Sparkling under steel toes

“From industrial sites to open highways, poet Christina Shah (left) turns the everyday grind of work into vivid, unflinching portraits of modern working life.FULL STORY



 

 

AUTHORS & BOOKS

Kirsty McLeod

The painful legacy of Canada’s residential schools and the long road to reconciliation are explored through the voices of two… FULL STORY

Jerry Wasserman

Following World War II, Black lives and the American society were transformed through the civil rights movement. Jerry Wasserman explores… FULL STORY

Douglas Hamilton

Having previously lived on the off-grid eccentric Lasqueti Island, Douglas Hamilton is no stranger to West Coast lore and tall… FULL STORY

Darcy Nybo

A woman longing to become a mother leaves a trail of dead men behind her in Cleansing Water (Artistic Warrior $19.99), a… FULL STORY

Angela Douglas

A young woman, Bree, married to a cop begins hearing voices and suffering nightmares in Angela Douglas’s psychological crime thriller, Every… FULL STORY

Wendy Donawa

It takes a poet to capture the sensory appeal of the West Coast in a few words, such as these… FULL STORY

Nina Peers

In the depths of addiction, Nina Peers of Powell River sought support to understand her sense of powerlessness over her… FULL STORY

Daniel Anctil

A man living in a tree house reading books about mythical creatures wonders why he hasn’t yet met such creatures… FULL STORY

Kawika Guillermo

Video games are often thought of as socially isolating mechanisms that create a wide array of harmful effects on youth…. FULL STORY

Marc Edge

Having written about the ups and downs of the news media business for over 25 years, Marc Edge’s latest book,… FULL STORY

Carol E.Mayer

UBC’s Museum of Anthropology has Canada’s largest collection of objects from Oceania (more than 3,500) and its Research Fellow and… FULL STORY

B.R. Bentley

Often inspired by real events, B.R. Bentley’s mystery novels have realistic characters and plots set in international locales including his… FULL STORY

Elizabeth Oldham

In her second novel Shadows on the Heart (Doppia Press $17), Elizabeth Oldham explores what happens when life forces you… FULL STORY

Megan McDougall

Yoga Adventures for Little Explorers (Pownal Street Press $24.95) written by Megan McDougall tells the story of a little one’s… FULL STORY

Victor Labonte-Smith

In Second-Hand Firsthand: Life Lessons on Wheeling & Dealing (self-published $15), Victor Labonte-Smith, a man who’s worked 54 different jobs, shares more… FULL STORY

Don McLellan

In Born of the Storm (Page Count Press $20), Vancouver-based writer Don McLellan delivers a compelling collection of short stories that… FULL STORY

Johnny Aitken

Kidlit novel Two Tricksters Find Friendship (Orca $8.95) for ages 6 – 8, by Johnny Aitken and Jess Willows is based on… FULL STORY

Trevor Atkins

Trevor Atkins author photo

Back to the New adventure (Silverpath Publishing $14.95) is Trevor Atkins’ second historical novel for middle-grade readers and picks up… FULL STORY

Faye Bayko

Sandy Chambers was determined to live the free life the Sixties offered. Her make love, not war experience was cut… FULL STORY

Daniel Cowper

After a chapbook, The God of Doors (Frog Hollow Press, 2017) and a full-length collection, Grotesque Tenderness (MQUP, 2019), Daniel… FULL STORY

  • About Us

    BC BookLook is an independent website dedicated to continuously promoting the literary culture of British Columbia.