On Thursday, October 6 at 6pm, join Massy Arts, Massy Books, and Indigenous authors Justene Dion-Glowa and Tyler Pennock for a double launch of their books Trailer Park Shakes (2022, Brick Books) and Blood (2022, Brick Books).

To celebrate An Evening of Daring Dreams, Rafael Zen interviews Justene Dion-Glowa for Massy Arts, investigating literary voices from the Métis working-class, and addressing the book's quietly philosophical tone with a heartfelt self-possessed sense of politics.

On Friday, October 7 at 6pm, join Massy Arts, Massy Books, and Caitlin Press + Dagger Editions for the double launch of "Time Out of Time" by Victoria-based poet Arleen Paré, and "This Unlikely Soil" by Vancouver-based writer and editor Andrea Routley.

On Tuesday, October 11 at 6pm, join Massy Arts, Massy Books and author Miriam Edelson for the launch of her new book The Swirl in My Burl: Essays, a literary collection of memories, emotions and truth-searching. In this intimate reading, the author shares the entangled splendour of life’s joy and pain. Like a burl—twisted and interlocked, resistant to …

On Tuesday, October 11 at 6pm, join Massy Arts, Massy Books, and author Miriam Edelson for the launch of her new book The Swirl in My Burl: Essays, a literary collection of memories, emotions and truth-searching.

On Tuesday, October 18 at 6pm, join Massy Arts, Massy Books, and Ts’msyen novelist Kim Spencer for the launch of her new book Weird Rules to Follow (2022), a touching exploration of identity and culture through the life of two friends in the coastal fishing town of Prince Rupert.

In anticipation of the energetically packed performances at Discovery Poetry 2: Cultivating Compassion, Romila Barryman interviews poet Fanny Kearse for Massy Arts. In this intimate conversation the two discuss compassion as an antidote to our compartmentalized selves and dating our dreams.

On Friday, October 21 at 6pm, join Massy Arts, Massy Books, and Unbound Reading Series' creators, Hope Lauterbach and Alisha Davidson + guest authors, for a reading event to explore and celebrate the works of emerging and established authors, and to engage in discussions about community, creativity and Black futures.

On October 22 at 2pm, join Massy Arts, and Vancouver-based visual artist and educator Yasaman Moussavi for a workshop on papermaking designed for beginner artists. Learning objectives are: learning how to make a foundational sheet-making technique; learning how to make pulp out of scrap paper; and making at least 5 sheets of paper.

On Saturday, October 22 at 6pm,  join Massy Arts, Massy Books, and Farzana Nayani for an evening of Making Space: Our Identities at Home & Work. 

In anticipation of the launch of Blood Atonement, Romila Barryman interviews S. M. Freedman for Massy Arts Society. The author discusses memory as a theme between her books, her past life as a private investigator and the “knife’s edge” of cultlike fanaticism.

On Sunday, October 23 at 6pm, join Massy Arts, Massy Books, and horror novelist S.M. Freedman for the launch of her new riveting psychological thriller: Blood Atonement.

To celebrate the launch of Brine, Romila Barryman interviews Harbour Centre 5 for Massy Arts--including Robbie Chesick, Rebecca Holand, James X. Wang, Jaeyun Yoo and Christina Shah. In this lighthearted conversation, the group discusses how they “super-collided” and their literary lineage.

On Tuesday, October 25, join Massy Arts, Massy Books, and local poetry collective, Harbour Centre 5, for the launch of Brine—a debut poetry chapbook offering a wild ferment reminiscent of a Steely Dan album. With readings by Robbie Chesick, Rebecca Holand, James X. Wang, Jaeyun Yoo and Christina Shah.

On Sunday, October 30 at 6pm, join Massy Arts Society, Massy Books and Secwépemc author Garry Gottfriedson for the launch of Bent Back Tongue. A raw examination of Canadian colonialism and the religious political paradigms through sharp honesty and revealing satire.