Spartacus Books

Spartacus Books
Established1973
TypeNon-profit, volunteer-run bookstore, infoshop and resource centre
Location
  • 101 - 1983 Commercial Drive, Vancouver, V5N 4A8, Canada
Websitespartacusbooks.net
The exterior of Spartacus Books former location on Findlay Street

Spartacus Books is a non-profit, volunteer and collectively run bookstore and resource centre in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It was founded in 1973. Spartacus sells new and used books, zines, comics, magazines, CDs, videos, T-shirts, patches, pins, posters and cards.[1] Spartacus Books is one of the longest-running collectively run bookstores in North America. [citation needed]

It is usually described as a radical bookstore,[2] and among its sections are anarchism, women studies, LGBTQ literature,[3] poetry, indigenous studies and indigenous literature, activist organizing, socialist theory, history, ecology, zines and chapbooks from local writers/artists, a section of non-specialized used books, plus DVD rentals.

The building where it had long been located (311 West Hastings Street) burned down on April 25, 2004. The store once again opened for business on February 12, 2006, at 319 West Hastings Street, immediately adjacent to the old location.[4][5][6] However, due to the increasing cost of real estate in Vancouver, the store was forced to move again to 684 East Hastings Street.[7] In 2014 it moved out of the Downtown Eastside to 3378 Findlay Street and again in 2022 to 1983 Commercial Drive.[8][9]

  1. ^ "Vancouver Venues: Spartacus Books". The Bellingham Herald. Retrieved November 15, 2011.
  2. ^ KING, JAK R. (December 7, 2021). "Vancouver's Best Bookstores, Mapped". Scout Magazine. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
  3. ^ [1] Archived July 5, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Williams, Jane; Briemberg, Mordecai (December 6, 2005). "New book on homophobic violence; Spartacus Books re-opens". rabble.ca. Retrieved November 15, 2011.
  5. ^ Burns, John (September 8, 2005). "Spartacus Books is back in business". Vancouver Free Press. Retrieved November 15, 2011.
  6. ^ "Spartacus Books Grand Opening". Beyond Robson. Archived from the original on February 21, 2006. Retrieved November 15, 2011.
  7. ^ "Spartacus Books". Kootenary School of Writing. Archived from the original on October 11, 2006. Retrieved November 15, 2011.
  8. ^ "Spartacus Books Official Website". Retrieved June 23, 2014.
  9. ^ "Spartacus Instagram Post". Retrieved January 15, 2022.