Every lesson is nature’s lesson
For more than three decades, environmental educator and naturalist Roy Jantzen has been inspiring people to see their place within… FULL STORY
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Victoria’s Seal-ebrity
Emerson the Elephant Seal (Harbour Publishing $24.95) is a lively picture book for ages 3–5 inspired by the true tale… FULL STORY
A history of Ucluelet
Shirley Martin’s Calm Harbour, Turbulent Seas: A History of Ucluelet (Harbour Publishing $39.95) is a comprehensive account of the coastal… FULL STORY
Psychological misconduct
Bill Koch’s debut novel Hired Gun: Uncovering Buried Secrets (FriesenPress $21.99) is steeped in insider knowledge of physician misconduct and… FULL STORY
Colonial wear and tear
Following on from her breakout poetry collection about zombies, eat salt | gaze at the ocean (Talonbooks, 2020), which was shortlisted for… FULL STORY
The art of the walking guide
Retired educator, artist and lifelong adventurer, Theo Dombrowski (at right) has built a life around exploration—both in the wild and… FULL STORY
Making a person
by Neil McKinnon My mind can make a person. But my mind is feeble. It cannot make a new person…. FULL STORY
My Life’s Achievement So Far
“Lifetime achievement” . . . that’s rather disconcerting. I’m only 78, and there are still so many books I want… FULL STORY
Sarah Louise Butler Q&A
Sarah Louise Butler published her debut novel, The Wild Heavens (D&M, 2020) about how a little girl and her grandfather discover… FULL STORY
Stumbling toward redemption
Many of the characters in Bill Gaston’s (at right) eighth collection, Tunnel Island (Thistledown $24.95), have dark backstories. Others lead… FULL STORY
Western Canada Jewish Book Awards
Five of the six Western Canada Jewish Book Awards were won by British Columbia-based authors. Here are the BC winners…. FULL STORY
Stumbling toward redemption
Many of the characters in Bill Gaston’s eighth collection, Tunnel Island (Thistledown $24.95), have dark backstories. Others lead unconventional, eccentric… FULL STORY
A hockey origins tale
In a retelling of the origins of hockey through an Indigenous lens, the late Musqueam elder and storyteller, Henry Charles… FULL STORY
Victoria Book Prizes’ new poetry award
The Victoria Book Prizes is introducing the DC Reid Poetry Prize this year to recognize outstanding poets in the Capital… FULL STORY
Bruce McIvor interview
Intro: Aboriginal law expert and advocate for Indigenous rights, Bruce McIvor is also the author of two books that provide… FULL STORY
BC & Yukon Book Prizes 2025
The shortlisted writers for the 41st BC & Yukon Book Prizes has been announced. The winners in the eight categories… FULL STORY
Poetry reading and live music
In honour of National Poetry Month, North Shore-based writer Trevor Carolan (at right) will be reading from his new poetry… FULL STORY
George Ryga Award shortlist – 2025
Once again six authors have been shortlisted for the George Ryga Award, an annual literary prize for a BC writer… FULL STORY
Kit Pearson gets the Woodcock
Kit Pearson (at right) won the Governor General’s Award for English-language children’s literature in 1997. She received the 11th annual… FULL STORY
Stop global warming now
When retired microbiologist W. “Tom” Thomson Martin (at right) hears someone responding to the growing environmental climate catastrophe with the… FULL STORY
