Join us for an essential conversation with Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor as they discuss their forthcoming book, END TIMES FASCISM – And the Fight for the Living World. Across politics, technology, and culture, a powerful narrative is taking hold: that ecological collapse, social breakdown, and mass instability are inevitable.
Expect a super professional event but not a Rom Com because as Dina says, “Don’t Tell Me What to Do” but whatever she does in the theatre you can be sure It’s a Big Deal. She’s always Tougher Than the Rest and has told us that “You’re Gonna Love This”
If you're exhausted by endless text threads, unavailable people, ghosts (why is that even a related word?!), and the sheer absurdity of modern “dating”, it is time to take your power back! You don’t need another dating app—you need a room full of shrewd women, a notebook, and a place
Witty and sexy in equal measure, Mary Shelley Meets a Monster invites guests into a stormy June in 1816, when Mary Shelley and four companions decamp to a villa on Lake Geneva to invent a new genre of literature. It begins simply enough as an evening spent rained in with
Join us for a captivating conversation with Zadie Smith, one of the most prolific writers of her generation, whose work has helped shape the literary landscape for over two decades. Two of Smith’s novels, White Teeth and NW, have been named among the best books of the 21st century by
Are you new to Vancouver and finding it tough to make friends? Maybe English is your second language or one of the many languages you speak and you want a comfortable space to chat with new people. We're here to help! Bring your favourite book, e-book, graphic novel, DVD, podcast,
Zoé Jusseret will speak about her journey as an artist, including influences on her work and favourite techniques, as well as her various publishing experiences. She works in collage and monotype. Line or patterns are obtained by transfer, cut out, glued and added to form landscapes. Each print bears the
Born in Seoul and raised in Queens, Min Jin Lee is the preeminent author of the Korean diaspora. A masterful storyteller who illuminates the complexities of identity, migration, and belonging with great empathy, her novels have been recognized with some of the highest honours in the literary world. Lee made
Gabor Maté is one of the world’s most trusted authorities on addiction, trauma, and childhood development. For more than a decade, he worked as a physician in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, treating those battling the ravages of addiction. He also dedicated over two decades to family practice and palliative care. The
Fran Lebowitz is the world’s most beloved cultural critic. With her acerbic takes on everything from how many children in a restaurant is too many (her answer: one) to hiking (“the most stupid thing I could ever imagine”) to even herself (“Success didn’t spoil me, I’ve always been insufferable”), Lebowitz