In Opioids & Organs, a distraught, young Arizona makes a decision that will haunt her for the rest of her life. As she struggles to come to terms with her father’s death and her role as next of kin in making his life’s last decision, she uncovers inconvenient truths about the organ industry’s own codependence on the opioid crisis. The result is a damning critique of an industry that takes advantage of society’s outcasts.

Librairie Drawn & Quarterly is located at 176 Bernard O. in Montréal.

This event is FREE to attend for all!

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Arizona O’Neill is a Montreal-based author and illustrator. She is the illustrator of Nelly Arcan’s L’enfant dans le miroir, and Heather O’Neill’s Valentine in Montreal. Her comics have appeared in Hazlitt, Exclaim! and Canadian Geographic. She has created animated videos for many outlets including CBC. Opioids and Organs is her debut graphic novel.

Neil Smith is a Montreal-born writer and translator. His fourth book, a gothic horror novel called Red Rover Red Rover, comes out in August 2027 with Random House Canada. His previous novel, Jones, will be published in Spanish this summer, and his first novel, Boo, is being optioned for television. Neil has won the Hugh MacLennan Prize and the QWF First Book Prize and has been nominated for a Governor General’s Award for translation.

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Librairie Drawn & Quarterly Accessibility information:
– Our store uses StopGap.ca ramps in an effort to encourage accessibility. Both the step at the entrance, followed by a half step and a door have StopGap ramps. The door opens inward and is not automated. Once inside, there are no additional steps.
– There is one non-gendered bathroom.
– It is not a sober space, our events sometimes offer alcohol.
– Please email [events@drawnandquarterly.com](mailto:events@drawnandquarterly.com) if you have any accessibility needs we can accommodate.