Sparkling under steel toes

“From industrial sites to open highways, poet Christina Shah (left) turns the everyday grind of work into vivid, unflinching portraits of modern working life.FULL STORY



 

 

AUTHORS & BOOKS

Billy-Ray Belcourt

A collection of intersecting stories by Billy-Ray Belcourt, Coexistence (Hamish Hamilton $29.95) explores themes of Indigenous love, loneliness and connection…. FULL STORY

Ḵung Jaadee

Haida storyteller Ḵung Jaadee explores the profound relationships that tie us to our families, the earth, and our ancestors in… FULL STORY

Melanie Siebert

Melanie Siebert’s Signal Infinities (McClelland & Stewart $22.95) is a sweeping and evocative long poem exploring the body’s wisdom, pain… FULL STORY

Jennifer Grenz

In Medicine Wheel for the Planet: A Journey toward Personal and Ecological Healing (Knopf Canada $34.00), Dr. Jennifer Grenz, a… FULL STORY

Jody Wilson-Raybould

Jody Wilson-Raybould and Roshan Danesh explore the transformative oral history of Canada, blending Indigenous and non-Indigenous voices in Reconciling History: A… FULL STORY

Andrea Warner

A timely essay collection, Andrea Warner’s We Oughta Know: How Céline, Shania, Alanis, and Sarah Ruled the ’90s and Changed Music (ECW… FULL STORY

Pat Dobie

Pat Dobie explores the struggles of three Vancouver residents navigating the city’s housing crisis and its impact on their lives… FULL STORY

Danny Ramadan

In Crooked Teeth: A Queer Syrian Refugee Memoir (Viking $26.95), Danny Ramadan, a queer Syrian refugee, reflects on a life spent feeling… FULL STORY

Sho Yamagushiku

Shortlisted for the 2024 City of Victoria Butler Book Prize, Sho Yamagushiku’s Shima (McClelland & Stewart $22.50) is a profound… FULL STORY

Carleigh Baker

The latest collection of 13 short stories by award-winning author Carleigh Baker, Last Woman (McClelland & Stewart $24.95) offers a… FULL STORY

Gregor Craigie

Gregor Craigie examines Canada’s worsening housing crisis and looks for answers from around the globe, in Our Crumbling Foundation: How… FULL STORY

Sam Wiebe

In the fifth novel of Sam Wiebe’s The Wakeland Novel series, The Last Exile (Harbour $24.95) due out in March 2025, PI Dave Wakeland is… FULL STORY

Alan Haig-Brown

The 25th edition of Raincoast Chronicles, Raincoast Chronicles 25: m̓am̓aɫa Goes Fishing (Harbour $24.95), due out in May 2025, intertwines Alan Haig-Brown’s… FULL STORY

David Fraser

In David Fraser’s sixth book of the Jack McQueen Mystery Thrillers series, The Dead Don’t Bury Themselves (Ascent Aspirations Publishing $16.95), private… FULL STORY

Derek Jory

A camping trip with dad is always an adventure especially when the hunt for the perfect stick begins, as described… FULL STORY

Lisa Thomson

Joele Frey seeks answers about her mysterious origins, using magic, fate, and the support of her best friends to find… FULL STORY

Barry W. Levy

In Barry W. Levy’s debut novel, The War Machine (Double Dagger Books $24.99), set in 1988, David “Kick” Tacker, a… FULL STORY

Catherine A. Floe

Lil Sheehan (1912–1993), an Irish immigrant and skilled private nurse, became a cherished caregiver for Vancouver’s elite after resuming her… FULL STORY

Yolanda Ridge

Microbes, like bacteria, fungi, and algae, are tiny organisms with incredible abilities to adapt and thrive in extreme conditions, as… FULL STORY

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