By the time Al Purdy succumbed to lung cancer at his waterfront home in Sidney BC on April 21, 2000, he was universally acknowledged to be one of the greatest writers Canada has produced. In five deca
On the West Coast, few subjects are as controversial as salmon farming. Every week, new studies raise alarming questions about the safety of farmed fish and the risk farms pose to the environment. But
This is a book with a mission. On one level it is a celebration of the great Canadian poet Al Purdy by eminent writers who were his contemporaries. On another it is a celebration of the place that was
Biographical essays on Nelson Symonds, Sonny Greenwich, Claude Ranger and eleven other influential Canadian jazz musicians. Essential to the library of every Canadian music buff.
This is the memoir/novel that so astonished reviewers in 1979. In it Evans faithfully records his own turn-of-the-century Ontario boyhood through the eyes of a nine year old fictional protagonist, Gil
The author of Black Tie and Tales and Black in the Saddle Again returns with a new collection guaranteed to tickle your funny bone and make you scratch your head at the absurdities of life in the earl
An edited collection of letters, this book documents the long correspondence between two well-known Canadian poets who were also personal friends. Both had long careers, and the letters from each to t
"Song and Spectacle," the third collection by award-winning poet Rachel Rose, is composed of fierce hymns to the particular and universal struggles of birth, passion and loss, and the paradoxical ques
First Nations are the fastest growing population in the country. There are thousands upon thousands of young First Nations people growing up today who, together with the kind of individuals whose stor
One of the first lines of X, Shane Rhodes' sixth book of poetry, is a warning: "this book of verse demands more of verse, this book demands perversity." He goes on to write:This book is about where I
This delightful story of a Nootka boy, his explorations in nature, and the sea otter who saves his life, is now available in paperback! In this contemporary tale, Jason discovers the return of the sea
This classic reference on flowering plants has sold over 30,000 copies. Full of gorgeous colour plates and authoritative yet wonderfully readable descriptions, this sumptuous volume is recognized as t
In January 2002, a young orca (or killer whale) was spotted lost in the Pacific Northwest waters of Puget Sound. Dubbed "Springer," the sea mammal became the focus of a capture and relocation operatio
"Cameron doesn't stop at a wall of despair. Her stories illuminate her faith in compassion and tolerance."-Vancouver ProvinceLife isn't easy in Bright's Crossing, the Vancouver Island town where these
Crows Do Not Have Retirement, David Zieroth's sixth book of poems, explores the many lives of the spirit and the flesh: lives that challenge, bewilder and excite. With the fluidity of language and sha
What would your private parts say if they could speak? The pelvic floor, bladder, prostate, cervix, clitoris, uterus, ovaries, and lots of other pelvic parts have their say in Susun Weed’s new book Do
From BC's colonial days through 1950, the BC Provincial Police were the province's main law enforcers and, in many places, the only ones. It was up to them to catch and prosecute thieves, gold-rush sw
The southwest region of British Columbia offers a motherlode of unique rockhounding experiences for both amateur and more seasoned prospectors. This revised and expanded edition of Rick Hudson's bests
