As Simone says…
South Asian Canadian writer Fauzia Rafique–originally from Pakistan–writes fiction and poetry in English, Punjabi and Urdu. Endorsed by literary friends… FULL STORY
AUTHORS & BOOKS
Big Blue Forever
Anita Miettunen was born in Vancouver to Finnish immigrant parents. She has lived, studied, and travelled in many places including… FULL STORY
Alisa Smith’s Speakeasy
Alisa Smith’s forthcoming novel, Speakeasy (D&M $22.95) takes place during World War II and follows Lena Stillman, a former (undetected)… FULL STORY
Rare is Everywhere
Alligators and tigers can be white. Lobsters can be blue. One in twelve people have a rare disease. So what… FULL STORY
Laundry & love
In her debut collection, Frequent, Small Loads of Laundry (Mother Tongue 2017), Rhonda Ganz describes how people behave in moments… FULL STORY
Not Nash-ville
Big is beautiful. Or can be. Big Fit Girl: Embrace the Body You Have (Greystone $22.95) by Louise Green makes… FULL STORY
Handcuffed by History
Gordon Cruse’s new, self-published study of adolescent criminals in detention, Handcuffed by History (Granville Island 2017), tracks the life adventures… FULL STORY
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
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
