Shaben heads BC’s TWUC gang
The new B.C. regional representative for the Writers Union of Canada is Carol Shaben. As the daughter of one of… FULL STORY
Author Archive
It’s a long way from Iraq
And you thought it was hard being gay in Victoria? Or Whitehorse? Set in war-torn Iraq in 2003, Hasan Namir’s… FULL STORY
When Uganda is another planet
After learning that troops in her hometown of Gulu had opened fire on peaceful walk-to-work citizens protesting the high costs… FULL STORY
Straight talk about straitjackets
Born in Seattle in 1947, of Finnish heritage, Ernest Hekkanen has waited until his 47th book, False Memories and Other… FULL STORY
Mac prevails
Carrie Mac has won the grand prize for the 2015 CBC Creative Nonfiction Prize contest for her story, If You Have… FULL STORY
Bullying, be gone
Katarina Jovanovic’s second book in English, The Blue Vase (Tradewind $12.95), is a sophisticated story for middle grade readers about… FULL STORY
‘Auto’biography recalls vehicules
As a long-time automotive journalist who has driven about fifty cars per year for thirty years for work, the veteran… FULL STORY
Don’t bet against her
Upon the publication of Donna Milner’s first novel, After River—since republished in twelve countries and translated into eight languages—Milner’s husband,… FULL STORY
How a serial killer wasn’t caught
The Vancouver Public Library’s main branch will host a panel discussion on the tragedy of the Pickton murders and how… FULL STORY
You don’t have to build the Taj Mahal
Robb Lucy of Delta co-founded the Make-A-Wish Foundation in Canada and has helped generate non-profit organizations for literacy, sports and… FULL STORY
You may say she’s a dreamer
For three decades Jewelle St. James believed she and John were lovers–twice– in two previous lifetimes. And so she wrote three books about… FULL STORY
Pickton revisited
The first detective assigned to Vancouver’s Missing and Murdered Women Investigation in 1998, Lori Shenher, was a former newspaper reporter… FULL STORY
The Found and The Made
Born in San Francisco, California in 1945 and educated at University of California, Dan Bruiger immigrated to Canada via Quebec… FULL STORY
City of Victoria Book Prizes nominees
Celebrating twelve years, the Victoria Book Prize Society has announced the eight authors from the Capital Region shortlisted for the… FULL STORY
Made in British Columbia
Dr. Maria Tippett will discuss her new book, Made in British Columbia: Eight Ways of Making Culture (Harbour Publishing, $32.95)… FULL STORY
Nisselinka through three generations
Robert Longe worked in mineral exploration for many years as a geologist, consultant, and chief executive of a junior public… FULL STORY
Brewed left, in the Kootenays
There were 168 books submitted to this year’s Scotia Bank Giller Prize. All twelve of the longlisted titles are from… FULL STORY
Sandra Bullock, be gone
Dina Del Bucchia and Daniel Zomparelli will give a 15-minute reading from their new co-authored collection of poetry, Rom Com,… FULL STORY
Sideways goes forward
Diana Morita Cole’s Sideways: Memoir of a Misfit was launched at the Nikkei Internment Memorial Centre on September 12 in… FULL STORY
Oil and vinegar get versatile
With more than 180 simple recipes and hundreds of variations, Emily Lycopolus’ first cookbook The Olive Oil and Vinegar Lover’s… FULL STORY
