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
Author Archive
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
Gabrielle Prendergast
Author Gabrielle Prendergast’s latest novel, The Anxious Exile of Sara Salt (Orca $14.95) follows Sara, who has selective mutism and… FULL STORY
Elspeth and Rowena Rae
The sixth book in the Meg and Greg series, Elspeth and Rowena Rae’s Meg and Greg: Train Day! (Orca $16.95)… FULL STORY
One couple, many endings
Author Myriam Lacroix’s genre-bending debut novel delves into the promises and perils of love, offering a unique, raw and humorous… FULL STORY
How I ended up writing a political fable … and what I discovered when I did so
by Herschel Hardin Jack in Pemberland (FriesenPress $19.25) is the title of my book, a tale of the discovery of… FULL STORY
Whistler Book Awards Finalists
The following BC based authors have been selected as finalists for the 2024 Whistler Independent Book Awards within the fiction… FULL STORY
Ron Prasad
Ellie Price is a chronically ill former marathon runner, who embarks on a life-affirming journey to find the secrets to… FULL STORY
Daphne Leonie Wright
In her debut novel, On Love and Death and Belonging (Brimelow Goff $20.00), Daphne Leonie Wright explores the lives of… FULL STORY
Judy LeBlanc
Author Judy LeBlanc embarks on a journey of discovery and reconciliation with her Coast Salish ancestry after her mother’s death… FULL STORY
Ardelle Holden
The first book in the Oliver Frampton Mystery Series by Ardelle Holden, Killing Imaginary Friends (Self Published $14.99), follows Olly… FULL STORY
Fertig’s new poems
“After decades of publishing other writers, I decided there was still one more book of poetry in me,” writes Mona… FULL STORY
BC Author funds poetry grant
The Writers’ Trust of Canada has received a new $1.5 million endowment from BC writer DC Reid, creating the DC… FULL STORY
Rachel Mines book launch
People’s Co-op Bookstore is hosting an event to celebrate the launch of Jonah Rosenfeld’s book, A Plague of Cholera and… FULL STORY
Journalism for everyone
Christopher Cheung (at right) spent his childhood in a multicultural neighbourhood in Vancouver that he believed wasn’t reflected in the… FULL STORY
A publisher for BC
Intro: The following speech was given by Howard White (pictured at right), who co-founded Harbour Publishing with Mary White fifty… FULL STORY
Islands in the sun
Sheila Harrington sailed among the Gulf Islands for three years to interview more than fifty veteran conservationists about their local… FULL STORY
Keay Francis
Author Keay Francis’ latest book, Revolution (Papaver Press $21.99) for ages 16-18, follows single mom Kelli, as she juggles the… FULL STORY
Karen Barrow
An unexpected visitor to a cocoa estate in Trinidad triggers buried memories of mysterious deaths within a prosperous French Creole… FULL STORY
