Women and their relationships
Although born in Calgary, Alberta, Julia Leggett grew up in Zimbabwe. Her years there influenced her book Gone South and… FULL STORY
AUTHORS & BOOKS
The unbreakable Ujjal
B.C.’s premier from 2000 – 2001, Ujjal Dosanjh was born in a small village in Dosanjh Kalan, Punjab, India in… FULL STORY
Stories behind the recipes
Food and wine columnist, Jennifer Schell, is Editor-in-Chief at BC Food & Wine Trails magazine. Due in the spring of… FULL STORY
Anniversary of a Montreal massacre
Cathy Ford has published fifteen books of poetry and numerous chapbooks and folios, including poetry, fiction and memoir that were… FULL STORY
Bowlsby wins McFarlane Award
Born on February 16, 1957 in Vancouver, the remarkably diligent hockey historian Craig H. Bowlsby earned his BFA degree from… FULL STORY
Homeopathic fiction
Jennifer Craig’s self-published novel of humourous, social commentary, Mary-Lou’s Brew (Friesen $17.99), sounds a bit like Harry Potter for adults…. FULL STORY
Jewish Book Fest turns 30
Hard to believe, but the 30th annual JCC Jewish Book Festival (Nov 22-27, 2014) is now well into its planning… FULL STORY
Food for thought at Whistler Fest
Since 2001, the Whistler Writers Festival has been promoting literary arts in Whistler and the Sea to Sky highway corridor…. FULL STORY
What happens when you die?
Here is an excerpt from an interview with Sheryl MacKay of CBC’s North by Northwest as she speaks candidly with… FULL STORY
Paul St. Pierre passes
One of B.C.’s literary characters has died. Paul St. Pierre, a wry comic writer sometimes compared to Mark Twain, passed… FULL STORY
Stalin’s shadow in B.C.
For anyone puzzled about the current headlines involving Russia and Ukraine, Grant Buday’s darkly comic novel The Delusionist is a… FULL STORY
The Fargo of British Columbia
Poet and author Sheila Peters’ fifth book is a murder mystery set in her home town of Smithers. Shafted: A… FULL STORY
Ivan E. Coyote’s successful failure
Rae Spoon’s comment sounds like a clever thing to say to grab attention. But one need only dip into any… FULL STORY
Celebrating Kootenay veterans
UPCOMING EVENTS FOR NAMES ON A CENOTAPH Thursday, Sept. 4: Book launch – Nelson Touchstones Museum 5:30 pm Saturday, Sept…. FULL STORY
Wannabe Beatles of the world, unite
And before that, he was the 6th Beatle. Science writer Dick Bourgeois-Doyle explores how Beatles fans keep the band ‘alive’…. FULL STORY
From Elbow to Coyote
Elma Schemenauer is the author of 75 books, mostly educational titles published in Canada and the USA. Born near the… FULL STORY
I is for Imbert
After Imbert Orchard moved from England to B.C. in the aftermath of the Second World War, CBC hired him as… FULL STORY
Where there’s a Will, there’s a grave
Will Starling (Goose Lane $29.95) is Ian Weir’s forthcoming follow-up to his debut novel Daniel O’Thunder that was shortlisted for… FULL STORY
Buday captures 1962 Vancouver
Never one to shy away from the truth in his fiction, Grant Buday recalls Josef Stalin’s systematic starving of two… FULL STORY
100-year-old White has 2nd book
Frank White started writing the story of his life in 1972 when he was nearly sixty. It took him over… FULL STORY
