Jonathan Swift would approve
At least 70% of local residents are opposed to the scheme. The germ of the idea for K. Linda Kivi’s… FULL STORY
Cuba’s history is running out of steam
“Most important to me,” he said, “is that my friends whose pictures are in the book would otherwise never get… FULL STORY
Zaccheus remembered
Thursday, August 27 marks the first anniversary of his tragic death. From infancy, Zaccheus Jackson of the Piikani First Nation… FULL STORY
The Talonbooks author with three hats
Now Jerry Wasserman is getting his due. At the 2015 Jessie Richardson Theatre Awards held in Vancouver, Jerry Wasserman received… FULL STORY
#9 David Thompson
LOCATION: Howse Pass. Here David Thompson first crossed into territory that is now part of present-day B.C. Thompson traversed Howse… FULL STORY
Holley Rubinsky (1943-2015)
Holley Rubinsky resided in Kaslo, B.C. for more than thirty years prior to her death at age 72, due to… FULL STORY
More to Tahiti than Paul Gauguin
“I started reading,” she says, “and soon fell in love, totally in love, like a teenager.” The initial reason Monique… FULL STORY
The Hunter and the Wild Girl
It is another story in which Holdstock delves into dark and unfamiliar worlds. by Cherie Thiessen Her first novel, The… FULL STORY
Sandy Shreve’s “Found Poems”
The poems are a tribute to her father and working life at sea eighty years ago. by Beverly Cramp Sandy… FULL STORY
Money is our underlying great divide
Now Talonbooks has published the Vancouver-made play, reviewed here by Paul Durras. Like so many friends, James and Marcus are… FULL STORY
How a budding archivist got her Bazzy
Here are Jean Barman’s remarks at UBC Library on June 9 as she received the third Basil Stuart-Stubbs Prize. Thank… FULL STORY
Canada “dastardly” at G8 Summit
But Boyd also claims Canada has devolved from being a world leader to having second-rate standards in Cleaner, Greener, Healthier:… FULL STORY
Two Georges make a night
Over thousands of years, she said, the Inuit have earned “the right to be cold” to retain their health. On… FULL STORY
The pride of Tatlayoko
We’ve asked Cariboo-Chilcotin journalist Sage Birchwater to comment on Gerry Bracewell’s memoir, Gerry Get Your Gun (Caitlin $24.95), released by… FULL STORY
Foot Notes for women’s footie
Ricou has already seen some of the women’s World Cup matches, taking in a doubleheader at BC Place. “The Japan-Switzerland… FULL STORY
How to Grow a Farm
Saving Farmland: The Fight for Real Food (Rocky Mountain $25) is their instructive and inspiring story. According to Saving Farmland,… FULL STORY
The bicycle thief gets his due
Not so great at school, Glenn Ryder would arrive late each day to, ahem, borrow a bicycle. He needed transportation… FULL STORY
Amor De Cosmos, our second premier
Now a new biography by Gordon Hawkins, The De Cosmos Enigma (Ronsdale $17.95), brings the brilliant and odd character of… FULL STORY
Aislinn Hunter wins top fiction prize
Hunter’s novel was reviewed eight months ago in BC BookWorld. “This is a book about affection, ” she said. “…Our… FULL STORY
Pony Tales
It’s a horse race, of sorts. Nikki Tate has seven equestrian novels and now Julie White is catching up with… FULL STORY
