#239 And here’s to you, Mr. Robinson
Red Robinson: The Last Deejay by Robin Brunet Madeira Park: Harbour Publishing, 2016. $29.95 / 9781550177695 Reviewed by Lani Russwurm… FULL STORY
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#238 Unforgettable Major Matthews
A memoir of 1969 by John Pass * We are pleased to unveil a memoir by the award-winning poet John… FULL STORY
#237 The sawmill and the river
Deep River Night by Patrick Lane (McClelland $ Stewart, $32.00) ISBN 978-0-7710-4817-3, hard cover. * The men in Patrick Lane’s… FULL STORY
#236 Fernie at War
Fernie At War: 1914-1919 by Wayne Norton Halfmoon Bay: Caitlin Press, 2017. $24.95 / 9781987915495 Reviewed by W. Keith Regular… FULL STORY
#235 Dancing on paper
A Queer Love Story: The Letters of Jane Rule and Rick Bébout by Marilyn R. Schuster (editor) Vancouver: UBC Press,… FULL STORY
#234 Ted Hughes, Titan of Fairness
The Mighty Hughes: From Prairie Lawyer to Western Canada’s Moral Compass by Craig McInnes Victoria: Heritage House, 2017. $32.95 / … FULL STORY
#233 The malleable truth
In the Trump era, George Orwell’s insights resonate profoundly. Stephen Wadhams’ The Orwell Tapes is a collection of memories from… FULL STORY
#232 In need of sea changes
Refuge in the Black Deck: The Story of Ordinary Seaman Nicola Peffers by Nicola Peffers Halfmoon Bay: Caitlin Press. $24.95. … FULL STORY
#231 The bane of the British Admiralty
Finding John Rae by Alice Jane Hamilton Vancouver: Ronsdale Press, 2017 $21.95 / 9781553804819 Reviewed by Dylan Burrows *… FULL STORY
#230 A good year and a good man
Green Mackinaw in Europe, 1954-55. Alfred H. Siemens Victoria: Friesen Press, 2017. $25.99 / 9781460295342 Reviewed by Graeme Wynn … FULL STORY
#229 Youbou yokel to S&R king
It Can Be Done: An Ordinary Man’s Extraordinary Success by Chick Stewart and Michele Carter Madeira Park: Harbour Publishing, 2017…. FULL STORY
#228 Reconciliation dances & divides
Residential Schools and Reconciliation: Canada Confronts its History by J.R. (Jim) Miller Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2017. $39.95 / … FULL STORY
#227 Specific to the Pacific
REVIEW Refugium: Poems for the Pacific by Yvonne Blomer (editor), with a foreword by Adam Olsen. Halfmoon Bay: Caitlin Press… FULL STORY
#226 Rescuing Riel, revising history
Louis Riel: Let Justice Be Done by David Doyle Vancouver: Ronsdale Press, 2017. $24.95 / 9781553804963 Reviewed by Max Hamon… FULL STORY
#225 Food & community in Vancouver
REVIEW: Sustenance: Writers from BC and Beyond on the Subject of Food Edited and with a Foreword by Rachel Rose… FULL STORY
#224 Opportunity Knox twice
Opportunity Knox: Twenty Years of Award Losing Humour Writing by Jack Knox Victoria: Heritage House, 2017. $19.95 / 9781772032086 Reviewed… FULL STORY
#223 Starvation Cove & Terror Bay
Frozen in Time: The Fate of the Franklin Expedition by Owen Beattie and John Geiger, with a foreword by Wade… FULL STORY
#222 Tsimshian Day Schools revisited
REVIEW: What We Learned: Two Generations Reflect on Tsimshian Education and the Day Schools by Helen Raptis with members of… FULL STORY
#221 The sacred sandbar of Squamish
Should the B.C. publishing industry ever require validation—which it shouldn’t, given the bang for the buck it renders in return… FULL STORY
#220 From s7istkn to dude ranches
The Land on Which We Live: Life on the Cariboo Plateau, 70 Mile House to Bridge Lake by Barbara MacPherson… FULL STORY
