,” Premier Joey Smallwood told 17-year-old Djwa in 1956. But leave she did – only to return decades later as a pathbreaking literary scholar and one of Canada’s most influential female ...read more

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The Letters of Puppet and Clown: Poetry Launch

You are invited to celebrate the launch of poetry chapbook The Letters of Puppet and Clown (Anstruther Press) by Edie Reaney Chunn. Join us in the Night Box for an evening with Puppet, Clown and their various letters (if you’ve ever shared a secret in a dark room, or sat in an audience with the ...read more

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In Translation

Translation Spotlight: An Evening of Italian Literature

Italian literature is so deeply beloved. But beyond the familiar, what are the essential, lesser-known works in translation that continue to shape how we understand Italy, its histories, and its literary voice? Join us for an Italian Spotlight evening at our long table — an intimate, salon-style gathering full of reading and great conversation. The ...read more

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Wild Fire: Book Launch with Jesse Winter

Join us in celebrating the launch of the essential new book, Wild Fire: Dispatches from a Country Ablaze, by award-winning journalist Jesse Winter. For this evening event, Winter will be in conversation with journalist Andrea Woo. This event is free, but please RSVP here as capacity is limited. In Wild Fire, Winter takes readers on ...read more

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Poetry

Postcards from the Edge: Addressing Compassion Fatigue in Note Form

Perhaps you’re too overwhelmed to read this. That’s okay — this workshop was designed with you in mind. Together, we’ll address the impacts on you as someone who witnesses human and planetary suffering. You might be a front-line worker, healthcare professional, caregiver, activists, writer, or anyone experiencing fatigue. In this gentle, guided 1.5-hour session, we’ll ...read more