Teenage blues
“Each new generation brings fresh challenges the last one didn’t see, demanding new looks at new concerns. Cell phones, new… FULL STORY
Author Archive
Hope at the heart of Chinatown
Vitality: Iconic Images and Hidden Stories (Chinatown Storytelling Centre $39.95) is a captivating book that showcases the vibrant Chinatown of… FULL STORY
A Faustian bargain
“One workday [Colin] meets a solitary being, ‘tall and cadaverous and dressed in a three-piece suit the colour of dried… FULL STORY
Kelowna’s past and future
Historian and former Kelowna city councillor Sharron J. Simpson has dedicated much of her career to preserving community and family… FULL STORY
Victoria Book Prize Finalists
The Victoria Book Prize Society has announced the 2025 finalists for three $5,000 awards celebrating excellence in local writing. This… FULL STORY
Reva Shortlisted for Fiction Prize
Vancouver-based author Maria Reva has been named a finalist for the 2025 Atwood Gibson Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize for her… FULL STORY
Sara Blaydes
Author of The Last Secret of Lily Adams (Lake Union, 2024), Sara Blaydes returns with The Restoration Garden (Lake Union… FULL STORY
Giana Darling
“I’m drawn to telling complicated love stories because I believe life is incredibly complex”, says Giana Darling, bestselling Canadian romance… FULL STORY
Larry Grant
At age four, Larry Grant was stripped of his Indian status when the federal government discovered his Musqueam mother had… FULL STORY
Alena Rainsberry
Alena Rainsberry, a queer American kayaker and co-editor of Flow (RMB $40.00), an anthology that pairs with a forthcoming 2025… FULL STORY
Tom Stewart
Tofino: A Novel (Lucky Dollar $22.99) is the fourth book by Tom Stewart, an award-winning author based in Tofino. Following… FULL STORY
A wife vs. the “Family Compact”
Historical fiction typically sets the lives of imagined characters within real historical events. The Rebel’s Wife (Granville Island $24.95) by… FULL STORY
21st Writer in Residence announced
Vancouver Public Library has named poet Selina Boan as the 2025 Writer in Residence, marking the 21st year of the… FULL STORY
Go west young man
“[The story] is a historical artefact centred on a pivotal year in Canadian history and in a broader transformative decade,… FULL STORY
Stefanie Giddens
Kelowna-based writer Stefanie Giddens made her literary debut with If I Were to Say Something About It: Even in the… FULL STORY
Thrills and chills in Whistler
The Whistler Writers Festival is leaning into the spooky season this year, running from October 30 to November 2 with a… FULL STORY
Angie Ellis
In her debut novel, A Snake and a Feathered Bird (Thistledown Press $24.95), Angie Ellis tells a coming-of-age story set on Vancouver… FULL STORY
Spotlight on Victoria Writers’ Society
On Tuesday, September 23 at 7:00 pm (Pacific), the Federation of BC Writers will host a Regional Spotlight featuring the… FULL STORY
Valerie Chalker
Valerie Chalker’s journey into fiction began after a career in medicine as a pathologist. A graduate of The Writers Studio… FULL STORY
Britta Gundersen
Britta Gundersen has lived a life shaped by islands, from her childhood on Puget Sound to her years in Hawaii,… FULL STORY
