Tag: Caitlin Press

There are many reasons to pick up a good memoir and experience the narrative of someone else’s life. The lure of adventures in far away lands, the need to connect with others who share a powerful emotion, a desire to walk Go to full post …read more

Fall is the busiest time of year for books, and for booklovers the end of summer means getting ready to dive into all the fall books soon to come! We want to show off the amazing lineup of books coming from Go to full post …read more

We’re going to go ahead and guess that if you’re reading this you’re a book lover, just like us. And wouldn’t you know it, there’s a day just for us! National Book Lovers Day shines a light on all the enthusiastic Go to full post …read more

We’re so proud of all the incredible books being released by BC publishers this season! The talent and stories coming from BC’s authors, historians, and illustrators is so inspiring, we needed one more list to share them all. You can check Go to full post …read more

We can’t be the only ones who wait with anticipation for publishers’ new season catalogues to drop. There’s something about seeing all those fresh titles that brings so much giddy possibility. (“I could be reading these soon!”) We’ve collected just a Go to full post …read more

(Grand)mothers are the often unsung heroes of our lives. From the countless hours spent keeping us fed, clothed and happy as children through to the words of wisdom, emotional support and eventual send offs into the world as adults, mothers and Go to full post …read more

Jen Currin: In your book Oscar of Between: A Memoir of Identity and Ideas (Caitlin Press, 2016), you use a fictional name—Oscar—to work in creative nonfiction. You turn to this device again in your most recent book, Lost Lagoon/lost in thought Go to full post …read more

It’s time to break out your rainbows and celebrate—Pride Month is here again! Whether you’re out and proud, cheering from the sidelines as an ally, or living anywhere in between, Pride Month is the time to reaffirm the value and wonderful Go to full post …read more

May is Asian Heritage Month—an annual opportunity to celebrate the achievements of Asian Canadians, and recognize how far we still have to go in the fight against anti-Asian racism and discrimination. 

This year’s Asian Heritage month theme is “Recognition, Resilience, and Go to full post …read more

May 17 is International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia—a day which serves as a reminder for how far we’ve come, and how far we have yet to go in the fight for LGBTQ2+ rights, freedoms, and equality. To mark this Go to full post …read more

Claire Finlayson and Sarah Kurchak could hardly be more different in their approaches to memoir about people on the autism spectrum, yet they share a goal of dispelling common stereotypes and opening readers’ hearts to the complex personalities that lie behind Go to full post …read more

The following interview is part seven of a nine-part series of conversations with BC poets about their new poetry collections. New interviews will be posted every Tuesday and Thursday throughout April for National Poetry Month 2021. All interviews were conducted by Rob Taylor.

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