B.C.’s oldest author kicks the bucket
Frank White, pioneer, raconteur and author of bestselling books, has died at his home in Garden Bay, B.C. on the… FULL STORY
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Comeback kids
Now they’ve got an Incredible Journey-type story. by Alex Van Tol You know you’re stuck on a story when it… FULL STORY
Collaborative medicine
The Waiting Room is the best play about colo-rectal cancer you are ever going to see. The Waiting Room Book… FULL STORY
ASD brother, where art thou?
The winner will be announced on October 28. Originally from Brisbane, Darren Groth moved to Vancouver in 2007 with his… FULL STORY
Kunduz war crime must be addressed
We asked our columnist Anne Cameron to respond. Saturday, October 3rd was a black day for Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans… FULL STORY
Ranger Rob blows the whistle
Veteran ranger Rob Kaye has become a bestselling author with Born to the Wild. One wonders how a book by… FULL STORY
Bowering stays in the line-up
He has four new books this fall. George Bowering event:Interview with George Bowering to be conducted by Colin Browne Tuesday,… FULL STORY
Don’t bet against her
Upon the publication of Donna Milner’s first novel, After River—since republished in twelve countries and translated into eight languages—Milner’s husband,… FULL STORY
You may say she’s a dreamer
For three decades Jewelle St. James believed she and John were lovers–twice– in two previous lifetimes. And so she wrote three books about… FULL STORY
Jonathan Swift would approve
At least 70% of local residents are opposed to the scheme. The germ of the idea for K. Linda Kivi’s… FULL STORY
Cuba’s history is running out of steam
“Most important to me,” he said, “is that my friends whose pictures are in the book would otherwise never get… FULL STORY
Zaccheus remembered
Thursday, August 27 marks the first anniversary of his tragic death. From infancy, Zaccheus Jackson of the Piikani First Nation… FULL STORY
The Talonbooks author with three hats
Now Jerry Wasserman is getting his due. At the 2015 Jessie Richardson Theatre Awards held in Vancouver, Jerry Wasserman received… FULL STORY
#9 David Thompson
LOCATION: Howse Pass. Here David Thompson first crossed into territory that is now part of present-day B.C. Thompson traversed Howse… FULL STORY
Holley Rubinsky (1943-2015)
Holley Rubinsky resided in Kaslo, B.C. for more than thirty years prior to her death at age 72, due to… FULL STORY
More to Tahiti than Paul Gauguin
“I started reading,” she says, “and soon fell in love, totally in love, like a teenager.” The initial reason Monique… FULL STORY
The Hunter and the Wild Girl
It is another story in which Holdstock delves into dark and unfamiliar worlds. by Cherie Thiessen Her first novel, The… FULL STORY
Sandy Shreve’s “Found Poems”
The poems are a tribute to her father and working life at sea eighty years ago. by Beverly Cramp Sandy… FULL STORY
Money is our underlying great divide
Now Talonbooks has published the Vancouver-made play, reviewed here by Paul Durras. Like so many friends, James and Marcus are… FULL STORY
How a budding archivist got her Bazzy
Here are Jean Barman’s remarks at UBC Library on June 9 as she received the third Basil Stuart-Stubbs Prize. Thank… FULL STORY
