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
Troubles in the Broughton
The photos by Dan Hillert are of classic west coast scenes but author Gwen Curry is hard-hitting about the ugly… FULL STORY
Cornelia Oberlander (1921 – 2021)
She became one of the most celebrated landscape architects of the 20th century, undertaking more than 500 projects, including over… FULL STORY
Residential school misery
The newly-wed couple were hired to work at the Alert Bay Student Residence in 1970. Within days of starting their… FULL STORY
From Goldberger to Gold
David Goldberger always knew he had a story to tell and remember; he just never found a voice for it…. FULL STORY
B.C.’s most successful outlaw
Train robber Bill Miner & labour leader Ginger Goodwin became folk heroes after they evaded the law but they were… FULL STORY
The Wig-maker’s story
Janet Gallant, the wig-maker had a story to tell and poet Sharon Thesen had the creativity and sensitivity to work… FULL STORY
Oppression & resilience
Thomson’s book is a conversation between first & second generation immigrants to Canada, a decades-long argument between mother and daughter,… FULL STORY
Shadows in our sunshine
Howard White’s Here on the Coast: Reflections from the Rainbelt culminates with a sketch about Hubert Evans, who lived in Robert’s Creek… FULL STORY
