The Math Olympian
Richard Hoshino teaches mathematics at Quest University Canada in Squamish. Prior to his arrival at Quest in 2013, Richard was… FULL STORY
AUTHORS & BOOKS
Racking up the nominations
Kayla Czaga has been shortlisted for the Late Night Library 2015 Debut-litzer Prize in Poetry for her book, For Your… FULL STORY
A modern lighthouse keeper
How do you get to be a Lighthouse Keeper? Caroline Woodward tells how and why she landed the job in… FULL STORY
Sandy Shreve’s “Found Poems”
The poems are a tribute to her father and working life at sea eighty years ago. by Beverly Cramp Sandy… FULL STORY
Crisp corpse for Jinnah
Donald J. Hauka’s Pizza 911 (Dundurn $11.99), the third in Hauka’s Mister Jinnah mystery series, takes politically incorrect newspaper reporter… FULL STORY
Queen of the Godforsaken
A writer of novels and picture books, and a blogger, Mix Hart wrote her first young adult novel Queen of… FULL STORY
Elizabeth Ross’s Kingdom comes
Born and raised in Victoria, Elizabeth Ross completed a BA with majors in English and creative writing at Vancouver Island… FULL STORY
The ecstasy and the agony
Three months after asking her lover to leave, Tzoutzi Matzourani is tormented by his absence. Craziness took hold of them… FULL STORY
At the root of things
A vegan for ten years, Carla Kelly has followed Vegan Al Fresco: Happy & Healthy Recipes for Picnics, Barbecues &… FULL STORY
Water is power
Following World War II, Canada became a world leader in hydro-electricity production. Only Norway produced more per capita and only… FULL STORY
Sometimes you gotta boycott
To boycott or not to boycott? That was the question asked by nations and athletes in 1936 as Nazi Germany… FULL STORY
Barriers for women in journalism
In her investigation of sexual politics in journalism, Outsiders Still: Why Women Journalists Love — And Leave — Their Newspaper… FULL STORY
A bike for Burkino Faso
The Red Bicycle (Kids Can $18.95) by Jude Isabella follows the journey of Big Red, Leo’s cherished bicycle, as it… FULL STORY
Family buzziness
Robin Stevenson has been busy–with eighteen books for young readers since 2007. Some of those books are not light reading…. FULL STORY
Nisselinka a rare B.C. novel about mining
Robert Longe worked in mineral exploration for many years as a geologist, consultant, and chief executive of a junior public… FULL STORY
The train of mourning
Hank Schachte’s The Train (Ad Hoc 2015) is a self-published novella about a man writing the eulogy for his father… FULL STORY
From Vehicule Days to Perfect
Born in Budapest in 1947, Tom Konyves escaped Hungary in 1956 and settled in Montreal where he published a Dadaist… FULL STORY
Saltman wins IBBY honour
The International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) Canada has announced the recipients of the 2014 Claude Aubry Awards… FULL STORY
Kennedy in running for prestigious prize
While slick newbies to environmentalism are jumping onto the “rewilding” bandwagon, rhapsodizing about dirt and water and plants as if… FULL STORY
Whoopee, gluten free
West Vancouver resident Kristina Stosek has used her website solely devoted to gluten-free recipes as a springboard for her first… FULL STORY
