Labour love not lost
A new generation is being introduced to a tumultuous, six-week struggle in Winnipeg when more than 30,000 strikers battled police,… FULL STORY
Author Archive
#555 Arthur Erickson’s steel house
Eppich House II: The Story of an Arthur Erickson Masterwork by Greg Bellerby, with an introduction by Michelangelo Sabatino Vancouver:… FULL STORY
Double Melancholy by C.E. Gatchalian
Born in 1974 and raised in Vancouver, C.E. Gatchalian is a Filipino-Canadian who has written nine plays. His first non-fiction… FULL STORY
#554 Patricia’s preternatural powers
Amateurs at Love by Patricia Young Fredericton: Goose Lane Editions, 2019 $19.95 / 9780864929914 Reviewed by Heidi Greco * The… FULL STORY
From alienation to adulation
Flow is a wonderful, 640-page tribute by Michael Barnholden and Talonbooks, according to Grahame Ware, who providess an extensive response.
#553 From alienation to adulation
Flow: Poems Collected and New by Roy Miki, edited by Michael Barnholden Vancouver: Talonbooks 2018 $49.95 / 9781772012101 Reviewed by… FULL STORY
#552 The three sisters of Bute Inlet
Cougar Companions: Bute Inlet Country and the Legendary Schnarrs Raincoast Chronicles no. 24 by Judith Williams Madeira Park: Harbour Pubishing,… FULL STORY
From sawmills to eco-density
Ray Spaxman is touted by Larry Beasley as the “Father of Vancouverism” in his 425-page celebration of planning for the… FULL STORY
John Lent’s double offering
In 2018, as a veteran vocalist John Lent released his sophisticated CD of original, often bluesy songs, Strange Ground, as… FULL STORY
#551 Keith Harrison 1945-2019
Born in Vancouver on June 18, 1945, John Keith Harrison, author of nine books, died at his home on Hornby… FULL STORY
#550 From sawmills to EcoDensity
Vancouverism by Larry Beasley, with a prologue by Frances Bula $39.95 / 9780774890311 Vancouver: UBC Press, 2019 Reviewed by Michael… FULL STORY
A Peakbagger’s Guide
Glorious Mountains lists North Shore peaks by height, difficulty, best berry patches, best for kids, most masochistic, etc. The Glorious… FULL STORY
#549 Peak satisfaction
The Glorious Mountains of Vancouver’s North Shore: A Peakbagger’s Guide by David Crerar, Harry Crerar, and Bill Maurer Victoria: Rocky… FULL STORY
Spiritualism in the pews
The title of Pamela Klassen’s The Story of Radio Mind refers to unorthodox telepathy experiments conducted by Du Vernet. The… FULL STORY
Historic DNA case gets its due
The Bulldog and the Helix by Shayne Morrow will be launched at a free event in Port Alberni on Thursday,… FULL STORY
#548 On a wing & a telepathic prayer
The Story of Radio Mind: A Missionary’s Journey on Indigenous Land by Pamela Klassen London and Chicago: The University of… FULL STORY
Montler’s SENĆOŦEN dictionary
SENĆOŦEN; A Dictionary of the Saanich Language by Timothy Montler Seattle: University of Washington Press, 2018 $150.00 (U.S.) / 9780295743851… FULL STORY
#547 A great book for a big language
SENĆOŦEN; A Dictionary of the Saanich Language by Timothy Montler Seattle: University of Washington Press, 2018 $150.00 (U.S.) / 9780295743851… FULL STORY
Hall Pinder’s fourth courtroom novel
“Every book I’ve written has a trial in it.” — Leslie Hall Pinder, 2019 Leslie Hall Pinder’s fourth novel, The… FULL STORY
#546 Flashes of fascinating humanity
Hider/Seeker: Stories by Jen Currin Vancouver: Anvil Press, 2018 $20.00 / 9781772141177 Reviewed by Candace Fertile * The twenty stories… FULL STORY
