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If your perfect afternoon involves flipping through risograph zines or daydreaming about starting your own small press, the Vancouver Art Book Fair<\/a> is back, right on cue.<\/p>\n

The 14th annual fair returns to the Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre, bringing together more than 100 artists, galleries, and publishers for a weekend dedicated to all things printed and bound. With around 80 tables to browse, expect everything from DIY zines and handbound poetry chapbooks to meticulously produced art books.<\/p>\n

Now in its 14th year, the fair has long been a key hub for art publishing on the West Coast. \u201cThis is a great testament to the importance of publishing on the West Coast and how internationally connected Vancouver is,\u201d shares co-manager Sharon Bradley in a statement. That international reach is reflected in this year\u2019s exhibitor list, which includes participants from New York, Shanghai, Veracruz, and Taipei, alongside a strong showing of local talent.<\/p>\n

Among the new additions are Page Bureau, a design-focused publishing unit working across print and digital formats; Publicaciones Salvajes, known for playful, tactile books that lean into experimentation; and \u5927\u56cd\u5305 t\u014da-h\u00ed-pau, a newly formed Taiwanese collective inspired by the nostalgic chaos of childhood \u201csurprise bags.\u201d Closer to home, Vancouver-based exhibitors such as Fingers Crossed Press<\/a> and Rungh Magazine<\/a> will showcase the city\u2019s independent publishing scene, while poet and artist Winston L\u00ea is set to lead a workshop on asemic writing.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s also the chance to meet the people behind the work, flip through pages with the artist standing right there, and maybe learn a thing or two about risograph printing or letterpress techniques along the way. As co-manager Jonathan Middleton put it in a release, \u201cSo many of the books at the fair have either been handcrafted, handbound, or printed on unusual printing techniques like Risograph, silkscreen, or letterpress. Others have precise, museum-quality offset printing and binding that often exceeds the cost of the sales price. In virtually every case, you\u2019re going home with a special publication that you won\u2019t find at most bookstores. It\u2019s a rare opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n

Beyond the tables, the fair\u2019s programming highlights that idea of access and exchange. A panel co-produced with the Art Libraries Society of North America will bring together librarians from UBC, Emily Carr University, UVic, and SFU to talk about artists\u2019 books, collections, and how these works circulate in academic spaces.<\/p>\n

When: May 15 to 17<\/p>\n

Where: Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre<\/p>\n

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