Rob Taylor
During the pandemic lockdown, Rob Taylor found solace in a nearby wooded trail, where he worked and wrote haiku amidst… FULL STORY
Author Archive
Zoe Duff
Poet and author, Zoe Duff’s UnTethered (Filidh Publishing $13.85) is a poetic exploration of loss, relationships with elderly parents, and… FULL STORY
Gibson gets the Woodcock
International bestseller, William Gibson (at right) will be awarded the 2024 George Woodcock Lifetime Achievement Award for an outstanding literary… FULL STORY
Herschel Hardin
The story of a hidden city in British Columbia’s Cayoosh Range with a population of only 100,000 residents is presented… FULL STORY
Doris Belusic
Victoria-born blind author’s children non-fiction book, I Am Blind (Beech Street Books $16.99) by Doris Belusic, shares her lived experience… FULL STORY
Stephen Osborne
In his essay collection exploring topics like civic monuments, family history and end times in the Arctic, Stephen Osborne, founder… FULL STORY
Grace Kwan
Author Grace Kwan’s debut poetry collection, The Sacred Heart Motel (Metonymy Press $18.95), due out in October, redefines concepts of… FULL STORY
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
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
