Charles Demers is brillliant in Leftovers
Leftovers by Charles Demers Co-created with Marcus Youssef Neworld Theatre York Theatre Jan. 26-30 About half the shows one sees… FULL STORY
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How the west was de-ranged
by Mark Forsythe The first ranches appeared in B.C. during the gold rush eras of the 1850s and 1860s when… FULL STORY
Wake up and smell the anarchy
Some people prefer to read newspapers and magazines from back to front. They would be ideal readers for Ron Sakolsky’s… FULL STORY
Gina gains momentum
Prior to her teaching career, Gina McMurchy-Barber majored in archaeology at Simon Fraser University and studied orangutans in Borneo with… FULL STORY
Move over, Bill Richardson
Growing up, Vancouver-born Charles Demers was a politically sophisticated fat kid with a void in sports and cars. Even though… FULL STORY
Dower revisits New Jersey roots
The new year has yet to come, and already the spring crop is showing promise. Tricia Dower’s Becoming Lin (Caitlin… FULL STORY
Eke speaks of Warrior’s path
James Eke is a former journalist who spent eleven years in the military. At 46, as owner and chief instructor… FULL STORY
A touch of kindness in Pomerania
Written from the perspective of seven-year-old Gerda, A Year of Borrowed Men (Pajama Press $21.95) by Michelle Barker (at right)… FULL STORY
The Great Bamfield Novel
Those who have braved the 60-mile gravel road from Port Alberni to Bamfield can easily agree with Simon Winchester’s assessment… FULL STORY
Eve of Constructions
The average lifespan of a house in Vancouver is becoming less than a human lifespan. Spearheaded by Caroline Adderson, Vancouver… FULL STORY
Weir escapes confines of boob tube
Set in London in 1816, Ian Weir’s second novel, Will Starling (Goose Lane 2014), is one of ten Canadian-authored books… FULL STORY
Barking up the right trees
Danial Neil says his fourth novel The Trees of Calan Gray (Oolichan $19.95) was inspired, in part, by a 2010… FULL STORY
The blooming of Rachel
Rachel Rose was appointed Poet Laureate of Vancouver for 2014-2017 on the strength of her relatively small but distinguished output… FULL STORY
Yee at VPL, Victoria, Writers Fest
Governor General Award Winner Paul Yee will launch his first adult novel, A Superior Man (Arsenal $21.95) at the Vancouver… FULL STORY
Ranger Rob blows the whistle
Veteran ranger Rob Kaye has become a bestselling author with Born to the Wild. One wonders how a book by… FULL STORY
The blooming of Rachel
In 2014, Rachel Rose was appointed Poet Laureate of Vancouver until 2017 on the strength of her relatively small but… FULL STORY
Brewed left, in the Kootenays
There were 168 books submitted to this year’s Scotia Bank Giller Prize. All twelve of the longlisted titles are from… FULL STORY
When a windfall is a downfall
In Diane Daker’s Orca Currents mini-novel for ages 10-14, Bad Business (Orca $9.95), the protagonist Lindy knows she should not… FULL STORY
Considering Consider the Sunflowers
Review by Deb Elkink Elma Schemenauer’s Consider the Sunflowers, an historical prairie novel set in the 1940s, sweeps the reader… FULL STORY
Tick talk
For decades, cowboys known as ‘tick riders’ have patrolled the U.S.-Mexico border to prevent cattle carrying ‘fever ticks’ from entering…. FULL STORY
