#495 Of moose and rhubarb wine
North of Familiar: A Woman’s Story of Homesteading and Adventure in the Canadian Wilderness by Terry Milos Halfmoon Bay: Caitlin… FULL STORY
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#494 Breaking Bad in Ladysmith
85 Grams: Art Williams, Drug Czar by Daryl Ashby Victoria: Tellwell Talent, 2018 $19.95 / 9781773703503 Reviewed by Kathryn Neilson… FULL STORY
#493 Maps of Canada — the bucket list
A History of Canada in Ten Maps: Epic Stories of Charting a Mysterious Land by Adam Shoalts Toronto: Penguin Canada,… FULL STORY
#492 Haida, settlers and scholars
Shaping the Future on Haida Gwaii: Life Beyond Settler Colonialism by Joseph Weiss Vancouver: UBC Press, 2018 $32.95 / 9780774837590… FULL STORY
#491 Poetry beyond the dumpster fires
What the Poets Are Doing: Canadian Poets in Conversation by Rob Taylor (editor) Gibsons: Nightwood Editions, 2018 $22.95 / 9780889713437 Reviewed… FULL STORY
#490 Applauding a forgotten play
The God of Gods: A Canadian Play by Carroll Aikins, edited and with an introduction by Kailin Wright University of… FULL STORY
#489 Trouble at Hell’s Gate
The Death and Life of Strother Purcell by Ian Weir Fredericton, New Brunswick: Goose Lane Editions, 2018 $22.95 / 9781773100296… FULL STORY
#488 Snipers, rockets, and howitzers
From Rinks to Regiments: Hockey Hall-of-Famers and the Great War by Alan Livingstone MacLeod Victoria: Heritage House: 2018 $19.95 /… FULL STORY
#487 Welcome to the new Cann lit
The Little Book of Cannabis: How Marijuana Can Improve Your Life by Amanda Siebert, foreword by Rav Ivker Vancouver: Greystone… FULL STORY
#486 Edith Iglauer obituary
LITERARY LOCATION: 5192 Claydon Road, Garden Bay, Sunshine Coast Having lived for many decades in a waterfront cottage that was… FULL STORY
#485 Honouring everyday anxieties
Practical Anxiety by Heidi Greco Toronto: Inanna Publications, 2018 $18.95 / 9781771335812 Reviewed by Andrew Parkin * Heidi Greco is… FULL STORY
#484 Books, books, and Bowering
He Speaks Volumes: A Biography of George Bowering by Rebecca Wigod Vancouver: Talonbooks, 2018 $24.95 / 9781772012064 Reviewed by Kathy… FULL STORY
#483 Métis bannock, Métis kinship
Memories of a Metis Settlement: Eighty Years of East Prairie Metis Settlement by Constance Brissenden (editor) Penticton: Theytus Books, 2018… FULL STORY
#482 Raincoast Jews — two views
Guide to Victoria’s Historic Jewish Cemetery by Amber Woods Victoria: Old Cemeteries Society, 2018 $15 / 9780968289945 Available at: jewishvictoria.wordpress.com/ordering/ * Raincoast… FULL STORY
#481 Beachcombers and deer-savers
On The Rocks with Jack Knox: Islanders I will Never Forget by Jack Knox Victoria: Heritage House, 2018 $19.95 /… FULL STORY
#480 Witness to wolves and wilderness
Return of the Wolf: Conflict and Coexistence by Paula Wild Madeira Park: Douglas and McIntyre, 2018 $32.95 / 9781771622066 Reviewed… FULL STORY
#479 On the wings of forever
ESSAY: Universal Technologies and Traditional Innovations: A Comprehensive Perspective for Museums by Yosef Wosk An Ormsby Exclusive, in collaboration with… FULL STORY
#478 Burquitlam gangland capers
Property Values by Charles Demers Vancouver: Arsenal Pulp Press, 2018 $17.95 / 9781551527277 Reviewed by John Douglas Belshaw * We… FULL STORY
#477 Art of the forest and turbulent sea
Out of the Woods: Woodworkers along the Salish Sea by Pirjo Raits Victoria: Heritage House, 2018 $34.95 / 9781772032604 Reviewed… FULL STORY
#476 BC Books Spring 2019
Here is a new feature from The Ormsby Review! A comprehensive preview of almost 150 forthcoming books (spring 2019) from… FULL STORY
