Hugh’s News #3 Blanche Howard
Condolences to the family and fans of North Vancouver novelist Blanche Howard, who died at the age of 91 on… FULL STORY
Author Archive
Giardini new SFU Chancellor
Anne Giardini has become the first B.C. author chosen to be the Chancellor of a university. Giardini was installed as… FULL STORY
Rejuvenating a literary landmark
People’s Co-op Bookstore on Commercial Drive has launched a drive to raise about $30,000 to pay off some old debt… FULL STORY
Adams’ fourth Whitewater cookbook
Shelley and Mike Adams are the former owners of the Whitewater ski hill near Nelson, B.C. There she ran the… FULL STORY
Yahgulanaas at Indian Summer
Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas will be speaking at Indian Summer: A Festival of Arts, Ideas and Diversity in Vancouver this July…. FULL STORY
“Letters made Canlit into an institution”
Venerable poets Earle Birney and Al Purdy were kindred spirits who developed a friendship through letters. Both were dedicated literary… FULL STORY
For Deadheads & Christians alike
Also a UBC Law School professor, Pitman Potter has analyzed the music group’s commitment to community, their musicality and lyricism,… FULL STORY
Scrotal eclipse of the heart
It’s bizarre enough for the bible of American book publishing to notice a book of poems, rarer still for it… FULL STORY
The Doctor is back
A civil rights lawyer in Richmond, Robert Friedland has had two stories selected to be read on CBC’s The Vinyl… FULL STORY
A lumberman’s wife named Adare
Imagine being born somewhere north of Quesnel, deep in the inland rainforest of the Rocky Mountain trench, back in the… FULL STORY
Remembering Hilary Stewart
It is with sadness we must note the passing on June 5 of the renowned BC artist and author Hilary… FULL STORY
#12 Passports & pugs
There’s this production company in LaLaLand which is moving forward with their plan to make a feature film based on… FULL STORY
#11 The Rapture
The Canadian Parks and Wildlife Society has released a report which says China protects a greater percentage of its marine… FULL STORY
A different duck takes flight
Here is an in-depth interview with Gabrielle Prendergast, a UBC Creative Writing grad who takes the verse-novel into new territory… FULL STORY
Oliver wins Lowther Award
Alexandra Oliver is the winner of this year’s $1,000 Pat Lowther Memorial Award for the best book of poetry by… FULL STORY
Ivy’s celebrates 50 years in Oak Bay
The late Ivy Mickelson’s spirit will doubtless preside during the festivities to mark the 50th year of independent bookselling at… FULL STORY
Morton & Fertig deserve OBCs
B.C. authors are everywhere… First of all, it’s nice to see an online poll from The Tyee people inviting public… FULL STORY
Barman named 21st Woodcock winner
Jean Barman will receive the 21st annual George Woodcock Lifetime Achievement Award for an exemplary literary career at the central… FULL STORY
Interviewing the interviewer
Joseph Planta has spent ten years building a collection of hundreds of audio interviews with artists, authors, stuff journalists, and… FULL STORY
Mowatt stories & music from afar
EVENT: An evening of stories and music with Don Mowatt on the “Norse Shore” as he recalls characters and music… FULL STORY
