Playwright Karim Alrawi has also written children's books including The Mouse Who Saved Egypt.
The latest title in the Fairy Tale Feasts series, in which prominent writers of diverse cultures pair tales with traditional recipes, covers Arabic cuisine and stories. FULL STORY
She collects floor sweepings of dog hair to spin and weave into slippers and makes outdoor sculpture out of green… FULL STORY
When Keller became a writer in the late 1940s, she recalls little support for authors: “There were no writers’ groups,… FULL STORY
Hard questions are also asked of the parents in Half Brothers. “Parenting remains the universal preserve of blundering amateurs,” writes… FULL STORY
B.C.’s Michael Buckley has edited a collection of quotes from the Dalai Lama that calls for environmental preservation, particularly in… FULL STORY
Rose’s characters are damaged and, in most of her stories, animals provide some relief to their miserable lives. But not… FULL STORY
In a new memoir Krell reveals that when his parents went into hiding in 1942 to escape the Holocaust, he… FULL STORY
Although admitting she doesn’t have a green thumb, Farrant was beguiled by her local gardening columnist who she says offers… FULL STORY
A militant vegetarian, feminist and abolitionist way ahead of his time, Lay’s message is more relevant today than ever as… FULL STORY
The photos by Dan Hillert are of classic west coast scenes but author Gwen Curry is hard-hitting about the ugly… FULL STORY
She became one of the most celebrated landscape architects of the 20th century, undertaking more than 500 projects, including over… FULL STORY
The newly-wed couple were hired to work at the Alert Bay Student Residence in 1970. Within days of starting their… FULL STORY
David Goldberger always knew he had a story to tell and remember; he just never found a voice for it…. FULL STORY
Train robber Bill Miner & labour leader Ginger Goodwin became folk heroes after they evaded the law but they were… FULL STORY
Janet Gallant, the wig-maker had a story to tell and poet Sharon Thesen had the creativity and sensitivity to work… FULL STORY
Thomson’s book is a conversation between first & second generation immigrants to Canada, a decades-long argument between mother and daughter,… FULL STORY
Howard White’s Here on the Coast: Reflections from the Rainbelt culminates with a sketch about Hubert Evans, who lived in Robert’s Creek… FULL STORY
The fifth installment in her B.C. Blues Crime series follows the model created by police procedural writers who focus on… FULL STORY
In a new graphic novel, Myriam Steinberg shares her tumultuous and at times heart-breaking journey through several miscarriages to at last… FULL STORY
A small loosely-knit group, the Vancouver School of Yiddish translators has come together to remedy the loss of their culture’s… FULL STORY
