AUTHORS & BOOKS Archives - Page 59 of 91

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