Cycling the Islands
Due in May, John Crouch’s Cycling the Islands: A Guide to Scenic Routes on the San Juan and Gulf Islands… FULL STORY
NEWS & EVENTS
Self-publishing seminar at VPL
About half of the best books that arrive at B.C. BookWorld these days are essentially self-published. Given the distance of… FULL STORY
Sway has smooth sailing in Las Vegas
The husband-and-wife team of writer and photographer Anne Vipond (b. 1957) and writer William Kelly has cruised the Inside Passage… FULL STORY
Travel writers, come hither
BC ASSOCIATION OF TRAVEL WRITERS ANNOUNCES 2016 TRAVEL WRITING SYMPOSIUM British Columbia – Too Beautiful for Words The BC Association… FULL STORY
Rooting for Riel
Joining with participants from over fifty countries, long-time Louis Riel activist David Doyle returned to Havana in January of 2016… FULL STORY
Baker searches for historic ancestor
The Mapmaker’s Soul – indigenous influences & untold stories about the early explorers https://www.banyen.com/events/mapmaker Book Launch/Reading with Wade Baker and… FULL STORY
Super 8 Motel detectives
Nelson-based Rachel M. Greenaway will make her debut as an author at the first annual CUFFED Crime Writers Festival program… FULL STORY
Doyle compares Riel to Marti
David Doyle, Powell River historian and author (FROM THE GALLOWS – the lost testimony of Louis Riel – Canada 150 Edition)… FULL STORY
The Resumption of Gary Geddes
The title poem of Gary Geddes’ The Resumption of Play (Quattro $18) received the 2015 Malahat Review Long Poem Prize… FULL STORY
Mr. Darcy comes to Granville Island
Hyped as swoon-worthty by the ever-burgeoning Arts Club Theatre, a rendition of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice will play in… FULL STORY
WOTS — madrona style
The initials WOTS in Canada usually stand for Word On The Street. But drive just south of Blaine and it’s… FULL STORY
Turning 15 with Borrie
SFU Writer’s Studio will soon be marking its 15th Anniversary as a cauldron for literary activity in B.C. As well… FULL STORY
Gabriola celebrates Lowry
If you go to Paris, you can visit Balzac’s house or find the graves of famous authors in the world’s… FULL STORY
Reviving Concrete Poetry era
EVENT: Book Launch and Signing Saturday, December 12 from 2–4 pm (Remarks at 2:30 pm) Kardosh Projects 2423 Granville Street… FULL STORY
God’s Dog Day
According to the Canadian Animal Health Institute (CAHI), 34% of Canadian households owned a dog in 2014. That means about… FULL STORY
Bowen Island remembered
While living in Telkwa, B.C., Joan Haggerty has completed a novel with a long incubation period, The Dancehall Years (Mother… FULL STORY
Great BC Novel, take three
Three Finalists Announced for the 3rd Great BC Novel Contest Established B.C. authors have tended to take a back seat… FULL STORY
Wolsak wins bpNichol Award
In 2015, Lissa Wolsak of Vancouver became the 30th recipient of the annual bpNichol Chapbook Award given out each year… FULL STORY
Eve of Constructions
The average lifespan of a house in Vancouver is becoming less than a human lifespan. Spearheaded by Caroline Adderson,… FULL STORY
Goldberg and other Jewish variations
As Education Director at the Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre, Adara Goldberg has published her first book, Holocaust Survivors in Canada:… FULL STORY
