Mountain culture
Kamloops-based George M. Johnson has published his second picture book for kids, Marisa and the Mountains (Simply Read $21.95) about… FULL STORY
Author Archive
Jack White 1940 – 2021
One of B.C.’s most successful historical novelists, Jack Whyte has died. At the age of 52, Whyte burst onto the… FULL STORY
Surfer dude
Photographer Marcus Paladino struggles to explain in words why he specializes in taking pictures of surfers on Vancouver Island’s west… FULL STORY
Teenage friendship
Vancouver Island-based LS Stone’s debut YA novel, What’s in it for Me? (Rebel Mountain $13.95) is about teen friends, Nick… FULL STORY
Loneliness and alcohol
Burnaby’s Aidan Chafe follows up his first collection of poetry Short Histories of Light (McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2016) with Gospel Drunk (University of Alberta… FULL STORY
2022 Bressani Literary Prize
The Association of Italian-Canadian Writers (AICW) has announced the 2022 edition of the biennial F.G. Bressani Literary Prize. The following… FULL STORY
Informed consent
Christine Quintana has written Selfie (Playwrights Canada $17.95) about how sexual assault against minors can happen in any community. “The… FULL STORY
Campbell wins Stuart-Stubbs Prize
SFU professor, Lara Campbell (right) has won the 2021 Basil Stuart-Stubbs Prize for outstanding Scholarly Book on British Columbia for… FULL STORY
Shadows in our sunshine
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
Solidarity forever
It’s been almost four decades since tens of thousands of British Columbians marched and held candle light vigils to protest… FULL STORY
Vodka, whiskey, gin and rum
Victoria-based Marianne Scott has written The Distilleries of Vancouver Island: A Guided Tour of West Coast Craft and Artisan Spirits… FULL STORY
Whistler Indie Book Awards open
Entries for the 2021 Whistler Independent Book Awards are now being accepted. Entries will close April 30, 2021. The Whistler… FULL STORY
Nature’s magic
Salt Spring Islander Sarah Grindler has followed up her 2019 kidlit title Seaside Treasures: A Guidebook for Little Beachcombers with… FULL STORY
The meaning of no
With the onset of #MeToo and the backlash against sexual assault, it should be getting safer for women of all… FULL STORY
Bizarre murders and a police triangle
The fifth installment in her B.C. Blues Crime series follows the model created by police procedural writers who focus on… FULL STORY
Betty Keller wins Woodcock Award
Vancouver Public Library and Pacific BookWorld News Society are pleased to announce Betty C. Keller is the 28th recipient of… FULL STORY
Imagining historical Victoria
Vanessa Winn’s historical novel based on real people and events titled Trappings (Oakheart Press $24.95) will be included as a course… FULL STORY
The lost Joey
Squamish-based Wendy Winter has written her debut children’s book, Where’s My Joey? (Self-published $14.99), with illustrations by Roxana Antochi. It’s… FULL STORY
A tragic life
With access to court transcripts and many related documents, Helen Webster has written the true story of four-year-old Susan who… FULL STORY
James Douglas and the Colony of British Columbia
With the push to “Decolonize” society we might want to review how British Columbia came to be. The Hudson’s Bay… FULL STORY
