From Original Potato to 2113
Under her pen name Agnes Toews-Andrews, Elizabeth Blakely has moved to the Kootenays and published a “paranormal novel,” 2113 AD:… FULL STORY
Author Archive
Mining in Tibet imperils one billion
Canadian mining companies are complicit in the mining, pollution and environmental damage.
Gray Eyes vs. Red Eyes
Frank Christopher Busch is a member of the Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation and grew up in northern Manitoba. He has spent… FULL STORY
BC Bestsellers
Week of August 24, 2014 Adult Titles 1. Sensational Vancouver Lazarus 978-1927380987 Anvil Press History books typically show Vancouver as… FULL STORY
This Airplane Can Dance
In May of 2014, Danielle Marcotte attended the Salon du Livre de l’Abitibi-Témiscamingue in her hometown of Amos, in Québec…. FULL STORY
Freedom Climbers wins in France
The French language edition of Freedom Climbers by Bernadette McDonald and originally published by Rocky Mountain Books has been awarded… FULL STORY
Summer Snow
Eleanor Millard of Carcross left home at age 14, gained two Masters degrees, worked as a social worker and was… FULL STORY
Fourth Betrayal
Commercial diver, medicine fisherman and most recently, sea observer on a dragger fleet, Bruce Burrows is no stranger to coastal… FULL STORY
Eriksson & Geddes on tour
Husband-and-Wife duo have 25 gigs lined up Thetis Island-based authors Ann Eriksson and Gary Geddes are embarking on a… FULL STORY
Yaletown meets Trotsky
Linda Richard’s 2009 novel Death Was in the Picture won the Panik Award for Best Los Angeles-Based Noir ficiton. Now,… FULL STORY
How Gail got her groove back
Lately some high profile female writers have been putting their names on books for children and reluctant readers. Poets Susan… FULL STORY
Adopted into a new tribe
During several visits to the Andes Mountains, prolific self-publisher and historian Adolf Hungrywolf met with Andean shamans–men and women–and was… FULL STORY
Hugh’s News #7 Maina film
But, in fact, Maina, the critically acclaimed feature from Michel Poulette, is based on a story that was first published… FULL STORY
Iranian fire and cotton
Born and raised in Iran, Nilofar Shidmehr came to Canada in 1997 and has earned her MFA in Creative Writing… FULL STORY
Hugh’s News #6 Sechelt Fest
by Hugh Henderson Another great edition of Canada’s senior literary festival has wound up and as usual the last day… FULL STORY
Romanian Casanova in English
One of the signs of maturation for the B C. publishing industry is its ability or inclination to accept foreign… FULL STORY
Unhanged gets a boost
Sam Wiebe’s novel Last of the Independents (Dundurn $17.99) won the 2012 Unhanged Arthur Award for Best Unpublished First Novel,… FULL STORY
Making Dead Ends meet
Having spenbt time covering politics in B.C., former newspaper editor and publisher Paul Willcocks’ has generated a fascinating anthology of… FULL STORY
LaPointe hypes consultation
Kirk LaPointe, formerly managing editor of The Vancouver Sun, is the NPA candidate for mayor in the upcoming civic election… FULL STORY
Bullying goes to the opera
Vancouver spoken word virtuoso Shane Koyczan is the undisputed local hero of the Vancouver poetry scene, easily eclipsing the old… FULL STORY
