February 27, 2018
Stephen R. Bown’s award-nominated Island of the Blue Foxes reads like gripping fiction, recounting the Great Northern Expedition in a “rapidly paced story of adventure”.Go to full post …read more
February 20, 2018
Kim Clark has published short fiction, poetry, co-edited an anthology, was a finalist in Theatre BC’s Playwrights Competition, and has a novella optioned for film. That’s a long list of literary accomplishments for someone who didn’t start writing until after her fortieth birthday.Go to full post …read more
February 8, 2018
Chinese New Year is a popular and well-known holiday, but like Christmas or Halloween, it grew out of history and stories. Jen Sookfong Lee helps young readers understand Chinese New Year and what makes Chinese culture unique.Go to full post …read more
January 29, 2018
The story of Erinne Paisley’s prom dress (made of old homework) went viral and raised awareness to how social media can create change. It also nabbed Erinne a book deal about PopActivism. Go to full post …read more
January 11, 2018
With her fourth book in the series forthcoming, we caught up with mystery novelist Iona Whishaw to discuss detective stories and her writing inspirations.Go to full post …read more
November 22, 2017
Arushi Raina’s debut novel explores the roots of the Soweto Uprising in Johannesburg in 1976, and the edifice of Apartheid in a South Africa about to explode.Go to full post …read more
November 16, 2017
Starting as a journalist, humour was something Jack Knox had to suppress. Now, he can’t stop his witty contributions—nothing hones humour-writing skills like laughter. Go to full post …read more
October 13, 2017
Maia Caron—who didn’t discover she was Métis until her twenties—wrote her debut novel as a love letter to her extended relations of Batoche Métis, women with secrets, and to Louis Riel and Gabriel Dumont. Go to full post …read more
September 23, 2017
The four authors performing at our Kids Read Local event at Word Vancouver on September 24, 2017 answered some burning questions we had. Go to full post …read more
September 6, 2017
“I’m interested in facilitating funny, smart, joyful, and incisive stuff,” explains Charlie on the new imprint with Arsenal Pulp Press.Go to full post …read more
September 1, 2017
In Plain Sight is a timely and compelling novel for young readers; Laura Langston shares insight into writing the book.Go to full post …read more
July 27, 2017
The recently announced collaboration with Vivek Shraya and Arsenal Pulp Press is an imprint that includes mentorship and a publishing contract. Go to full post …read more