In Rhino We Trust
Dave Butler of Cranbrook is a pathfinder in the new field of eco-fiction. Born in Penticton, he is a retired… FULL STORY
Author Archive
#618 The deeper language of women
Women’s Writing in Canada by Patricia Demers University of Toronto Press, 2019 $34.95 / 9780802095015 Reviewed by Linda Rogers *… FULL STORY
#617 Escape from Seabird Island
Heart Berries: A Memoir by Terese Marie Mailhot Toronto: Penguin Random House, 2018 $25.00 / 9780385691147 Reviewed by Angie Tucker… FULL STORY
Ursus arctos horribilis
Averse to anthropomorphizing “Coola” and “Grinder,” Shelley Hrdlitschka and Rae Schidlo put the pair in the spotlight for conservationist principles…. FULL STORY
#616 Grouse Mountain grizzlies
The Grizzlies of Grouse Mountain: The True Adventures of Coola and Grinder by Shelley Hrdlitschka and Rae Schidlo, illustrated by… FULL STORY
#615 A floating city sinks
Floating City by Kerri Sakamoto Toronto: Knopf Canada, 2018; Penguin Random House, 2019 $21.00 / 9780345809896 Reviewed by Grahame Ware… FULL STORY
#614 Waterfront industry and seafood
Photo essay: Revolving W and Flying Pigs: A Neon Journal by Keith McKellar (Laughing Hand), with an introduction by Robert… FULL STORY
125 years of grub & pub
Glen Mofford offers wonderful stories about the proprietors and patrons of the hotels he describes in Along the E&N. Along… FULL STORY
Anny of Vancouver Island gables
A sixth book from Anny Scoones revives her wandering ways. Island Home: Out and About on Vancouver Island by Anny… FULL STORY
Victoria Book Prizes 2019
The Victoria Book Prize Society is pleased to announce the finalists for the 2019 City of Victoria Butler Book Prize… FULL STORY
#613 The strange fate of John Jeffrey
Green Gold: The Epic True Story of Victorian Plant Hunter John Jeffrey by Gabriel Hemery £15 (U.K.) / 9781789650242 London:… FULL STORY
Agnes, not of God
Sarah Leavitt’s second graphic novel, Agnes, Murderess (Freehand 2019), is based on the folk legend of a roadhouse owner, madam… FULL STORY
#611 A baby boomer’s songbook
Song Book: 21 Songs From 10 Years (1964-74) by Fiona McQuarrie Walthamstow, UK: New Haven Publishing, 2018 $24.00 / 9781912587155… FULL STORY
Bill Arnott
When he was banished from Iceland to Greenland in 982, Erik Thorvaldsson—aka Erik the Red—established a settlement at Qassiarsuk, or… FULL STORY
#610 Secwépemc playwright honoured
Honouring the Strength of Indian Women: Plays, Stories, Poetry by Vera Manuel (author) and Michelle Coupal, Deanna Reder, Joanne Arnott,… FULL STORY
Yasuko Thanh after Evelyn Lau
There is much in Thanh’s memoir Mistakes to Run With to ponder about sacrifice, human nature, and acceptance, says reviewer… FULL STORY
Doretta Lau at Kogawa House
With an MFA in Writing from Columbia University, Doretta Lau lives in both Vancouver and Hong Kong, while contributing to… FULL STORY
#609 The pen is mightier than the street
Mistakes to Run With by Yasuko Thanh Toronto: Penguin Random House Canada (Hamish Hamilton), 2019 $24.95 / 9780735234413 Reviewed by… FULL STORY
Poems on Buses
The Association of Book Publishers of British Columbia (ABPBC) has announced the 2019/20 Poetry in Transit poets: Garry Gottfriedson (Kamloops)… FULL STORY
#608 Kootenay art and activism
New Ground: A Memoir of Art and Activism in BC’s Interior by Ann Kujundzic, with a foreword by Mary Schendlinger… FULL STORY
