100 years of BC books

“Two literary mavericks appreciated on May 22: publisher & author Howard White (left) and bookseller Don Stewart. Details here.” FULL STORY

 

AUTHORS & BOOKS

Karen Hofmann

The final novel in the Lund sibling series by Karen Hofmann, Where We Live (NeWest $22.95) follows four middle-aged siblings… FULL STORY

J.T. Siemens

Now a fully-fledged private investigator, Sloane Donovan navigates the mundane task of keeping a celebrity in Vancouver alive, but is… FULL STORY

Cole Nowicki

A collection of short nonfiction pieces by Cole Nowicki, Laser Quit Smoking Massage (NeWest $21.95) delves into the intricacies of… FULL STORY

Tanya Lloyd Kyi

It’s a normal day and you spot a dragon overhead. You know you can’t defeat it by yourself, so you… FULL STORY

Hayley Lowe

Noor and her grandfather bond over a shared love for pies and creating cherished memories during summer holidays. Once school… FULL STORY

Grant Hayter-Menzies

This poignant memoir, Freddie: The Rescue Dog Who Rescued Me (Heritage $24.95) captures the transformative impact of Freddie on the… FULL STORY

Arleen Paré

Through deft poetics and documentary pieces, reminiscent of C.D. Wright’s style, Arleen Paré explores the poignant, shortened life of A.,… FULL STORY

Meghan Fandrich

In the aftermath of the Village of Lytton burning to the ground, Meghan Fandrich witnessed her community and business perish… FULL STORY

Gail Anderson-Dargatz

Fourteen-year-old Charlotte receives a drone, and sets out to validate her grandma’s lifelong belief that the elusive lake monster, Dottie,… FULL STORY

Melinda Di Lorenzo

In a world where every dollar matters, seventeen-year-old Hannah Dresher faces the fallout of her alcoholic mom’s actions. When her… FULL STORY

Loghan Paylor

Kathleen, better known as Kit McNair, a troublesome changeling was nursed to health by their mother’s Celtic magic, after having… FULL STORY

Charlene Knight

“My own path to joy has been blurred by hardship, but part of my journey is that I refuse to… FULL STORY

Max Wyman

Advocating a transformative role for art and culture in modern democracy, Max Wyman’s seventh book, The Compassionate Imagination: How the… FULL STORY

Benjamin Perrin

Legal expert and former top advisor to the Prime Minister, Benjamin Perrin critically examines the Canadian criminal justice system through… FULL STORY

Brandon Reid

Twelve-year-old Derek Mormin is on the way to his grandfather’s funeral where he will confront some big life issues in… FULL STORY

Anne Fleming

An historian, Anne, discovers five 17th century manuscripts recounting the story of Joan and Thomasina, young survivors separated after the… FULL STORY

Betsy Warland

In Breathing the Page: Reading the Act of Writing (Cormorant Books $20.00) Betsy Warland explores the intricate web of relationships… FULL STORY

Kristin Miller

In 1979, Kristin Miller’s dream of settling in a remote coastal community near Prince Rupert, BC, unravelled after a failed… FULL STORY

Lauren Elliott

In Lauren Elliott’s second book of the Crystals & CuriousiTEAS Mystery series, Murder in a Cup (Kensington Cozies $37.00), Shay… FULL STORY

Angie Elita Newell

Angie Elita Newell’s novel about historical injustice, All I See Is Violence (Greenleaf $34.95) intricately entwines the lives of Cheyenne… FULL STORY

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