The butler did it
In Susan Juby’s latest book, Helen Thorpe, a Buddhist butler, helps a reckless influencer, Cartier Hightower, navigate a series of… FULL STORY
Author Archive
Grace Eiko Thomson (1933 – 2024)
Memoirist, curator and Japanese Canadian advocate, Grace Eiko Thomson died of pancreatic cancer at the age of 90 on July… FULL STORY
Tiziana La Melia
Author Tiziana La Melia’s lettuce lettuce please go bad (Talonbooks $24.95) is a poetic exploration of transformation, drawing on the… FULL STORY
Samantha Nock
Shortlisted for the 2024 Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize and the BC and Yukon Book Prizes, A Family of Dreamers (Talonbooks… FULL STORY
Lorraine Weir
Tsilhqot’in Nation v. British Columbia is the first Canadian case to declare Aboriginal Rights and Title to specific land, and… FULL STORY
Dina Del Bucchia
Dina Del Bucchia’s You’re Gonna Love This (Talonbooks $19.95) encapsulates the narrator’s intertwined relationships with her spouse, television and herself… FULL STORY
Loreth Anne White
In Loreth Anne White’s novel, The Unquiet Bones (Montlake $23.59), a discovery of human bones beneath an old chapel reopens… FULL STORY
Whistler Writers Festival reading list
The Whistler Writers Festival has released its author list for readings and appearances to be held October 17 to 20,… FULL STORY
Lessons from 56 million years ago
“We got ourselves into this mess,” says author Steven Earle, “and we can get ourselves out. The consequences of not… FULL STORY
Poetry in Transit, 2024-25
The Poetry in Transit program will officially launch its 28th year on September 28, from 12:30 pm, at UBC Robson… FULL STORY
Edale Lane
Author Edale Lane’s Atlantis, Land of Dreams (Self-Published $19.99) follows Ariel, who lives in Atlantis. She is gifted in communicating… FULL STORY
Jocelyn Bystrom
Author Jocelyn Bystrom battles Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) and tells her remarkable seven-year-journey in FiNDing Hope: The Mind-Body Connection and… FULL STORY
Christine J. Logan
Children’s book author Christine J. Logan’s Chasing Tales: Adventures in Learning (Easy-To-Read Books $22.25) for 7-year-old children, encompasses three engaging… FULL STORY
Delores Churchill
Haida weaver Delores Churchill combines memoir and instructional guide, emphasizing the significance of cultural transmission in her book, From a… FULL STORY
New book launch event!
The Pages Resort and Marina in Gabriola is hosting the book launch of author Sheila Harrington’s (at right) latest book,… FULL STORY
Fostering queer-friendly classrooms
A trans professor from Vancouver, LJ Slovin (at right), followed six trans youth over a year (with some later follow-up)… FULL STORY
David M. McGowan
Author David M. McGowan’s latest book, Partners (Self-Published $12.95) follows Thomas Brash, as he seeks to escape memories of his… FULL STORY
Julie MacLaughlin
Plants, like people and animals, need to defend themselves. Though they can’t scream or run, many have developed unique and… FULL STORY
Udayana Lugo
Illustrator Udayana Lugo’s latest work, No Huddles for Heloise (Orca $21.95) follows the story of Heloise the penguin, who enjoys… FULL STORY
Mark Leiren-Young
Octopuses, with their blue blood, large brains and eight arms are uniquely fascinating creatures. Known for their mastery of camouflage… FULL STORY
