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AUTHORS & BOOKS

John Henry

Author John Henry’s Guide to Backcountry Adventure in Cathedral Park (FriesenPress $22.49) is an essential resource for anyone visiting this… FULL STORY

Umar Turaki

In Umar Turaki’s novel, Every Drop of Blood Is Red (Little A $23.51), lives intertwine in Jos, Nigeria, when Dareng… FULL STORY

John D’Eathe

In Celebrities Who Have Met Me: A Child of the Lost Empire (Adagio Media $21.99), John D’Eathe reflects on his… FULL STORY

Frank Assu

Join brave young girls Kiara and Nova as they battle wildfires across B.C. communities with their friend, Bob the tactical… FULL STORY

Katrina Chen

The first Taiwanese-born Canadian appointed to the BC Cabinet, Katrina Chen’s book, A Stronger Home (Orca $21.95) for ages 6-8,… FULL STORY

Mike Deas

Author and illustrator of The Sueño Bay Adventure Series, Mike Deas, brings to life the story of young Mia through… FULL STORY

Sophie Dubé

Illustrated by Vancouver artist, Sophie Dubé, Making a Splash: How Humans Consume, Conserve and Care for Water (Orca $29.95), due… FULL STORY

Elinor Florence

Set in 1905 Alberta, Flora Craigie, a young Scottish woman flees her abusive husband in Elinor Florence’s upcoming book, Finding… FULL STORY

B.R. Bentley

In The Blood Labyrinth (FriesenPress $20.99) by BC author B.R. Bentley, a 74-year-old mystery begins to unravel after the suspicious… FULL STORY

Simon Roy

Co-authored by Simon Roy, Jess Pollard and Sergey Nazarov, Griz Grobus (Image Comics $26.99) is a sci-fi graphic novel set… FULL STORY

Ron Prasad

A collection of fifteen chilling short stories by author Ron Prasad, I Will Wander On: Volume One (iUniverse $30.95), explores… FULL STORY

Xiran Jay Zhao

In author Xiran Jay Zhao’s new book, Heavenly Tyrant (Tundra Books $28.99), due out in December 2024, Zetian navigates political… FULL STORY

Dana Claxton

In collaboration with the Audain Art Museum, co-curators Dana Claxton, Curtis Collins (also gallery director), Skeena Reece and Marika Echachis… FULL STORY

Dietrich Kalteis

Critically acclaimed author, Dietrich Kalteis’s latest crime novel, Crooked (ECW Press $22.95) follows Alvin Karpis and Fred Barker, notorious criminals,… FULL STORY

Cynthia LeBrun

Cynthia LeBrun’s Black Sunflowers (Fitzhenry & Whiteside $21.95) draws inspiration from a true story to explore the devastating impact of… FULL STORY

Zoe McKenna

Edited by Zoe McKenna and Joshua Gillingham, That Witch Whispers (Black Cat Books $20.00) is the second anthology of the… FULL STORY

Kim Bannerman

In Ten-In-One: A Circus Salmagundi Anthology (Fox and Bee Studio $11.12) by Kim Bannerman, background characters from a British Columbia-based… FULL STORY

Kathryn Larouche Imler

Author Kathryn Larouche Imler’s book, Roses Bloom in June (self-published $26.90) is a historical fiction novel inspired by real letters… FULL STORY

Kim Mooney

The lives of nine ordinary people, recounted in Kim Mooney’s book, In an Instant (FriesenPress $26.04) were transformed in a… FULL STORY

Robert W. MacKay

Author Robert W. MacKay’s book, The Forgotten: A Novel of the Korean War (Now Or Never Publishing Co $26.95) follows… FULL STORY

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