Y's Books

First Modern Library Edition, 1984

Elegy for William Burroughs and Allen Ginsberg by Brad Mehldau - sweet jazz for a rainy day

A map says to you. Read me carefully, follow me closely, doubt me not... I am the earth in the palm of your hand. -Beryl Markham, West of the Night

New Arrivals

Congrats to Bruce K. for winning our 6th Anniversary Book Draw. Thank you to all who entered and for your support of Local & Independent Secondhand (& New) Bookstores!

"Sometimes writing a single line is enough to save your own heart.” —A Breath of Life, Clarice Lispector

Our Annual Sidewalk Book Sale is on! Open extended hours for @CarFreeYVR at Main and 27th until 7pm.

@trevmarchughes Looking forward to seeing pics of Keremeos - such a cute little town! Have fun!

Many new arrivals including poetry, art & architecture:

We are open Victoria Day Long Weekend, Regular Hours Sat (10:30 - 6:30) & Sun (11:30 - 5:30) and also OPEN on Monday 12 - 4pm. My long weekend read:

Thank you for supporting Independent Bookstores. We love you too! @cdnbookstoreday

The ever popular Alice In Wonderland, local art cards, are now back in stock after a two year hiatus - a limited amount now available.

"To know a tree's name is the beginning of acquaintance--not an end in itself" from TREES by Julia Ellen Rogers, 48 Illustrations in Full Color, 1926

Can we has, plz

Dante's Divine Comedy, plus more new books, including philosophy, etc on the shelves now

The Dead Book with @BetsyWarland and @notherstories, moderated by @AmandaLeduc. #GrowingRoom2019

@HouseofAnansi Books-made-into-movies night, in a bookstore! Awesome idea! Recently saw a movie based on a novel and even though I've already read the novel, I now want to re-read it and get a whole new level of what the author is saying & of the story. It's a circular enjoyment!

Do you love movies almost as much as you love books? Join us in our bookshop for our very first movie night on March 25. We will be screening The Sisters Brothers based on the book by Patrick deWitt. We'll bring the popcorn. See you there! bit.ly/2VIWSd3

“It is easier to tell a story of how people wound one another than of what binds them together.” ― Anne Carson, Plainwater: Essays and Poetry

Books are the treasured wealth of the world and the fit inheritance of generations and nations. -Henry David Thoreau

@CentAvePub @BookstrOfficial I know how you feel - I did one on-camera interview for the store years ago, and I still cringe when I think back to it! It takes alot of practice to be good in front of the camera, we do our best otherwise, right?