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
AUTHORS & BOOKS
Koula Hadjitooulou
“She tried to steer away / From the chambers of pain / That were supposed to hold / Only love… 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 Caravan (Caitlin… FULL STORY
Marion Mckinnon Crook
From Victorian drawing rooms to gold-rush saloons in BC, Marion McKinnon Crook has long been drawn to lives shaped by… 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
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
