Songs of life and death

“Russell Thornton (left) brings together poems written over two decades, shaped by North Vancouver landscapes and a lifelong engagement with eros and mortality in his new collection, Two Songs.” FULL STORY



 

 

 

 

AUTHORS & BOOKS

Elaine Su

Elementary school teacher, librarian Elaine Su spends her days surrounded by books, questions and rooms full of curious young readers…. FULL STORY

Jack Plant

Adopted by Hereditary Chief Charlie Mason of the Kitasoo/Xai’xais First Nation in Klemtu, Jack Plant has spent the past decade… FULL STORY

Troy Wilson

A lifelong storyteller, Troy Wilson brings quiet humour and emotional insight to Still Friends (Orca $21.95), a tender picture book… FULL STORY

Brandi Bird

Eating disorder, depression. These are the raw starting points of Pitiful (House of Anansi $22.99), Brandi Bird’s searing second poetry… FULL STORY

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

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

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

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

Yolanda Ridge

Focusing on the necessity of preserving “planet A,” the book Beyond Earth: How Space Exploration Affects Life at Home (Orca… FULL STORY

Pat Sullivan

When art world egos collide, no frame can contain the fallout. In Pat Sullivan’s debut novel, In the Frame (Iguana Books $20.99)… FULL STORY

Terence Young

A profound meditation on regret, resilience and the fragile beauty of human connection forms the heart of Give Us This… FULL STORY

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