Ootsa Lake revisited
From 1905 to 1952, there was an agrarian settlement on the north shore of Ootsa Lake in central B.C. about… FULL STORY
Author Archive
From Winnie to Ollie
Like many classics for young readers–Winnie the Pooh books, example–Paymaneh Ritchie’s My Name is Oliver, (Tellwell Publishing 2016 $6.99) was… FULL STORY
#54 Breaking the glass ceiling
REVIEW: The Life and Art of Mary Filer Salt Spring Island: Mother Tongue Publishers, 2016. $35.95. 9781896949550 by Christina Johnson-Dean; introduction… FULL STORY
Row, bro
Greystone Books has acquired world English language rights for Rowing the Northwest Passage: Adventure, Fear, and Awe in a Rising… FULL STORY
#53 Putin’s Potemkin village
ESSAY: Putin’s Potemkin village… Russian-born Marina Sonkina, a Vancouver writer, reveals contemporary Russia beneath its facade. With all its glamour,… FULL STORY
#52 Irish yarns, West Coast catches
REVIEW: Casting Back: Sixty Years of Fishing and Writing Victoria: Rocky Mountain Books, 2016. $25. 9781771601740 By Peter McMullan Reviewed by… FULL STORY
Vaqueros south and north
Luis Fabini’s photos and Wade Davis’ text celebrate ‘centaurs’ who share a powerful bond with the land and with their… FULL STORY
#51 Vaqueros — men of the saddle
REVIEW: Cowboys of the Americas by Luis Fabini (photographs) and Wade Davis (text) Vancouver: Greystone Books, 2016 $50 / 9781771641166 Reviewed… FULL STORY
Stroke and distance
Using the index finger of his left hand, he began typing The Defiant Mind eight months after a massive ischemic… FULL STORY
#196 Jay Clarke / Michael Slade
LOCATION: 919 Robson Street, formerly the main outlet for Duthie Books At this location in 1957, next to the Vancouver… FULL STORY
#64 Justin is Harpy Lite
Hi Darlin’: Sixty million Americans just voted for Trump. So we’re supposed to be relieved and grateful for Justin. Not… FULL STORY
#50 Make it up as you go along
REVIEW: None of This Was Planned: The Stories Behind the Stories by Mike McCardell Madeira Park: Harbour Publishing, 2016 $29.95 /… FULL STORY
Seeing Red
Steven Ferguson responds to Robin Brunet’s, Red Robinson: The Last Deejay. Usually cited as Vancouver’s first rock ‘n’ roll deejay,… FULL STORY
Red’s revival never ends
Legendary Vancouver deejay Red Robinson and author Robin Brunet will be signing copies of the bestselling biography Red Robinson: The… FULL STORY
#49 Underground brewer led the way
REVIEW: Brewing Revolution: Pioneering the Craft Beer Movement By Frank Appleton Madeira Park: Harbour Publishing, 2016. $24.95. 978-1-55017-782-4 Reviewed by Joe… FULL STORY
#48 Price Paid: The Fight
REVIEW: Price Paid: The Fight for First Nations Survival by Bev Sellars Vancouver: Talonbooks, 2016 $19.95 / 9780889229723 Reviewed by… FULL STORY
British Columbia for Dummies
REVIEW: Price Paid: The Fight for First Nations Survival by Bev Sellars Vancouver: Talonbooks, 2016 $19.95 978-0-88922-972-3 reviewed by Caroline… FULL STORY
Ronsdale takes two IPPY Awards
Jim McDowell’s book from Ronsdale Press about the first European to reach the area that has become greater Vancouver, Uncharted… FULL STORY
#47 Ujjal’s odyssey
REVIEW: Journey After Midnight: India, Canada and the Road Beyond by Ujjal Dosanjh Vancouver: Figure 1 Publishing, 2016 $34.95 978-1-927958-56-8 Reviewed… FULL STORY
15 stories, 94 calls to action
Decolonization in Canada gives rise to In This Together, published from Victoria. REVIEW: In This Together: Fifteen Stories of Truth &… FULL STORY
