Alice has not left the building
Most artists end up imitating themselves. Their art degenerates into a copy of a copy of a copy. Alice Munro… FULL STORY
Author Archive
Laughter is the best sports medicine
Born on March 16, help 1937 in Nipawin, Saskatchewan, Taylor began his newspaper career in 1954 as a part-time sports… FULL STORY
Mother & Daughter Reunion
During the past year, I’ve often brooded on the following paragraph from the jacket of one of my own books:… FULL STORY
Ivan Coyote & Rumpus
The Rumpus Interview with Ivan Coyote By Marie-Helene Westgate, August 1st, 2012 INTRODUCTION Ivan Coyote was born and raised in… FULL STORY
Straight Beginnings: The Rise and Fall of the Underground Press
The Georgia Straight has been hugely influential in the B.C. literary scene. The list of writers who have found their… FULL STORY
The Conqueror and the Concubine
The Conqueror and the Concubine: How the most influential woman in North American history translated her way to the top… FULL STORY
Ape Populations in Decline Worldwide
On the occasion of the publication of her book, Great Ape Odyssey (2005), Galdikas wrote the following essay for the… FULL STORY
Doubting Drake? 7 Reasons Why Drake Didn’t Reach B.C. in 1579
Edward Von der Porten, a museum director and the President of the Drake Navigators Guild, is one of many naval… FULL STORY
Before After Goodlake
There are always stories behind the stories. Over the last quarter century, BC BookWorld has frequently invited novelists to discuss… FULL STORY
“We’re distinct, too”: Woodcock’s history of B.C.
Born in Winnipeg and raised in England, George Woodcock came to BC to farm near Sooke in 1949. Following a… FULL STORY
The narrowness of Vladimir Nabokov
Hungarian-born Stephen Vizinczey, a Canadian citizen who lives in London and Italy, page is the author of In Praise of… FULL STORY
The shooting of Ginger Goodwin
Hollywood discovered me two years ago. One morning a movie-type phoned and asked if we could talk about producing a… FULL STORY
Publishing / Morriss the major printer
Although seldom recognized as a trade publisher, the venerable Victoria printing company that doubles as the home of Sono Nis… FULL STORY
Howard Adams: Half-breed at full throttle
Blessed be the English and all that they profess. Cursed be the savages that prance in nakedness. Blessed be the… FULL STORY
The Drifters: Allen and Sharie Farrell
I was reminded of why I sold the only sail boat I ever owned after reading Maria Coffey’s Sailing Back… FULL STORY
George Manuel: The Shuswap Kid
“The torch George Manuel inherited was barely aflame. The torch he passed on was burning bright.” – Harold Cardinal. —… FULL STORY
The low-key mysteries of L.R. Wright
Mystery writer L.R. ‘Bunny’ Wright exhibits in the words of her screenwriting partner and husband John Wright, “great privacy and… FULL STORY
Divining Jane Rule: A profile of progress
Jane Rule was born in New Jersey in 1931. She came to Canada in the late 1950s to teach at… FULL STORY
Remembering Robert Swanson: Rust in Peace
The O Canada airhorn atop Canada Place blew at 3:30 pm on Oct. 13th to coincide with a Shaughnessy memorial… FULL STORY
The Astonishing Debut of Linda Svendsen
Only two BC storytellers – William Gibson with Neuromancer and Douglas Coupland with Generation X – have received as much… FULL STORY
