R.I.P. Stan Persky (1941 – 2024)
by Alan Twigg INTRO: Born in Chicago on January 19, 1941, Stan Persky was easily one of the most significant… FULL STORY
Obits
Kevin Roberts (1940 – 2023)
by Jonathan Roberts Kevin Roberts, writer and scholar, sought reconciliation through poetic explorations of the colonized landscape. “the poet, any… FULL STORY
Roy Miki (1942 – 2024)
Miki was the recipient of a Governor General’s Award for Poetry, the Order of Canada, the Order of British Columbia,… FULL STORY
Darrel J. McLeod (1957 – 2024)
Darrel J. McLeod (at right), whose debut memoir of resilience as a Cree from Treaty Eight territory in Northern Alberta,… FULL STORY
Grace Eiko Thomson (1933 – 2024)
Memoirist, curator and Japanese Canadian advocate, Grace Eiko Thomson died of pancreatic cancer at the age of 90 on July… FULL STORY
Alice Munro (1931 – 2024)
by Alan Twigg Winner of the 2009 Man Booker International Prize, twice winner of the Giller Prize; three times the… FULL STORY
Brian Brett (1950 – 2024)
One of BC’s seminal poets and writers, Brian Brett (at right) died of sepsis after a long stay at the… FULL STORY
R.I.P Irene Howard (1922 – 2023)
Historian and author Irene Howard, who was born in Prince Rupert to Scandinavian parents on November 19, 1922, has died…. FULL STORY
R.I.P. Paul Grescoe
A newspaper and magazine writer before he began authoring books, Paul Grescoe of Bowen Island died after a stroke on… FULL STORY
RIP Robin Mathews (1931 – 2023)
Robin Mathews, born in Smithers on Nov. 1, 1931 and raised in Powell River, graduated from UBC and worked as… FULL STORY
R.I.P. Sheila Baxter (1933 – 2022)
Sheila Baxter, the first writer to receive the VanCity Book Prize for best book pertaining to women’s issues by a… FULL STORY
R.I.P. Robert Hogg (1942 – 2022)
Born in Edmonton, Alberta on March 26, 1942, Robert Hogg was raised on the VT Ranch on Green Lake in… FULL STORY
Anne Cameron: a voice like no other
Anne Cameron, a British Columbia original, was born in Nanaimo, B.C. on August 20, 1938, and she died of bacterial… FULL STORY
RIP Rebecca Godfrey (1967 – 2022)
Rebecca Godfrey was working in New York City in the late 1990s and writing her first novel about teen girls… FULL STORY
RIP Cole Harris (1936 – 2022)
Esteemed UBC historical geographer Cole Harris (at right), who wrote extensively about European settlement in Canada and colonialism’s impact on… FULL STORY
R.I.P Gordon Soules
Author, book publisher, and distributor Gordon Soules has died. Like many BC publishers, Gordon Soules entered the field as an… FULL STORY
Mahinder Kaur Doman (1940 – 2022)
Mahinder Kaur Doman, editor of an anthology of stories by some of the first Indian women born in Canada from… FULL STORY
Beth Jankola (1936 – 2022)
Beth Jankola was a painter and poet who frequently cited working-class environs in her books. Jody Said partially examines her… FULL STORY
OBIT: Brian Fawcett (1944 – 2022)
By Alan Twigg (with notes from BCBookLook staff) In the early 1970s, Brian Fawcett first notably wrote about his hometown… FULL STORY
OBIT: Truman Green (1945-2021)
By Alan Twigg “His was the first black novel to come out of Western Canada and it got passed over.”… FULL STORY
