At age twenty, Satya Brown's first-ever conversation in Spanish was with Fidel Castro.
She tells the story of how her father Fred Brown became head of Havana University’s philosophy department after she asked Castro to hire him. FULL STORY
Six years and 8,113 kilometres in the making, Beyond Mile Zero documents the lodges and motels along the route. REVIEW: Beyond… FULL STORY
Colin Browne examines why his depictions of Raven seeking female genitalia are integral to the Haida cosmological narrative Xuuya Kaagang˖ngas…. FULL STORY
Three veins of history are the Hope-Princeton, the forgotten Big Bend Highway and the Fraser Canyon. Review by Dan Francis…. FULL STORY
John MacLachlan Gray’s fictional recreation of events shines with life-affirming wit and honesty according to reviewer Ginny Ratsoy. The… FULL STORY
Determined, disciplined and highly capable, some 2800 Canadian nursing sisters went overseas to serve during the First World War. REVIEW: War… FULL STORY
Co-editor Burnaby South MP Kennedy Stewart and Saanich-Gulf Island MP Elizabeth May are part of a non-partisan look at reforming… FULL STORY
An intrepid researcher and a conscientious writer, she will be much missed by those who knew her fascinating, passionate nature…. FULL STORY
Jim Wong-Chu was a serious and determined figure dubbed the Moses of Chinese Canadian writing. Chinese Canadians weren’t granted the… FULL STORY
The Cornishman was a mainstay of the West Coast fiction scene ever since he accepted Canadian citizenship in 1963. “I… FULL STORY
Late literary bloomer Naomi Wakan now encourages others to opt for a similar style with a form consisting of five… FULL STORY
Birchwater’s beat extends past the Chilcotin plateau, down the old Nuxalk-Dakelh grease trail to Bella Coola. REVIEW: Chilcotin Chronicles: Stories… FULL STORY
Since 1975 the feminist publication Room has spawned conversations and literature for, by and about the women of B.C. REVIEW:… FULL STORY
The truth, my friend, is brilliantly provided in Andrew Struthers’ hilarious, dualistic, ying/yangish, Joycean compilation of two manuscripts reviewed by Erika… FULL STORY
Now the acclaimed author has gathered disparate parts of her life to weave together an intensely personal memoir dealing with… FULL STORY
Greg Girard’s photos of pre-Expo Vancouver taken from 1972 to 1982 are in the same league as Fred Herzog’s imagery,… FULL STORY
Andrew Scott traces the proliferation of utopian societies–and some demonic leaders–in Canada’s most experimental province. REVIEW: The Promise of Paradise: Utopian… FULL STORY
“His seeking to pass literacy’s promise on to the next generation in his home community so they might dare literacy’s… FULL STORY
If you’re not the favoured Arts Club or Bard on the Beach, keeping professional theatre alive in boomtown Vancouver is… FULL STORY
Reviewer Pam Erikson finds On Island: Life Among the Coast Dwellers is a delightful collection that often feels magical. … FULL STORY
