Slumach’s Gold in BC’s bestseller list
In 1972, Rick Antonson (at right) teamed up with his brother, Brian Antonson and Mary Trainer to publish In Search… FULL STORY
Author Archive
Pat Dobie
Pat Dobie explores the struggles of three Vancouver residents navigating the city’s housing crisis and its impact on their lives… FULL STORY
Danny Ramadan
In Crooked Teeth: A Queer Syrian Refugee Memoir (Viking $26.95), Danny Ramadan, a queer Syrian refugee, reflects on a life spent feeling… FULL STORY
Sho Yamagushiku
Shortlisted for the 2024 City of Victoria Butler Book Prize, Sho Yamagushiku’s Shima (McClelland & Stewart $22.50) is a profound… FULL STORY
Carleigh Baker
The latest collection of 13 short stories by award-winning author Carleigh Baker, Last Woman (McClelland & Stewart $24.95) offers a… FULL STORY
Gregor Craigie
Gregor Craigie examines Canada’s worsening housing crisis and looks for answers from around the globe, in Our Crumbling Foundation: How… FULL STORY
Anosh Irani’s new play
A production of award-winning playwright Anosh Irani’s (at right) latest play, Behind the Moon (Talonbooks $21.95) will run from March 26… FULL STORY
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
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
