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book store & free lending library focused on art, design and hobbies located in @alivingtaste @__part.time
1705 Venables St.
Vancouver, BC

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Home Sweet Home by Donnel Garcia
5.5” x 8.5”
40 Pages
Compilation of photos from the Philippines from 2008-2024

$40 DM to purchase

Since well before I started the section I’ve always wanted to publish other artists zines. I’ve visited and have been fan of book shops online that have their own publishing model. Putting out books and zines from artists they love that might also be friends. Or even just providing a space for these physical things to exist. I’ve wanted to follow this model eventually but didn’t really know how this all worked. In the end all it took was a little bit of effort and basic math. I wanted the zines to somehow fund themselves while also giving back to the artists. In order for these zines to pay for themselves, someone initially has to be the first to pay. It’s only right that it should be me paving the way of course !

A part of the sale is split between the artist, production cost and book section.

Every zine will have 40 issues, for 40 dollars. Every artist only has to sell 20, to be able to cover the next artists zine. It’s a pay it forward model. And if they happen to only sell 20. The chunk that goes towards book section will cover the remaining costs for the next production. The chunk that Book Section takes will also help fund the library but also help me make other ideas like stickers, merch, or putting on art exhibits for the artists !

I hope that I can continue to produce my friends and favourite artists zines and eventually books through this model! Thank you for the continual support on this idea. This was really my only goal with book section besides actually keeping it up and running.

Please DM me if you’d like to reserve a copy or come by the section. Right now I am not taking any zine submissions as I’ve already lined up some artist for the next productions but if you’re curious how this all works and other ideas you might have let’s have a chat !!

Bless 🙏🏽 by @book__section

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2 months ago

I’ve thought about a model of zine publishing that allowed artists to make money off of their work, supply a little bit of funds to book section to upkeep the space and make little things like stickers and bookmarks etc. but most of all! It will be able to make sure that the next artists zine after them will be completely cost free!! I will breakdown how this will work soon!

In order for the next artists zines to be free, the first artist has to put in that initial capital. So I think it’s only right that I, Mr.Book Section aka Donnel Garcia, should open the door.

“Home Sweet Home”

A collection of photographs from all my trips travelling back to the Philippines. From 2008-2023.

Release date coming soon.

Thanks ! by @book__section

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3 months ago

Next Friday and Saturday, commune will open the doors to a shared library.

We’re stepping out of our Chinatown showroom and moving into Book Section for a two-day collaborative event. This time, we’re emptying our flat files and bringing:
⬭ Rare runway catalogues and seasonal lookbooks
⬭ Out-of-print Japanese titles including FRUiTS, Tune, and more
⬭ And… a few dozen garments and accessories to complement the prints, allowing you to trace designs from the page to the physical object

Alongside commune’s archive, @book__section will be presenting a selection of his favorite print media from his home collection that inspire the library’s inventory and his personal artistic practices.

Details:
Friday, July 3rd & Saturday, July 4th, 2026
12:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Book Section - 1705 Venables St, Vancouver BC (Inside @alteriordesign)

No reservations needed. taken in Vancouver, British Columbia by @book__section

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3 months ago

My friend Jinhao asked me if I had any books that had imagery he described as, tender. I invited him to my place where I selected a handful of publications that fit this description. He told me that he was working on a new project that was in this similar style. It was great picking out and sharing images out of books to help him with his idea. Real life Pinterest-ing. It was especially great to share ideas, discuss different aspects of each others art making and future goals of how our works can be shared and digested.

These are my some of my favourite types of exchanges with other artists and is something I consider a part of my practise as an artist and a book lover. It’s something I want to continue doing as part of Book Section. I’d like to open up the library and my own personal library for people who have ideas that they want to bounce off of someone else. Who want to explore images physically and hopefully get a jolt of motivation to get that idea off the ground.

I don’t have an exact plan of how I want to run this, but they will be 1 on 1 sessions, well pre-discuss what types of images your looking for and we can go from there! For now, if you’re interested in this, please DM me!

It’s open to locals(Vancouver) but I’m also open to having discussions through FaceTime or whatever virtual communication you prefer to just riff off. I want to get to know ya’ll more and see how we can get involved with each other. by @book__section

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6 months ago

I first came across @qqqqqian_____ artwork while getting a haircut. One of her pieces was hung behind me up on the wall. I saw it in the corner of my eye between the scissors, my bangs and the smiling face of Kiko. Who then told me about the piece and its creator. I can’t remember exactly how we first met but I think she came by the section one day and we chatted for a while! She told me about her book that she was making and I was really excited to see it. I’m glad she and Skye approached myself and Alterior to host her book launch for “Rug Swept Fever Dream”.

It was great to see everyone’s support!!

I have 1 copy for viewing and 1 copy for sale at the Section.

Please check out Skye and @fingerscrossedpress at the @vancouverartbookfair this year. May 15-17! Copies of “Rug Swept Fever Dream” will be available :) by @book__section

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6 months ago

RELEASE 002 Rug Swept Fever Dream by Qian Cheng

Join us for the launch + drinks at @book__section @alteriordesign

Saturday, March 21 | 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm 1705 Venables St, Vancouver, BC

Rug Swept Fever Dream is a loose constellation of musings, moments, plans, and dreams in the form of drawings made by Qian Cheng between 2022 and 2025, accompanied by text from Asia Jong. Qian is an artist and organizer, and Asia is a curator and writer, both based in Vancouver, BC.

Features risograph printing, stab binding, silkscreened cover and vellum pages.

Limited edition of 100.
Each book is signed + numbered by the artist.
110 x 155mm, 82 pages.

$45 CAD / DM for purchase

Check out more from Qian Cheng @qqqqqian_____ by @book__section

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7 months ago

3 creative writing prompts. No rules in how you want to write them. Bring a pen and pad, bring an iPad. It’s just about exercising your mind and write as freely as you want. The prompts just give you a place to start but take it anywhere you want after that :)

I will post the prompts on stories after the night if you’d like to do it at home. But I hope to see some friendly faces come by Thursday.

See y’all then !

730-10PM
1705 Venables Street by @book__section

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a year ago

Now hosting selections from @ilovebooks.shop . Available only for purchase in the section. Hosting other book and magazine lovers and their collections is something I look forward to doing more of. Come by and check these out!! by @book__section

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a year ago

A couple new updates regarding the library!

Firstly, I can’t thank enough the people who have interacted with library over these past two years. It’s been nice to meet everyone that’s come through to Alterior and decide to walk on up the stairs and say hello. It always warms my heart to find a new signature in the green notepad of someone taking or returning a book. What I always emphasize about books and magazines is that they don’t get old. There’s always something new to find depending on who is finding it. In the last years I’ve been tracking what people have been interested in, what they’ve been engaging with and what they want to see more of. I want to accommodate those wishes as best as I can. As most of you know, the section is self funded and every month I set aside a tiny tiny budget for me to buy new books and prints to stock the shelves pertaining to certain requests. Of course, times are hard! As they are for everyone and I can’t always stretch my budget for the books I want to have for myself and for all ya’ll.

Which is why, the Section is now turning into a book store!!

The section will still function as a library. All of that is staying the same. But all the books will now have a price attached. All the funds will be filtered back into the space, to be able to buy, not just more books and magazines but other lovely things that I want to offer to ya’ll and as well ease the costs of myself and my partner Satchi to keep running the space. I am now offering the option to lend you the book or if you love it enough to have it in your own personal collection, that’s an option too!

As you can see in the photo there are couple new additions to the space. We have @ilovebooks.shop joining us with their curated selection of magazines and books for sale as well. And our dear friend @shopamalgam with vintage womenswear.

I will go more in depth in the things myself and Satchi will be doing with the space. Which is the perfect time to introduce our shared space.. @__part.time

Follow along for more updates of what we got going on. by @book__section

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a year ago

This past weekend we hosted artist, @jeprensolis for his book launch titled “MAPA atbp 03: Paths for Mending and Realignment.

Jepren shared with us the story and process behind this book. How it begun with an injury and the process of inner healing, homesickness, transition, holding on and moving forward. He shared a presentation talking about this all and it is also outlined in the book itself. I love this translation of feelings into a physical form. Taking meaning in something simple, sentimental and personal, sharing it with the rest of us was a real pleasure. He writes in the book “Each step forward is a step back to where I belong, healing my body and my heart along the way, and preparing me to embrace the journey that lies ahead”. We also did an exercise around the room that involved all of us writing and sharing our favourite places in Vancouver. As Jepren has only been here since earlier this year, he’d hope to find new places to make new memories with in the city he currently resides.

I met Jepren a week or two after his first visit. Him and his wife Chrissie brought me a copy of the book and I was very drawn to the shape, the printing and its story. As well finding out that he is from a neighbouring city in the same region as I am in the Philippines. Thank you Jepren for sharing this work with us, thank you to everyone that attended.

The book is available to view in the library and limited copies are available for sale as well!

In the comments are some info on some of the partners that helped make this book possible !

Photos by: @donnelgarcia & @malaking_tenga taken in Ace Of Suedes by @book__section

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Join us for the book launch of MAPA atbp 03: Paths for Mending and Realignment this August 03, Sunday, 6PM (Vancouver) / 9AM (Manila) at Book Section @book__section, 1705 Venables St, Vancouver, BC. There will be a presentation, mini workshop and pop-up library by Remuda Valley.

ABOUT THE PUBLICATION:
MAPA atbp 03: Paths for Mending and Realignment traces quiet rituals of movement and memory—where each step becomes both a soft return and a gentle preparation for what lies ahead. Along the way, fragments of friendships, familiar facades, and everyday designs resurface like anchors in a time of transition. Through walking, a personal geography unfolds: one shaped by care, connection, and the quiet work of healing.

ABOUT MAPA ATBP.:
MAPA atbp., is a project by pook aralan unrelearning and ipo-ipo projects. This series of publications assemble, distribute and archive strategies and stories of navigation by artists and cultural workers within Region IV-A, Philippines.

ABOUT THE PUBLISHERS:
pook aralan unrelearning is a migratory school interested in queering the art, cultural and knowledge production in the Philippines.
@unrelearning

Ipo-ipo projects is a collaborative container for production, reproduction, multiples and editions, that aims to submit to action over outcomes. This is subject to change.
@ipo_ipo_projects

ABOUT REMUDA VALLEY:
Remuda Valley is the brainchild of a researcher and designer duo. Rooted in photography, we create zines, stickers, and objects that reflect personal geographies and shared moments.
@remudavalley by @book__section

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A couple weeks ago I hosted a writing exercise at my free lending library, Book Section. Writing has always been a something I’ve enjoyed doing as a daily practise to get my thoughts out and to understand myself better. Sometimes when I feel like I got nothing to write about I use prompts to jumpstart a feeling or a memory that I can use as a starting point. These exercises I thought could be awesome to do in a group setting and be able to get to know friends and soon to be friends better. I’m glad I got to share this practise with everyone that came and promise this won’t be the last one.

Additionally, I compiled everyone’s writing pieces and made it into a zine that is available to read at Book Section!

Thank you @joinyuzu for supporting my event and if you’re looking to connect with people and events like these, check them out ! by @book__section

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