Inherited war memories
In the tradition of “poetry of witness,” Danielle Janess’s debut book of poems, The Milk of Amnesia (MQUP $17.95) uses… FULL STORY
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Watermelon snow
SFU professor, activist and Green Party candidate Lynne Quarmby writes about her time aboard a schooner of artists on a… FULL STORY
A cracked and dusty mirror
After a lengthy battle with alcoholism, David Haggart discovered in 1988 that he had serious mental health issues. It was… FULL STORY
Hope with its sleeves rolled up
Elin Kelsey’s latest book is packed with examples of hope-driven action, stories of nature’s resilience and tips for keeping our… FULL STORY
W is for Vanessa Winn
Vanessa Winn’s first historical novel, The Chief Factor’s Daughter (TouchWood, 2009) imagines the world of a real-life Métis woman, Margaret Work… FULL STORY
Poems for surviving COVID
Prior to COVID-19, Nanaimo author Kim Goldberg was facing mortality from the onslaught of not one but two cancers. She… FULL STORY
Fed’s new president
The Federation of British Columbia Writers has elected Jacqueline Carmichael as its new president. She replaces Keith Liggett, who stepped down… FULL STORY
Logging and trapping
In Crossing the Divide: Discovering A Wilderness Ethic in Canada’s Northern Rockies (Creekstone $21.95), Wayne Sawchuk describes his life working… FULL STORY
Van Camp piles up awards
Moccasin Square Gardens (D&M $19.95) by Richard Van Camp, has been shortlisted in the fiction category of the 2020 Sunburst… FULL STORY
Guilty admissions
Zsuzsi Gartner’s first, full-length novel, The Beguiling (Hamish Hamilton $29.95 hardcover) will be coming out in September 2020. Lapsed-Catholic Lucy hears a… FULL STORY
Communities forged in fire
When B.C. suffered one of its worst fire seasons in 2017, it was personal for writer Claudia Cornwall: a cabin… FULL STORY
Hoaxes and lies
A hoax isn’t always a lie meant to deceive or wound, it can also exert a positive influence argues Heather… FULL STORY
Celebrity images
Working on a postdoctoral fellowship at SFU, Katja Lee wrote Limelight: Canadian Women and the Rise of Celebrity Autobiography ( Wilfrid Laurier… FULL STORY
I is for Itineraries
After forty years as a UBC political science professor, Philip Resnick offers his reflections on academic freedom and key political… FULL STORY
Working at Woodward’s
In her third book, Food Floor: My Woodward’s Days (Madrona Books $15.95) Margaret Cadwaladr recounts working as a grocery cashier… FULL STORY
Sky highs
Kirkby’s trip to the ancient Himalayan region of Zanskar and a 1000-year old Buddhist monastery, traveling with his wife and… FULL STORY
Self-isolate with Iona
Past episodes of Iona Whishaw’s series saw romance bloom between amateur sleuth Lane Winslow and Inspector Frederick Darling; now Winslow… FULL STORY
Not okay
Jaye simpson, who identifies as non-binary has written their first collection of poetry and prose, it was never going to be… FULL STORY
Adventuring grizzlies
Judy Hilgemann wrote and illustrated the kidlit book, The Great Grizzlies Go Home (Harbour $23.95) about two grizzlie bears that… FULL STORY
Heart-Wrinching heroism
When he moved to Hazelton in 1900, Horace Wrinch built the first hospital in B.C.’s northern interior and it served… FULL STORY
