Sparkling under steel toes

“From industrial sites to open highways, poet Christina Shah (left) turns the everyday grind of work into vivid, unflinching portraits of modern working life.FULL STORY



 

 

AUTHORS & BOOKS

David Spaner

Jake Feldman’s life, shaped by the Spanish Civil War and personal family conflicts, is brought to life in David Spaner’s… FULL STORY

David Beers

Take a journey across British Columbia with this collection of essays from thirty local writers, celebrating The Tyee’s 20th anniversary…. FULL STORY

Taryn Eyton

Explore 35 top hiking and backpacking routes on Vancouver Island with Backpacking on Vancouver Island: The Essential Guide to the… FULL STORY

Kara Stanley

Ten years after a severe injury left Simon Paradis with debilitating chronic pain, he and his wife, Kara Stanley, embark… FULL STORY

Kallie George

The third installment of the Sounds of Nature series by Kallie George, I Hear You, Mountains (Greystone $22.95), due out… FULL STORY

Zazie Todd

Author of popular pet books Wag and Purr, Zazie Todd’s latest book, Bark!: The Science of Helping Your Anxious, Fearful,… FULL STORY

Jillian Roberts

Child psychologist, Jillian Roberts emphasizes the importance of friendships for children’s social-emotional learning and mental health in her latest book, The… FULL STORY

Lois Peterson

Highlighting the universal nature of creativity, Lois Peterson’s book, Creatively Human: Why We Imagine, Make and Innovate (Orca $26.95), due out in… FULL STORY

Katrina Kwan

A renowned and fiery celebrity chef, Alexander Chen, finds himself unexpectedly attracted to his new sous chef, Eden Monroe, in… FULL STORY

A.J. Devlin

In the fourth installment of A.J. Devlin’s mystery series, Bronco Buster (NeWest Press $22.95), due out in October, former pro wrestler-turned-private… FULL STORY

Hannah McGregor

In Clever Girl: Jurassic Park (ECW Press $19.95), Hannah McGregor reinterprets the Jurassic Park series as a queer feminist narrative…. FULL STORY

Wolfgang Linden

Dr. Wolfgang Linden’s new book, The Illusion of Control: A Practical Guide to Avoid Futile Struggles (Rowman & Littlefield Publishers… FULL STORY

Tiziana La Melia

Author Tiziana La Melia’s lettuce lettuce please go bad (Talonbooks $24.95) is a poetic exploration of transformation, drawing on the… FULL STORY

Samantha Nock

Shortlisted for the 2024 Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize and the BC and Yukon Book Prizes, A Family of Dreamers (Talonbooks… FULL STORY

Lorraine Weir

Tsilhqot’in Nation v. British Columbia is the first Canadian case to declare Aboriginal Rights and Title to specific land, and… FULL STORY

Dina Del Bucchia

Dina Del Bucchia’s You’re Gonna Love This (Talonbooks $19.95) encapsulates the narrator’s intertwined relationships with her spouse, television and herself… FULL STORY

Loreth Anne White

In Loreth Anne White’s novel, The Unquiet Bones (Montlake $23.59), a discovery of human bones beneath an old chapel reopens… FULL STORY

Edale Lane

Author Edale Lane’s Atlantis, Land of Dreams (Self-Published $19.99) follows Ariel, who lives in Atlantis. She is gifted in communicating… FULL STORY

Jocelyn Bystrom

Author Jocelyn Bystrom battles Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) and tells her remarkable seven-year-journey in FiNDing Hope: The Mind-Body Connection and… FULL STORY

Christine J. Logan

Children’s book author Christine J. Logan’s Chasing Tales: Adventures in Learning (Easy-To-Read Books $22.25) for 7-year-old children, encompasses three engaging… FULL STORY

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