Gough gets the Woodcock

“Barry Gough (left) the internationally lauded author of more than 20 books on maritime and nautical history, is this year’s recipient of the George Woodcock Award. FULL STORY



 

 

 

 

AUTHORS & BOOKS

Rosalie Nyce

Navigating grief and friendship as a neurodivergent kid is the core inspiration behind the picture book The Crow and the… FULL STORY

Hannalora Leavitt

Hannalora Leavitt is a Vancouver Island-based author and disability-awareness expert who has been legally blind since the age of eleven… FULL STORY

Yolanda Ridge

Focusing on the necessity of preserving “planet A,” the book Beyond Earth: How Space Exploration Affects Life at Home (Orca… FULL STORY

Pat Sullivan

When art world egos collide, no frame can contain the fallout. In Pat Sullivan’s debut novel, In the Frame (Iguana Books $20.99)… FULL STORY

Terence Young

A profound meditation on regret, resilience and the fragile beauty of human connection forms the heart of Give Us This… FULL STORY

Paul Wong

The boundary-pushing career of curator and artist Paul Wong is highlighted by his latest project, curating the photography retrospective Enemy… FULL STORY

Vikram Vij

Vancouver culinary icon Vikram Vij is known for revolutionizing Indian cuisine in Canada. His flagship restaurant, Vij’s, has been praised… FULL STORY

Gabriela Halas

Currently residing and writing on Ktunaxa Nation land, Gabriela Halas is an author and poet who immigrated to Canada in… FULL STORY

Mariah MacDonald

Mariah MacDonald, who writes under the name La Sän Mą, is a debut poet and a member of the Champagne and… FULL STORY

Jes Battis

As a queer autistic writer and teacher, Jes Battis brings a unique lens to their work, splitting time between the… FULL STORY

Dietrich Kalteis

The harrowing question, “Where does one seek refuge when all the world’s gone mad?”, frames Rust and Bone: A Novel… FULL STORY

Martin Butler

The survival of England is at stake in the debut novel, The Queens of Kaboom (Pegasus $24.99), from freelance writer… FULL STORY

Mike Selby

The essential question of why Cranbrook was “a town without books” following the railway’s arrival in 1898 is answered in… FULL STORY

Angélique Lalonde

From the Giller-shortlisted author of Glorious Frazzled Beings (Astoria, 2021) comes Angélique Lalonde’s beguiling debut novel, Variations on a Dream… FULL STORY

Allana Polo

The complex question of why we eat is the focus of the Amazon Canada #1 Bestseller, The Hunger Code: A… FULL STORY

Léa Taranto

A disabled Chinese Jewish Canadian writer and alumna of the University of British Columbia’s MFA program, Léa Taranto is an… FULL STORY

Ahmad Saber

A medical doctor specializing in rheumatology and internal medicine, Ahmad Saber, whose debut novel, Ramin Abbas Has MAJOR Questions (Atheneum… FULL STORY

Marcus Kliewer

Nothing less than the survival of humanity is at stake in the new supernatural horror novel, The Caretaker: A Novel… FULL STORY

Robert Moor

The essential question of how to grow wise is explored in In Trees: An Exploration (Simon & Schuster Canada $39.99),… FULL STORY

Tara Hungerford

Tara Hungerford is a Vancouver-based television writer and director who, with her husband Eric Hogan, created the award-winning children’s media… FULL STORY

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