A chemical reaction
Emily Seo displays her knowledge of science and ability to clearly write about it in her debut novel for young… FULL STORY
AUTHORS & BOOKS
A death in the Archipelago
Known for her colouring book, Colour the British Columbia Coast (Harbour Publishing, 2016) and the memoir Drawn to Sea (Caitlin… FULL STORY
Q is for Quintana
Christine Quintana’s new play, Clean/Espejos (2022) explores different perspectives of female solidarity, secrets and survival across two languages when two… FULL STORY
Labour wars
Historian and former union officer, Ron Verzuh shines a light on a tangled piece of B.C.’s labour and cultural history… FULL STORY
Glenn the prodigy
Vancouver’s Sarah Ellis, one of the country’s foremost writers for children has written a book about child prodigy and music… FULL STORY
Bobbing loons & hooting owls
One of the important “firsts” in a child’s life, is their first camping trip as detailed in Jane Whittingham’s new… FULL STORY
C is for Croll
Jennifer Croll’s Art Boozel: Cocktails Inspired by Modern and Contemporary Artists (Chronicle Books $27.95) combines over 50 artist profiles with… FULL STORY
F is for Fisher
Having worked for many years on a biography of pioneering anthropologist Wilson Duff (1925 – 1976), Robin Fisher has now… FULL STORY
M is for McArthur
Victoria-based David McArthur, a graphic designer and creative writer started the What Does series of children’s picture books after playing… FULL STORY
Make art, change the world
In 2011, sales of Yarn Bombing: The Art of Crochet and Knit Graffiti (Arsenal Pulp, 2009), co-authored by Mandy Moore… FULL STORY
W is for Wallace
In his debut novel The Little Brudders of Misericorde (Tidewater $21.95) David M. Wallace explores loss, connection and friendship. Spence’s… FULL STORY
Bad anti-drug laws
Up until the early 1950s, heroin was a legal prescription medicine in Canada used since its discovery in 1898 for… FULL STORY
Science, nature and honey
Mari-Lou Rowley’s 9th poetry collection Catastrophe Theories (Anvil $18) reflects her interdisciplinary approach in its mash-up of science and dream… FULL STORY
I is for Innes
In his 5th title, the novella Elderville (World Castle $9.99) Roy Innes’ latest crime story is about a road-trip-turned-nightmare. David… FULL STORY
K is for Kalla
Following on the heels of his most recent bestseller, Lost Immunity (Simon & Schuster, 2021), which CBC Books named one… FULL STORY
A is for Annharte
Annharte’s forthcoming Miskwagoode (New Star $16) is about her mother loss, or her “mothermiss.” This fifth poetry collection by Annharte… FULL STORY
The connectedness of things
In her 17th book, Blue Portugal and other Essays (U of Alberta Press $24.99) Theresa Kishkan writes about her broad… FULL STORY
An aging revolutionary
It’s 2007, and Sandra Treming is released from prison, having served 25 years on a terrorism and murder conviction stemming… FULL STORY
Patriarchy, families and identity
Salt Spring Island’s Carlie Blume is set to release her debut collection of poetry, Gigglepuss (Guernica $20) due out in… FULL STORY
Be your true self
Growing up in the Comox Valley, Sydney Sunderland developed passions for soccer, art and playing guitar. Sydney also liked expressing… FULL STORY
