#628 Myths, Mounties, and Métis
Sam Steele: A Biography by Rod Macleod Edmonton: University of Alberta Press, 2018 $35.99 / 9781772123791 Reviewed by Sheldon Goldfarb… FULL STORY
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#627 Out of a Danish orphanage
Feast of Fields by Sean Karemaker Wolfville, NS: Conundrum Press, 2018 $18.00 / 9781772620252 Reviewed by Chris Fink-Jensen * Feast… FULL STORY
#626 Fire on the Chilcotin Plateau
Captured by Fire: Surviving British Columbia’s New Wildfire Reality by Chris Czajkowski and Fred Reid Madeira Park: Harbour Publishing, 2019… FULL STORY
#625 To Italy with Stendhal
A Promise on the Horizon by Ann Pearson Vancouver: Granville Island Publishing, 2019 $24.95 / 9781989467022 Reviewed by Valerie Green… FULL STORY
#624 Fishing the Kamloops trout
Trout School: Lessons from a Fly-Fishing Master by Mark Hume with Mo Bradley, illustrated by Nana Cook and with a… FULL STORY
#623 Leave the man in the ditch
Bina: A Novel in Warnings by Anakana Schofield Toronto: Knopf Canada (Penguin Random House), 2019 $29.95 / 9780735273214 Reviewed by… FULL STORY
#622 The secrets of Okanagan Lake
Okanagan Lake: An Illustrated Exploration Above and Below the Waters by Raphael Nowak Kelowna: Institute for Underwater Research, 2018 Distributed… FULL STORY
#621 A new David Thompson
Lines on a Map: Unparalleled Adventures in Modern Exploration by Frank Wolf, with a foreword by John Vaillant Victoria: Rocky… FULL STORY
#620 Vancouver beyond the postcards
Vancouver Noir by Sam Wiebe (editor) Brooklyn, NY: Akashic Books, 2018 $23.95 / 9781617756597 Reviewed by Paul Falardeau * Vancouver… FULL STORY
#619 Government knows best
Moved by the State: Forced Relocation and Making a Good Life in Postwar Canada by Tina Loo Vancouver: UBC Press,… FULL STORY
#618 The deeper language of women
Women’s Writing in Canada by Patricia Demers University of Toronto Press, 2019 $34.95 / 9780802095015 Reviewed by Linda Rogers *… FULL STORY
#617 Escape from Seabird Island
Heart Berries: A Memoir by Terese Marie Mailhot Toronto: Penguin Random House, 2018 $25.00 / 9780385691147 Reviewed by Angie Tucker… FULL STORY
#616 Grouse Mountain grizzlies
The Grizzlies of Grouse Mountain: The True Adventures of Coola and Grinder by Shelley Hrdlitschka and Rae Schidlo, illustrated by… FULL STORY
#615 A floating city sinks
Floating City by Kerri Sakamoto Toronto: Knopf Canada, 2018; Penguin Random House, 2019 $21.00 / 9780345809896 Reviewed by Grahame Ware… FULL STORY
#614 Waterfront industry and seafood
Photo essay: Revolving W and Flying Pigs: A Neon Journal by Keith McKellar (Laughing Hand), with an introduction by Robert… FULL STORY
#613 The strange fate of John Jeffrey
Green Gold: The Epic True Story of Victorian Plant Hunter John Jeffrey by Gabriel Hemery £15 (U.K.) / 9781789650242 London:… FULL STORY
#611 A baby boomer’s songbook
Song Book: 21 Songs From 10 Years (1964-74) by Fiona McQuarrie Walthamstow, UK: New Haven Publishing, 2018 $24.00 / 9781912587155… FULL STORY
#610 Secwépemc playwright honoured
Honouring the Strength of Indian Women: Plays, Stories, Poetry by Vera Manuel (author) and Michelle Coupal, Deanna Reder, Joanne Arnott,… FULL STORY
#609 The pen is mightier than the street
Mistakes to Run With by Yasuko Thanh Toronto: Penguin Random House Canada (Hamish Hamilton), 2019 $24.95 / 9780735234413 Reviewed by… FULL STORY
#608 Kootenay art and activism
New Ground: A Memoir of Art and Activism in BC’s Interior by Ann Kujundzic, with a foreword by Mary Schendlinger… FULL STORY
