#459 Skylark: old friend in a new land
ESSAY: Old Friend in a New Land: English Songbirds in British Columbia by Richard Mackie * Because the road is… FULL STORY
FEATURE REVIEWS
#458 From Powell Street to Tashme
Powell Street Diary: A Remembrance of Life before Internment by Jesse Nishihata, foreword by Junji Nishihata Montreal: Tombo Communications, 2017 $20.00… FULL STORY
#457 West Coast Modern home to roost
Copp House by Adele Weder, with photography by Michael Perlmutter Novato, California: ORO Editions, 2017 $24.95 (U.S.) / 9781939621887 *… FULL STORY
#456 Japanese interns and seafarers
Departures: Chronicling the Expulsion of the Japanese Canadians from the West Coast, 1942-1949 by Linda Kawamoto Reid, John Endo Greenaway,… FULL STORY
#455 A Victoria literary memoir
The Drifting Archipelago: The Middle Years by Mike Doyle Victoria: Ekstasis Editions, 2017 $25.95 / 9781771712354 Reviewed by Ron Dart… FULL STORY
#454 The home children of Cowichan
Marjorie: Too Afraid To Cry. A Home Child Experience by Patricia Skidmore Toronto: Dundurn, 2012 $30.00 / 9781459703391 * Marjorie:… FULL STORY
#453 The river sings the blues
Quenching the Dragon: The Canada-China Water Crisis by Robert William Sandford Victoria: Rocky Mountain Books, 2018 $16.00 / 9781771602938 Reviewed… FULL STORY
#452 Jewish arrival and survival
Seeking the Fabled City: The Canadian Jewish Experience by Allan Levine Toronto: Penguin Random House (McClelland & Stewart), 2018. $45.00 … FULL STORY
#451 Fathers & sons on the Salish Sea
Just Let Me Look at You: On Fatherhood by Bill Gaston Toronto: Penguin Random House (Hamish Hamilton), 2018 $19.95 /… FULL STORY
#450 Classifying BC people and places
The Collectors: A History of the Royal British Columbia Museum and Archives by Patricia E. Roy Victoria: Royal British Columbia… FULL STORY
#449 Keith McKellar’s Vancouver
Revolving W and Flying Pigs: A Neon Journal of Vancouver Vintage Cafes and Theatres by Keith McKellar/ Laughing Hand Victoria:… FULL STORY
#448 South Moresby activist memoir
Raven Walks Around the World: Life of a Wandering Activist by Thom Henley Madeira Park: Harbour Publishing, 2017 $32.95 /… FULL STORY
#447 The Judsons of South Cariboo
A Mill Behind Every Stump by Marianne Van Osch Victoria: Heritage House, 2018 $19.95 / 9781772031164 Reviewed by Sage Birchwater… FULL STORY
#446 Breaking land and planting trees
Dancing in Gumboots: Adventure, Love and Resilience. Women of the Comox Valley Lou Allison with Jane Wilde (editors) Caitlin Press,… FULL STORY
#445 Sitting pretty on Burrard Inlet
Dreamers and Designers: The Shaping of West Vancouver by Francis Mansbridge, with photographs by John Moir Madeira Park: Harbour Publishing,… FULL STORY
#444 Carpenters and vagabonds
A Carpenter’s Tale: Ian Ridgway, A Life by Ian Ridgway with Jim Brown and Pat Ridgway Elphinstone: Gypsy Deluxe Books,… FULL STORY
#443 Grains of yore to the fore
Awesome Ancient Grains and Seeds: A Garden-to-Kitchen Guide. Includes 50 Vegetarian Recipes by Dan Jason and Michele Genest Madeira Park:… FULL STORY
#442 Honouring Salish blankets
Salish Blankets: Robes of Protection and Transformation, Symbols of Wealth by Leslie H. Tepper, Janice George, and Willard Joseph Lincoln, Nebraska: University of Nebraska… FULL STORY
#441 Poems of journeys and change
The Small Way by Onjana Yawnghwe Halfmoon Bay: Caitlin Press, 2018 $18.00 / 9781987915778 Reviewed by Renée Saklikar * We… FULL STORY
#440 A Settler-Witsuwit’en example
Shared Histories: Witsuwit’en-Settler Relations in Smithers, British Columbia, 1913-1973 by Tyler McCreary Smithers: Creekstone Press, 2018 $24.95 / 9781928195047 Reviewed… FULL STORY
