Tag: Caitlin Press

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.

12 (Door) Go to full post …read more

March 31 marks Transgender Day of Visibility, a day dedicated to celebrating transgender folks and raising awareness of the discrimination faced by transgender people worldwide. Today we share five books that help demonstrate some of the intolerance and bigotry trans folks Go to full post …read more

March is flying by in a flash after what has seemed an eternity of winter. The crocuses and daffodils are up, the robins have returned to our yards, and the sun is feeling just a little bit warmer every day. While Go to full post …read more

Growing up in Cranbrook, the Fundamentalist Mormons of Bountiful were a well-known, if somewhat enigmatic, neighbour. We would often see them around, my friends and I, but of course we would never make an effort to try and speak to them. Go to full post …read more

Freedom to Read Week provides Canadians a powerful opportunity to address issues of intellectual freedom, censorship, and access to information as they affect our communities — whether locally, nationally, or abroad. As part of our commitment to these three issues which Go to full post …read more

February is Black History Month, and while the histories and mythologies of Black culture we collectively observe are frequently US-centric, Black Canadians have their own powerful legacy. From the cultural hub of Hogan’s Alley in Vancouver to the Black Loyalists who Go to full post …read more

We are excited to present the top 20 bestselling BC books of 2020! How many have you read? Go to full post …read more