Spartacus

Spartacus is more than just your average bookstore

by Meera Eragoda, Staff Writer Tucked into a corner on Findlay Street off Commercial Drive lies an unobtrusive bookstore which has its roots in SFU. Spartacus Books is a breath of fresh, radical air in a suffocatingly capitalist world. It’s a non-profit, entirely volunteer-run bookstore and resource center that strives to be as inclusive and accessible as possible. Spartacus Books got its start in 1972 as a booktable at SFU, moving to a storefront on the Downtown Eastside in 1973. It has faced more than its fair share of adversity, from a fire that destroyed everything to a renoviction as a…

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