The rise of graphic novels in B.C.
Early artists who combined drawings with words include Emily Carr who drew cartoons for Western Women’s Weekly in 1918 and… FULL STORY
Ode to the womb of war
The four poetic narratives in “The Ventriloquist” all share Gary Geddes’ preoccupations with the physical and psychological ravages of conquest… FULL STORY
Ronsdale Press carries on
With Holocaust stories gleaned from 85 B.C. authors and 160 books, Out of Hiding: Holocaust Literature of British Columbia includes… FULL STORY
Displaced, downtrodden and deranged
Tamas Dobozy’s new short story collection tells of, among others, a professional wrestler previously an Olympic hopeful in his ancestral… FULL STORY
Failed to return
Much has been written about Bomber Command but little of the feelings of the aircrew who followed orders without question… FULL STORY
Obituary: Always a Twinkle in His Eye
As co-manager (with his wife Veronica) of the Ronsdale Press imprint, Ron Hatch was the recipient of the Jim Douglas… FULL STORY
Veins of the Earth
In his new book about major North American rivers, UBC professor Eric Taylor shows why rivers are key to human… FULL STORY
Michael Audain: Builder of B.C.
Known as one of the province’s most generous art patrons, Audain overcame a difficult boyhood, volunteered for civil rights in… FULL STORY
Island Life
A couple on Saturna Island had to be “takers and makers of opportunities” says reviewer Christa Grace-Warrick, with jobs like… FULL STORY
Ivan Coyote letter exchange
With all bookings cancelled early on in the pandemic, non-binary Ivan Coyote started answering the hundreds of letters and emails… FULL STORY
Rubin Thau, superhero
“They were people who had the resilience to not only survive horrors but to create new lives and futures from… FULL STORY
Tales of Arabian feasts
The latest title in the Fairy Tale Feasts series, in which prominent writers of diverse cultures pair tales with traditional… FULL STORY
One man’s garbage, another man’s art
She collects floor sweepings of dog hair to spin and weave into slippers and makes outdoor sculpture out of green… FULL STORY
Keller gets on VPL’s “Walk of Fame”
When Keller became a writer in the late 1940s, she recalls little support for authors: “There were no writers’ groups,… FULL STORY
Families, friends & enemies
Hard questions are also asked of the parents in Half Brothers. “Parenting remains the universal preserve of blundering amateurs,” writes… FULL STORY
Tibet dries; Asia dies
B.C.’s Michael Buckley has edited a collection of quotes from the Dalai Lama that calls for environmental preservation, particularly in… FULL STORY
Man’s best friend
Rose’s characters are damaged and, in most of her stories, animals provide some relief to their miserable lives. But not… FULL STORY
Stay away from windows
In a new memoir Krell reveals that when his parents went into hiding in 1942 to escape the Holocaust, he… FULL STORY
Reap what you sow
Although admitting she doesn’t have a green thumb, Farrant was beguiled by her local gardening columnist who she says offers… FULL STORY
An 18th century prophet for today
A militant vegetarian, feminist and abolitionist way ahead of his time, Lay’s message is more relevant today than ever as… FULL STORY
