Book Launch: Make (Sneaky) Art with Nishant Jain The Sneaky Artist

? Nooroongji Books, Granville Island

? Thursday, September 26

? 6:30pm – 8:30pm

?️ Free | RSVP Required

?️ Includes an optional live drawing exercise

“This is not a how-to book. It’s a why-to book.”

Join us for a special evening with Nishant Jain, the artist and writer behind The Sneaky Artist podcast and newsletter, to celebrate the launch of his new book, Make (Sneaky) Art: And other things you should try in your sketchbook.

This isn’t just a book about drawing: it’s about seeing, wandering, noticing, and building a life around creativity. Nishant’s illustrated essays blend sharp observation with reflective storytelling, offering an invitation to reclaim your sense of wonder.

? The author Nishant Jain, in conversation with Jennifer Kim

? Insights on travel, drawing, and cultivating a creative practice

? A fun scavenger hunt: Nishant has hidden tiny drawings in his favourite books inside Nooroongji! Finders keepers✨

✏️ A quick 60-second drawing exercise. Sketchbooks encouraged!

? Books available for sale & signing all evening

Whether you’re a sketchbook regular, creative wanderer, or simply curious about seeing the world more attentively, this event is for you.

Nishant Jain, also known as The Sneaky Artist, is an artist, writer, and former neuroscience student who left his PhD program to pursue a more meaningful path: telling stories through pen, page, and public space.

Jain’s distinctive practice of “sneaky sketching” (drawing strangers in real time without intruding or interrupting) began as an experiment during a bout of writer’s block and has since evolved into a global invitation to look closer. His work celebrates fleeting moments, unnoticed gestures, and the quiet theatre of everyday life.

Through his , , , and active presence on social media, Nishant has built a global community around the idea that art can be small, imperfect, and immediate, but still profound. His fans, ranging from aspiring artists to seasoned observers, are drawn to his gentle philosophy: reclaim attention, draw the world as you see it, and let the act of noticing become its own reward.

Now based in Vancouver, Nishant’s personal story, from Kolkata to academia to sketching alleyways and train rides, underpins his ethos: art is a way of living curiously, not a performance of perfection.

His new book, Make (Sneaky) Art, is a beautifully designed manifesto for anyone who wants to sketch, see, and remember the world around them. With warmth and irreverence, he invites readers to build their own sketchbook habit, one line at a time.

Jennifer Kim is the owner of Nooroongji Books, which opened in summer of 2022 with the mission to make multilingual mainstream. An inviting space filled with plants and natural light welcomes you to discover uncommon literary and non-fiction titles on language, art, philosophy, and home. A rich children's collection features award-winning titles from around the world, carefully selected for their beauty and emotional impact. With a unique, global approach to curation, experience design, and authentic service, Nooroongji booksellers are empowered to be catalysts: reigniting our connection to the enduring power of books, language, and words to create meaningful change in ourselves and in the world.

Surrounded by water and mountain views, Nooroongji Books is open 7 days a week, 362 days a year in the heart of Granville Island, Vancouver's premier cultural and artistic hub that welcomes over 10 million visitors a year.

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