Weller turns up the heat
At the front of it is Duncan Weller. Dimiter Savoff operates Simply Read Books. Duncan Weller is a writer and… FULL STORY
Author Archive
Spanish is the learning tongue
Writing in the December, 2016 issue of Hispania magazine, Elena Retzer of California State University has declared that Robert Thomson’s… FULL STORY
Staying in tunes
With a forthcoming new collection of poetry slated for April, Tom Wayman will observe and celebrate how music is integral… FULL STORY
Coming out as Métis
Indebted to Brian Mulroney and Stephen Harper, Gerry St. Germain owed much of his integrity as a Senator to his… FULL STORY
#62 Coming out as Métis
REVIEW: I Am a Métis: The Story of Gerry St. Germain by Peter O’Neil Madeira Park: Harbour Publishing, 2016. $32.95… FULL STORY
#61 Street Fighting Men
REVIEW: The Last Gang in Town: The Epic Story of the Vancouver Police vs. the Clark Park Gang by Aaron Chapman… FULL STORY
As Death eavesdrops
The Clothesline Swing (Nightwood $19.95), Danny Ramadan’s first novel in English, draws inspiration from Arabian Tales of One Thousand and… FULL STORY
#60 The Liard Basin, 1790-1910
REVIEW: In 2016, after many years of research, Dr. Anthony Kenyon self-published The Recorded History of the Liard Basin 1790-1910…. FULL STORY
The Belle of Mauchline
Melanie Murray’s first book, For Your Tomorrow (Random House), is about the life and tragic death of her nephew, a… FULL STORY
Civil Gothic to West Coast Modern
Architectural historian Harold Kalman reviews two books about architects who made major contributions to B.C.’s built environment. REVIEW: Thomas Fuller: Architect… FULL STORY
#59 From Civil Gothic to Modern
REVIEW: Thomas Fuller: Architect for a Nation by Dorothy Mindenhall [Victoria:] Lakehill Books, 2015. $45 / 978-0-9948095-1-3 * REVIEW: Imagining Uplands: John… FULL STORY
Children of the Book
Born in Fort St. John in 1952, Lennard Island lightkeeper and BC BookWorld columnist Caroline Woodward was raised on her… FULL STORY
#58 Off the danger scale
REVIEW: The Bold and Cold: A History of 25 Classic Climbs in the Canadian Rockies by Brandon Pullan Victoria: Rocky Mountain… FULL STORY
Have sketchbook, will travel
Born and educated in England, Keith Valentine immigrated to Canada to work as an agricultural scientist. In 1960, he started… FULL STORY
Rock art before Led Zeppelin
Chris Arnett says First Signs by Genevieve von Petzinger is, “a ‘go-to’ book for the initiate looking for a sense… FULL STORY
Dentists and world mayhem
After a career practicing dentistry in West Vancouver, Hamilton-born Dan Green studied creative writing at UBC. He has two published… FULL STORY
#57 Rock art before Led Zeppelin
REVIEW: The First Signs: Unlocking the Mysteries of the World’s Oldest Symbols by Genevieve von Petzinger New York: Simon &… FULL STORY
#56 A Quaker in the Spanish Civil War
REVIEW: Live Souls: Citizens and Volunteers of Civil War Spain by Serge Alternês and Alec Wainman Vancouver: Ronsdale Press, 2015 $24.95… FULL STORY
Third award for Snapshot
Kari Burk’s illustrated memoir, Snapshot of a Soul Place in the Land of Special Needs (SRP $30) has been honoured… FULL STORY
#55 Eyewitness to Gentleman Bandit
ARTICLE: For British Columbians who know their history, the name Bill Miner evokes memories of a failed train robbery in… FULL STORY
