London re-calling
After B.C. novelists John Gray and Ian Weir tried setting dark, suspense novels set in 19th century London, Steven Price… FULL STORY
AUTHORS & BOOKS
It happened That Night
In Lisa McManus’ debut novella That Night, she explores themes of teen suicide, bullying through social media, and loyalty. After… FULL STORY
PJ & Page
Gwyneth Jane Page is the author of a children’s book series entitled The Travel Adventures of PJ Mouse, which is… FULL STORY
From Saddledome to Mizmanagement
James Alden has written a tongue-in-cheek “guide” for masochistic managers who enjoy creating a miserable working environment. Zan and the… FULL STORY
In the aftermath of The Killing Fields
In 1980, Elaine Harvey, as a nurse, worked for the International Red Cross in the Cambodian refugee camps after the… FULL STORY
Without a penis
The public is invited to two launch events for Hannah Calder’s second novel, Piranesi’s Figures, described as a feminist-tinged fairy-tale… FULL STORY
From Kuala Lumpur to Sidney
Janet Brons’ debut novel A Quiet Kill (Touchwood 2014) was shortlisted for the Best First Crime Novel by the Arthur… FULL STORY
Wells so far, go
Martin J. Wells’ fourth title, North Shore Story (Vancouver: Blue Crab Books 2016), is a literary and industrial history of… FULL STORY
49th Parallel is unparalled
To mark his fortieth birthday, Vancouver-based Trevor Marc Hughes, a former CBC Radio Vancouver arts reporter, decided to undertake a… FULL STORY
Sicilian fare
Born in North Vancouver in 1961, Diane Gallagher was raised in Vancouver and spent part of her adult life in… FULL STORY
Surrealism & Emily Carr
In connection to an exhibition he curated at the Vancouver Art Gallery in 2016 called I Had An Interesting French… FULL STORY
From Vanderhoof to Harmonicas
Born in Vanderhoof, B.C. in 1950, David H. Mitchell grew up in that small northern town of 500 people. As… FULL STORY
Jack & Nilliq & Wallin
Nowick Gray taught in Inuit villages in the Quebec Arctic before moving to the mountains of British Columbia and then… FULL STORY
In Karen Rivers’ The Girl in the Well is Me (Dancing Cat Books $12.95), an exploration of bullying for middle… FULL STORY
A tip of the Panama hat
In the Spring isse of B.C. BookWorld there was a page-and-a-half reiview of Canada: A New Tax Haven, the latest… FULL STORY
Six in a blizzard
Sextet (Talonbooks $18.95) by Morris Panych has been heralded as “a dark and steamy comedy” that presents the harmonies and… FULL STORY
Tom Thomson’s Skull
In Broken Arrow (Orca $10.95) Steve’s plan for a relaxing vacation under the Spanish sun with his friend Laia, ends… FULL STORY
Fifty top healing plants
Ardent naturalist, Dr. Kumi, provides a reference guide to 50 of the most commonly used medicinal plants in Plants That… FULL STORY
Wisdom and the I Ching
Hanne Quillevere’s The Pivotal I CHING (Mac Zen Consulting, 2015) bring’s the ancient Chinese book of wisdom into the modern… FULL STORY
The peanut factory
Peter Speers was born in Cranbrook and grew up in East Vancouver. He was educated at the University of Victoria… FULL STORY
