I relate to the “no work of art is ever finished, only abandoned” school of thought.Go to full post …read more
Poetic Licence: Laisha Rosnau on emotional h...
April 19, 2018
April 19, 2018
I relate to the “no work of art is ever finished, only abandoned” school of thought.Go to full post …read more
April 17, 2018
“I have this little game I play: find the hidden NDN. There’s almost always one—an appropriated concept of Indigeneity in every text.”Go to full post …read more
April 16, 2018
Poetic Licence is a special Read Local BC column for National Poetry Month. Mercedes Eng’s Prison Industrial Complex Explodes is a finalist for the 2018 Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize. Go to full post …read more
April 10, 2018
Poetic Licence is a snapshot into the poetry world during National Poetry Month. Sharon Thesen is a three-time Governor General’s Award finalist and just released her 13th book.Go to full post …read more
April 2, 2018
Poetic Licence is a snapshot into the poetry world during National Poetry Month. Renée Sarojini Saklikar is the current Poet Laureate for Surrey.Go to full post …read more
Poetic Licence is a special feature highlighting poets during National Poetry Month. Tina Biello is the current Poet Laureate for Nanaimo.Go to full post …read more
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