Rae Knightly
Keeping the stars alive in her children’s eyes—Rae Knightly writes science fiction and fantasy for teens and the young-at-heart. Her… FULL STORY
Author Archive
Lindi Nolte at Kogawa House
Historic Joy Kogawa House welcomes South African–Canadian spoken word poet Lindi Nolte as its Writer in Residence from March 7… FULL STORY
Louise K. Blight
Penguins anchor the story of Where the Earth Meets the Sky: A Story of Penguins, People, and Place in Antarctica (Bond Street/Penguin… FULL STORY
Poetry, chess and climate change
Poet and author Renée Sarojini Saklikar discusses Bramah’s Discovery (Nightwood $24.95), the third installment in her ambitious thot j bap… FULL STORY
Cee Peal at VPL
Vancouver Public Library has named Cee Peal its 2026 Indigenous Storyteller in Residence, continuing a program established in 2008 to… FULL STORY
Bats are nothing like rats
“Contrary to many beliefs, [bats aren’t] blind, they don’t always hang upside-down, they certainly don’t all have rabies (most rabies… FULL STORY
A ferry good way to travel
“It’s easy to forget that up to the 1950s travel by ferries and other passenger vehicles was crucial for the… FULL STORY
EXCERPT: Growing My Way Home
WARNING: This feature contains stories of difficult life experiences for, and abuse to, an Indigenous woman and may trigger emotional… FULL STORY
Beyond Words with 37 authors
Literary celebration supports Okanagan literacy initiatives. Organized by Darcy Nybo, Beyond Words: Authors, Books & Community Support will take place… FULL STORY
Christopher Gaze
Founder of Bard on the Beach, Christopher Gaze reflects on five decades of theatre in The Road to Bard: A… FULL STORY
Myers wins CBCA Memoir
Canadian Book Club Awards has named Christina Myers the winner in the Non-Fiction/Memoir category for Halfway Home: Thoughts from Midlife… FULL STORY
Roy Innes
Crime returns to Vancouver’s waterfront in The False Creek Murder: An Inspector Coswell Mystery (NeWest $23.95), the fifth instalment in… FULL STORY
Children of Holocaust Survivors
Edited by Deborah Ross-Grayman, Voices of Resilience: An Anthology of Stories Written by Children of Holocaust Survivors (Amsterdam Publishers $24.95),… FULL STORY
Jane Bow
Jane Bow draws on a life shaped by political borders and cultural crossings in The Angels’ Share (Red Elixir $35.49),… FULL STORY
A little help from Canada
“I told her I had a friend back in Canada that had sent some money and wanted me to give… FULL STORY
Language Unleashed Live
An evening of performance and language art comes to Gallery 881 on Friday, March 6, bringing together four boundary-pushing artists… FULL STORY
Christopher Cheung
Born and raised in one of Vancouver’s multi-cultural neighbourhoods, journalist Christopher Cheung has spent over a decade revealing the stories… FULL STORY
David Ly
Vietnamese creation myths echo through David Ly’s debut fantasy novel Not All Dragons (Poplar Press $24), a myth-rich tale of… FULL STORY
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
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
