#389 A porous potpourri of 85 pubs
Amber River: A Guide to Unique Pubs of Vancouver Island and the Salish Sea by Glen Cowley Surrey: Hancock House,… FULL STORY
Author Archive
#388 Indian fishing revived
Indian Fishing: Early Methods on the Northwest Coast by Hilary Stewart, foreword by Michael Kew Madeira Park: Douglas & McIntyre,… FULL STORY
The task of remembrance
Reviewed by Mark Dwor, Claire Sicherman’s memoir revives the story of her murdered great grandmother so she can pass it… FULL STORY
#387 Up where she belongs
Buffy Sainte-Marie: The Authorized Biography by Andrea Warner, foreword by Joni Mitchell Vancouver: Greystone Books 2018 $36.00 / 9781771643580 Reviewed… FULL STORY
Nine signs of depression
Rob Taylor’s “evidence-based poems” for “Oh Not So Great”: Poems from the Depression Project (Leaf Press $16.95) are derived from… FULL STORY
#386 All my generations
Imprint: A Memoir of Trauma in the Third Generation by Claire Sicherman Halfmoon Bay: Caitlin, 2017 $22.95 / 9781987915570 Reviewed… FULL STORY
Classic1973 Koona book reprinted
Carpenter John Smyly built a precise model of q’una (Koona) which has remained on view at the RBCM ever since its… FULL STORY
Wooldridge receives Douglas Award
In September of 2018, Andrew Wooldridge accepted the Jim Douglas Award from the Association of Book Publishers of British Columbia… FULL STORY
#385 The carpenter of Koona
Those Born at Koona: The Totem Poles of the Haida Village Skedans, Haida Gwaii by Carolyn and John Smyly Surrey:… FULL STORY
Page again up for a fiction prize
On Wednesday, September 26, 2018, it was announced that Dear Evelyn by the often-nominated Salt Spring Islander Kathy Page has been shortlisted… FULL STORY
#384 Island hiking: all in the family
Family Walks and Hikes of Vancouver Island — Volume 1: Victoria to Nanaimo by Theo Dombrowski Victoria: Rocky Mountain Books,… FULL STORY
Tweets & trenches
“Bullets ripped the dirt up all round me but none of them were marked Black Jack.” — George ‘Black Jack’… FULL STORY
#383 Sea change on Gabriola
Changemakers: Embracing Hope, Taking Action, and Transforming the World by Fay Weller and Mary Wilson Gabriola Island: New Society, 2018… FULL STORY
Watching all the girls go by
As feminism arose, reviewer Larry Hannant says, “the RCMP did what it did best — keeping the recording machine running.”… FULL STORY
#382 An Aboriginal body of law
Aboriginal Peoples and the Law: A Critical Introduction by Jim Reynolds Vancouver: UBC Press, 2018 (Purich Books) $29.95 / 9780774880213… FULL STORY
The Quest by Manolis
In 2018, at a time when millions are crossing borders to find a better life, the prolific Cretan-Canadian poet and… FULL STORY
#381 Clandestine Mountie bounty
Just Watch Us: RCMP Surveillance of the Women’s Liberation Movement in Cold War Canada By Christabelle Sethna and Steve Hewitt… FULL STORY
#380 Road trip with Gilgamesh
Provoked by Gilgamesh: The Search for a Way Around Death by Gilmour Walker Vancouver: Ronsdale Press, 2018. $18.95 / 9781553805205… FULL STORY
#379 Zieroth’s Prairie childhood
The Bridge from Day to Night by David Zieroth Madeira Park: Harbour Publishing, 2018 $18.95 / 9781550178357 Reviewed by Christopher… FULL STORY
Stuart-Stubbs: Call for Submissions
THE BASIL STUART-STUBBS PRIZE FOR OUTSTANDING SCHOLARLY BOOK ON BRITISH COLUMBIA Established in memory of Basil Stuart-Stubbs, this annual prize… FULL STORY
