Massy Books

This Saturday!! @fernpub.bsky.social

Calling all book & pastry lovers! We’re holding our annual booksale to raise funds for Gazan & Indigenous families.

Sun, Dec. 7th, 10-5 PM
1422 William St

Donations can be dropped off at Massy, Nov 5th-26th from Sunday to Friday

If you have more than 10 boxes, please email info@massybooks.com

If you tried to call the store today and no one answered, it’s because I was the only one there and I’ve lost my voice. If I did pick up, all you would have heard is a squeak or faint whispering, and heavy breathing 😂

Staff return to work tomorrow and we’ll be answering the phone again!

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30TH AT 7 PM, WE SURVIVED WE SURVIVED THE NIGHT An Indigenous Reckoning Julian Brave NoiseCat in conversation with Michelle Cyca Penguin Random House Canada Capilano University Library Massy Books Gallery Talking Stick SFU Indigenous Studies VANCOUVER WRITERS FEST SFU Harbour Centre, Fletcher Theatre 515 W Hastings St.

Join us with @massybooks.bsky.social for the launch of Julian Brave NoiseCat's new book, "We Survived the Night: An Indigenous Reckoning.”

Oct 30 | 7 PM | SFU Harbour Centre, Fletcher Theatre

Tickets and info🎟️: www.eventbrite.ca/e/we-survive...

Top half of the image displays a photograph of No Pipelines by Gord Hill. A red line across the image beneath the photo. Within the line reads: “The Yellowhead Brief”. The bottom half of the image displays the brief title information: Is Violence against Indigenous Women in “Canada’s interest”? Liquified Natural Gas in B.C., Sexual Violence & Narratives of Terra Nullius by Michaela McGuire. The YI logo is displayed on the right side of the image.

a quote is bordered by a dashed red line. A quotation mark sits at the top centre of the border and “The Yellowhead Brief” is placed in the bottom centre of the border. Inside the border reads: We are dehumanized, our bodies and lives considered unworthy of care. We bear the brunt of environmental, colonial, and genocidal violence. This unfolds against the normalization of racism, which exacerbates societal indifference, perpetuating harm.

Image is of a dark blue background. A dark red text box is displayed in the top centre of the image, white text reads, “Learn More”. White text in the centre of the image reads:How do narratives of terra nullius intersect with resource development to perpetuate violence against Indigenous women?. Below this, smaller white text reads the title information:, Is Violence against Indigenous Women in “Canada’s interest”? Liquified Natural Gas in B.C., Sexual Violence & Narratives of Terra Nullius by Michaela M. McGuire - Jaad Gudgihljiwah A dotted red line separates the title information from the Yellowhead Institute logo displayed in the bottom centre of the image.

B.C.’s LNG boom is called progress—but for Indigenous women, it signals danger. Linked to man camps and state neglect, Michaela M. McGuire asks: what’s being done to protect women?

Read the full Brief, linked in bio.

💯 and I won’t be selling any of their books in my store again. People are so worried about themselves, purity politics, and trying to avoid “controversy” to keep their image clean, and instead, are directly engaging in acts that render me invisible. All without ANY facts. #fakeallys

anything online and it can jeopardize a persons livelihood, without providing ANY evidence. But who cares, right? It’s just an indigenous woman rendered invisible, like every other damn day. And you know who is mostly cancelling? white, settler women… Tells you all you need to know

Oct 30th at SFU Harbour Centre (Fletcher room)! 7pm

www.eventbrite.ca/e/we-survive...

Nov 8th at Massy! Born Sacred: Poems for Palestine with Smokii Sumac and Maral Aguilera-Moradipour @fernpub.bsky.social

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Oct 30th, join us, SFU Indigenous Studies, our sponsors, and Julian Brave NoiseCat, for the launch of his biography, We Survived the Night: An Indigenous Reckoning. In conversation with award-winning journalist, Michelle Cyca.

www.eventbrite.ca/e/we-survive...

… the social media campaign weaponizing identity politics and accusing the owner of being “colonial”, to demands of operating as a co-op, and staff needing to approve business decisions... like, what!? 😆

The strange death of east London’s most radical bookshop Clogged toilets, trade unions and Google researchers: this is the saga of the Scarlett Letters

Imagine being a bookseller at a bookstore you dont own, squatting in it after you destroyed it through a smear campaign, and then demanding the owner give you all their books. And it all started with clogged toilets… www.the-londoner.co.uk/scarlett-let...

Oct 30th, join us, SFU Indigenous Studies, our sponsors, and Julian Brave NoiseCat, for the launch of his biography, We Survived the Night: An Indigenous Reckoning. In conversation with award-winning journalist, Michelle Cyca.

www.eventbrite.ca/e/we-survive...

Kim Spencer is reading from her newest book, I Won’t Feel This Way Forever, at Massy on Oct 19th at 11 am!! ❤️

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Oct 16th come for the launch of Chyana Marie Sage’s book, Soft As Bones at Massy Books! In conversation with Canada Reads champion (for A Two-Spirit Journey by Ma-Nee Chacaby), Shayla Stonechild!

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Oct 15th Katherena Vermette, Cass Blanchard, Samantha Nock, and Molly Cross Blanchard will be reading at the launch of Vermette’s newest book, Procession. Come hear these descendants and future ancestors recite poetry!

www.eventbrite.ca/e/procession...

3 more days to buy a copy to help raise $$ for BWSS!!

I’m keeping the sale on until Sept 30th!! 100% of sales for 3 more days! ❤️❤️

Green book launch poster featuring authors Isabella Wang, Christina Shah and Natalie Lim.

TONIGHT!! Join Isabella Wang, @isabellawangbc.bsky.social and me for the launch of 'November, November', and 'if: prey, then: huntress!' Hosted by Natalie Lim. 7 pm, Massy Books. 229 E. Georgia St. @massybooks.bsky.social

Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/huntress-i...

#poetry #booklaunch

Huntress in the Season of Dying: A November Reckoning Join Massy Books, Isabella Wang, Christina Shah, and Natalie Lim for the dual launch of "November, November" & "If: prey then: huntress"

So excited to be launching my book with Cristina Shah on the 22nd. It’s only a few days away and we would love to see familiar faces! The event will be hosted by Natalie Lim, at Massy Books, doors open 6:30. Registration below.

@massybooks.bsky.social

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love Independent bookstores and appreciate having them at or co-sponsoring all three of my launches in St. Catharines (Someday Books), @anotherstoryto.bsky.social in Toronto (Sep 19) and @massybooks.bsky.social in Vancouver (Oct 2)

November never left: Isabella Wang's new poetry collection navigates grief and recovery - Pancouver Isabella Wang's second poetry collection November, November navigates the grief of losing loved ones and recovery from major illness.

A beautiful and thorough article, written by becky tu for Pancouver, on my latest book November, November. I am grateful for this piece. Come celebrate with me this month at Word Vancouver and @massybooks.bsky.social !

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Thank you!!

Not book related, but a very important search:

Does anyone know where I can find a Tina Turner impersonator?

Signing copies at @massybooks.bsky.social !

Did you know that Indigenous, and Capilano students and alumni, get in FREE, with FREE book! Thanks to CapU library for the partnership and sponsorship for this event ❤️

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Come out!! Sept 22nd at Massy with @isabellawangbc.bsky.social @christinashah.bsky.social and Natalie Lim!

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My second book has arrived to @massybooks.bsky.social in the flesh!

Come for the launch of Billy-Ray Belcourt’s newest book on September 23rd at @museumofvan.bsky.social !!

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