Veronique Darwin
Veronique Darwin makes her debut with Mom Camp (Assembly Press $23.95), a collection of interconnected fiction that philosophically explores modern… FULL STORY
Author Archive
Black History voices
Black History Month will be marked in Victoria with a free, community-centred evening featuring award-winning poet Junie Désil, hosted by… FULL STORY
Monica Yuzak
Her first love, travel, carried Monica Yuzak far beyond her childhood in a small northern Saskatchewan town and into a… FULL STORY
David Skillan
David Skillan turned wanderlust into a way of life. In A 1960s Global Odyssey: Around the World in 80 Months… FULL STORY
Zena Sharman
“This book took ten years of grieving to write.” In Staying Power: On Queerness, Inheritances, and the Families We Choose (Arsenal… FULL STORY
A life that named mountains
A mountaineer, medical researcher and lifelong wilderness advocate, Lisa Baile (at right) brings rare intimacy to John Clarke: Explorer of… FULL STORY
Working class hero
Having little money for big wage increases, Glen Clark’s government turned to better working environments including long-term disability provisions, health… FULL STORY
Koula Hadjitooulou
“She tried to steer away / From the chambers of pain / That were supposed to hold / Only love… FULL STORY
Lorinda Spooner
“To try to find meaning out of all this suffering,” is the impulse behind Examining Room: Within the Walls of… FULL STORY
Anna Byrne
Death has been Anna Byrne’s most exacting teacher, shaping a life devoted to tenderness, community and end-of-life care. In Last Caravan (Caitlin… FULL STORY
Debut audiobook wins awards
The audiobook Wetion (2nd ed.): Historical Fiction Based on Fact (CC Sotel Publishing, 2025) by author James Allan Krause, PhD,… FULL STORY
Sassy signs of the times
“It’s okay if people don’t know my name, or just call me ‘The Sign Guy.’ In the early days, on… FULL STORY
Living cheap, well
Steve Burgess is a writer and broadcaster whose new book Cheapskate in Lotusland: The Philosophy and Practice of Living Well… FULL STORY
Marion Mckinnon Crook
From Victorian drawing rooms to gold-rush saloons in BC, Marion McKinnon Crook has long been drawn to lives shaped by… FULL STORY
Haley Healey
Young readers are at the centre of Haley Healey’s work, which brings overlooked histories to life through accessible, inspiring storytelling…. FULL STORY
Collin Varner
Horticulturalist and arboriculturist Collin Varner brings more than four decades of experience to Plants of Greater Victoria: A Wanderer’s Guide… FULL STORY
William Wodhams
Thirty Feet Under: A Mystery (ECW $24.95) follows FBI Art Crimes agent Kate Taylor as she pursues a stolen marble… FULL STORY
Turza gets new $50K fellowship
On January 15, 2026, Writers’ Trust of Canada announced Anne-Marie Turza as the inaugural recipient of the Writers’ Trust Board… FULL STORY
A cure for loneliness by cooking
“I [Harry] live with with my grandmother, Elinor. She thinks I cook so much because I’m lonely. Elinor says the… FULL STORY
Witnessing the island
Dave and Kelly Hutchison are a husband-and-wife creative team based in Qualicum Beach whose shared love of Vancouver Island shapes… FULL STORY
