R.I.P. Stan Persky

“A major BC writer in the 1970s and 1980s, Stan Persky (at left) has died. The author of over 20 books, he co-founded the Georgia Straight Writing Supplement that led to the formation of New Star Books.FULL STORY

 

More fishing tales

November 10th, 2020

Following on his debut The Codfish Dream: Chronicles of a West Coast Fishing Guide (Heritage 2018), David Giblin has published a sequel — Gilly the Ghillie: More Chronicles of a West Coast Fishing Guide (Heritage $19.95) with more offbeat tales of coastal adventures, colourful locals, privileged tourists and elusive fish. Giblin worked for fifteen years as a salmon fishing guide at Stuart Island, roughly forty miles east of Campbell River — a fertile environment for the incubation of great fishing stories. 9781772033359

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