Writing a Ukrainian Saga at This Time
By Diana Stevan (pictured reading) When I heard the news that Russia had invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022, I… FULL STORY
Author Archive
Connecting through photography
At a free event at the Jewish Community Centre, as part of the Jewish Book Festival, Yosef Wosk (at right)… FULL STORY
A body-nature conversation
SFU prof, Celeste Nazeli Snowber who is a dancer, poet and writer has published Dance, Place and Poetics: Site-Specific Performance… FULL STORY
Damon and the crow
In her YA graphic novel, Visions of the Crow (Highwater Press $23.95), volume one in the series Dreams, Wanda John-Kehewin… FULL STORY
The big tree seeker
Nelson features rare old trees in his new book, many of which are an easy walk from a forest service… FULL STORY
FBCW live poetry event
Neil Surkan (at right) will host an afternoon of online poetry via Zoom on Saturday, January 14 at 2 pm,… FULL STORY
Reflections of a life lived
The word “elegiac” springs readily to mind when turning to Rhonda Batchelor’s new collection Allow Me: Poems 2000-2020 (Ekstasis $23.95)…. FULL STORY
R.I.P. Robert Hogg (1942 – 2022)
Born in Edmonton, Alberta on March 26, 1942, Robert Hogg was raised on the VT Ranch on Green Lake in… FULL STORY
Alienated teens
Gurjinder Basran takes on the perils of social media in her third novel, Help! I’m Alive (ECW $22.95). When video… FULL STORY
An island tragedy
Born and raised in Barbados, Jasmine Sealy is now based in Vancouver where she has written her debut novel, The… FULL STORY
McBride Chronicles, book one
The hard-working author of more than 20 books, Valerie Green has published an historical fiction novel, Providence (Hancock House $27.95),… FULL STORY
Jewish Book Festival update
The JCC Jewish Book Festival (Feb. 11-16, 2023) is bringing authors from across Canada, USA, Israel and Germany for in-person… FULL STORY
Ukrainian Canadian family saga
Author Diana Stevan began a trilogy about a family saga based on her Ukrainian grandmother’s tales of surviving war, epidemics… FULL STORY
The mighty Métis
Métis activists and authors, George and Terry Goulet (at right) have published their fourth book about Métis people, Along the Métis… FULL STORY
Anne Cameron: a voice like no other
Anne Cameron, a British Columbia original, was born in Nanaimo, B.C. on August 20, 1938, and she died of bacterial… FULL STORY
Book reading events
Cathalynn Labonté-Smith, author of Rescue Me: Behind the Scenes of Search and Rescue (Caitlin $26) will be reading from the… FULL STORY
War, justice and revenge
The Memory Seeker (Black Rose $22.95) to be released in February, 2023 is Ronald Niezen’s first novel. When Dutch-Canadian Peter… FULL STORY
Wag’s journey
Randy “Wag” Wagner was looking forward to a new career as a soon-to-be Boston Pizza franchise owner, when he ran… FULL STORY
Search and Rescue
Whether adventuring in deserts or woods, mountains or swamps—whatever the locale—there’s likely a Search and Rescue team nearby, ready to… FULL STORY
Junie Désil & Alisha Davidson chat
The Federation of BC Writers’ next Fireside Chat event will feature poet Junie Désil (at right) and special guest host… FULL STORY
