Lawrence Ferlinghetti. Edward Albee. Tennessee Williams. Earle Birney. George Faludy. Brian Moore. Margaret Atwood. Audrey Thomas. All appeared at Mona Fertig's Literary Storefront in Vancouver from 1978 to 1984. Trevor Carolan has produced a richly illustrated history, The Literary Storefront: The Glory Years (Mother Tongue $29.95), to enshrine the community centre for posterity. It's an intriguing tribute, only missing the true story about the time Al Purdy urinated in the sink. One of Fertig's two locations in Gastown will be added to the forthcoming Literary Map of B.C.
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