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Sandy Frances Duncan, an appreciationBy Phyllis Parham Reeve“In front of an audience, Sandy was a consummate reader of h...
12/27/2025

Sandy Frances Duncan, an appreciation
By Phyllis Parham Reeve

“In front of an audience, Sandy was a consummate reader of her work, delivering outlandish narratives in a matter-of-fact voice that made us believe anything.”

Clickable Link in Bio: https://thebcreview.ca/2025/09/28/2673-reeve-duncan/

Dreams of offshoreCape Horn Birthday: Record-Breaking Solo Non-Stop Circumnavigation (Seaworthy Publications, 2018) by P...
12/26/2025

Dreams of offshore

Cape Horn Birthday: Record-Breaking Solo Non-Stop Circumnavigation (Seaworthy Publications, 2018) by Peter Freeman.

“How he survived these nine months alone at sea is the content of Cape Horn Birthday, so named because Peter celebrated his 33rd birthday on the day he rounded Cape Horn, passing the famous/infamous island in fabulous weather conditions.”

Reviewed by Marianne Scott.

Clickable Link in Bio: https://thebcreview.ca/2025/09/26/2672-scott-freeman/

‘Wonderful fabulations’One Thousand and A Night as Told by Larissa, Construction Shock Worker (Guernica Editions, 2025) ...
12/26/2025

‘Wonderful fabulations’

One Thousand and A Night as Told by Larissa, Construction Shock Worker (Guernica Editions, 2025) by Marina Sonika.

“Larissa Semyonovna Samsonova is her official name, a name adopted to disguise her Jewish ancestry, to drop the Sternberg last name and even the Solomonovna patronymic she was born with. But the past never leaves us alone. Not in Russia or Ukraine, not in this book, and not anywhere else, either.”

Reviewed by Ryan Frawley.

Clickable Link in Bio: https://thebcreview.ca/2025/09/25/2671-frawley-sonkina/

‘Once upon a time’ revisitedTwo Pigs (Midtown Press, 2025) by David Bouchard (illustrated by Christine Battuz).“While bo...
12/26/2025

‘Once upon a time’ revisited

Two Pigs (Midtown Press, 2025) by David Bouchard (illustrated by Christine Battuz).

“While both tales begin with “Once upon a time,” Two Pigs veers from the path of its famous ancestor. Let’s look at this another way, the book seems to propose.”

Reviewed by Brett Josef Grubisic.

Clickable Link in Bio: https://thebcreview.ca/2025/09/24/2670-grubisic-bouchard-battuz/

‘Body hurting and mind numb’Most Grievous Fault (Nightwood Editions, 2025) by Meg Todd.“Crystal and Becky’s history is f...
12/24/2025

‘Body hurting and mind numb’

Most Grievous Fault (Nightwood Editions, 2025) by Meg Todd.

“Crystal and Becky’s history is full of stops and starts. Todd does a good job of setting a scene and piecing together Crystal’s haphazard life story.”

Reviewed by Bill Paul.

Clickable Link in Bio: https://thebcreview.ca/2025/09/22/2669-todd-paul/

Culture, games, and warReach for the Sky: How Two Brothers Built and Airplane in Chinatown (Plumleaf Press, 2025) by Eve...
12/23/2025

Culture, games, and war

Reach for the Sky: How Two Brothers Built and Airplane in Chinatown (Plumleaf Press, 2025) by Evelyn Sue Wong (Illustrated by Sarah Ang).

“There are so many opportunities for learners to enjoy and ponder their own passions, and what the world might both offer and ask of them.”

Reviewed by Alison Acheson.

Clickable Link in Bio: https://thebcreview.ca/2025/09/21/2668-acheson-little-wong/

Culture, games, and warEndgame: The Secret Force 136 (Plumleaf Press, 2023) by Catherine Little (illustrated by Sean Hua...
12/23/2025

Culture, games, and war

Endgame: The Secret Force 136 (Plumleaf Press, 2023) by Catherine Little (illustrated by Sean Huang).

“Catherine Little’s EndGame: The Secret Force 136 does what a good picture book should: it tells a story in layers, layers that work together to one end even as they keep the reader intrigued and growing with each read.”

Reviewed by Alison Acheson.

Clickable Link in Bio: https://thebcreview.ca/2025/09/21/2668-acheson-little-wong/

Echoes of the arcticKihiani: A Memoir of Healing (HarperCollins Canada, 2025) by Susan Aglukark and Andrea Warner.“Susan...
12/23/2025

Echoes of the arctic

Kihiani: A Memoir of Healing (HarperCollins Canada, 2025) by Susan Aglukark and Andrea Warner.

“Susan Aglukark’s book, co-written with Andrea Warner, music journalist and author of several books, is a privileged window into the struggles of a modern Inuk.”

Review and interview with the authors by Cathalynn Labonté-Smith.

Clickable Link in Bio: https://thebcreview.ca/2025/09/19/2667-labonte-smith-aglukark-warner/

‘A deep sense of returning’Looking for Cornelius (Wipf and Stock Publishers , 2025) by Diana Hayes.“Salt Spring Island-b...
12/23/2025

‘A deep sense of returning’

Looking for Cornelius (Wipf and Stock Publishers , 2025) by Diana Hayes.

“Salt Spring Island-based writer Diana Hayes has penned a captivating tale of one woman’s search for her Irish roots, offering a story that invites the reader to explore Irish history and experience a bit of magical connection to the past in the process.”

Reviewed by Trish Bowering.

Clickable Link in Bio: https://thebcreview.ca/2025/09/19/2666-hayes-bowering/

Trutch’s shameful legacyUnceded: Understanding British Columbia’s Colonial Past and Why It Matters Now (UBC Press, 2025)...
12/22/2025

Trutch’s shameful legacy

Unceded: Understanding British Columbia’s Colonial Past and Why It Matters Now (UBC Press, 2025) by George M. Abbott (foreword by The Honourable Steven Point).

“Trutch Street’s new legal name is šxʷməθkʷəy̓əmasəm St. which translates as Musqueamview Street. It will appear in official city records, maps, and some government databases.”

Reviewed by Ron Verzuh.

Clickable Link in Bio: https://thebcreview.ca/2025/09/18/2665-verzuh-abbott/

‘Foursomes too quarrelsome’Pools (Anvil Press, 2025) by Martin West.“There’s no beginning like death. Set in Vancouver i...
12/22/2025

‘Foursomes too quarrelsome’

Pools (Anvil Press, 2025) by Martin West.

“There’s no beginning like death. Set in Vancouver in the early 1980s, Martin West’s Pools opens with the death of a woman at a pool party.”

Reviewed by Jessica P**n.

Clickable Link in Bio: https://thebcreview.ca/2025/09/18/2664-west-poon/

Cross-border archaeological interestHaida Gwaii’s Karst Caves By Katy Dycus“Groundwater has eroded the limestone terrain...
12/22/2025

Cross-border archaeological interest

Haida Gwaii’s Karst Caves
By Katy Dycus

“Groundwater has eroded the limestone terrain of Haida Gwaii, an archipelago offshore of Alaska, into a network of dark, cool karst caves, thereby creating the perfect conditions for preserving animal remains and artifacts.”

Clickable Link in Bio: https://thebcreview.ca/2025/09/17/2663-dycus-karst-caves/

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