125 years of grub & pub

Glen Mofford offers wonderful stories about the proprietors and patrons of the hotels he describes in Along the E&N. Please… FULL STORY

Anny of Vancouver Island gables

A sixth book from Anny Scoones revives her wandering ways. Island Home: Out and About on Vancouver Island by Anny… FULL STORY

Yasuko Thanh after Evelyn Lau

There is much in Thanh’s memoir Mistakes to Run With to ponder about sacrifice, human nature, and acceptance, says reviewer… FULL STORY

Escape from the fish farm

A new biography shines a light on this wild steelhead in a sea of Canlit farmed fish says reviewer John… FULL STORY

Ginger beef and fried macaroni

“Chop suey” cafes and restaurants continue to dot the Canadian landscape. Imogene Lim reviews Ann Hui’s overview from Victoria to… FULL STORY

The ferry-less Gulf Islands

Harder-to-reach remote islands are special places where ingenuity, creativity, passion, and hard work lie at the heart of making satisfying… FULL STORY

From navvy to Okanagan rancher

A new book tracks O’Keefe from Nepean, Ontario in 1861 seeking fortune in the West, to establishing the historic O’Keefe… FULL STORY

Tales from North of 60

Reviewer Paul Falardeau says Van Camp’s tone is conversational, whether hearing a tape recording or the gossip of aunties, we… FULL STORY

Superscript and sex in bed together

Reviewer Theo Dombrowski unravels and praises a challenging read that is “centrally about the mottled and myriad worlds of sexual… FULL STORY

Rolf Knight (1936-2019)

Possibly his most important work is Indians at Work: An Informal History of Native Indian Labour in British Columbia 1858-1930… FULL STORY

George Payerle (1945-2019)

A sentimentalist would be tempted to describe him as an unknown soldier of Canlit. For decades within the Writers Union… FULL STORY

Bound to be homeward

Like Alex Colville paintings and Alice Munro short stories that stay with us, his stories can range from vaguely disconcerting… FULL STORY

Ode to Island Life

A new book examines the layered life on islands in the Salish Sea, including Salt Spring Island. Review by Theresa… FULL STORY

Sea Otters: A History

The B.C. sea otter population (approx. 6,000) are descendants of 89 Alaskan otters relocated to Vancouver Island in 1969-72. Review by… FULL STORY

Guatemalan refugees on the West Coast

Pam Withers’ latest young adult novel is a suspenseful tale that imagines the plight of stowaways at the mercy of… FULL STORY

From alienation to adulation

Flow is a wonderful, 640-page tribute by Michael Barnholden and Talonbooks, according to Grahame Ware, who providess an extensive response…. FULL STORY