Science, nature and honey
Mari-Lou Rowley’s 9th poetry collection Catastrophe Theories (Anvil $18) reflects her interdisciplinary approach in its mash-up of science and dream… FULL STORY
Author Archive
I is for Innes
In his 5th title, the novella Elderville (World Castle $9.99) Roy Innes’ latest crime story is about a road-trip-turned-nightmare. David… FULL STORY
K is for Kalla
Following on the heels of his most recent bestseller, Lost Immunity (Simon & Schuster, 2021), which CBC Books named one… FULL STORY
A is for Annharte
Annharte’s forthcoming Miskwagoode (New Star $16) is about her mother loss, or her “mothermiss.” This fifth poetry collection by Annharte… FULL STORY
Requiem for the Mayne Queen
Saturna Island’s fledgling publisher, Cliffside Publishing is set to release a third title, Mayne Queen: the passing of a ferry… FULL STORY
Greco on NPR & at Patricia Theatre
Surrey-based Heidi Greco (pictured at right) has been interviewed by National Public Radio about her book Glorious Birds (Anvil, 2020)… FULL STORY
The connectedness of things
In her 17th book, Blue Portugal and other Essays (U of Alberta Press $24.99) Theresa Kishkan writes about her broad… FULL STORY
B.C.’s forgotten Métis leader
Joseph McKay became an explorer, a Hudson’s Bay Company manager, an elected official, a signor of many treaties with First… FULL STORY
Rachel Rose at JCC Jewish Book Fest
Rachel Rose will be participating in an online short stories event at the JCC Jewish Book Festival next Tuesday, February… FULL STORY
An aging revolutionary
It’s 2007, and Sandra Treming is released from prison, having served 25 years on a terrorism and murder conviction stemming… FULL STORY
Lily Chow gets OC honour
Award-winning author, historian and multicultural champion, Lily Chow (at right, photo Steve Chow) was appointed as a member of the… FULL STORY
Patriarchy, families and identity
Salt Spring Island’s Carlie Blume is set to release her debut collection of poetry, Gigglepuss (Guernica $20) due out in… FULL STORY
OBIT: Robert R. Reid (1927–2022)
By Alan Twigg “As for computer-generated type and the personal computer, an association would have been as unthinkable as making… FULL STORY
Be your true self
Growing up in the Comox Valley, Sydney Sunderland developed passions for soccer, art and playing guitar. Sydney also liked expressing… FULL STORY
Holocaust Prisoner #42821
George L. Pál is one of the Holocaust writers featured in Out of Hiding: Holocaust Literature of British Columbia (Ronsdale,… FULL STORY
Saying goodbye to Gran
For his twentieth title, former radio host and award-winning author Bill Richardson writes about a child facing her beloved grandmother’s… FULL STORY
Desolation Sound eccentrics
It’s been over a decade since CBC personality and indie rock musician, Grant Lawrence launched his writing career with Adventures… FULL STORY
Vicki Jensen, FRCGS
Maritime historian and Vancouver author Vickie Jensen, who recently authored Deep, Dark and Dangerous: The Story of British Columbia’s World-Class… FULL STORY
Frances Peck Q&A
BCBookLook: When did you decide to write your first novel, The Broken Places (Newest $24.95) and how long did it… FULL STORY
Madness and redemption
The former Poet Laureate of New Westminster (active from 2017 to 2020), Alan Hill has written his debut, full-length collection… FULL STORY
