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Tales from Cross & Crows Books, a queer-centric neighbourhood bookstore located on the occupied and unceded lands of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh peoples--just steps from Trout Lake.

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Saturday, February 28, 2026

On the bubbles we carve out for ourselves, plus Most Positive Update

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1. A conversation at the front desk 2. This bookstore LIVES! An update, all good news! 3. Design contest--our window needs vinyl! 4. For the...
Wednesday, February 18, 2026

What's with that Gofundme? OMG, are you okay? How can I help?

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Hello friends! Thank you so much for all your interest and care these last few weeks. Over 160 of you have backed the Gofundme started on ...
Wednesday, April 30, 2025

That was lovely. Thank you. Now back to our regularly scheduled....

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Indie Bookstore Day 2025–how good was that? April’s driving force was the run-up to Indie Bookstore Day last Saturday, and what a beauty it...
Saturday, March 22, 2025

Affairs of State, the State of the Shop, some cool events, and more

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AFFAIRS OF STATE: The latest on tariffs   In a departure from a long tradition of honouring books as powerful vehicles of cultural sharing t...
Friday, January 31, 2025

UPDATES! The state of the store + a SALE (yes, we still need you! did I mention there's a sale?), the chelonian movements of cross-continent orders, event news, and a shmancy new NEWSLETTER!

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Hello, my winter warblers! Feels like a month since I've checked in with you here! Since it has in fact been a month, that stands to rea...
Friday, December 27, 2024

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Reporting in, friends, and not with much good news. A little good news here and there, to be sure, and I'm thankful for it. As all too o...
Sunday, October 27, 2024

Keeping the lights on takes everything we've got

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I hate fundraising drives. I truly do. But that's what we've come to, after a month that included A*****'s fall sale and a few o...
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