Rainy Day
Lose Yourselves in Massy Books
An Indigenous-owned Chinatown bookstore voted the city's best, where every spine feels hand-picked and a ten-dollar book beats flowers every time.
Chinatown
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An Indigenous-owned Chinatown bookstore voted the city's best, where every spine feels hand-picked and a ten-dollar book beats flowers every time.
Chinatown
More infoThis Nêhiyaw/Métis, woman-owned bookstore in Chinatown has been voted Vancouver's best, which would be insufferable if the shop weren't quietly brilliant. Every shelf feels hand-picked: Indigenous fiction, poetry, comics, political theory, and a back gallery that rotates art shows. Split up at the door, agree on a ten-dollar ceiling, and return with the book that most reminded you of them. Cheaper than flowers, and it won't die in a vase.
Split up at the door of this Indigenous-owned labyrinth and reconvene in twenty minutes, each clutching the strangest thing you found, every spine here feels hand-picked, so trust the curation. Buy each other a book under ten bucks; cheaper than flowers and it lasts longer. Don't skip the back gallery's rotating art show. Give it about an hour, then carry your love-letters-in-paperback out into Chinatown for tea or a bite.
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