RIP Sandy Shreve (1950 – 2026)
Sandy Shreve, the poet, editor, community activist and visual artist who introduced poetry on Vancouver public transit on an ongoing… FULL STORY
Author Archive
History of the Powell Street Festival
Paueru Gai, the Powell Street neighbourhood in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, was a place of early settlement and forced removal for… FULL STORY
Aaron Williams won Edna Staebler
Aaron Williams (at right), author of The Last Logging Show: A Forestry Family at the End of an Era (Harbour… FULL STORY
Pat Sullivan
When art world egos collide, no frame can contain the fallout. In Pat Sullivan’s debut novel, In the Frame (Iguana Books $20.99)… FULL STORY
Oga Nwobosi
Oga Nwobosi and Christina Myers met in a postpartum support group where they were exposed to emotions ranging from joy… FULL STORY
Bob Joseph
Bob Joseph’s first book, 21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act (Page Two, 2018) became a bestseller… FULL STORY
Saadi’s debut earns prize shortlist
Ziyad Saadi has been shortlisted for the Dayne Ogilvie prize for his novel, Three Parties (Hamish Hamilton, $34.95). The award… FULL STORY
Tony Correia
The issue of book banning in school libraries is the subject of Tony Correia’s middle-grade title Checked Out (Orca $10.95)…. FULL STORY
Donna M. Henningson
A key part of long lasting human relationships is overcoming conflict. In her debut book for young adults, White Space, Gray… FULL STORY
Wong, Arsenal to publish BIPOC books
Award-winning author, Lindsay Wong is partnering with Arsenal Pulp Press to select, edit and publish works of adult literary fiction… FULL STORY
Alison Acheson
In her novel Blue Hours (Freehand $24.95), Alison Acheson writes about fatherhood, grief, unanswerable questions and the small, magical moments that… FULL STORY
Colonial wear and tear
Following on from her breakout poetry collection about zombies, eat salt | gaze at the ocean (Talonbooks, 2020), which was shortlisted for… FULL STORY
Mothers & daughters
“People who are damaged can’t make good choices, or rarely. Crystal [the novel’s main protagonist] has passed on the damage… FULL STORY
Boundless Books
Boundless Books is a new independent bookstore in the heart of historic Ladysmith. The co-owners, Catherine Quaglia (left in photo… FULL STORY
Andrew Scott (1947 – 2025)
A former Western Living editor (1980-1987) and longtime Georgia Straight travel columnist (having first contributed to the Straight in 1974)… FULL STORY
Huckleberry pies & salmon stew
“The learning on the boat was a slow, immersive process,” says Alan Haig-Brown, adding “university was an intense rush of… FULL STORY
Grandma’s curried bologna
Mia is now in secondary school dealing with the loss of her white best friend. In the midst of balancing… FULL STORY
Making a person
by Neil McKinnon My mind can make a person. But my mind is feeble. It cannot make a new person…. FULL STORY
My Life’s Achievement So Far
“Lifetime achievement” . . . that’s rather disconcerting. I’m only 78, and there are still so many books I want… FULL STORY
Douglas Hamilton
Having previously lived on the off-grid eccentric Lasqueti Island, Douglas Hamilton is no stranger to West Coast lore and tall… FULL STORY
