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Funbook is the chapbook press operated by artist and writer Misa Nikolic. It first took form in 2000 as a satirical newsletter, having been conceived during a particularly tedious moment in an art history seminar at UBC. Today Funbook specializes in small runs of artist books, exhibition catalogs, books of poetry, and scholarly projects.

Funbook Press' mandate is to publish unique short-run books that would not otherwise come to fruition. The increased availability and affordability of print-on-demand services has made this possible. If you have a project you would like to have considered for publication, please contact Misa Nikolic.

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Subjectivity and Globalisation: a philosophical examination of science fiction From voyages to the Moon, to journeys into the mind, science fiction has always maintained a critical stance in popular culture. But a closer investigation reveals how science fiction justifies the status quo of industrial progress and capitalist expansion. Using Marxist theory and philosophical rigour, Nikolic examines the mechanisms by which science fiction perpetuates the very ideologies it often purports to critique, with results that are at once provocative and engaging. A book for both the scholar and the casual fan, Subjectivity and Globalisation is informative and entertaining. Perfect bound, 9x6", 190 pages. Was $22.00, now $14.55 USD, available through Lulu.com.
Paris: The City of the Future (second edition) Paris is treated here as a nexus of historical forces, brought together by the construction of the Eiffel Tower. Art, architecture, engineering, urban planning, and literary criticism are brought to bear through a collection of quotations, essays, aphorisms, and pictures. Perfect bound, 9x6", 2008, 80 pages. Was $12.00, now $6.63 USD, available through Lulu.com.
The Art of Interruption (second edition) Re-released in a paperback edition and with a new design. Perfect bound, 6.88x4.25", 2008, 66 pages. Was $12.00, now $6.51 USD, available through Lulu.com.
Main Street: Discussions on Urban Culture A sociological study of the changing face of Vancouver's Main Street. Edited by Suzanne Klassen, with contributions from Patrick Chan, Earon Kavanagh, and others. Perfect bound in an edition of 100. 9x6", 2007, 80 pages. $12 USD, available through Lulu.com.
Christmas Scare-Alls Say it fast three times if you don't get it. There you go. Written by Roberto Colusso and Misa Nikolic. It'll make you remember why you hate Christmas so damn much. Saddle-stitched in an edition of 100. 5.5x4.25", 2007, 28 pages. $8 CDN.
Annales A journal/almanac filled with random thoughts, anecdotes, observations and proto-essays on art, life, politics, and so forth. Includes such intellectual gems as "What is Art?" and "Advice to Customer Service Representatives." Saddle-stitched in an edition of 100. 8.5x5.5", 2003, 52 pages. $10 CDN.
The Art of Interruption This chapbook contains a series of historical quotations about painting, with sources ranging from the Enlightenment to contemporary thinkers. Originally conceived as an essay written entirely with quotations, it can be read in sequence to reveal the underlying argument, or at random to create entirely new theories. Hand-stitched with a slipcover in an edition of 100. 5.5x4.25", 2002, 64 pages. $12 CDN.