As Italian as possible
It’s the summer of 1960 and a young UBC student is about to leave Vancouver, then still very much a… FULL STORY
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Ormsby #144 One family, one lake
But a young academic reviewer criticizes an older “settler” for not writing the book she would have written. REVIEW:… FULL STORY
Advice for earthlings
Also a musician, composer, entrepreneur, retired lawyer and philanthropist, John Lefebvre of Saltspring Island is a former director of the… FULL STORY
Bach is back
While working on her MFA at UBC, Mette Bach first examined growing up in North Delta in the 1980s for… FULL STORY
#144 One family, one lake, one century
REVIEW: How Deep is the Lake: A Century at Chilliwack Lake by Shelley O’Callaghan Halfmoon Bay: Caitlin Press, 2017 $24.95 … FULL STORY
#143 The White House & White Rock
No balloons. No speeches. As Canada Day approaches we look at Brandon Dimmel’s book on U.S.-Canada border relations, how they… FULL STORY
#142 Sacred Herb & Devil’s Weed
Marijuana can be dangerous and joyous. Anyone telling you marijuana is one thing, and not the other, is a liar…. FULL STORY
Harrison Fest gets literary, too
UFV’s Literary Café at the Harrison Festival of Arts offers an opportunity to get up close and personal with four… FULL STORY
#141 Retrieving Noel from obscurity
REVIEW: Abenaki Daring: The Life and Writings of Noel Annance, 1792-1869 by Jean Barman Montreal and Kingston: McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2016…. FULL STORY
Le Bel epoque
In 2017, songstress and poet Pauline Le Bel has launched a series of reconciliation events in collaboration with the Bowen… FULL STORY
Where microclimates abound
In 2005, Jim Cooperman started a long-running column for a bi-monthly newspaper column on local geography called Shuswap Passion, also… FULL STORY
Like inhaling a hot cup of tea
Victoria’s Poet Laureate (appointed in 2015 for a 4-year term) also writes creative non-fiction. Yvonne Blomer’s recently published Sugar Ride:… FULL STORY
Ormsby #138 Drugs, alcohol & Wee’git
From brutal realism to magic realism, Eden Robinson poses a connection between drugs and mythology. REVIEW: Son of a Trickster… FULL STORY
#140 Gently to Nagasaki and mercy
REVIEW: Gently to Nagasaki: A Spiritual Pilgrimage, an Exploration Both Communal and Intensely Personal By Joy Kogawa Halfmoon Bay: Caitlin… FULL STORY
“Too wise to woo peaceably”
Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare adapted by John Murphy Bard on the Beach June to September 23 Much… FULL STORY
#139 Perfection is hard work
REVIEW: The Promise of Paradise: Utopian Communities in British Columbia By Andrew Scott Madeira Park: Harbour Publishing, 2017. $24.95 / 978-1-55017-771-8… FULL STORY
#138 The incredible deftness of being
REVIEW: Son of a Trickster By Eden Robinson Toronto: Penguin Random House Canada, 2017. $32.00 / 9780345810786 Reviewed by David… FULL STORY
#70 The Year of the Mice
Hi darlin: I notice there’s a photo of Wade Davis on BC BookLook showing that he once caught two mice… FULL STORY
#137 Upbeat about Under Vancouver
Greg Girard, with interviews by William Gibson and David Campany Under Vancouver 1972-1982 Toronto: The Magenta Foundation, 2017. $50.00 / … FULL STORY
Jordan Abel bags Griffin
The prize money for the Griffin Poetry Prize, founded in 2000, is up to 65 grand per category. This year… FULL STORY
