Fidel & BCBW
Thank you very much for including information about Anita’s Revolution in B.C. BookWorld. I sent a copy of it to… FULL STORY
Author Archive
An open and shut case
I have now turned out the lights at the Cadboro Bay Book Company. This is just a note to say… FULL STORY
All the books fit to print
I am happy to support B.C. BookWorld and its continued emphasis on the printed book. I feel there is absolutely… FULL STORY
Wells, far go
Wow! 25 years, congratulations. B.C. BookWorld makes our decades of ferry trips bearable. I always look forward to the latest… FULL STORY
Singh-ing in the rain
I was so pleased to find the in-depth article about Hugh Johnston’s Jewels of the Qila and Kapoor Singh Siddoo’s… FULL STORY
Cocktail
I am thankful to B.C. BookWorld for giving coverage to my book, Fighting Hatred With Love. I feel really encouraged… FULL STORY
Appreciator
Thanks very much for the super lovely spread on Contingency Plan in B.C. BookWorld [Winter]. What a great Christmas gift…. FULL STORY
Keeping alive
A significant vote of thanks to you for keeping the written word alive in the Amazon jungle and a grateful… FULL STORY
Setting the record straight
As a child I didn’t know anything about our history or culture when I received a book by Isabel M…. FULL STORY
Soldier on!
Good on ya, B.C. BookWorld. It’s no mean feat to survive in today’s “book world” with so many readers. My… FULL STORY
Toronto thrilled
I’m the sales and e-marketing coordinator at University of Toronto Press, and we were thrilled to see the blurb in… FULL STORY
Correction
Just wanted to THANK YOU for BookWorld’s inclusion of the article about my self-published novel The Desserts of War. It truly was… FULL STORY
VIMEO: Ginsberg, Levertov, Duncan, Olson, Creeley invade UBC, 1963
In 1963, America’s poetic fringe came to the continent’s edge to breach the walls of academia.
Professors ruckus with words and Ryga
Word artists of all ages and genres get a chance to experience the randomness of the literary world on Saturday,… FULL STORY
George Woodcock Lifetime Achievement Award
The GEORGE WOODCOCK LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD annually honours an outstanding literary career in British Columbia. Since 1994, the City of… FULL STORY
Closely Knit Families and the Cowichan Sweater
For much of the 20th century, handmade Cowichan Indian sweaters—bulky, distinctively patterned, woolen sweaters that were cozy and repelled the… FULL STORY
A salmon on the doorknob: Vicki Jensen & Jay Powell
A SALMON ON THE DOORKNOB: HOW ONE COUPLE HAS HAPPILY WORKED “FORTY YEARS IN THE MARGINS” ON BEHALF OF FIRST… FULL STORY
Boas, Bugs, Guerillas, & a Broken Heart: Martin Mitchinson
The Darien Gap in Panama is the closest equivalent to an on-land Bermuda Triangle in the Americas. Martin Mitchinson thought… FULL STORY
Remembering Jane Rule
For six decades, Jane Vance “Jinx” Rule was one of the most mature, humourous and responsible voices in Canadian letters,… FULL STORY
The life and times of Bill Bissett
After 45 years as a writer and publisher, bill bissett is the first recipient of the George Woodcock Lifetime Achievement… FULL STORY
