Kevin Loring’s play returns
Written and directed by award-winning playwright, Kevin Loring (at right), Little Red Warrior and His Lawyer (Talonbooks $16.95) will run… FULL STORY
Author Archive
Sam Wiebe
In the fifth novel of Sam Wiebe’s The Wakeland Novel series, The Last Exile (Harbour $24.95) due out in March 2025, PI Dave Wakeland is… FULL STORY
Alan Haig-Brown
The 25th edition of Raincoast Chronicles, Raincoast Chronicles 25: m̓am̓aɫa Goes Fishing (Harbour $24.95), due out in May 2025, intertwines Alan Haig-Brown’s… FULL STORY
Anne and Laurence Yeadon-Jones
Anne and Laurence Yeadon-Jones bring their expertise to the territory of Broughton Archipelago in The Broughtons: And Vancouver Island—Kelsey Bay… FULL STORY
Flirting with justice
Brian O’Neill (at right) examines the 1990s true crime case in which Vancouverite Gillian Guess served as a juror during… FULL STORY
2024 Writers’ Trust Award Winners
Each year, Writers’ Trust of Canada awards eleven prizes to authors across the country. The following BC-based authors were able… FULL STORY
David Fraser
In David Fraser’s sixth book of the Jack McQueen Mystery Thrillers series, The Dead Don’t Bury Themselves (Ascent Aspirations Publishing $16.95), private… FULL STORY
Derek Jory
A camping trip with dad is always an adventure especially when the hunt for the perfect stick begins, as described… FULL STORY
Lisa Thomson
Joele Frey seeks answers about her mysterious origins, using magic, fate, and the support of her best friends to find… FULL STORY
Barry W. Levy
In Barry W. Levy’s debut novel, The War Machine (Double Dagger Books $24.99), set in 1988, David “Kick” Tacker, a… FULL STORY
Vancouver’s Black lifeguard legend
Ruby Smith Diaz (at right) delves into the story of Serafim “Joe” Fortes, a pioneering Black lifeguard who became a… FULL STORY
Catherine A. Floe
Lil Sheehan (1912–1993), an Irish immigrant and skilled private nurse, became a cherished caregiver for Vancouver’s elite after resuming her… FULL STORY
Ekstasis Editions reading event
BC-based Ekstasis Editions and publisher Richard Olafson (at right) is hosting a reading event at the Supermarket Bar and Variety… FULL STORY
Breaking stigma, building compassion
Steele explores themes of addiction, identity and stigma, highlighting the power of vulnerability and honest storytelling to foster understanding and… FULL STORY
Bold plant-based eats
Vancouver-based Linda Purcell’s Veggie Outlaws: Most Wanted Vegan Recipes (Library and Archives Canada $34.95) is a vegan cookbook packed with… FULL STORY
Yolanda Ridge
Microbes, like bacteria, fungi, and algae, are tiny organisms with incredible abilities to adapt and thrive in extreme conditions, as… FULL STORY
Gabrielle Prendergast
Sixteen-year-old Poppy feels ready to take on responsibility when her dad leaves to fight a distant wildfire in Gabrielle Prendergast’s… FULL STORY
Rebecca Wood Barrett
Henry’s summer at mountain bike camp takes an unexpected turn when the head counselor, Shifty, prioritizes construction work over outdoor… FULL STORY
Frances Backhouse
Bison, North America’s largest land animals, once thrived with 170,000 wood bison in the north and over 30 million plains… FULL STORY
Marsha Donner
Marsha Donner’s book, Mending Abortion Trauma with Presence: a journal and guidebook into the canyon of silence (FriesenPress $18.49) addresses… FULL STORY
