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
AUTHORS & BOOKS
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
And the beats go on
An art EXHIBITION in conjunction with The Life and Art of Harry and Jessie Webb (Mother Tongue $34.95) will open… FULL STORY
Bio-netting has a champion
Vancouver artist Sharon Kallis is no stranger to environmental art. Over the past few years, she has collaborated with environmentalists,… FULL STORY
Ginger Goodwin revisited
With endorsements from Jack Hodgins (“remarkably strong, original and new”), Madeleine Thien and Michael Crummey, Matt Rader’s debut first collection… FULL STORY
Jason Priestley autobiography
Having spent nine years playing teen heartthrob Brandon Walsh in the hit television series Beverly Hills 90210, Vancouver-born actor Jason… FULL STORY
Wild’s Cougar wins gold
Paula Wild’s The Cougar: Beautiful, Wild and Dangerous (Douglas & McIntyre, 2013) explores the evolving relationship humans have with the… FULL STORY
Theemes and DTES
Prior to entering the world of finance, while doing doctoral work in child psychology at UBC, Tracy Theemes worked with… FULL STORY
Honouring Bud Osborn
The commemorative video features an original soundtrack by Bud Osborn, David Lester and Wendy Atkinson. It is the first of… FULL STORY
Vitriol from a wheelchair
Ninety-nine years later, in Adam Pottle’s Mantis Dreams: The Journal of Dr. Dexter Ripley (Caitlin 2013), the narrator of a… FULL STORY
