Very Canadian humour
“They’ll get that we [Canadians] have a great sense of humour, can laugh at ourselves and are polite and reserved… FULL STORY
Author Archive
George M. Abbott
George M. Abbott brings both historical depth and policy experience to Unceded: Understanding British Columbia’s Colonial Past and Why It… FULL STORY
Dan Pontefract
“We’re not here to see through each other; we’re here to see each other through.” Leadership strategist, keynote speaker and… FULL STORY
Cheapskate in Lotusland
Douglas & McIntyre will celebrate the launch of Cheapskate in Lotusland: The Philosophy and Practice of Living Well on a… FULL STORY
Exposing the Holocaust
“In 1944, Rudi Vrba escaped from Auschwitz-Birkenau and saved hundreds of thousands of lives by telling the truth about what… FULL STORY
E.G. Alaraj
Growing up in a homeschool family as the youngest of six sisters, E.G. Alaraj learned early that imagination and trouble… FULL STORY
Songs of life and death
Russell Thornton is a North Vancouver–based poet whose work is known for its visceral lyricism and elemental engagement with life,… FULL STORY
BC voices at JCC
The 41st Annual JCC Jewish Book Festival (February 21–26, 2026) places a strong spotlight on British Columbia writers whose work… FULL STORY
From working-class kid to premier
“[After getting elected in 2017, Horgan’s NDP] got busy: no more Medical Services Plan premiums, improved disability assistance rates, tuition… FULL STORY
Mila R.SC
Rooted in British Columbia but shaped by a childhood between mountains and ocean in South America, Mila is a traveller,… FULL STORY
Royce William Warren
Lifetime working toward solutions to the climate crisis has shaped every chapter of Royce William Warren’s career, from years spent… FULL STORY
Debut longlisted for Cogswell Award
I Feel That Way Too (Nightwood Editions $19.95) by jaz papadopoulos has been longlisted for the 2025 Fred Cogswell Award… FULL STORY
John Hughes
Unsure what to expect from a book that boldly positions itself at the intersection of politics, national identity and cultural… FULL STORY
Carol Cram
Silence is where Carol Cram often begins—an empty space she fills with music, memory and the rich inner worlds that… FULL STORY
Diana Hayes
In Hawking the Surf (Silver Bow Publishing $23.95), Diana Hayes returns to the coastal landscapes that shaped her earliest poems,… FULL STORY
Bill Gaston
Setting out on an eleven-day road trip through rural America with his two sons—a journey at the heart of his… FULL STORY
Darlene Foster
With ten books in the Amanda Travels series, featuring a spunky young girl who loves to travel, Darlene Foster is… FULL STORY
Helen Liang
Community is essential for humans and the challenges of living together are often solved by engineers, which is the focus… FULL STORY
Rosalie Nyce
Navigating grief and friendship as a neurodivergent kid is the core inspiration behind the picture book The Crow and the… FULL STORY
Hannalora Leavitt
Hannalora Leavitt is a Vancouver Island-based author and disability-awareness expert who has been legally blind since the age of eleven… FULL STORY
