RIP Sandy Shreve (1950 – 2026)

“Sandy Shreve (left) the poet who brought ‘Poetry in Transit’ to Vancouver in 1996, the first city in Canada to have such a program, has died.” FULL STORY



 

 

 

 

AUTHORS & BOOKS

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

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

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… FULL STORY

Marion Mckinnon Crook

From Victorian drawing rooms to gold-rush saloons, Marion McKinnon Crook has long been drawn to lives shaped by courage, curiosity… 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

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

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