Shale fellow, well met
Yoho National Park, on the western slope of the Rocky Mountains in B.C., figures prominently in Rocks, Ridges, and Rivers…. FULL STORY
Author Archive
#545 Microbes good and bad
The Whole-Body Microbiome: How to Harness Microbes — Inside and Out — for Lifelong Health by B. Brett Finlay and… FULL STORY
#544 Greg Younging Obituary
Formerly an Assistant Director of Research for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, Dr. Gregory George Younging, a publisher… FULL STORY
Greg Younging (1961 – 2019)
Formerly an Assistant Director of Research for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, Dr. Greg Younging died at the… FULL STORY
#543 In Unity is not strength
Lost Boy by Shelley Hrdlitschka Victora: Orca Book Publishers, 2018 $14.95 / 9781459816374 Reviewed by Carol Anne Shaw * Having… FULL STORY
Birth effects
In Elizabeth Ross’ poetic primer for new mothers, After Birth (Palimpset $18.95), the messy moments and distasteful discoveries she writes… FULL STORY
The birdman of Tofino
For hardcore birders and casual watchers alike, Adrian Dorst’s 560-page volume has been gleaned from sixty years of experience. The… FULL STORY
Tiger and the Robot
Grahame Shannon’s first novel, Tiger and the Robot, begins with the annual Swiftsure Yacht Race in the Strait of Juan… FULL STORY
Claiming claims Bazzie Prize
Daniel Marshall won the Basil Stuart-Stubbs Prize for outstanding Scholarly Book on British Columbia for his book Claiming the land: British… FULL STORY
#542 Classical, biblical, theoretical
Passageways by Philip Resnick Vancouver: Ronsdale Press, 2018 $18.95 / 9781553805236 Reviewed by Andrew Parkin * This book is a… FULL STORY
Salt and Ashes from Drobnies
Adrienne Drobnies will launch her first book at Book Warehouse on Main St. in Vancouver on Tuesday, June 4 at… FULL STORY
Stevan launches in Campbell River
Diana Stevan’s fourth novel, Sunflowers Under Fire, will be launched on May 7th at the Campbell River library, followed by author… FULL STORY
#541 Co-opting the food chain
The Co-op Revolution: Vancouver’s Search For Food Alternatives by Jan DeGrass, with a foreword by Rick Scott Halfmoon Bay: Caitlin… FULL STORY
Wayson Choy (1939-2019)
Wayson Choy was the first Chinese Canadian to enrol in a Creative Writing class at UBC where he wrote a… FULL STORY
#540 Wayson Choy obituary
At age 80, Wayson Choy died at home on April 28, 2019. Wayson Choy was born on April 20, 1939… FULL STORY
Wayson Choy (1939-2019)
At age 80, Wayson Choy has died at home on April 28, 2019. Wayson Choy was born on April 20,… FULL STORY
#539 Mickleburgh’s take on BC unions
The notion that workers should collectivize to support one another and prevent exploitation is increasingly viewed as arcane in the… FULL STORY
#538 Two belligerent short story critics
The Canadian Short Story by John Metcalf Windsor, Ontario: Biblioasis, 2018 $28.95 / 9781771960847 * Best Canadian Stories 2018 by… FULL STORY
#537 From Tim Hortons to Swan Lake
Homeless Memorial: Poems from the Streets of Vernon by John La Greca Victoria: Ekstasis Editions, 2018 $23.95 / 9781771712750 Reviewed… FULL STORY
Crozier accepts for Patrick Lane
Patrick Lane has been named winner of the George Woodcock Lifetime Achievement Award posthumously in Victoria. On Saturday, April 20,… FULL STORY
