#593 Wilderness campaigns & cultures
At the Wilderness Edge: The Rise of the Antidevelopment Movement on Canada’s West Coast by J.I. (Jack) Little Montréal &… FULL STORY
Author Archive
#592 Ginger beef and fried macaroni
Chop Suey Nation: The Legion Cafe and Other Stories from Canada’s Chinese Restaurants by Ann Hui Madeira Park: Douglas &… FULL STORY
P is for Pearson
The year is 1811, the apex of Napoleon’s empire. Two French travelers meet en route to Italy — he playing… FULL STORY
#591 nu pomes organik n vulnrabul
breth/th treez uv lunaria: selektid rare n nu pomes n drawings, 1957-2019 by bill bissett Vancouver: Talonbooks, 2019 $29.95 /… FULL STORY
The ferry-less Gulf Islands
Harder-to-reach remote islands are special places where ingenuity, creativity, passion, and hard work lie at the heart of making satisfying… FULL STORY
#590 Mission to skid row
In His Steps: The Life and Times of Wilberforce Cooper, Vancouver’s Skid Road Priest by Peter J. Cooper Victoria: Friesen… FULL STORY
#589 Love, labour, and linocuts
On the Curve: The Life and Art of Sybil Andrews by Janet Nicol, with a foreword by Robin Laurence Halfmoon… FULL STORY
Trevor Clark (1955-2019)
Born in Toronto in 1955, ex-Vancouverite Trevor Clark died in Montreal on April 4, 2019. Clark, who moved to Vancouver… FULL STORY
#588 Trevor Clark (1955-2019)
Born in Toronto in 1955, ex-Vancouverite Trevor Clark died in Montreal on April 4, 2019. Clark, who moved to Vancouver… FULL STORY
#587 You row it to yourself
Complicated Simplicity: Island Life in the Pacific Northwest by Joy Davis Victoria: Heritage House, 2019 $22.95 / 9781772032703 Reviewed by… FULL STORY
Marilyn Bowering’s new poems
Marilyn Bowering launches her new poetry collection, What is Long Past Occurs in Full Light (Mother Tongue $21) on August… FULL STORY
From navvy to Okanagan rancher
A new book tracks O’Keefe from Nepean, Ontario in 1861 seeking fortune in the West, to establishing the historic O’Keefe… FULL STORY
#586 Shortcuts to the heart
an almost hand, beckoning by John Swanson San Francisco: Blurb Books, 2019 $20.00 (Canada and U.S.) / 9781999131302 Reviewed by P.W…. FULL STORY
#585 Shallow draft on Arrow Lakes
SS Minto: The Arrow Lakes’ Longest Serving Sternwheeler by Bruce Rohn Nakusp: Arrow Lakes Historical Society, 2018 $30.00 / 9780969423676… FULL STORY
#584 Brother artist at the edge
Drawbridge: Drawing Alongside My Brother’s Schizophrenia by Joan Boxall Halfmoon Bay: Caitlin Press, 2019 $24.95 / 9781773860022 Reviewed by Janet… FULL STORY
#583 From Nepean to Okanagan
Cornelius O’Keefe: The Life, Loves, and Legacy of an Okanagan Pioneer by Sherri Field Victoria: Heritage House, 2019 $9.95 /… FULL STORY
#582 Archaeology of a horsewoman
Ledi by Kim Trainor Toronto: Book*hug Press, 2018 $18.00 / 9781771664479 Reviewed by Jenna Butler * Ledi, by East Vancouver… FULL STORY
#581 Cookbook for a dystopian future
One-Pot Wonders: James Barber’s Recipes for Land and Sea by James Barber Madeira Park: Harbour Publishing, 2019 (first published 2006)… FULL STORY
Celebrating the legacy of George Ryga
Started in 2016, the Ryga Arts Festival has an expanded program this year including musical concerts, theatre, spoken word, and… FULL STORY
#580 The power behind the P.M.
At the Centre of Government: The Prime Minister and the Limits of Political Power by Ian Brodie Montreal and Kingston:… FULL STORY
