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Tag: New Star Books

Gift Guide: Escape into Books

Gift Guide: Escape into Books

December 19, 2019

The final instalment of Read Local BC’s nine-part gift guide series.Go to full post …read more

Gift Guide: Knowledge is Power

Gift Guide: Knowledge is Power

December 17, 2019

The seventh instalment of Read Local BC’s nine-part gift guide series.Go to full post …read more

Short story month: collections that delight, best enjoyed in the sun

Short story month: collections that delight,...

May 21, 2019

Short stories are the perfect way to punctuate a warm spring day; a loyal companion to afternoons in the park and, lucky for us, there are some great new releases to pore over. Go to full post …read more

A big work presented to all: An interview with George Bowering and George Stanley (Part 2)

A big work presented to all: An interview wi...

April 18, 2019

“To me there are three essential factors of modern writing: one is ordinary language, one is free-form, and one is precise states of emotion”Go to full post …read more

A big work presented to all: An interview with George Bowering and George Stanley (Part 1)

A big work presented to all: An interview wi...

April 16, 2019

Some End/West Broadway is itself a kind of poetry commune: two books, one by George and the other by George, brought together back-to-back as one creature.Go to full post …read more

Vibrant characters and outlandish plots in Tim Conley’s Collapsible

Vibrant characters and outlandish plots in T...

March 5, 2019

The short story form is unambiguously un–dead in Tim Conley’s new collection of 30 fictions.Go to full post …read more

12 BC books take you back in time | Holiday Gift Guide

12 BC books take you back in time | Holiday ...

December 13, 2018

Do you have an armchair historian or a friend with some very niche interests on your list? These 12 BC books let you give a bit of local history to every reader.Go to full post …read more

Spotlight on City of Vancouver Book Award 2018 nominees

Spotlight on City of Vancouver Book Award 20...

December 5, 2018

Take a closer look at the four books nominated for the City of Vancouver Book Award.Go to full post …read more

12 bold new books for poetry lovers | Holiday Gift Guide

12 bold new books for poetry lovers | Holida...

November 27, 2018

Step aside, Rupi Kaur: these 12 daring books of poetry are beautifully written and packaged — a perfect gift for the poetry lover in your life.Go to full post …read more

12 award-worthy BC books to share | Holiday Gift Guide

12 award-worthy BC books to share | Holiday ...

November 16, 2018

Give the gift of a book your friends and family members can enjoy and discuss. Go to full post …read more

Vancouver Book Award 2018 finalists unveiled

Vancouver Book Award 2018 finalists unveiled

November 8, 2018

The finalists will be celebrated on December 8, 2018, when the winner will be announced.Go to full post …read more

Michael Turner on poetry, 9/11, and the constructs of space and time

Michael Turner on poetry, 9/11, and the cons...

September 5, 2018

9×11, Michael Turner’s new poetry book—his first in two decades—has its heart rooted in form and time.Go to full post …read more


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