Western Canada Jewish Book Awards

“Rhea Tregebov (at left) has won her second Western Canada Jewish Book Award for her 8th poetry collection. Read about it here along with the other BC-based winners.FULL STORY

 

AUTHORS & BOOKS

Trevor Atkins

Trevor Atkins author photo

Back to the New adventure (Silverpath Publishing $14.95) is Trevor Atkins’ second historical novel for middle-grade readers and picks up… FULL STORY

Faye Bayko

Sandy Chambers was determined to live the free life the ’60s offered. Her make love, not war experience was cut… FULL STORY

Daniel Cowper

After a chapbook, The God of Doors (Frog Hollow Press, 2017) and a full-length collection, Grotesque Tenderness (MQUP, 2019), Daniel… FULL STORY

Tash McAdam’s most recent title, No One Left But You (Penguin Random House 17.99) explores the world of a newly… FULL STORY

Elly Mossman

Elly Mossman has created a world where four-year Olivia Petunia lives an adventure-filled life. In the first of three children’s… FULL STORY

Junie Désil

Following on from her breakout poetry collection about zombies, eat salt | gaze at the ocean (Talonbooks, 2020), which was shortlisted for… FULL STORY

Jennifer Robin Wilson

Homestay provides countless students from around the world with a place to call home while they study overseas. In her… FULL STORY

Gregory Nixon

In a blend of history, Greek mythology, and creativity Gregory Nixon continues the saga of Diomedes with book #2, Diomedes… FULL STORY

Stephen L. Howard

Campbell River’s Stephen L. Howard has completed a compilation of autobiographical stories in his recent work, Cane Wood (Friesen Press… FULL STORY

Fiona McQuarrie

Fountains of Wayne (J-Card Press $18) by Fiona McQuarrie is the first full-length biography of the American band of the same name…. FULL STORY

Liann Zhang

A former skincare content creator, Liann Zhang has written a debut thriller about a character in the business, Chloe VanHuusen,… FULL STORY

Caryl E. Dolinko

Traveller, entrepreneur and author, Caryl E. Dolinko has released A Woman’s Guide to World Travel (Whitecap $29.21), a comprehensive travel… FULL STORY

Kelly Shepherd

Kelly Shepherd’s latest collection of poetry, Dog and Moon (University of Regina Press $19.95), illustrates his ability to paint images… FULL STORY

Paul Bramadat

Through his book, Yogalands: In Search of Practice on the Mat and in the World (McGill-Queen’s University Press $29.95) Victoria-based… FULL STORY

Kim Spencer

Kim Spencer has followed up her multi-award-winning YA debut novel about a young girl, Mia, growing up in Prince Rupert… FULL STORY

Leigh Joseph

Passionate ethnobotanist and author Leigh Joseph uses her book, The Land Knows Me: A Nature Walk Exploring Indigenous Wisdom (Epic… FULL STORY

Philip Seagram

From bench to busking, No Judgment and other Busking Stories (Caitlin Press $24) follows former criminal lawyer and BC provincial… FULL STORY

Heather Ramsay

Chilliwack-based Heather Ramsay sets her debut novel, A Room in the Forest (Caitlin Press $25), in Haida Gwaii, where Ramsay… FULL STORY

Kate Braid

Some know Kate Braid for her poetry about the artists Emily Carr and Georgia O’Keeffe. Some are more familiar with… FULL STORY

Natalie Appleton

The story of Belle Jane, a woman who ran one of Canada’s largest cattle thieving gangs in the 1920s, is… FULL STORY

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