Highways to tell
Three veins of history are the Hope-Princeton, the forgotten Big Bend Highway and the Fraser Canyon. Review by Dan Francis…. FULL STORY
The depths of Shaughnessy Heights
John MacLachlan Gray’s fictional recreation of events shines with life-affirming wit and honesty according to reviewer Ginny Ratsoy. The… FULL STORY
Sisters of war merit double coverage
Determined, disciplined and highly capable, some 2800 Canadian nursing sisters went overseas to serve during the First World War. REVIEW: War… FULL STORY
From sunny ways to better days
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
Joan Skogan (1945-2017)
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 (1949-2017)
Jim Wong-Chu was a serious and determined figure dubbed the Moses of Chinese Canadian writing. Chinese Canadians weren’t granted the… FULL STORY
David Watmough (1926-2017)
The Cornishman was a mainstay of the West Coast fiction scene ever since he accepted Canadian citizenship in 1963. “I… FULL STORY
It takes one to tanka
Late literary bloomer Naomi Wakan now encourages others to opt for a similar style with a form consisting of five… FULL STORY
A Cariboo concoction
Birchwater’s beat extends past the Chilcotin plateau, down the old Nuxalk-Dakelh grease trail to Bella Coola. REVIEW: Chilcotin Chronicles: Stories… FULL STORY
The making of Making Room
Since 1975 the feminist publication Room has spawned conversations and literature for, by and about the women of B.C. REVIEW:… FULL STORY
The Sacred Herb & The Devil’s Weed
The truth, my friend, is brilliantly provided in Andrew Struthers’ hilarious, dualistic, ying/yangish, Joycean compilation of two manuscripts reviewed by Erika… FULL STORY
Gently to Nagasaki & mercy
Now the acclaimed author has gathered disparate parts of her life to weave together an intensely personal memoir dealing with… FULL STORY
Under Vancouver gets upbeat response
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
Perfection is hard work
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
Abenaki Daring
“His seeking to pass literacy’s promise on to the next generation in his home community so they might dare literacy’s… FULL STORY
Pacific Theatre almost goes homeless
If you’re not the favoured Arts Club or Bard on the Beach, keeping professional theatre alive in boomtown Vancouver is… FULL STORY
Ormsby #147 Pat Carney’s carnival
Reviewer Pam Erikson finds On Island: Life Among the Coast Dwellers is a delightful collection that often feels magical. … FULL STORY
Not everyone is brain-dead in summer
“The Summer Book is my counterweight, a small feather on the scale against the madness and angst in the world,”… FULL STORY
Far beyond “A Very Ordinary Life”
Rolf Knight’s writing career began in 1973, making him the foremost historian for the working class in B.C. Now he… FULL STORY
Ormsby #144 One family, one lake
But a young academic reviewer criticizes an older “settler” for not writing the book she would have written. REVIEW:… FULL STORY
