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Tag: Jordan Abel

Year in Review: 2017 highlight reel at Read Local BC

Year in Review: 2017 highlight reel at Read ...

December 29, 2017

Even though 2017 was a tough year in many ways, we are happy to have shared books on important topics, increased diversity, award recognition, and new publishing initiatives. Check out a selection of our content highlights.Go to full post …read more

Talonbooks: Celebrating 50 years of independent Canadian publishing

Talonbooks: Celebrating 50 years of independ...

November 30, 2017

Talonbooks is celebrating 50 years in 2017—and we’ve got a behind-the-scenes tour of the whole operation, including the office, warehouse, and archives.Go to full post …read more

30th Vancouver Writers Festival full of wit, wonder, and writers (of course): What not to miss

30th Vancouver Writers Festival full of wit,...

October 11, 2017

It would be impossible to gush about all the events we’re looking forward to at VWF 2017, so we’ve highlighted some of the local authors participating.Go to full post …read more

Jordan Abel wins 2017 Griffin Poetry Prize for Injun

Jordan Abel wins 2017 Griffin Poetry Prize f...

June 12, 2017

Nisga’a writer Jordan Abel has won the 2017 Griffin Poetry Prize for his latest collection of poetry, Injun, an erasure book-length poem about racism and the representation of Indigenous peoples.Go to full post …read more

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