Master Dane-zaa orator Charlie Yahey
Robin Ridington looks at how one of B.C.’s greatest storytellers and singers is being remembered by his people in northern… FULL STORY
Ride to heal
Paralympic hero Karen Brain’s recovery in Creston was an inspiration. Book launches in small towns often draw more people than… FULL STORY
#1 Welcome to The Ormsby Review
The Ormsby Review will be named after Margaret Orsmby, the venerable historian who often met with Mackie for tea and… FULL STORY
Growing vegetables & optimism
How the greening of 4.5 acres in downtown Vancouver has recovered land and people. The Sole Food Street Farms initiative… FULL STORY
Shout, shout, let it all out
We asked current Room editor Chelene Knight to reflect on how the publication has affected her life as a writer…. FULL STORY
Communication breakdown
And that might not be a good thing. We could be entering a new phase of mankind, a “dysconnected” dystopia…. FULL STORY
The outside story
Now private eye Ray Michalko has written a book about it. Officially, over the last four decades, at least nine… FULL STORY
Morton joins Musgamagw
It is not yet illegal to protect our planet, says Alexandra Morton. As an independent biologist, Morton, one of B.C.’s… FULL STORY
Fire guts Sono Nis
The cause of the fire has yet to be determined. “My husband Jim had been in town (Nelson) running errands,”… FULL STORY
The dim light of redemption
Review by Jeremy Twigg. In the world of facebook, everybody’s life appears shiny and perfect: happy couples vacation in… FULL STORY
Trump’s wall foretold
Here is Joan Givner’s review: Claudia Casper’s new novel adds to a growing body of work designated as “cli-fi,”… FULL STORY
Hannah’s couples
She’s launching her book on home turf in the Okanagan. New Star Books reports that, “Hannah Calder‘s motley crew of… FULL STORY
Two Goats, One Wife
Education in the nascent nation of Zimbabwe was a privilege taken seriously by students. Born in 1947, Ray Garford left… FULL STORY
“Writing has to come first.”
He’s a Mayne Island magus, a magical master of words, according to Cherie Thiessen. by Cherie Thiessen Growing up in… FULL STORY
Tibet, disrupted and desecrated
According to B.C.’s Michael Buckley, China is making the biggest water grab in history—stealing water from Tibet’s rivers for hydropower… FULL STORY
Okanagan leader joins literary pantheon
This award is presented for an outstanding literary career in B.C. Since 1995, the City of Vancouver (Mayor of Vancouver’s… FULL STORY
Take your Pick
From ice cream to bootlegging, Emilio Picariello’s life story has the makings of a Bonnie & Clyde movie—if you don’t… FULL STORY
“Cambodia was my teacher”
Five years after that, Elaine Harvey was treating victims of the carnage on the Cambodia-Thailand border. Democratic Kampuchea, as Cambodia… FULL STORY
Ryga winner speaks for have-nots
The journalist unveils B.C. poverty in A Better Place on Earth. Andrew MacLeod’s A Better Place on Earth: The Search… FULL STORY
Endless Eye in nation’s capital
A Journey With the Endless Eye recalls events of 1914 when some 376 Indian migrants were refused entry in Vancouver… FULL STORY
