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
AUTHORS & BOOKS
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
Anne and Laurence Yeadon-Jones
Anne and Laurence Yeadon-Jones bring their expertise to the territory of Broughton Archipelago in The Broughtons: And Vancouver Island—Kelsey Bay… 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
Gabrielle Prendergast
Sixteen-year-old Poppy feels ready to take on responsibility when her dad leaves to fight a distant wildfire in Gabrielle Prendergast’s… FULL STORY
Rebecca Wood Barrett
Henry’s summer at mountain bike camp takes an unexpected turn when the head counselor, Shifty, prioritizes construction work over outdoor… FULL STORY
Frances Backhouse
Bison, North America’s largest land animals, once thrived with 170,000 wood bison in the north and over 30 million plains… FULL STORY
Marsha Donner
Marsha Donner’s book, Mending Abortion Trauma with Presence: a journal and guidebook into the canyon of silence (FriesenPress $18.49) addresses… FULL STORY
Jan Howarth
Jan Howarth recounts her journey from a career in the West Coast fishing industry to becoming a successful PR consultant… FULL STORY
Gayle Mavor
In her memoir, At One With An Island: Salt Spring Revisited (Mavorick Publishing $21.50) Gayle Mavor revisits Salt Spring Island,… FULL STORY
Darcy Nybo
Every day, countless dogs are abandoned at shelters, found roaming the streets, or rescued from dangerous situations. This book offers… FULL STORY
George’s Reading Room
UBC Library is launching a new project that will offer readers, writers, students, and academic researchers an immersive experience in… FULL STORY
Behind the iron curtain
Author Jadzia Prenosil’s memoir, My Childhood Behind the Iron Curtain (Island Blue Print $19.99) details her childhood in 1960s Communist… FULL STORY
