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
AUTHORS & BOOKS
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
Cloud Physics
In her third collection of poetry, Cloud Physics (U of Regina $19.95), Karen Enns focuses on endings – cultural, ecological, and… FULL STORY
Canine nine
A cat might have nine lives; but John Armstrong has had nine dogs–and counting. John Armstrong’s third memoir, A Series… FULL STORY
Dan Paxton Dunaway
Having been a rancher, a sailor and the publisher of a community newspaper, Dan Paxton Dunaway turned to writing novels… FULL STORY
Annacis Island’s namesake
The oldest French place name in British Columbia that’s still in use is likely Annacis Island, located southwest of New… FULL STORY
YesterCanada
In 2017, Elma Schemenauer’s YesterCanada: Historical Tales of Mystery and Adventure (Borealis $19.95) will present thirty historical tales from the… FULL STORY
Darlene Foster’s “Amanda Travels”
Growing up on a ranch in southern Alberta, Darlene Foster dreamed about writing and travelling the world. As an adult,… FULL STORY
Z is for Zeus
As we were saying in the Autumn issue of B.C. BookWorld, it’s hard to keep up with the poet and… FULL STORY
Battles and mother nature
Armed conflicts between India and Pakistan have been stymied by the Siachen Glacier. Winter foiled Napolean’s assault on Russia. Way… FULL STORY
Gold Rush Queen
Former journalist and librarian, Thora Kerr Illing has written a biography of Nellie Cashman (1845 – 1925), nicknamed ‘The Miner’s… FULL STORY
I just shot dad
One nightmarish day, Holly Crichton got a call from her youngest son Mat with the news: “I just shot Dad.”… FULL STORY
A fictional prospect
Having had three stories included in Journey Prize collections, Clea Young, another graduate of the UBC Creative Writing department, already… FULL STORY
A River Captured re-examines Treaty
Some of the Columbia River Treaty’s provisions are set to change in 2024, and with termination of the treaty requiring… FULL STORY
Parasailing in Turkey
Born in Terrace and raised in Cranbrook, Leesa Dean later lived in Montreal where she attended Concordia University. A graduate… FULL STORY
25 and counting
Ron Dart of Abbotsford has taught in the department of political science/philosophy/religious studies at University of the Fraser Valley since… FULL STORY
Ex-bar owner examines alcohol
Book lovers will get the chance to see what the current writer-in-residence at the Joy Kogawa House, Toronto journalist and… FULL STORY
Inge examines her global life
Born of a Russian mother and Polish father in Frankfurt in 1927, Inge Israel escaped Hitler’s rise with her parents… FULL STORY
