BC Booklook

08/17/2024

In Susan Juby’s latest book, Helen Thorpe, a Buddhist butler, helps a reckless influencer, Cartier Hightower, navigate a series of bizarre murders and social media chaos at a secluded Chilcotin ranch (HarperCollins Canada). Read the full review via: https://bcbooklook.com/the-butler-did-it/ -46039

08/09/2024

BCBookLook highlights Gabrielle Prendergast (Biblioasis), Jocelyn Bystrom (Stone Tiger Books), Caroline Adderson (Biblioasis) and Christine J. Logan (Easy To Read Books) for their latest books. Get a taste of their work: https://bcbooklook.com/about/whos-who/

08/09/2024

Steven Earle examines a past geological episode to help us understand the very real dangers of changes caused by the runaway climate facing our planet today—and what we need to do about it (New Society Publishers). Learn more: https://bcbooklook.com/lessons-from-56-million-years-ago/ -46020

08/07/2024

The Poetry in Transit program will officially launch its 28th year on September 28, from 12:30 pm, at UBC Robson Square. Learn about the BC authors that will be featured in this year's program: https://bcbooklook.com/poetry-in-transit-2024-25-program/

08/07/2024

This week, BCBookLook highlights Elspeth and Rowena Rae (Orca Book Publishers), Delores Churchill (Harbour Publishing), Udyana Lugo (Orca Book Publishers) and Edale Lane (Self-published) for their latest books. Get a taste of their work via: https://bcbooklook.com/about/whos-who/

08/02/2024

Vancouver professor, LJ Slovin, follows six trans youth at East Vancouver high school, and critiques school policies while advocating for broader, genuine support and inclusion of trans identities (NYU Press). Read more via: https://bcbooklook.com/fostering-queer-friendly-classrooms/

08/02/2024

This week, BCBookLook highlights Mark Leiren-Young (Orca Book Publishers ), Julie MacLaughlin (Orca Book Publishers) and David M. McGowan (self-published) for their latest books. Get a taste of their work via: https://bcbooklook.com/about/whos-who/

07/31/2024

Herschel Hardin began writing about the political problems with immigration when he got the idea to write a fable about the discovery of a hidden city. Learn more: https://bcbooklook.com/how-i-ended-up-writing-a-political-fable-and-what-i-discovered-when-i-did-so/

07/31/2024

These BC based authors have been selected as finalists for the 2024 Whistler Independent Book Awards within the fiction category. Winners will be announced during the Whistler Writers Festival, on 17-20 October, 2024. Read more: https://bcbooklook.com/whistler-book-awards-finalists/

07/26/2024

Shahnaz Qayumi portrays the journey of an Afghan boy whose life is upended by the Russian withdrawal and Taliban rule through her latest book (Tradewind Books). Read about how they navigate oppression, loss and displacement in the Summer issue of BC BookWorld (page 30): https://bcbooklook.com/latest-issue/

07/25/2024

Author Myriam Lacroix’s genre-bending debut novel depicts short stories that use magic realism to alter the circumstances of one couple’s life together, many times, to see what happens (Doubleday Books). Read more via: https://bcbooklook.com/one-couple-many-endings/ -45982

07/23/2024

In this new series by the Ferguson brothers, Miranda Abbott moves to a small town and becomes embroiled in a real-life murder mystery during a theatre production (HarperCollins Canada). Read the full review in the Summer Issue of BCBookWorld (page 26): https://bcbooklook.com/latest-issue/

07/23/2024

The Writers' Trust of Canada has received a new $1.5 million endowment from BC writer DC Reid, creating the DC Reid Poets’ Grant. This fund will distribute eight annual $5,000 grants to Canadian poets of modest means over the next ten years. Learn more: https://bcbooklook.com/bc-author-funds-poetry-grant/

07/19/2024

Benjamin Perrin's new book (University of Toronto Press) sheds light on the harsh realities faced by those incarcerated and offers insight into his new vision of "transformative justice." Read the full interview with the author in the Summer issue of BC BookWorld (page 25): https://bcbooklook.com/latest-issue/

07/18/2024

This week, BC BookLook highlights Daphne Leonie Wright (Brimelow Goff), Ron Prasad (iUniverse), Judy LeBlanc (Caitlin Press) and Ardelle Holden (Self Published) for their latest books. Get a taste of their work via: https://bcbooklook.com/about/whos-who/

07/18/2024

Poet, publisher and long-time supporter of the writing community, Salt Spring Island-based Mona Fertig has released her first collection of poems in 14 years (Mother Tongue Publishing). Read more via: https://bcbooklook.com/island-poetry-after-retirement/

07/16/2024

Peter Maloff's granddaughter, Vera Maloff, sheds light on Peter’s experiences growing up in the Canadian Doukhobor community, meeting influential people in the pacifist movement and more (Caitlin Press). Read the full review in the Summer issue of BCBookWorld (pg 22): https://bcbooklook.com/latest-issue/

07/16/2024

People’s Co-op Bookstore is hosting an event to celebrate the launch of Rachel Mines' translation of A Plague of Cholera, originally written by Jonah Rosenfeld in the 1920s. Learn more via: https://bcbooklook.com/rachel-mines-book-launch/

07/12/2024

Daniel Marshall tells long-hidden stories that reveal how BC emerged from chaos and transformation from the mid-1850s to after World War I and the Spanish Flu era (Ronsdale Press). Read the full review on the Summer issue of BC BookWorld (page 20-21): https://bcbooklook.com/latest-issue/

07/12/2024

This week, BCBookLook highlights Uma Krishnaswami (Groundwood Books), Karen Barrow (FriesenPress), Carla Joseph (Orca Book Publishers) and Charmaine Welch (Filidh Publishing) for their latest books. Get a taste of their work: https://bcbooklook.com/about/whos-who/

07/12/2024

Sheila Harrington sailed among the Gulf Islands for three years to interview more than fifty veteran conservationists about their local protests and the historical development of local conservancies (Heritage House). Read more: https://bcbooklook.com/island-in-the-sun/ -45933

07/11/2024

Before he was one of Canada’s most distinguished politicians, he experienced grueling factory work, night school and toiled in a sawmill to make a living. Read about his unyielding quest for a better life in the Summer issue of BC BookWorld (page 19): https://bcbooklook.com/latest-issue/

07/11/2024

Howard White celebrates 50 years of publishing books from a small village on the Sunshine Coast (Douglas & McIntyre). In a recent speech, he recalls with humour and insight how he survived. Read the full speech via: https://bcbooklook.com/a-publisher-for-bc/

07/05/2024

BCBookLook highlights Wren Handman (The Parliament House), Keay Francis (Papaver Press), Mangeshig Pawis-Steckley (Groundwood Books) and Annette LeBox (Groundwood BooksGroundwood Books) for their latest books. Get a taste of their work: https://bcbooklook.com/about/whos-who/

07/05/2024

BC BookWorld's editorial designer David Lester has a graphic novel coming out this Fall, Here is the book trailer:

Revolution by Fire: New York's Afro-Irish Uprising of 1741, a Graphic Novel (Beacon Press) by Marcus Rediker, David Lester with Paul BuhlePub date: November ...

07/05/2024

Writer and broadcaster Steve Burgess explores whether satisfying our wanderlust is worth the havoc it wreaks on the environment through his latest book ( & McIntyre). Read the full review in the Summer issue of BC BookWorld (page 17): https://bcbooklook.com/latest-issue/

07/05/2024

Philippa Joly is a finalist for the Child and Youth category of the Science Writers and Communicators of Canada 2023 Book Awards for her book, A Kid’s Guide to Plants of the Pacific Northwest (Harbour Publishing). Learn more via: https://bcbooklook.com/science-writers-award-finalist/

07/03/2024

This week, BCBookLook highlights Alexander Boldizar (CLASH Books), Nancy Vo (Groundwood Books), Genni Gunn (Signature Editions) and Nicholas Coghlan (Seaworthy Publications) for their latest books. Get a taste of their work: https://bcbooklook.com/about/whos-who/

07/03/2024

Through her experiences as a pageant queen, a biracial woman and a Christian, Tara Teng examines the complicated manifestations of body shame and guides readers to align with their true selves. Read the review in the Summer issue of BC BookWorld (pg 14): https://bcbooklook.com/latest-issue/

07/03/2024

BC based Indigiqueer Saulteaux, Cree and Métis writer, author and poet, Brandi Bird, wins the Poetry in English Award by the 2024 Indigenous Voices Awards for their debut book of poems (House of Anansi Press). Learn more via: https://bcbooklook.com/2024-indigenous-voices-awards-winner/