Food for thought at Whistler Fest
Since 2001, the Whistler Writers Festival has been promoting literary arts in Whistler and the Sea to Sky highway corridor…. FULL STORY
NEWS & EVENTS
Paul St. Pierre passes
One of B.C.’s literary characters has died. Paul St. Pierre, a wry comic writer sometimes compared to Mark Twain, passed… FULL STORY
Bowlsby wins award for hockey writing
Vancouver author and hockey historian, Craig Bowlsby has won the 2014 Brian McFarlane Award for outstanding research and writing by… FULL STORY
The Fargo of British Columbia
Poet and author Sheila Peters’ fifth book is a murder mystery set in her home town of Smithers. Shafted: A… FULL STORY
Celebrating Kootenay veterans
UPCOMING EVENTS FOR NAMES ON A CENOTAPH Thursday, Sept. 4: Book launch – Nelson Touchstones Museum 5:30 pm Saturday, Sept…. FULL STORY
Society dissolves; Ryga legacy endures
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FROM: The George Ryga Centre Society DATE: July 14, 2014 SUBJECT: THE GEORGE RYGA CENTRE SOCIETY BOWS… FULL STORY
British Columbia & Me
Here’s historian Jean Barman’s acceptance speech for the 21st George Woodcock Lifetime Achievement Award, presented at Vancouver Public Library on… FULL STORY
Wild’s Cougar wins gold
Paula Wild’s The Cougar: Beautiful, Wild and Dangerous (Douglas & McIntyre, 2013) explores the evolving relationship humans have with the… FULL STORY
Hugh’s News #4
Canada Day was a good day for the BC book community, bringing national recognition with induction into the Order of… FULL STORY
Hugh’s News #2
Congratulations to Vancouver’s Renée Saklikar whose much-shortlisted and bestselling Children of Air India (Nightwood) was chosen best poetry book in… FULL STORY
Manolis launch for Autumn Leaves
Originally written in Greek, Manolis’ lastest collection of poems, Autumn Leaves (Ekstasis $23.95) has been printed in an en face… FULL STORY
Hugh’s News #3 Blanche Howard
Condolences to the family and fans of North Vancouver novelist Blanche Howard, who died at the age of 91 on… FULL STORY
Yahgulanaas at Indian Summer
Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas will be speaking at Indian Summer: A Festival of Arts, Ideas and Diversity in Vancouver this July…. FULL STORY
Oliver wins Lowther Award
Alexandra Oliver is the winner of this year’s $1,000 Pat Lowther Memorial Award for the best book of poetry by… FULL STORY
Ivy’s celebrates 50 years in Oak Bay
The late Ivy Mickelson’s spirit will doubtless preside during the festivities to mark the 50th year of independent bookselling at… FULL STORY
Morton & Fertig deserve OBCs
B.C. authors are everywhere… First of all, it’s nice to see an online poll from The Tyee people inviting public… FULL STORY
Mowatt stories & music from afar
EVENT: An evening of stories and music with Don Mowatt on the “Norse Shore” as he recalls characters and music… FULL STORY
De gustibus non est disputandem
The Alcuin Society has announced Jan and Crispin Elsted of Barbarian Press are the winners of its seventh Robert R. Reid… FULL STORY
Samantha for president
In her twelfth inspirational title for children, Emily Madill, a mother of two boys, continues to propagate her “Believe In… FULL STORY
Zachary hides again
Few British Columbians can tell you the first explorer to have reached B.C. waters, for certain, was Juan Pérez in… FULL STORY
