William Gibson gets the Woodcock
International bestseller of speculative fiction, and the author credited with inventing the term “cyberspace,” William Gibson will be presented with… FULL STORY
Author Archive
Niloufar-Lily Soltani
Set in 2007, during Zulaikha’s journey from Amsterdam to Tehran, she is approached by her long-lost family acquaintance, Kia, who… FULL STORY
Susan Blacklin
Explore the legacy of the late Dr. Hans Peterson through the eyes of his ex-wife, Susan Blacklin, in her memoir… FULL STORY
C.S. Cowan
When her fifteen-year-old niece, Jessica, goes missing, Criminologist Maeve Rosetti returns to her hometown while navigating a complicated relationship with… FULL STORY
Tamar Griggs
Tamar Griggs was a young woman in 1968 studying art and dance in New York City when she accepted an… FULL STORY
Yeji Y. Ham
Everyday, Yewon grapples with the reality of her life. She is a young woman out of her job at a… FULL STORY
Jude Neale
A collaboration between a poet and an artist, Water Forgets Its Own Name (Ekstasis Editions $36.95) is a celebration of… FULL STORY
Onjana Yawnghwe
A family escapes from Myanmar’s military violence to Thailand, then Canada, carrying nothing but beat-up suitcases on a luggage cart…. FULL STORY
Shaoli Wang
Illustrated by Vancouver-based Shaoli Wang, The Three Sisters (Tradewind Books $24.95) due out in June, the narrative follows the story… FULL STORY
Shahnaz Qayumi
“You are a man now, take care of your mother,” Zia’s father whispers just as he is arrested–never to return… FULL STORY
Exile from paradise
LeBlanc shows how historical trauma is passed from one generation to the next, highlighting themes of endurance, hope and survival.
Sheri-D Wilson
In The ONEIRONAUT ∅1 (Write Bloody North $20.00), the first volume of the Rain trilogy, a brilliant scientist named Rain… FULL STORY
Naqvi makes her debut
Pakistani-Canadian writer Zehra Naqvi’s (at right) debut book of poems and prose, The Knot of My Tongue (McClelland & Stewart… FULL STORY
Wilderness, a log cabin and bears
For 42 years, he gathered intimate knowledge on their behaviour, eating and mating habits to find ways to lessen the… FULL STORY
Robin Gregory
Co-authored with Brooke Moore, Robin Gregory’s book, Sorting It Out: Supporting Teenage Decision Making (Cambridge University Press $29.99) is a… FULL STORY
Peach gets Edna Staebler Award
BC-based Hilary Peach (at right) has won the 2023 Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-Fiction for her book Thick Skin:… FULL STORY
Reading Event at Notional Space
P.W. Bridgman a.k.a. Tom Woods (at right) is hosting a poetry and fiction book reading event called “P.W. Bridgman: An… FULL STORY
Latest JCC Jewish Book Festival Event
Marsha Lederman (at right) sits down with award-winning author Ayelet Gundar-Goshen, to talk about Gundar-Goshen’s latest book, The Wolf Hunt… FULL STORY
Caroline Woodward
Embark on a coastal adventure that engages the senses through Have You Ever Heard a Whale Exhale? (Pownal Street Press… FULL STORY
Hetxw’ms Gyetxw (Brett D. Huson)
Explore the life cycles of bees in The Bee Mother (Portage & Main Press $24.95), the seventh installment of Hetxw’ms… FULL STORY
