John Huizinga is a storyteller, a logistician, a mechanic and a humanitarian.
“When I am in an unusual or uncertain situation, I am supremely present. All other thoughts drop away—only the present exists.” FULL STORY
“But I was not prepared for what I saw. There were chain-link fences and signs that read: Any person who… FULL STORY
“I believed with every fibre of my being that Medicare was a sacred trust, that we couldn’t go back to… FULL STORY
“Each new generation brings fresh challenges the last one didn’t see, demanding new looks at new concerns. Cell phones, new… FULL STORY
“One workday [Colin] meets a solitary being, ‘tall and cadaverous and dressed in a three-piece suit the colour of dried… FULL STORY
“[The story] is a historical artefact centred on a pivotal year in Canadian history and in a broader transformative decade,… FULL STORY
“[Daniel] Craig’s greatest legacy may be that he introduced journalistic standards: he wanted fact-based, objective reporting.”—reviewer, Mark Forsythe on a… FULL STORY
“After arriving at the airport or Greyhound terminal I would find my way to a hotel or motel room downtown… FULL STORY
“DeCroo’s photos have spotlit a Vancouver that’s about something more than unlimited growth and runaway commerce.”—Mike Usinger, Georgia Straight senior… FULL STORY
“Honest in the bone, [the story] unfolds with the mastery of a wise, seasoned storyteller that your gut tells you… FULL STORY
“People who are damaged can’t make good choices, or rarely. Crystal [the novel’s main protagonist] has passed on the damage… FULL STORY
“The learning on the boat was a slow, immersive process,” says Alan Haig-Brown, adding “university was an intense rush of… FULL STORY
Mia is now in secondary school dealing with the loss of her white best friend. In the midst of balancing… FULL STORY
As industrial logging of old growth forests continues amidst protests, Christine Lowther bears witness to the blockade over thirty years… FULL STORY
The Mundays wrote stories about their discoveries that were published across the country, setting off a national craze to conquer… FULL STORY
Now extinct, the Coast Salish Woolly Dog was a beloved companion, sacred kin and valuable textile source as its silky,… FULL STORY
“Even in the worst situations, there is always hope. Just like the wildflowers that bloom in unexpected places, between cracks… FULL STORY
“There’s a love scene between snails that’s raunchier and more tender than ninety per cent of the CanLit erotica being… FULL STORY
Reviewer Susan Sanford Blades says that Jill Yonit Goldberg’s entire novel “acts as a comment on the patriarchal southern United… FULL STORY
While early influences include Pat Lowther, Margaret Atwood and Michael Ondaatje, Derksen now looks to his current communities of writers… FULL STORY
