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Foraging and Feasting in the Pacific Northwest: Lori Snyder and Robin Kort in Conversation

MASSY ARTS SOCIETY 23 East Pender Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada

On Thursday, September 28th at 6pm join Massy Arts, Massy Books and TouchWood Editions for the launch of The Coastal Forager’s Cookbook by Chef Robin Kort. Learn how to connect with the flora and fauna in and around Vancouver through an inspired conversation between chef-author Robin Kort and herbalist Lori Snyder. This project has been made possible […]

Empty Spaces by Jordan Abel

MASSY ARTS SOCIETY 23 East Pender Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada

On Sunday, October 1st at 2pm, join Massy Arts, Massy Books and McLelland & Stewart for the launch of Jordan Abel’s Empty Spaces. Empty Spaces is a bold and profound new vision of history that decenters human perception and forgoes Westernized ways of seeing. Jordan will be joined by moderator and author Mercedes Eng. Venue & Accessibility […]

Take the Compass by Maureen Hynes with guest poet Kim Trainor

MASSY ARTS SOCIETY 23 East Pender Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada

On Monday, October 2nd at 6pm, join Massy Arts, Massy Books, McGill-Queen’s University Press and Goose Lane Editions in welcoming Maureen Hynes with guest Kim Trainor. Hynes' Take the Compass and Trainor's A thin fire runs through me travel in time through the troubled present and into our perilous collective futures, interrogating existence, courage, and complexity on the journey. […]

When My Ghost Sings by Tara Sidhoo Fraser

MASSY ARTS SOCIETY 229 East Georgia Street., Vancouver, BC, Canada

On Wed. October 4th at 6pm, join Massy Arts, Massy Books and Arsenal Pulp Press for the launch of Tara Sidhoo Fraser's When My Ghost Sings: A Memoir of Stroke, Recovery, and Transformation. Come and absorb Tara Sidhoo Fraser's lucid exploration of amnesia, selfhood, and who is left behind when the past is obliterated. Tara will […]

Furniture Music by Gail Scott with guest Cecily Nicholson

MASSY ARTS SOCIETY 23 East Pender Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada

On Thursday, October 5th at 6pm, join Massy Arts, Massy Books and Wave Books for the Vancouver launch of Furniture Music by Gail Scott. Gail will be joined by Harrowings author Cecily Nicholson. This project has been made possible by the Government of Canada. Ce projet a été rendu possible grâce au gouvernement du Canada. Venue & Accessibility The […]

Becoming a Matriarch by Helen Knott with Jónína Kirton

Museum of Vancouver 1100 Chestnut St., Vancouver, BC, Canada

RESCHEDULED DATE (this event was previously postponed): On Friday, October 6th at 6:00pm, join Massy Arts Society, Massy Books, and Knopf Canada for the launch of Helen Knott’s Becoming a Matriarch with host Jónína Kirton. “Becoming a Matriarch is a feast of remarkable, colourful, deep and profoundly raw storytelling. Helen Knott is one of the greatest […]

Daddy Lessons by Steacy Easton with host Andrea Warner

MASSY ARTS SOCIETY 229 East Georgia Street., Vancouver, BC, Canada

On Saturday, October 7th at 6pm, join Massy Arts, Massy Books and Coach House Books for the Vancouver launch of Daddy Lessons by Steacy Easton with host Andrea Warner. Part memoir, part literary study, part formalist exercise in excitement, Daddy Lessons is a transgressive text of pleasure, bodies, the Lord, and the West. Venue & Accessibility The event will […]

River Meets the Sea by Rachael Moorthy with guest Harrison Mooney

MASSY ARTS SOCIETY 23 East Pender Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada

On Wednesday, October 11th, join Massy Arts, Massy Books and House of Anansi Press in celebrating Rachael Moorthy's debut novel, River Meets the Sea. Rachael will be joined by guest reader Invisible Boy author Harrison Mooney. “Brilliant and inventive, River Meets the Sea is elegantly told in heartrending poetry, flowing smoothly between the protagonists’ histories, the forces that propel them, […]

Reuniting with Strangers by Jennilee Austria-Bonifacio with Guests

MASSY ARTS SOCIETY 23 East Pender Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada

On Thursday, October 12th at 6pm, join Massy Arts, Massy Books and Douglas & McIntyre in celebrating the launch of Reuniting with Strangers, a novel by Jennilee Austria-Bonifacio. Jennilee will be joined by Kawika Guillermo, Leah Ranada, Vincent Ternida, and Christine Añonuevo. This project has been made possible by the Government of Canada. Ce projet […]

Sonnets from a Cell by Bradley Peters with Guests

MASSY ARTS SOCIETY 229 East Georgia Street., Vancouver, BC, Canada

On Friday, October 13th at 6pm, join Massy Arts, Massy Books and Brick Books in launching Bradley Peters' Sonnets from a Cell. Bradley will be joined by Rob Taylor, Kayla Czaga, Marc Perez, Nick Thran, and host, Sheryda Warrener. This project has been made possible by the Government of Canada. Ce projet a été rendu possible grâce […]

Crushed Wild Mint by Jess Housty with Guests

MASSY ARTS SOCIETY 23 East Pender Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada

On Tuesday, October 17th at 6pm, join Massy Arts, Massy Books and Nightwood Editions in celebrating the launch of Jess Housty's Crushed Wild Mint with guests. Jess will be joined by host Selina Boan, and reader Samantha Nock. Audrey Siegl will provide a Welcome. Venue & Accessibility The event will be hosted at the Massy Arts Gallery, […]

A Stranger in the Citadel by Tobias Buckell with Guest Karen Lord

MASSY ARTS SOCIETY 23 East Pender Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada

On Wednesday, October 18th at 6pm, join Massy Arts, Massy Books and Tachyon Publications in celebrating Tobias Buckell's A Stranger in the Citadel. Tobias will be joined by guest reader Karen Lord. “With A Stranger In The Citadel, Tobias Buckell writes to the moment we live in, with a clarity and urgency that only fable can […]