Tales from North of 60
Reviewer Paul Falardeau says Van Camp’s tone is conversational, whether hearing a tape recording or the gossip of aunties, we… FULL STORY
Author Archive
#579 Poetic memoir and needle biopsy
Trauma Head by Elee Kraljii Gardiner Vancouver: Anvil Press, 2018 $18.00 / 9781772141221 Reviewed by Yvonne Blomer * Trauma Head,… FULL STORY
#578 Roughing it at the Cove
Boom & Bust: The Resilient Women of Historic Telegraph Cove by Jennifer Butler Victoria: Touchwood, 2019 $26.00 / 9781771512985 Reviewed… FULL STORY
#577 A trillion to one in Port Alberni
The Bulldog and the Helix: DNA and the Pursuit of Justice in a Frontier Town by Shayne Morrow Victoria: Heritage… FULL STORY
#576 In conversation with Van Camp
Moccasin Square Gardens: Short Stories by Richard Van Camp Madeira Park: Douglas & McIntyre, 2019 $19.95 / 9781771622165 Reviewed by… FULL STORY
#575 The late, great, James Teit
At the Bridge: James Teit and An Anthropology of Belonging by Wendy Wickwire Vancouver: UBC Press, 2019 $34.95 / 9780774861526… FULL STORY
Superscript and sex in bed together
Reviewer Theo Dombrowski unravels and praises a challenging read that is “centrally about the mottled and myriad worlds of sexual… FULL STORY
#574 Secwépemc Shuswap reflections
Secwépemc People, Land, and Laws: Yerí7 Stsq̓ey̓s-kucw by Marianne Ignace and Ronald Ignace, with a foreword by Bonnie Leonard Montreal… FULL STORY
#573 B.C.’s forgotten artists
The Ormsby Review presents a joint review of all ten books in the Unheralded Artists of B.C. Series from Mother… FULL STORY
#572 Settlers coveted Sumas Lake
Before We Lost the Lake: A Natural and Human History of Sumas Valley by Chad Reimer Halfmoon Bay: Caitlin Press,… FULL STORY
#571 The Slinky and the mirror
Slinky Naive by Caroline Szpak Vancouver: Anvil Press, 2018 $18.00 / 9781772141153 Reviewed by Andrew Yang * Born in Istanbul,… FULL STORY
#570 Rolf Knight obituary
Born on March 4, 1936, the son of an itinerant cook, Rolf Knight grew up in remote B.C. logging camps,… FULL STORY
Rolf Knight (1936-2019)
Possibly his most important work is Indians at Work: An Informal History of Native Indian Labour in British Columbia 1858-1930… FULL STORY
#570 Rolf Knight Obituary
Born on March 4, 1936, the son of an itinerant cook, Rolf Knight grew up in B.C. logging camps, gained… FULL STORY
#569 Superscript and sexual tension
Reproduction by Ian Williams Toronto: Penguin Random House Canada, 2019 $35.00 / 9780735274051 Reviewed by Theo Dombrowski * Of his… FULL STORY
#568 Pregnant lines and pauses
Q & A by Adrienne Gruber Toronto: Book*Hug Press, 2019 $18.00 / 9781771664721 Reviewed by Phyllis Parham Reeve * “How… FULL STORY
#567 A Métis Red Riding Hood
The Girl and the Wolf by Katherena Vermette (text) and Julie Flett (illustrations) Penticton: Theytus Books, 2019 $19.95 / 9781926886541… FULL STORY
George Payerle (1945-2019)
A sentimentalist would be tempted to describe him as an unknown soldier of Canlit. For decades within the Writers Union… FULL STORY
#566 George Payerle (1945-2019)
George Thomas Payerle was a founding member of the Writers Union of Canada. His major novel Unknown Soldier was reviewed… FULL STORY
From Squa’lets to VPL
“The Kwantlen people used to number in the thousands,” says Joseph Dandurand, “but like all river tribes, 80% of our… FULL STORY
