Good morning poems
George Bowering has curated a collection of poems to be read in the morning, Good Morning Poems: a start to… FULL STORY
AUTHORS & BOOKS
Every child matters
As the founder of Orange Shirt Day and an Indigenous survivor of the Canadian residential school system, Phyllis Webstad has… FULL STORY
Tara Sidhoo Fraser
In November 2014, Tara Sidhoo Fraser’s life was irrevocably altered. After suffering a stroke due to a rare brain mutation… FULL STORY
Tash McAdam
A trans activist, educator and author, Tash McAdam’s stories speak to those who often find themselves on the sidelines of… FULL STORY
Nick Bantock
Internationally bestselling author of Griffin & Sabine: An Extraordinary Correspondence (Raincoast/Chronicle Books, 1991 / 2016), Nick Bantock, returns with his… FULL STORY
Hanako Masutani
Former creative director of Ricepaper magazine, Hanako Masutani has published the children’s book, Emi and Mini (Tradewind $21.95), about a… FULL STORY
Harpreet Singh Sekha
Punjabi author Harpreet Singh Sekha, based in Surrey, writes about gender inequality, social justice and the immigrant experience. His short… FULL STORY
Medicinal plants
Dan Jason lives on Salt Spring Island where he founded the mail-order seed company Salt Spring Seeds. He has written… FULL STORY
Daniel Gawthrop
The topics of Daniel Gawthrop’s last five non-fiction books range from AIDS activist Dr. Peter Jepson-Young, NDP Premier Mike Harcourt,… FULL STORY
Sally Quon
A disabled writer living in the Okanagan Valley, Sally Quon has published the collection of poems, Beauty Born of Pain… FULL STORY
Robin Ward
Long-time chroniclers of the urban environment in Metro Vancouver, Robin Ward and Harold Kalman have joined forces to produce a… FULL STORY
Dora Dueck
Return Stroke (CMU $20) is a collection of Dora Dueck’s creative non-fiction and gathers ten of the author’s personal essays… FULL STORY
The Brazilian man
Leesa Dean of Krestova, BC became so taken with a figure in an Elizabeth Bishop poem—a Brazilian man named Manuelzinho,“the… FULL STORY
Back to the Sixties
In playwright and author Caitlin Hicks’ new novel, Kennedy Girl (Sunbury $19.95), it’s 1968 and Annie Shea, a girl with… FULL STORY
Thrive in truth
There’s rawness and vulnerability in Secwépemc rancher, poet, educator and cultural advisor Garry Gottfriedson’s latest collection, Bent Back Tongue (Caitlin… FULL STORY
Alienation & self-discovery
Corinna Chong has followed up her debut novel Belinda’s Rings (NeWest Press, 2013) with The Whole Animal (Arsenal Pulp $19.95),… FULL STORY
On Bratislava
Governor General Award-winning poet, David Zieroth tells of trips to Bratislava, Slovakia and his affection for the place and friends… FULL STORY
A dancer finds a home
Born in Mexico City in 1946 to an American father and English mother, and raised in Belize for part of… FULL STORY
A woman of a certain age
Former CBC radio producer and host, Margie Taylor has published her fourth novel, Rose Addams (NeWest $24.95) about a woman… FULL STORY
For the love of …
What to do when you leave a long-time job and then shortly afterwards your long-time relationship ends? In the case… FULL STORY
