New solutions to land claims
Michael Asch, a professor of Anthropology and adjunct professor of Political Science at the University of Victoria, has been awarded… FULL STORY
Author Archive
B.C. Lit marks double anniversary
It’s not just the 100th anniversary of World War I this year; Remembrance Day will mark the 75th anniversary of… FULL STORY
Knight goes digital
We have it on good authority that eminent B.C. historian Rolf Knight has gone modern with a new YouTube channel… FULL STORY
Prendergast gets 10th VPL gig
Gabrielle Prendergast has written four novels for young adult readers – Hildegarde (2002); Wicket Season (2012), Audacious (2013), Capricious (2014)… FULL STORY
Mirror reflects Vancouver of yesteryear
With a new introduction by his long-time friend Lionel Kearns, George Bowering’s first attempt at a novel, Mirror on the… FULL STORY
Dickson & Forsythe revisit Great War
Greg Dickson and Mark Forsythe have joined forces–for a third book. Of the 611,000 Canadians who fought for King and… FULL STORY
Gough has double offering
B.C. foremost maritime history Barry Gough has two new books on offer in 2014. Soldier, fur trader, explorer, adventurer: Peter… FULL STORY
#10 Pioneers: Flying Billy Stark
The following article about early aviation in B.C. is excerpted from a long article written by Frank H. Ellis and… FULL STORY
How I won the war
Doris Gregory left her studies at UBC during World War II to join the Canadian Women’s Army Corps. She trained… FULL STORY
Women and their relationships
Although born in Calgary, Alberta, Julia Leggett grew up in Zimbabwe. Her years there influenced her book Gone South and… FULL STORY
The unbreakable Ujjal
B.C.’s premier from 2000 – 2001, Ujjal Dosanjh was born in a small village in Dosanjh Kalan, Punjab, India in… FULL STORY
Stories behind the recipes
Food and wine columnist, Jennifer Schell, is Editor-in-Chief at BC Food & Wine Trails magazine. Due in the spring of… FULL STORY
Anniversary of a Montreal massacre
Cathy Ford has published fifteen books of poetry and numerous chapbooks and folios, including poetry, fiction and memoir that were… FULL STORY
Bowlsby wins McFarlane Award
Born on February 16, 1957 in Vancouver, the remarkably diligent hockey historian Craig H. Bowlsby earned his BFA degree from… FULL STORY
Homeopathic fiction
Jennifer Craig’s self-published novel of humourous, social commentary, Mary-Lou’s Brew (Friesen $17.99), sounds a bit like Harry Potter for adults…. FULL STORY
Jewish Book Fest turns 30
Hard to believe, but the 30th annual JCC Jewish Book Festival (Nov 22-27, 2014) is now well into its planning… FULL STORY
Food for thought at Whistler Fest
Since 2001, the Whistler Writers Festival has been promoting literary arts in Whistler and the Sea to Sky highway corridor…. FULL STORY
What happens when you die?
Here is an excerpt from an interview with Sheryl MacKay of CBC’s North by Northwest as she speaks candidly with… FULL STORY
Victories gone, but not Forgotten
Here Mark Zuehlke connects the two wars, talks about his upcoming book Forgotten Victory, and reveals B.C. war historians he… FULL STORY
Paul St. Pierre passes
One of B.C.’s literary characters has died. Paul St. Pierre, a wry comic writer sometimes compared to Mark Twain, passed… FULL STORY
