Jerome Gordon Howell (1930 – 2017)
Jerry Howell, minister, bookseller and connoisseur of West Coast Island life, who thought of himself as the “luckiest fellow in… FULL STORY
Author Archive
#238 Unforgettable Major Matthews
A memoir of 1969 by John Pass * We are pleased to unveil a memoir by the award-winning poet John… FULL STORY
#237 The sawmill and the river
Deep River Night by Patrick Lane (McClelland $ Stewart, $32.00) ISBN 978-0-7710-4817-3, hard cover. * The men in Patrick Lane’s… FULL STORY
Uneasy does it
The plot thickens. On a day when Green Party leader Andrew Weaver soundly criticized Premier John Horgan for drumming up… FULL STORY
Ted Hughes: Titan of Fairness
Now Craig McInnes’s candid and engaging biography outlines the achievements of British Columbia’s most respected public servant. The Mighty Hughes:… FULL STORY
#236 Fernie at War
Fernie At War: 1914-1919 by Wayne Norton Halfmoon Bay: Caitlin Press, 2017. $24.95 / 9781987915495 Reviewed by W. Keith Regular… FULL STORY
#235 Dancing on paper
A Queer Love Story: The Letters of Jane Rule and Rick Bébout by Marilyn R. Schuster (editor) Vancouver: UBC Press,… FULL STORY
The malleable truth
Stephen Wadhams’ The Orwell Tapes is a collection of memories from those who crossed paths with the complex character who… FULL STORY
#234 Ted Hughes, Titan of Fairness
The Mighty Hughes: From Prairie Lawyer to Western Canada’s Moral Compass by Craig McInnes Victoria: Heritage House, 2017. $32.95 / … FULL STORY
#233 The malleable truth
In the Trump era, George Orwell’s insights resonate profoundly. Stephen Wadhams’ The Orwell Tapes is a collection of memories from… FULL STORY
The young woman and the sea
Refuge in the Black Deck also illustrates how the women of Canada’s military are still required to prove themselves in… FULL STORY
#232 In need of sea changes
Refuge in the Black Deck: The Story of Ordinary Seaman Nicola Peffers by Nicola Peffers Halfmoon Bay: Caitlin Press. $24.95. … FULL STORY
The truth is not out there
After releasing six albums, Vancouver indie singer and accordion whizz Geoff Berner has crafted a Searching for Sugarman-like novel about… FULL STORY
Wrong frazering
I have it on good authority that several editors and some members of the Advisory Board at the The Ormsby… FULL STORY
The bane of the British Admirality
The Scotsman Rae was pilloried for daring to report Inuit accounts of cannibalism among the doomed Franklin expedition. Finding John… FULL STORY
Green behind and below the ears
The Green Mackinaw in Europe recalls his adventures in England, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Greece, the former Yugoslavia and Austria. Green… FULL STORY
#231 The bane of the British Admiralty
Finding John Rae by Alice Jane Hamilton Vancouver: Ronsdale Press, 2017 $21.95 / 9781553804819 Reviewed by Dylan Burrows *… FULL STORY
The misdealing of drug info
Susan Boyd’s Busted: An Illustrated History of Drug Prohibition in Canada appears just months before marijuana becomes legalized in Canada…. FULL STORY
#230 A good year and a good man
Green Mackinaw in Europe, 1954-55. Alfred H. Siemens Victoria: Friesen Press, 2017. $25.99 / 9781460295342 Reviewed by Graeme Wynn … FULL STORY
Antics, epics & escapades
Those who have studied at University of British Columbia (at undergraduate or graduate levels) and who have had some interest… FULL STORY
