A cure for zombification
Junie Désil is of Haitian ancestry, born of immigrant parents in Montreal and raised in Winnipeg. Her debut book of… FULL STORY
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Music & human dignity
To advocate for musical work in the Downtown Eastside, and elsewhere in the world, as a means to promote human… FULL STORY
Adventures in bookstores
For those wishing to tour Metro Vancouver’s book culture through secondhand and antiquarian bookstores, there’s an updated guide, Secondhand and… FULL STORY
Marrying up
Michael Tregebov’s Winnipeg-based novels continue with The Renter (New Star $18), the story of a young Jewish man in the… FULL STORY
Overcoming white supremacy
Rachel Ricketts (right) grew up in Vancouver, exposed early to the devastating effects of racism. “I was aware of the… FULL STORY
Having my baby
In a new graphic novel, Myriam Steinberg shares her tumultuous and at times heart-breaking journey through several miscarriages to at last… FULL STORY
CanLit does YiddishLit
A small loosely-knit group, the Vancouver School of Yiddish translators has come together to remedy the loss of their culture’s… FULL STORY
Bonnie Sherr Klein
Bonnie Sherr Klein (right, photo courtesy of NFB) was born in Philadelphia on April 1, 1941 and immigrated to Canada… FULL STORY
Hidden desires
Having written books in many genres, Jen SookFong Lee will release her debut collection of poems in April, The Shadow… FULL STORY
Getting clean
In her 11th title (including two craft cookbooks), Stranded (Orca Soundings $10.95) Jocelyn Shipley writes about Kipp whose life keeps… FULL STORY
The tales of two women
The next Oxygen Art Centre author readings in Nelson will include: Victoria-based Kate Braid on what its like to be… FULL STORY
Man@the_airport
Hassan Al Kontar was a young Syrian working in the UAE in 2011 when civil war broke out in his… FULL STORY
The girl who howled
In Teoni Spathelfer’s debut picture book, Little Wolf (Heritage $19.95) for young readers aged 4 – 8, a girl leaves… FULL STORY
Perilous times
After receiving award nominations for his first two books of short stories, retired journalist, Don McLellan has released his third… FULL STORY
The wonder of frogs
Author and illustrator, Scot Ritchie’s new kidlit picture book Lilliana and the Frogs (Harbour $22.95) is about a young frog-lover… FULL STORY
Revealing Auschwitz
According to the Auschwitz Museum, as many as 196 prisoners can be said to have escaped from Auschwitz-Birkenau and its… FULL STORY
Hot and cold lullabies
“Let me begin with a warning” heads one of Janet Vickers’ new poems in Sleep With Me: Lullaby for an… FULL STORY
Mediate, don’t litigate
Going to court to settle a disagreement is expensive and unpredictable according to a seasoned lawyer of 34 years, David… FULL STORY
Whatever happened to Mary Jayne?
Empowered by her own voice, Mary Jayne Blackmore says she is compelled to keep asking the big questions of womanhood… FULL STORY
Down on the farm
Linda Thompson grew up on a cattle and potato farm in the Pemberton Valley. As an adult, she has lived… FULL STORY
