Books

Colourful paintings on easels displayed along a busy street in downtown Vancouver.
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Need to Know, Need to Go: Vancouver-based arts events

Peak Web July 16, 2024

By: Hailey Miller, Staff Writer Vancouver Art Book Fair When: July 26: 11:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m. and July 27: 10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. Where: Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre, 181 Roundhouse Mews, Vancouver  Admission: Free! The Vancouver Art Book Fair will showcase a variety of authors locally, across Canada, and around the world. Local authors and artists featured include Cathy Busby, Dawn Lo, Feiya Zhang, and Daniel Robert Hawkins. This event will be held in the heart of Yaletown for the start of the weekend, and will be followed by a symposium on July 28 at Emily Carr University of Art…

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The cover of the book featuring an individual with short green hair. Bony fingers feel around their body and face as they peer through a panel of wood with a hole ripped in it.
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HalfSoul chronicles the struggles of mental health, identity, and morality

Peak Web June 27, 2024

By: Kaja Antic, Staff Writer Content warning: mentions of death and trauma. For local freelance and comic artist Scarlet Wings Kaili (Kelly Chen), HalfSoul began as a project without much of a plan — one that has now continued for…

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We Follow the River plunges into language, loss, and love

Peak Web June 5, 2024

By: Petra Chase, Editor-in-Chief Content warning: mentions of military violence. Pictured on the cover of We Follow the River are a young woman and man surrounded by a smoggy jungle of green brush strokes. The man wears a Shan State…

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A pile of the books mentioned in this article.
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Top five time management tips from expert authors

Peak Web March 26, 2024

By: Jin Song, SFU student We are told over and over that time is the most valuable resource we have. This saying is a cliché, yes, but it’s also true. Juggling our commitments in a world of constant digital distraction…

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A photo of the hardcover book with the title “Crip Up the Kitchen.”
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Jules Sherred makes cooking accessible in Crip Up The Kitchen

Peak Web March 20, 2024

By: Alex Masse, Peak Associate Jules Sherred’s Crip Up The Kitchen is a debut cookbook with a twist — it’s written by and for disabled people, giving them the tools to prepare food for themselves and others. The book contains…

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A stack of books, including To Kill a Mockingbird, The Hate U Give, Of Mice and Men, and The Nickel Boys
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The BC curriculum must prioritize Black representation

Peak Web March 19, 2024

By: Hannah Fraser, SFU Student Content warning: mentions of racism, enslavement, and sexual assault.  Last November, the Surrey School District pulled four books discussing racial issues from the reading curriculum for Grade 10–12 students. The reason? Students felt unsafe in…

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An illustration of a person sitting down in front of a mic and a red curtain backdrop on a stage in front of an audience.
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Lunch Poems poets present wise words on family connections

Peak Web March 11, 2024

By: Aedan Smyth, SFU Student On February 21, I attended a Lunch Poems event at SFU’s Harbour Centre campus. This recurring event happens online and in-person on the third Wednesday of every month, where two poets are invited to show…

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A person reading a book with the title Entangled Life
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The Storygraph: a revolutionary era of book cataloguing

Peak Web February 21, 2024

By: Saije Rusimovici, Staff Writer The StoryGraph is a free book cataloguing app that caters to every book-lover’s needs. If you’re new to using book apps to track your reading habits, this is a user-friendly space to start. True to…

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front cover of Kobe Bryant’s autobiography
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Black excellence in sports as told through media

Peak Web February 15, 2024

By: Hailey Miller, Staff Writer Content warning: anti-Black racism and enslavement. Films and Documentaries Remember the Titans (2000) Where to watch: Disney+, Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV+ Based on a true story in Alexandria, Virginia in 1971, Black football coach…

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an illustrated book cover of two women soccer players staring at one another on the soccer field
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Cleat Cute is the 2SLGBTQIA+ offering to the growing sports romance genre

Peak Web February 14, 2024

By: Kaja Antic, Sports Writer Want a new sports-related book to read this Valentine’s season? Look no further than Meryl Wilsner’s 2023 novel Cleat Cute. Marketed as “Ted Lasso meets A League of Their Own,” this sapphic rivals-to-lovers romcom embraces…

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