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
Most artists end up imitating themselves. Their art degenerates into a copy of a copy of a copy. Alice Munro… FULL STORY
Born on March 16, help 1937 in Nipawin, Saskatchewan, Taylor began his newspaper career in 1954 as a part-time sports… FULL STORY
During the past year, I’ve often brooded on the following paragraph from the jacket of one of my own books:… FULL STORY
The Rumpus Interview with Ivan Coyote By Marie-Helene Westgate, August 1st, 2012 INTRODUCTION Ivan Coyote was born and raised in… FULL STORY
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: How the most influential woman in North American history translated her way to the top… FULL STORY
On the occasion of the publication of her book, Great Ape Odyssey (2005), Galdikas wrote the following essay for the… FULL STORY
Edward Von der Porten, a museum director and the President of the Drake Navigators Guild, is one of many naval… FULL STORY
There are always stories behind the stories. Over the last quarter century, BC BookWorld has frequently invited novelists to discuss… FULL STORY
Born in Winnipeg and raised in England, George Woodcock came to BC to farm near Sooke in 1949. Following a… FULL STORY
Hungarian-born Stephen Vizinczey, a Canadian citizen who lives in London and Italy, page is the author of In Praise of… FULL STORY
Hollywood discovered me two years ago. One morning a movie-type phoned and asked if we could talk about producing a… FULL STORY
Although seldom recognized as a trade publisher, the venerable Victoria printing company that doubles as the home of Sono Nis… FULL STORY
Blessed be the English and all that they profess. Cursed be the savages that prance in nakedness. Blessed be the… FULL STORY
I was reminded of why I sold the only sail boat I ever owned after reading Maria Coffey’s Sailing Back… FULL STORY
“The torch George Manuel inherited was barely aflame. The torch he passed on was burning bright.” – Harold Cardinal. —… FULL STORY
Mystery writer L.R. ‘Bunny’ Wright exhibits in the words of her screenwriting partner and husband John Wright, “great privacy and… FULL STORY
Jane Rule was born in New Jersey in 1931. She came to Canada in the late 1950s to teach at… FULL STORY
The O Canada airhorn atop Canada Place blew at 3:30 pm on Oct. 13th to coincide with a Shaughnessy memorial… FULL STORY
Only two BC storytellers – William Gibson with Neuromancer and Douglas Coupland with Generation X – have received as much… FULL STORY