Caitlin Press

22/11/2024

In an exclusive interview with BCBookLook, Erin Steele discusses her memoir (Caitlin Press), exploring themes of addiction, identity and stigma, highlighting the power of vulnerability and honest storytelling to foster understanding and compassion. Read more: https://bcbooklook.com/breaking-stigma-building-compassion/ -46378

19/11/2024

Recent to our Poetry section.

19/11/2024

Coming up!

04/11/2024

New book alert! Norah Bowman’s "My Eyes Are Fuses" is a bold exploration of tensions between freedom of art and the constraints of gender. Spanning centuries, these poems offer enchantments and antidotes, extract the poison from moments of pain, distil it down to a sweet elixir. Here, women are animals, witches, artists, rebels, imagined beyond their accomplishments, drawn together through time.

Upcoming book launch: Join Norah Bowman for the book launch of her new poetry collection. Sarah De Leeuw will host the event, which will feature readings by Betsy Trumpener and, of course, Norah Bowman. Books will be available for sale from Books & Company.

November 16th, 7-9 PM
Books & Company Prince George
Free to attend & everyone is welcome!

02/11/2024

Vancouver Sun Book review: Arctic Patrol a triumph of research in quest that shaped Canada:

"Eric Jamieson tracks The Longest Patrol, an 81-day, 2,800-kilometre dogsled trip in the eastern Arctic designed to strengthen Canada’s claim to the Arctic islands"

Read a review of Arctic Patrol in The Vancouver Sun: https://caitlinpress.com/Blog/Read-a-review-of-Arctic-Patrol-in-The-Vancouver-Sun

01/11/2024

31/10/2024

Join Yvonne Blomer as she tours Death of Persephone: A Murder across Ontario!

Enjoy writing that upends myth, intriguing observations about growth we shouldn’t miss, and explorations of art that reflect us back to ourselves. Yvonne Blomer, Ariel Gordon, and Sue Sorensen bring their new books – poetry and personal essays – together in conversation about our obsessions, hopes, fears, and enthusiasms.
Join them for events across Ontario hosted by Kerry Clare, Mark Morton, Elizabeth Greene, and Frances Boyle.
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27/10/2024

Calgary! Join author Catherine Lang for a reading, Q&A, and book signing at Owl's Nest Books.

In Embedded, award-winning writer and former reporter Catherine Lang wrestles with the consequences of war in the aftermath of the death of her niece, Calgary Herald reporter Michelle Lang, who was killed while embedded with Canadian troops in Afghanistan.

24/10/2024

Author Onjana Yawnghwe spoke with SFU's The Peak about her poetry collection, We Follow the River:

'There is an unknowable quality to our parents,' she explained. This could be trauma “hidden under many layers, or kept locked and secure within themselves.' It could also be 'how the act of becoming a parent is on some level a loss of a parent’s life.' She added, 'This is often not really acknowledged.' Losing her parents was a “cascade of loss” that led to this book being dedicated to their memory.

'People who pick up this book will know my family, if even a little, and in that way, a tiny part of my parents will live on, even though they are no longer on this earth.'

Learn more about We Follow the River: https://caitlinpress.com/Books/W/We-Follow-the-River

19/10/2024

Pauline Le Bel's poetry collection, "Becoming the Harvest" is now available!

“Keep on raising hell until / Heaven is in sight, writes Pauline Le Bel in this meditation on aging and death. Fierce, wise, and featuring a healthy dose of gallows humour, Becoming the Harvest is testament to the formidable power that gathers around a life well lived.”

—Rob Taylor, author of The News and Weather

Upcoming book launch: October 27th, Bowen Island Library, 1 PM
Enjoy a reading, Q&A, and refreshments to celebrate the launch of Becoming the Harvest! Free to attend and all are welcome.

16/10/2024

Calling Victoria-area book & brewery lovers! Get cozy with an evening of myth & magic with poetry & flash fiction readings from Yvonne Blomer and Barbara Black

15/10/2024

From CBC: "For 30 years Barbara Gail Pettigrew lived in Cedar Springs institution. It was notorious for the way the people who lived there were treated. 10 years ago a class action lawsuit was settled for the clients that lived there. The institutional records of what happened to Barbara haunted her niece, author Elizabeth Ruth. So much so that she has now written a book of poetry about her aunt's life. Elizabeth Ruth joined Host Ismaila Alfa in the studio to talk about it."

Listen here: https://caitlinpress.com/Blog/Listen-to-Elizabeth-Ruth-on-CBC-s-Fresh-Air-Podcast

13/10/2024

Leslie Shimotakahara’s third novel, Sisters of the Spruce, was highlighted on CBC’s The Next Chapter, featured on Quill & Quire‘s “2024 Spring Preview: Fiction” and named in 49th Shelf‘s “Most Anticipated: Our 2024 Spring Fiction Preview.”

See her October 19th, from 2-3PM EST at BookFest Windsor on a virtual panel with authors Renee Bondy and Daniel Allen Cox. It's on Zoom, so you can watch it from anywhere! Details can be found on BookFest Windsor's website here: https://www.literaryartswindsor.ca/bookfest/

12/10/2024

Read an interview with Catherine Lang and a review of her book, Embedded, in the Calgary Herald: "Memoir explores life and work of journalist niece and the grief that followed her death in Afghanistan":
https://caitlinpress.com/Blog/Read-an-Interview-with-Catherine-Lang-in-The-Calgary-Herald

12/10/2024

Great review of Barbara Black’s Little Fortified Stories in BC Booklook:

In her new book, Barbara Black draws inspiration from various liquors, using them as a lens to explore stories and emotions, intertwining flavours with narrative to evoke deeper meanings and connections (Caitlin Press). Read the full review of her book: https://bcbooklook.com/intoxicating-brew/ -46228

11/10/2024

You're really going to want to listen to this one! From CBC Radio West: "Kelowna author Erin Steele talks about her new memoir about coming of age as a q***r woman and her struggle with addiction."
Listen here: https://caitlinpress.com/Blog/Listen-to-Erin-Steele-on-CBC-s-Radio-West