Alan Twigg’s tribute to Rudolf Vrba
by Guy Bennett Rudolf Vrba (1924-2006) was a Slovak-Jew who escaped from Auschwitz at the age of 19, then co-wrote… FULL STORY
FEATURED ARTICLES
Whistler Book Awards shortlist
The following BC based authors are shortlisted for the 2024 Whistler Independent Book Awards within three categories. The shortlisted nominees… FULL STORY
Afghani flight to freedom
Zia’s Story by Shahnaz Qayumi (Tradewind $14.95) Writing for young readers about the impact of a battle-scarred country on families… FULL STORY
Shaughnessy Cohen Prize winner
John Vaillant (at right) has won the $25,000 Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing for Fire Weather: The Making of… FULL STORY
Ryga Award Winners
The 2024 George Ryga award for social awareness is tied between two exemplary BC authors, Helen Knott for Becoming a… FULL STORY
BC & Yukon Book Prizes Shortlist
The following authors and books are competing as finalists within eight categories at the 40th Annual BC and Yukon Book… FULL STORY
100 years of BC books
Howard White (at right) has been Western Canada’s most enduring and influential book publisher during the past fifty years. He… FULL STORY
Ren Louie’s Kidlit Books
Indigenous author Ren Louie (at right) will be publishing a brand-new adaptation of his book for children from 6 to… FULL STORY
De Castell’s new fantasy release
Sebastien de Castell is set to release the first book of his new fantasy series in April, Play of Shadows… FULL STORY
Manolis nominated for Polish Award
Manolis Aligizakis, Cretan-Canadian Poet, author and translator has been shortlisted for the Zbigniew Herbert International Literary Award, a prestigious prize… FULL STORY
William Gibson gets the Woodcock
International bestseller of speculative fiction, and the author credited with inventing the term “cyberspace,” William Gibson will be presented with… FULL STORY
Naqvi makes her debut
Pakistani-Canadian writer Zehra Naqvi’s (at right) debut book of poems and prose, The Knot of My Tongue (McClelland & Stewart… FULL STORY
Lynn Johnston’s new books
Lynn Johnston (at right), famous for her comic strip For Better or For Worse, which was published in more than… FULL STORY
Hot property
BOOK EXCERPT In his 40 years of experience working on sustainable urban design, UBC architecture and planning professor Patrick Condon… FULL STORY
Best Canadian Poetry Book Launch
BC-based authors Nicholas Bradley (at right), Aislinn Hunter, Meghan Kemp-Gee, Barbara Nickel, Matt Rader, Meagan Rondeau, Joanna Streetly, and Rob… FULL STORY
Bailey’s picture books
Author J.P. Bailey’s (at right) two latest books are published through H. Wilson Books and are now available for all… FULL STORY
Lester reviewed in Italy
The Italian edition of a graphic novel with illustrations by Vancouver-based David Lester (at right) that is rehabilitating the reputations… FULL STORY
The private life of Yosef Wosk
Scholar-turned-philanthropist-turned-art-collector-turned-writer/philosopher, Yosef Wosk will be launching his first collection of non-fiction, Naked in a Pyramid: Travels and Observations (Anvil $22)… FULL STORY
2023 FBCW Literary Contest Winners
Joanna Streetly (at right) won the FBCW Literary Contest Poetry Award for her piece, Ringtone. Streetly’s work is published in… FULL STORY
Jewish Book Fest featured writers
THE PROLOGUE EVENT: BOOK LAUNCH Ordinary, Extraordinary: My Father’s Life by Bernard Pinsky January 28, 2024 | 1-3 PM |… FULL STORY
