Heritage classic gets update
Art Downs (1924 – 1996) may be known as one of the forefathers of the B.C. publishing industry for founding… FULL STORY
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A new epic fantasy
Renée Sarojini Saklikar has published an epic fantasy told in verse: Bramah and the Beggar Boy (Nightwood $26.95). Ten years… FULL STORY
Desparately seeking democracy
In his first book Humanizing the Economy (New Society, 2010), former executive director of the BC Co-operative Association, John Restakis… FULL STORY
Millennial poverty & privilege
The great granddaughter of Jewish immigrants and early French and Irish settlers, Carmella Gray-Cosgrove (at right) was raised in Vancouver’s… FULL STORY
Saving B.C.’s Wilderness
By Wayne Sawchuk “Wayne, this world would be a better place without you in it! One day somebody might just… FULL STORY
Whistler Indepedent Book Awards
Each year, the Whistler Independent Book Awards provide independently published authors with a unique opportunity to have their work recognized through… FULL STORY
Whishaw wins Bony Blithe
Iona Whishaw’s A Match Made for Murder (Touchwood $16.95), the seventh book in the Lane Winslow Mystery series, has won… FULL STORY
Paramedic stories win an IPPY
Retired paramedic and author Graeme Taylor has won a bronze medal in the 2021 Independent Publisher Book Awards for A… FULL STORY
Western lifestyle damaging planet
2021 and the livin’ is easy. But the planet is in peril. In his latest title, The Environmentalist’s Dilemma: Promise… FULL STORY
B.C. Foodies
Now in its 24th year, the Taste Canada Awards single out some of the best cookbook authors in Canada. This… FULL STORY
Live author events at Whistler
The Whistler Writing Society will be hosting three July events for the Summer Comeback Reading Series — a precursor to… FULL STORY
‘Big’ picks up silver medal
The subject of the cover story in BC BookWorld’s Autumn 2020 issue, Big: Stories about Life in Plus-Sized Bodies (Caitlin,… FULL STORY
BC historical writing prize winners
At a gala awards presentation held on June 5, Chinatown Through a Wide Lens: The Hidden Photographs of Yucho Chow… FULL STORY
B.C. YA authors get noticed
The Forest of Reading Kid and Teen Committee lists for the summer of 2021 are out and debut B.C. kidlit… FULL STORY
Two BC authors win G.G.’s
Michelle Good of Kamloops and Kim Senklip Harvey of Vancouver have won 2020 Governor General’s Literary Awards in two of… FULL STORY
Good wins award for first novel
Michelle Good has won the 2021 Amazon Canada First Novel Award for Five Little Indians (Harper Collins, 2020). The prize,… FULL STORY
TRU prof recognized for kidlit
How Hope became An Activist (Dixi Books UK, 2020), a picture book for kids on the issues of sweat-shop labour… FULL STORY
Having a baby
With extra time on their hands during the pandemic, Jhenifer Pabillano and her friend Sarah Chan reconnected (remotely) with 27… FULL STORY
simpson up for award
Poet jaye simpson has been shortlisted for a 2021 Indigenous Voices award in the Published Poetry in English category for… FULL STORY
Living with autism
by Terrance James April was Autism Month. I have a grandchild on the autism spectrum and was keen to read… FULL STORY
