R.I.P Irene Howard (1922 – 2023)

“Irene Howard (left) wrote an important bio of  the first woman to be elected to Vancouver City Council. But she is probably best known for the memoir about her immigrant mining family.FULL STORY

 

 

NEWS & EVENTS

In Rhino We Trust

Dave Butler of Cranbrook is a pathfinder in the new field of eco-fiction. Born in Penticton, he is a retired… FULL STORY

Agnes, not of God

Sarah Leavitt’s second graphic novel, Agnes, Murderess (Freehand 2019), is based on the folk legend of a roadhouse owner, madam… FULL STORY

Smithers book wins top prize

The BC Lieutenant Governor’s Medal for historical writing and $2,500 has been awarded to Tyler McCreary for Shared Histories: Witsuwit’en-Settler… FULL STORY

Labour love not lost

A new generation is being introduced to a tumultuous, six-week struggle in Winnipeg when more than 30,000 strikers battled police,… FULL STORY

Fat Cats gets gold

George Mercer’s fourth novel, Fat Cats, has won a Gold Medal in the Best Regional Fiction (Canada West) category of… FULL STORY

What the Wind Brings

In his forthcoming historical novel, What the Wind Brings (Pulp Literature $39.95 Summer, 2019), Matthew Hughes pits a coalition of… FULL STORY

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