#129 Hornby haven for herd of steel
REVIEW: The Art of Jeffrey Rubinoff Edited by James Fox Madeira Park: Douglas & McIntyre, 2016. $36.95 / 978-1-77162-129-8 Reviewed by… FULL STORY
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The boys in the van
As a pop music aficionado, Grant Lawrence must have known before he decided to publish his memoir of being lead… FULL STORY
#128 Fred Herzog’s genius revisited
Like a circus performer without a net, Fred Herzog worked without a tripod. Bill Jeffries responds to a Berlin-published book… FULL STORY
Fir Valley
Jason Turner of Vancouver is a comic book artist whose first graphic novel, Fir Valley (2017), is set in North… FULL STORY
The Moral Work of Nursing
Hazel Magnussen’s first book A Doctor’s Calling: A Matter of Conscience (Parksville: Wembley Publishing, 2006) recounts the life and murder… FULL STORY
From Rita Joe to Children of God
Children of God A musical by Corey Payette Urban Ink with Raven Theatre, National Arts Centre English Theatre York Theatre… FULL STORY
Talk the talk; walk the walk
The aptly named Derek Walker Youngs devoted much of his life to peace, walking his way through 25 countries for… FULL STORY
Bold, avant-garde lives are revived
Sasha Colby at SFU has fused her studies of three remarkable women into three, original theatrical presentations. Although Sasha Colby’s… FULL STORY
Reading Reid
Anvil Press, in collaboration with Pandora’s Collective, is launching a posthumous book by Jamie Reid, A Temporary Stranger, on Thursday,… FULL STORY
Punjabi, Hindi & Urdu lit has a champ
Now South Asian literature is on the rise throughout Canada, particularly in British Columbia as evidenced by Rajwant Chilana’s 500-page… FULL STORY
Punjabi, Hindi, Urdu lit get its due
The third-most spoken language in Canada is Punjabi. Now South Asian literature is on the rise throughout Canada, particularly in… FULL STORY
Bold lives revered
Recognizing that teaching and presenting papers are performances in themselves, Sasha Colby has fused her studies of three remarkable women… FULL STORY
Douglas Gibson returns
He hasn’t quite got to the Stompin’ Tom or Peter Gzowski level yet, but former publisher and editor extraordinaire Douglas… FULL STORY
#69 Mysteries abound
Hi, darlin’: On Saturday a woman taking her dog for a run in the bush came upon a heap of… FULL STORY
Afghan spraycans at UBC
Shamsia Hassani of Kabul uses her illicit street art to alleviate the trauma of war. The gist of an exhibition… FULL STORY
Grub & grapes
Kimberley Veness of Adams Lake learned to love land, animals, growing food and the smell of manure on a ninety-acre… FULL STORY
Wade Davis wins Ryga Award
Now the UBC-based anthropologist has won the George Ryga Award for Social Awareness. If there is anyone from B.C. who… FULL STORY
Jamaica bound
Lorna Goodison of Halfmoon Bay will be installed in her new position as Poet Laureate of Jamaica for a three-year… FULL STORY
Always a bridesmaid
Indefatigable author Neil McKinnon, has come close to winning three literary awards this year. His unpublished manuscript, Yoshida’s Sword, placed second… FULL STORY
Getting Wagamese into the circle
Four prizes out of seven went to books with Indigenous content at the 33rd annual B.C. Book Prizes. Richard Wagamese… FULL STORY
