Bob McDonald
In Just Say Yes (D&M $34.95), due out in September, Bob McDonald offers a memoir spanning his early struggles in… FULL STORY
Author Archive
2024 Raymond Souster winner
Bradley Peters wins the 2024 Raymond Souster award for his debut, Sonnets from a Cell (Brick Books $22.95). This award… FULL STORY
Shaughnessy Cohen Prize winner
John Vaillant (at right) has won the $25,000 Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing for Fire Weather: The Making of… FULL STORY
Brooke Carter
Seventeen-year-old Lucy “Lucky” Graves is a witty and determined rugby player, devoted to her championship team until a devastating ankle… FULL STORY
Bailey Macabre
Métis author Willie Poll’s book, Minnow: The Girl Who Became Part Fish (Medicine Wheel Publishing $22.99) for 6-10 years, follows… FULL STORY
Philippa Joly
“Learning about plants might seem like a waste of time when you have homework to do or a snap to… FULL STORY
BC Independent Bookstores
City Bookstore Name Address Telephone Number About the Store Abbotsford Food For Thought 1 – 2664 Gladys Ave Abbotsford, BC… FULL STORY
Michel Drouin launches memoir
Author Michel Drouin (at right) will be embarking on a book reading tour starting on May 10, visiting seven locations… FULL STORY
Lederman gets the Wyman
Arts and culture writer and author, Marsha Lederman (at right), has been awarded the 2024 Wyman Critical Writing prize. As… FULL STORY
The outsider
Peter’s granddaughter, Vera Maloff, revisits his memoirs to shed light on Peter’s experiences growing up in the Canadian Doukhobor community,… FULL STORY
Ryga Award Winners
The 2024 George Ryga award for social awareness is tied between two exemplary BC authors, Helen Knott for Becoming a… FULL STORY
Carl Cavanagh Hodge
In the current climate of growing discontent and confusion surrounding democratic governance and liberal economies, The Ethics and Economics of… FULL STORY
Book club for writers
The Federation of BC Writers is hosting their latest program, an online book club for writers, giving them an opportunity… FULL STORY
Patrick Grace
Author Patrick Grace’s debut book of poetry, Deviant (University of Alberta Press $19.99) explores queer self-discovery from childhood to adulthood,… FULL STORY
Victoria Book Prizes open
Submissions are now open for the 2024 City of Victoria Butler Book Prize and the City of Victoria Children’s Book… FULL STORY
Delreé Dumont
Illustrated by Indigenous artist, Delreé Dumont, This Land Is a Lullaby (Orca $21.95) is a soothing lullaby that celebrates the… FULL STORY
Andrea Fritz
Indigenous artist and storyteller Andrea Fritz writes the story of Smuy, a kind-hearted little deer, and Spaal’, a cunning raven…. FULL STORY
Walks through Vancouver
In his new book, Bill Arnott ambles through the neighbourhoods of Kitsilano, Granville Island, False Creek, Chinatown, and beyond. In… FULL STORY
BC & Yukon Book Prizes Shortlist
The following authors and books are competing as finalists within eight categories at the 40th Annual BC and Yukon Book… FULL STORY
Ryga award shortlist – 2024
Six authors have been shortlisted this year for the George Ryga Award, an annual literary prize for a B.C. writer… FULL STORY
