Food for thought
In a country of diversity, we are challenged to taste, absorb and digest 252 contributions, including one that requires a… FULL STORY
Author Archive
#330 Food for thought
Sustenance: Writers from BC and Beyond on the Subject of Food by Rachel Rose (editor) Vancouver: Anvil Press, 2017. $25…. FULL STORY
#329 From inuksuit to cyberspace
Sculpture in Canada: A History by Maria Tippett Vancouver: Douglas & McIntyre, 2017 $39.95 / 9781771620932 Reviewed by Catherine Nutting… FULL STORY
#328 Meggs revisits1900-1901 strike
Strange New Country: The Fraser River Salmon Strikes of 1900-1901 and the Birth of Modern British Columbia by Geoff Meggs… FULL STORY
#327 Site C boondoggle unravelled
Breaching the Peace: The Site C Dam and a Valley’s Stand against Big Hydro by Sarah Cox Vancouver: UBC Press… FULL STORY
#326 Up-Island with E.J. Hughes
E.J. Hughes Paints Vancouver Island by Robert Amos, with the participation of the Estate of E.J. Hughes Victoria: TouchWood Editions,… FULL STORY
#325 Valgardson’s Gothic Valhalla
In Valhalla’s Shadow by W.D. Valgardson (Douglas & McIntyre, $32) In Norse mythology, Asgard was the dwelling place of the… FULL STORY
Beyond Mile Zero wins twice
Beyond Mile Zero wins a gold medal in the 2017 Foreword Indies Lily Gontard and Mark Kelly’s highway odyssey of… FULL STORY
We all bleed the same
Reviewer Anna Hall calls it “an exceptional book and a significant contribution to the conservation of killer whales.” Orca: How… FULL STORY
#324 We all bleed the same
Orca: How We Came to Know and Love the Ocean’s Greatest Predator by Jason M. Colby Toronto: Oxford University Press,… FULL STORY
Beau Dick was the real McCoy
It has now propelled a new book into the world about the quintessential Kwakwaka’wakw artist and activist Beau Dick. Beau… FULL STORY
#323 Beau Dick’s revolutionary art
Beau Dick: Revolutionary Spirit by Darren J. Martens in collaboration with the Audain Art Museum Vancouver: Figure 1, 2018 $40 … FULL STORY
Stephen Reid (1950-2018)
By the end of his life, Reid had published two books and served time in more than 20 American and… FULL STORY
Woo-Woo in Hongcouver
In her comedic memoir about the Asian immigrant experience in British Columbia, The Woo-Woo (Arsenal Pulp $19.95) 2018), due in… FULL STORY
Public invited to Lupick ceremony
Journalist Travis Lupick will receive the George Ryga Award for Social Awareness on June 28 in Vancouver. TRAVIS LUPICK Travis… FULL STORY
Public invited to Crozier ceremony
Lorna Crozier will receive the George Woodcock Lifetime Achievement for B.C. literature at Vancouver Public Library, June 28. LORNA CROZIER… FULL STORY
#322 Stephen Reid (1950-2018)
Stephen Reid has died at age 68 of pulmonary edema and third-degree heart block in the hospital at Masset, B.C.,… FULL STORY
Stephen Reid (1950-2018)
Stephen Reid has died at age 68 of pulmonary edema and third-degree heart block in the hospital at Masset, B.C.,… FULL STORY
#321 West Kootenay memories
Children of the Kootenays: Memories of Mining Towns by Shirley D. Stainton Victoria: Heritage House, 2018. $19.95 / 9781772031850 Reviewed… FULL STORY
There has always been a housing crisis
There were times when Chelene Knight slept in her shoes in case her mother might tell her to leave in… FULL STORY
