#366 Evelyn, Harry, and the sick rose
Dear Evelyn by Kathy Page Windsor, ON: Biblioasis, 2018 $19.95 / 9781771962094 Reviewed by Paul Headrick * Dear Evelyn, the… FULL STORY
Author Archive
Conversing with Converse
The Sidney and Peninsula Literary Society presents readings by Yvonne Blomer and Cathy Converse on September 21st as part of… FULL STORY
#365 The texture of daily living
Narrow Bridge by Barbara Pelman Vancouver: Ronsdale Press 2017 $15.95 / 9781553805083 Reviewed by Christopher Levenson * New from Victoria… FULL STORY
#364 Chinese migration and mobility
Trans-Pacific Mobilities: The Chinese and Canada by Lloyd L. Wong (editor) Vancouver: UBC Press, 2017 $34.95 / 9780774833806 Reviewed by… FULL STORY
#363 An Erickson-Massey masterpiece
Smith House II by Michael Prokopow, with photography by Michael Perlmutter and foreword by Douglas Coupland Novato, California: ORO Editions, 2018…. FULL STORY
#362 City night magic
The Night the Forest Came to Town by Charles Ghigna, illustrated by Annie Wilkinson Victoria: Orca Books, 2018 $19.95 /… FULL STORY
#361 Irony, beauty, and neon
Don’t Tell Me What to Do by Dina Del Bucchia Vancouver: Arsenal Pulp Press, 2017 $17.95 / 9781551527017 Reviewed by… FULL STORY
Another Peace offering
Peace River farmer Arlene Boon reminds us that “We have until the water rises to stop the dam.” Damming the… FULL STORY
#360 Gold made British Columbia
Claiming the Land: British Columbia and the Making of a New El Dorado by Daniel Marshall Vancouver: Ronsdale Press, 2018…. FULL STORY
#359 From Punjab to Williams Lake
An Uncommon Road: How Canadian Sikhs Struggled out of the Fringes and into the Mainstream by Gian Singh Sandhu Vancouver:… FULL STORY
#358 Ukrainian blood and soil
Our Familiar Hunger by Laisha Rosnau Gibsons: Nightwood Editions, 2018 $18.95 / 9780889713444 Reviewed by Elee Kraljii Gardiner * In… FULL STORY
Twisting, turning, teasing
“The only part that surprises me is that it didn’t win… Maybe it was deemed too ‘regional’ to win a… FULL STORY
#357 Refugee kids meet Cougar Annie
Up In Arms by Amanda Spottiswoode, illustrations by Molly March Victoria: Heritage House, 2017. $12.95 / 9781772032024 Reviewed by Steve… FULL STORY
#356 Bullying must be stopped
Fifteen Point Nine DCB Book, 2018 $14.95 978-1-77086-523-5 A debut YA novelist wants society to not turn a blind eye… FULL STORY
#355 Murder in Nelson
Give Out Creek by J.G Toews Oakville, ON: Mosaic Press, 2018 $24.95 / 9781771613057 Reviewed by Bill Engleson * Judy… FULL STORY
#354 Dave Perrin (1948-2018)
OBITUARY: Dave Perrin has died on August 6th, 2018, in Calgary, Alberta at the Foothills Medical Center at age 70…. FULL STORY
Dave Perrin
Dave Perrin has died on August 6th, 2018, in Calgary, Alberta at the Foothills Medical Center at age 70. A… FULL STORY
The Sea Lord vs. Winnie
Writing in the Times Literary Supplement, Jan Morris has described Gough’s dual biography as “enthralling” and “a work of profound… FULL STORY
#353 Another Peace offering
Damming the Peace: The Hidden Costs of the Site C Dam by Wendy Holm (editor) Toronto: James Lorimer and Company,… FULL STORY
#352 Teacher, traveller, troublemaker
Against the Current: The Remarkable Life of Agnes Deans Cameron by Cathy Converse Victoria: Touchwood Editions, 2018 $30.00 / 9781771512701… FULL STORY
