Vancouver book launch of Andrea Warner's debut, We Oughta Know.

Andrea Warner is one of Canada's most exciting music journalists. Her work has been featured in the Globe and Mail, the Georgia Straight and Exclaim!


Between 1993 and 1997 Alanis Morissette, Shania Twain, Sarah McLachlan, and Céline Dion defied the odds to become some of the best-selling artists Canada has ever produced. From melodramatic romantic pop to gutsy, angst-driven alternative rock, these women not only changed the world of music and transformed the pop culture landscape but impacted their listeners on an alarmingly personal level. As a teenager, Andrea Warner divided the four women into two camps: Morissette and McLachlan struck an empowering chord within her but Dion and Twain seemed detrimental to the feminist she was becoming. Through personal, heartwarming, challenging, and exhilarating essays, Warner re-evaluates the impact of these women on her life as a teenager growing up in East Vancouver, the climate in which they succeeded, and their legacies. Equal parts music criticism, cultural analysis, and coming-of-age memoir, We Oughta Know chronicles the careers of Alanis Morissette, Shania Twain, Sarah McLachlan, and Céline Dion with detailed research, intriguing wit, and razor-sharp criticism.

The event features a reading / Q&A with Andrea Warner presented by Eternal Cavalier Press. We have a special musical performances by the wonderful Kathryn Calder and fabulous Louise Burns Music, and our host for the evening is the delightful Lisa Christiansen.

Pre-orders picked it up at the launch will include a piece of art handmade by the author.