David Geselbracht
Author and environmental journalist David Geselbracht’s Climate Hope: Stories of Action in an Age of Global Crisis (D&M $24.95) due… FULL STORY
Author Archive
Woodward launches new book!
BC based author of fiction, poetry, memoirs and children’s books, Caroline Woodward is set to go on a book reading… FULL STORY
Alan Twigg’s tribute to Rudolf Vrba
by Guy Bennett Rudolf Vrba (1924-2006) was a Slovak-Jew who escaped from Auschwitz at the age of 19, then co-wrote… FULL STORY
Whistler Book Awards shortlist
The following BC based authors are shortlisted for the 2024 Whistler Independent Book Awards within three categories. The shortlisted nominees… FULL STORY
McWhirter gets the Griffin Poetry Prize
Vancouver’s first Poet Laureate, author and translator, George McWhirter sweeps the international Griffin Poetry Prize for his translation of Self-Portrait… FULL STORY
I come from strong women
Knott delves into themes of mourning, sobriety through loss, and generational dreaming, taking the reader on her journey of self-discovery… FULL STORY
Michael Maitland
In The World is But a Broken Heart (Signature Editions $24.99), Victoria-based Michael Maitland weaves together eleven tales of the… FULL STORY
Bambi Edlund
Author Bambi Edlund’s book, Operation Cupcake: How Simple Machines Work (Kids Can Press $21.99) for 7-10 years, is a humorous… FULL STORY
Shanelle Poucher
Wife, mother and author with experience in early childhood education, Shanelle Poucher, is dedicated to writing children’s books for ages… FULL STORY
Events at People’s Co-op Bookstore
People’s Co-op Bookstore is hosting an event featuring Michael Kluckner, illustrator of the graphic novel, The Bund: A Graphic History… FULL STORY
Afghani flight to freedom
Zia’s Story by Shahnaz Qayumi (Tradewind $14.95) Writing for young readers about the impact of a battle-scarred country on families… FULL STORY
Caroline Adderson
In the third book of Caroline Adderson’s heartwarming Izzy series, Izzy’s Dog Days of Summer (Kids Can Press $16.99) for… FULL STORY
Nicola Jones
Award-winning science journalist, Nicola Jones, writes about a heartwarming true story of the rescue and rehabilitation of Zalea, a three-week-old… FULL STORY
Laurie Elmquist
Mud puddles, speckled eggs and cozy sheep’s wool set the scene for a day in the country for mom and… FULL STORY
Gail Anderson-Dargatz
Author Gail Anderson-Dargatz’s book My Life Off-Key (Orca $10.95) for ages 12-17, follows seventeen-year-old Jen, who is stunned to learn… FULL STORY
Frances Backhouse
Owls are remarkable creatures known for their exceptional vision in low light, acute hearing, silent flight, and ability to rotate… FULL STORY
Jenny Manzer
Addie and her little brother, Billy, live with their mom in a shabby rental cabin in Cedarveil, near the beach…. FULL STORY
Thomas F. Pedersen
Dr. Thomas F. Pedersen examines British Columbia’s pioneering carbon tax policy in The Carbon Tax Question: Clarifying Canada’s Most Consequential… FULL STORY
Tsang takes the Wickberg Prize
Visual & media artist, Henry Tsang has won the 2024 Dr. Edgar Wickberg Book Prize for the Best Book on… FULL STORY
A rebel’s rise
Before he was one of Canada’s most distinguished politicians, he experienced grueling factory work, night school and toiled in a… FULL STORY
