Tippett’s top eight
While residing on Pender Island, Maria Tippett has completed Made in British Columbia: Eight Ways of Making Culture (Harbour $32.95)… FULL STORY
AUTHORS & BOOKS
Beavers R Us
Once upon a time there probably 60 million beavers in North America. But the arrival of European fur traders almost… FULL STORY
For Drake’s sake
As an amateur historian, Laird L. Nelson of Everson, Washington has claimed to have solved the mystery as to where… FULL STORY
Disaster revisited
When Mandy Bath left her home on July 12, 2012, she had no idea that only an hour later, her… FULL STORY
C is for Charlie, not the French one
Move over Bill Richardson. Having hosted the BC Book Prizes on several occasions, Charles Demers has re-entered the literary world… FULL STORY
Colours due in September
The first two poetry books by Bowen Island psychotherapist Lisa Shatzky, Do Not Call Me By My Name and Blame… FULL STORY
Hybrids are not just cars
According to publicity materials, a 2008 survey conducted by Baylor University Institute for Studies of Religion found that 55% of… FULL STORY
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
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
