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The Capilano Review The Capilano Review is a tri-annual literary and arts publication located in Vancouver, BC, traditio

As Issue 4.6 love bends / the mover: The Roy Miki Issue continues to circulate, we're delighted to offer another glimpse...
08/24/2026

As Issue 4.6 love bends / the mover: The Roy Miki Issue continues to circulate, we're delighted to offer another glimpse within the issue. "a surge of fresh air" by Rita Wong is now available on our website.

Read "a surge of fresh air": https://thecapilanoreview.com/a-surge-of-fresh-air-rita-wong/

Order your copy of Issue 4.6: https://thecapilanoreview.com/issues/spring-2026-love-bends-the-mover-the-roy-miki-issue/

Subscribe to The Capilano Review: https://thecapilanoreview.com/subscribe/

The final retailer in our series of highlights is READ Books! READ is a public program of the Libby Leshgold Gallery. It...
08/08/2026

The final retailer in our series of highlights is READ Books!

READ is a public program of the Libby Leshgold Gallery. It’s a space for fostering, cultivating, and promoting publication as an artistic practice, and aims to further the discourse around and support the production of art and design. READ serves as the bookstore for Emily Carr University and the public. You can find them at 520 East 1st Avenue in Vancouver, BC.

A complete list of retailers is available on our website: https://thecapilanoreview.com/retailers. If you don't see a retailer in your city on our list, feel free to send us an email, and we will work to make a connection with a store local to you!

Interested in carrying The Capilano Review? Email [email protected] to find out how to join our retailers list. We'd love to connect with you!

We're delighted to announce the latest addition to our retailers list: The Gibson Art Museum! The Marianne and Edward Gi...
08/06/2026

We're delighted to announce the latest addition to our retailers list: The Gibson Art Museum!

The Marianne and Edward Gibson Art Museum fosters inclusive learning and critical inquiry for everyone through innovative visual arts programming at Simon Fraser University. Their purpose is to encourage open and inclusive learning about our past, current, and future worlds by supporting the work of critically engaged and research-driven visual artists. They organize exhibitions, public commissions, publications, residencies, and a diverse array of public programs, within the context of Simon Fraser University. You can find them on SFU's Burnaby campus, at 888 University Drive.

A complete list of retailers is available on our website: https://thecapilanoreview.com/about/ . If you don't see a retailer in your city on our list, feel free to send us an email, and we will work to make a connection with a store local to you!

Interested in carrying The Capilano Review? Email [email protected] to find out how to join our retailers list. We'd love to connect with you!

As Issue 4.6 circulates, we're continuing to highlight the valuable independent stores and galleries where you can find ...
08/04/2026

As Issue 4.6 circulates, we're continuing to highlight the valuable independent stores and galleries where you can find print copies of The Capilano Review.

Massy Books is Nêhiyaw-Métis woman-founded, owned, and operated. They are Rick Hansen Certified, BC Green Business Leader Certified, and a designated Apartheid-Free Business with the Canadian BDS Coalition. You can find them at 229 East Georgia Street in Vancouver, BC.

A complete list of retailers is available on our website: https://thecapilanoreview.com/retailers. If you don't see a retailer in your city on our list, feel free to send us an email, and we will work to make a connection with a store local to you!

Interested in carrying The Capilano Review? Email [email protected] to find out how to join our retailers list. We'd love to connect with you!

As Issue 4.6 love bends / the mover: The Roy Miki Issue lands in mailboxes, we're delighted to share with you a piece fr...
07/29/2026

As Issue 4.6 love bends / the mover: The Roy Miki Issue lands in mailboxes, we're delighted to share with you a piece from within the issue. "Cash Cows in Canada" by Vivek Sharma is now available on our website.

Read "Cash Cows in Canada": https://thecapilanoreview.com/vivek-sharma-cash-cows-in-canada/

Order your copy of Issue 4.6: https://thecapilanoreview.com/issues/spring-2026-love-bends-the-mover-the-roy-miki-issue/

Subscribe to The Capilano Review: https://thecapilanoreview.com/subscribe/

Next in our retailer highlights is the iconic People's Co-op Bookstore! Established in 1945, the People’s Co-op Bookstor...
07/27/2026

Next in our retailer highlights is the iconic People's Co-op Bookstore!

Established in 1945, the People’s Co-op Bookstore is Canada’s oldest extant bookstore. Member-owned and right on Commercial Drive, the People’s Co-op stocks a great selection of new and used titles and hosts reading events for both local and visiting writers in the heart of East Van. You can find them at 1391 Commercial Dr in Vancouver, BC.

A complete list of retailers is available on our website: https://thecapilanoreview.com/retailers. If you don't see a retailer in your city on our list, feel free to send us an email, and we will work to make a connection with a store local to you!

Interested in carrying The Capilano Review? Email [email protected] to find out how to join our retailers list. We'd love to connect with you!

With Issue 4.6 hot off the press, we're continuing to highlight the wonderful bookstores and galleries where you can fin...
07/25/2026

With Issue 4.6 hot off the press, we're continuing to highlight the wonderful bookstores and galleries where you can find print copies of The Capilano Review!

Centre A is a registered charity and the only public art gallery in Canada dedicated to contemporary Asian and Asian-diasporic perspectives since 1999. Situated on traditional and unceded Coast Salish Territories of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh peoples, and in the heart of Vancouver’s Chinatown, Centre A is committed to providing a platform for engaging diverse communities through public access to the arts, creating mentorship opportunities for emerging artists and arts professionals, and stimulating critical dialogue through provocative exhibitions and innovative public programs that complicate understandings of migrant experiences and diasporic communities. You can find them at 205-268 Keefer Street in Vancouver, BC.

A complete list of retailers is available on our website: https://thecapilanoreview.com/retailers. If you don't see a retailer in your city on our list, feel free to send us an email, and we will work to make a connection with a store local to you!

Interested in carrying The Capilano Review? Email [email protected] to find out how to join our retailers list. We'd love to connect with you!

We're excited to continue highlighting some of our marvellous retailers, where you can find print copies of The Capilano...
07/23/2026

We're excited to continue highlighting some of our marvellous retailers, where you can find print copies of The Capilano Review!

Or Bookstore specializes in artists’ publishing, both local and international. They carry a range of books and printed matter, including editions, artists’ books, monographs, design publications, local publishing, criticism and theory and journals and magazines. Through their bookshop and related events, Or Gallery has become an access point for texts, ideas and workshops on supporting LGBTQ2S+ artists and community members. You can find them at 236 East Pender Street in Vancouver, BC.

A complete list of retailers is available on our website: https://thecapilanoreview.com/retailers/. If you don't see a retailer in your city on our list, feel free to send us an email, and we will work to make a connection with a store local to you!

Interested in carrying The Capilano Review? Email [email protected] to find out how to join our retailers list. We'd love to connect with you!

Did you know that you can buy The Capilano Review at independent bookstores and galleries? We are grateful to have 20 re...
07/21/2026

Did you know that you can buy The Capilano Review at independent bookstores and galleries? We are grateful to have 20 retailers located across 12 different cities! As Issue 4.6 makes its way to our subscribers' mailboxes, we're highlighting some of the wonderful stores and galleries where you can find The Capilano Review.

Shelf Life Books is an independent bookstore specializing in high quality literature, Canadian authors, small presses, children’s books, and diverse voices across all genres. They are locally owned, dog friendly, and open seven days a week. You can find them at 1302 4th Street South West, 100, in Calgary, Alberta.

A complete list of retailers is available on our website: https://thecapilanoreview.com/retailers/. If you don't see a retailer in your city on our list, feel free to send us an email, and we will work to make a connection with a store local to you!

Interested in carrying The Capilano Review? Email [email protected] to find out how to join our retailers list. We'd love to connect with you!

One week until the launch of our Spring 2026 issue! 🗓️ Friday, July 17, 7:00pm📍SFU Gibson Art Museum, 8888 University Dr...
07/10/2026

One week until the launch of our Spring 2026 issue!

🗓️ Friday, July 17, 7:00pm
📍SFU Gibson Art Museum, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby
🎟️ Free

love bends / the mover: The Roy Miki Issue brings together new and commissioned work by over 20 contributors to reflect on the enduring legacy of beloved poet, teacher, and organizer Roy Miki (1942-2024).

Join us on Friday, July 17th at 7pm at The Marianne and Edward Gibson Art Museum (SFU Burnaby Mountain campus) to celebrate the issue’s release. The evening will feature a casual reception followed by an open-floor reading of Roy’s poems, specially selected for the occasion by The Capilano Review’s editors.

This event is free and all are welcome. Light snacks and refreshments will be served.

Please RSVP here: https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/issue-46-launch

Following the reception, guests are encouraged to visit the free Starry Nights program at the neighbouring Trottier Observatory on Burnaby Mountain for stargazing. (*Note that this program is weather dependent—learn more and follow the latest weather updates here.)

Thank you to our friends at the Gibson Art Museum for their generous support of this program.

Transit & accessibility:

Directions for getting to the Gibson Art Museum (Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby) can be found at https://gibson.sfu.ca/visit

The Gibson is wheelchair accessible with accessible gender-neutral washroom facilities. Please feel free to reach out with any questions or concerns regarding accessibility: [email protected].

We look forward to seeing you soon!

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Image: Roy Miki, late 1990s. Photographer unknown. Roy Miki Fonds, Rare Books and Special Collections, University of British Columbia Library.

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