B.C. authors win First nation awards
Richard Van Camp (right) has won the 2020 CODE Burt Award in the English Language category (worth $6,000) for Moccasin… FULL STORY
AUTHORS & BOOKS
The River Answers
Bowen Island poet Jude Neale’s eighth collection of poems, The River Answers (Ekstasis $23.95) is “full of questions that make… FULL STORY
Battling Great Old Ones
Monsters! Mini-subs! H.P. Lovecraft reading poetry at Pender Harbour’s Egmont pub on open mic night! These all feature in David… FULL STORY
Race & politics in education
Kogila Moodley has written Race, Culture, and Politics in Education: A Global Journey From South Africa (TCP, Columbia University Press… FULL STORY
Big reader
A lifelong reader of books, always with a book on the go, Victoria-based Susan Olding has written a collection of… FULL STORY
Poetry writing workshop
Cynthia Sharp will present a Zoom poetry writing workshop on April 14, 4 – 5 pm PST: “Communing with Nature.”… FULL STORY
Beat reading
Deep Cove author, Trevor Carolan is set to be part of a new YouTube Spotlight concert series when he livestreams… FULL STORY
Mountain culture
Kamloops-based George M. Johnson has published his second picture book for kids, Marisa and the Mountains (Simply Read $21.95) about… FULL STORY
Surfer dude
Photographer Marcus Paladino struggles to explain in words why he specializes in taking pictures of surfers on Vancouver Island’s west… FULL STORY
Teenage friendship
Vancouver Island-based LS Stone’s debut YA novel, What’s in it for Me? (Rebel Mountain $13.95) is about teen friends, Nick… FULL STORY
Loneliness and alcohol
Burnaby’s Aidan Chafe follows up his first collection of poetry Short Histories of Light (McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2016) with Gospel Drunk (University of Alberta… FULL STORY
2022 Bressani Literary Prize
The Association of Italian-Canadian Writers (AICW) has announced the 2022 edition of the biennial F.G. Bressani Literary Prize. The following… FULL STORY
Informed consent
Christine Quintana has written Selfie (Playwrights Canada $17.95) about how sexual assault against minors can happen in any community. “The… FULL STORY
Solidarity forever
It’s been almost four decades since tens of thousands of British Columbians marched and held candle light vigils to protest… FULL STORY
Vodka, whiskey, gin and rum
Victoria-based Marianne Scott has written The Distilleries of Vancouver Island: A Guided Tour of West Coast Craft and Artisan Spirits… FULL STORY
Nature’s magic
Salt Spring Islander Sarah Grindler has followed up her 2019 kidlit title Seaside Treasures: A Guidebook for Little Beachcombers with… FULL STORY
Betty Keller wins Woodcock Award
Vancouver Public Library and Pacific BookWorld News Society are pleased to announce Betty C. Keller is the 28th recipient of… FULL STORY
The lost Joey
Squamish-based Wendy Winter has written her debut children’s book, Where’s My Joey? (Self-published $14.99), with illustrations by Roxana Antochi. It’s… FULL STORY
A tragic life
With access to court transcripts and many related documents, Helen Webster has written the true story of four-year-old Susan who… FULL STORY
A cure for zombification
Junie Désil is of Haitian ancestry, born of immigrant parents in Montreal and raised in Winnipeg. Her debut book of… FULL STORY
