Conga & bongo drum in jazz
Trevor Salloum touts his book, The Conga and Bongo Drum in Jazz (Mel Bay 2016), written with Bobby Sanabria, as… FULL STORY
AUTHORS & BOOKS
Bullshit Valleau & friends
For Sage Birchwater’s Chilcotin Chronicles (Caitlin 2017), the veteran reporter and former back-to-the-lander says “The people and stories of the… FULL STORY
Robbie Burns’ long-suffering wife
Published on Robert Burns Day, January 25th, Melanie Murray’s second book, Should Auld Acquaintance: Discovering the Woman Behind Robert Burns… FULL STORY
Zoey Leigh Peterson has published her first novel, Next Year, For Sure (Penguin Random House $22) about longtime romantic partners Kathryn… FULL STORY
Learning with Levings
Colin Levings’ encyclopedic treatment of how sea going salmon, trout and char make their transition from fresh to salt water… FULL STORY
From forklift to fiction
Born in Vancouver in 1953, Vic Cavalli has been teaching English at the university level since 1987, and Creative Writing… FULL STORY
From Vespa to Land Rover
In a tribute to the model of Land Rover known as “the Defender”, the production of which was discontinued in… FULL STORY
From Robert’s to Partridge
That many readers attend and lead meetings is a fact of life; that many also look for ways to make… FULL STORY
Staying in tunes
With a forthcoming new collection of poetry slated for April, Tom Wayman will observe and celebrate how music is integral… FULL STORY
As Death eavesdrops
The Clothesline Swing (Nightwood $19.95), Danny Ramadan’s first novel in English, draws inspiration from Arabian Tales of One Thousand and… FULL STORY
The Belle of Mauchline
Melanie Murray’s first book, For Your Tomorrow (Random House), is about the life and tragic death of her nephew, a… FULL STORY
Have sketchbook, will travel
Born and educated in England, Keith Valentine immigrated to Canada to work as an agricultural scientist. In 1960, he started… FULL STORY
Dentists and world mayhem
After a career practicing dentistry in West Vancouver, Hamilton-born Dan Green studied creative writing at UBC. He has two published… FULL STORY
Ootsa Lake revisited
From 1905 to 1952, there was an agrarian settlement on the north shore of Ootsa Lake in central B.C. about… FULL STORY
Grappling with human extremes
A former money manager and financial journalist, Richard Osler turned to writing poems in 2001. His latest collection Hyaena Season… FULL STORY
Bad decisions and misconceptions
While most people prefer happy endings, Carleigh Baker produces a batch of stories with uncomfortable, unexpected and outright strange endings… FULL STORY
A dead land tainted
Journey to the Rift (Ink Smith Publishing 2016) is the first volume of a prequel to Cathi Shaw’s young adult… FULL STORY
Go away, I’m reading
Kidlit author K.L. Denman’s latest title is Quiz Queens (Orca Currents $9.95) about boy-crazy Kiara who convinces her studious pal Jane… FULL STORY
A dragon road and three souls
Drawing upon her family’s 36 generations as inspiration for her historical stories, Taiwanese-born Janie Chang’s upcoming second novel Dragon Springs Road… FULL STORY
Beyond Relinquishing
To kick-start the University of Regina’s new venture called Oskana Poetry & Poetics, series editor Jan Zwicky has released her… FULL STORY
