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Category: Featured

You Are Your Own Landscape: An Interview with Onjana Yawnghwe

You Are Your Own Landscape: An Interview wit...

April 17, 2024

The author of We Follow the River talks about grief, implanting memories through poetry, and understanding one’s parents.Go to full post …read more

The Hinge Where the Mysteries Lie: An Interview with Donna Kane

The Hinge Where the Mysteries Lie: An Interv...

April 10, 2024

Poets Donna Kane and Rob Taylor talk about stars, liminal moments, and camaraderie in difficult times.Go to full post …read more

A Beautiful Constellation: An Interview with Samantha Nock

A Beautiful Constellation: An Interview with...

April 3, 2024

Poets Samantha Nock and Rob Taylor talk about small towns, grief, and being old souls.Go to full post …read more

11 Children’s Picture Books to Spark a Love of Reading

11 Children’s Picture Books to Spark a Lov...

March 28, 2024

Ignite their imagination with these spectacularly vibrant and colourful books.Go to full post …read more

Poetry, Pleasure, and Peril: Five Philosophical Reads for Contemplation

Poetry, Pleasure, and Peril: Five Philosophi...

March 20, 2024

There’s nothing better than a book that makes you think.Go to full post …read more

A Freely Given Gift: An Interview with Jess Housty

A Freely Given Gift: An Interview with Jess ...

March 13, 2024

Poets Jess Housty and Rob Taylor discuss Housty’s new poetry book, salmonberries, and gift economies.Go to full post …read more

Four fantastical books of myth and magic

Four fantastical books of myth and magic

March 6, 2024

Four books expand on this ancient tradition to tell captivating histories and contemplate on what lies beyond the veil.Go to full post …read more

11 Books That Will Teach You Something New This National Reading Month

11 Books That Will Teach You Something New T...

March 1, 2024

March is National Reading Month! As if we need an excuse to dedicate any more of our spare time reading! This list of books includes thoughtful picks for both adults and children that are sure to satisfy the inquisitive mind of Go to full post …read more

The Silence of the Woods: An Interview with Rodney DeCroo

The Silence of the Woods: An Interview with ...

February 21, 2024

The following interview is part two of an eight part series of conversations with BC poets. All interviews were conducted by Rob Taylor.Go to full post …read more

What’s Your Love Language? 6 BC Books for Valentine’s Day

What's Your Love Language? 6 BC Books for Va...

February 14, 2024

Traditionally, imagery associated with Valentine’s Day has been fairly limited, or even exclusive. Each February 14th, cupids, romance and Valentine’s propositions abound. But love looks different for everyone, which is why this year, we wanted to step outside the box and Go to full post …read more

New Years, New Voices: Debut Books To Explore

New Years, New Voices: Debut Books To Explor...

February 7, 2024

Four novels, two picture books, one YA book, and one cookbook all walked into a blog and were displayed on the New Voices post Debut Books to Explore. Why? Because these books are stellar reminders to look beyond the familiar to Go to full post …read more

Five reads for Black History and Futures Month

Five reads for Black History and Futures Mon...

February 6, 2024

From museum studies to birding, here are five reads that delve into the less-examined corners of narratives centering Black stories. Go to full post …read more


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