R.I.P. Andrew Scott

“Journalist and author, Andrew Scott (at left) who wrote The Encyclopedia of Raincoast Place Names, The Promise of Paradise and other books about British Columbia, has died.FULL STORY

 

Writer and marine photographer, Alan Haig-Brown.


Huckleberry pies & salmon stew

A memoir from the 1960s when fishing for a living was a gentler profession.

“The learning on the boat was a slow, immersive process,” says Alan Haig-Brown, adding “university was an intense rush of lectures and undigested information. Like a slow-cooked roast, the boat learning was rich in flavour and nutrition. The university, with its diverse lectures and specialized faculties, was more like a cafeteria meal served on a segmented plastic plate.” FULL STORY

Sqʷəmey̓ blues

Now extinct, the Coast Salish Woolly Dog was a beloved companion, sacred kin and valuable textile source as its silky,… FULL STORY

Southern man

Reviewer Susan Sanford Blades says that Jill Yonit Goldberg’s entire novel “acts as a comment on the patriarchal southern United… FULL STORY

Travels in a garden

To avoid long distance trips and harming the environment, Bradbury chose instead to explore the wonders in her garden, season… FULL STORY

The vagaries of war

Michelle Lang’s grieving aunt, Catherine Lang, has written a book about her niece, Embedded: The Irreconcilable Nature of War, Loss… FULL STORY

All that “jazz-a-ma-tazz”

“Local musicians—even those who, like Fraser MacPherson, won a degree of international acclaim—have generally operated from a sense of responsibility… FULL STORY

Searching for Hester Prynne

Hester in Sunlight explores struggles with family, gender identity and creativity while attempting to reimagine Nathaniel Hawthorne’s 1850 anti-heroine, Hester… FULL STORY

The reckoning

Hailed in their time as celebrated politicians, the legacy of white supremacists in BC’s past is under scrutiny in When… FULL STORY

The stories baskets tell

Renowned weaver Delores Churchill blends memoir with a weaving guide, exploring ancestral techniques, cultural preservation, and the interconnectedness of Indigenous… FULL STORY

You don’t know Jack

Author Susan Mertens explores the life and work of Canadian artist Jack Shadbolt, revealing his creative journey through personal journals,… FULL STORY

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