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
AUTHORS & BOOKS
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
Indian Arm, stage to page
A contemporary adaptation of Henrik Ibsen’s Little Eyolf, Hiro Kanagawa’s play Indian Arm (Playwrights Canada 2016) is set at the… FULL STORY
Sellars returns to Bestsellers
Bev Sellars won the 2014 George Ryga Award for Social Awareness for her book They Called Me Number One: Secrets… FULL STORY
The future is backward
As Tom Jones might have said, go big or go home. As a follow-up to his first graphic novel Toshiko… FULL STORY
A passion for Passchendaele
It wasn’t exactly Steve Fonyo running all the way across Canada. But Alan MacLeod’s Great Canadian War Statue Search required… FULL STORY
Tomboy Survival
Ivan E. Coyote has increasingly incorporated music into their public appearances and encouraged the use of the pronoun ‘their’ in… FULL STORY
Ruth for Chuck
Vancouver can boast about bike lanes; it can make repeated vows to eliminate homelessness in order to advertise its good… FULL STORY
