People’s Co-op poetry event
On June 28th, several poets and authors will be reading from their new works at the People’s Co-op Bookstore. Drop… FULL STORY
Author Archive
Poetry in the park
The Poetry in the Park series, founded by The Gathering Place in 2024, continues this summer at Emery Barnes Park… FULL STORY
Kawika Guillermo
Video games are often thought of as socially isolating mechanisms that create a wide array of harmful effects on youth…. FULL STORY
Marc Edge
Having written about the ups and downs of the news media business for over 25 years, Marc Edge’s latest book,… FULL STORY
Carol E.Mayer
UBC’s Museum of Anthropology has Canada’s largest collection of objects from Oceania (more than 3,500) and its Research Fellow and… FULL STORY
B.R. Bentley
Often inspired by real events, B.R. Bentley’s mystery novels have realistic characters and plots set in international locales including his… FULL STORY
Sarah Louise Butler Q&A
Sarah Louise Butler published her debut novel, The Wild Heavens (D&M, 2020) about how a little girl and her grandfather discover… FULL STORY
Thornapple wins gold prize
BC-based publisher, Thornapple Press is pleased to announce their title How Do I Sexy? A Guide For Trans and Nonbinary… FULL STORY
Elizabeth Oldham
In her second novel Shadows on the Heart (Doppia Press $17), Elizabeth Oldham explores what happens when life forces you… FULL STORY
Megan McDougall
Yoga Adventures for Little Explorers (Pownal Street Press $24.95) written by Megan McDougall tells the story of a little one’s… FULL STORY
Victor Labonte-Smith
In Second-Hand Firsthand: Life Lessons on Wheeling & Dealing (self-published $15), Victor Labonte-Smith, a man who’s worked 54 different jobs, shares more… FULL STORY
Don McLellan
In Born of the Storm (Page Count Press $20), Vancouver-based writer Don McLellan delivers a compelling collection of short stories that… FULL STORY
Johnny Aitken
Kidlit novel Two Tricksters Find Friendship (Orca $8.95) for ages 6 – 8, by Johnny Aitken and Jess Willows is based on… FULL STORY
BC’s Emerging Writer Awards
Two of the three BC-based writers are the 2025 recipients of the three RBC Bronwen Wallace Awards for Emerging Writers,… FULL STORY
How did I become the face to your fist?
“Even in the worst situations, there is always hope. Just like the wildflowers that bloom in unexpected places, between cracks… FULL STORY
Barrett launches kidlit book in Whistler
Rebecca Wood Barrett will be launching her kidlit title, My Summer Camp Has Mega Sloths (Orca $14.95) for ages 9-12,… FULL STORY
Calder reads at Cross & Crow Books
Hannah Calder will be celebrating her new fiction, Hester in Sunlight (New Star $22) at Cross & Crow Books on… FULL STORY
Stumbling toward redemption
Many of the characters in Bill Gaston’s (at right) eighth collection, Tunnel Island (Thistledown $24.95), have dark backstories. Others lead… FULL STORY
Western Canada Jewish Book Awards
Five of the six Western Canada Jewish Book Awards were won by British Columbia-based authors. Here are the BC winners…. FULL STORY
Perez gets the Gerald Lampert Award
Marc Perez has won the 2025 Gerald Lampert Memorial Award for his first published collection of poetry, Dayo (Brick Books… FULL STORY
