Book review: Life behind the lines of B.C.’s 2017 wildfire season
Two-thousand-and-nineteen, due to unseasonable summer rains, saw significantly lower numbers.
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Books Former politician, Hume, writes sequel to first book of fiction
Condominium life in Florida sure is stirring the creative juices for former London politician Gord Hume. -
Books A wish is only a wish until you share it with others
At 72 years old, lifelong Stratford resident Lillian Wyatt has published her first children's book, My Secret Wish. -
Local Entertainment Book signing at Fincher's in Goderich
Author David Yates will be at Fincher’s on The Square in Goderich on Saturday, Dec. 7 from 11 a. -
Books International: 30 bestselling books for the week of Nov. 30
Bookmanager's list of the top selling books and new releases for the week of November 30. -
Books B.C.: 15 bestselling books for the week of Nov. 30
The Association of Book Publishers of B.C.'s list of the top selling books for the week of November 30. -
Local News Watts: Snuggle up with classic children's picture books
Cold winter days and nights provide a perfect excuse to curl up with a book. Children of all ages can enjoy a classic picture book, and the list below suggests ... -
Books Book review: How to Catch a Mole digs deep in one man’s unique experience
This book is a surprise gem, a book that weaves together nature observations that manage to be both granular and lyrical with serene meditations on life and death.
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Books B.C.: Fifteen bestselling books for the week of Nov. 23
The Association of Book Publishers of B.C.'s list of the top-selling books for the week of Nov. 23. -
Books Brown: Making Comics a treatise on how to be creative
I think it’s fair to say Lynda Barry’s Making Comics isn’t really about making comics. It gets at something deeper: how the imagination works. And how the source of all ... -
Books Arlene Dickinson's new book tackles the difficult art of reinvention
Of the many conclusions Arlene Dickinson shares in her book, Reinvention: Changing Your Life, Your Career, Your Future, the most surprising may be the one she came to after taking ... -
Books Neil Pasricha's new book shows how wrestling with failure can make you 'awesome'
For an author who has made a career out of writing about awesomeness, positivity, happiness and the need to embrace the simple pleasures in life, Neil Pasricha’s starting point for ... -
Column Shelf Life: The Dutch House
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West Island authors well represented at Holiday Pop-Up Book Fair
A Holiday Pop-Up Book Fair at Concordia University features a long list of West Island-connected authors. -
Books Montreal's Holiday Pop-Up Book Fair a cosy start to the season
There's no messing with success for the "intimate gathering of writers, publishers and book lovers,” returning for a fifth year with a lineup that includes everyone from Sean Michaels to ... -
Books International: 30 bestselling books for the week of Nov. 23
Bookmanager's list of the 30 bestselling books and new releases for the week of November 23.
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Books New at the Library
The Russia Account by Stephen Coonts – it starts with a murder…will it end with a coup? (adult fiction)Snow: A Scientific and Cultural Exploration by Giles Whittell – brimming with ... -
Local News Telling the story of Mennonites in Russia
It’s a story of the Russian Mennonite community facing the Soviet empire in 1929-30. It’s one of mass flight of Mennonites to Moscow, the refugee movement to Paraguay, Brazil and ... -
Local News Sudbury's Hogwarts Yule Ball event
Sebastian Scott, 8, made an owl face at the Hogwarts Yule Ball event at the south end branch of the Greater Sudbury Public Library in Sudbury, Ont. -
Local Entertainment Stony Plain's Poet Laureate makes longlist for national poetry award
Lisa Mulrooney was named to the CBC's longlist for their 2019 poetry prize Nov. 7. -
Books Excerpt: Looking Back to Allan Blakeney for the Sake of Democracy's Future
The following is from a retrospective on Allan Blakeney, Saskatchewan's 10th premier who led the province through the 1970s. -
Books Monty Python’s Michael Palin looks for the best in people
Michael Palin has experienced two memorable birthdays in his lifetime.The first happened 46 years ago on the day he turned 30. -
Books Book review: Coyote chews through complexities of everyday life in Rebent Sinner
Ivan Coyote is the author of two handfuls of books who lives and breathes politics in a way few of us bother to. -
Gallstone cookbook details diet tips after diagnosis
After struggling with food following a gallstone diagnosis, B.C. author decided to cook up her own recipe book.
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Books Milke: Understanding victims and the blame game
Political scientist and commentator Mark Milke has written a new book examining the culture of blame and victimhood. -
Brian Minter: Landscape designer Teresa Moller bares her 'soul' in Vancouver
The cornerstone of Chilean landscape designer's work is her understanding of and ability to capture the many intricacies of nature. -
Books Author’s rural roots inform epic tale
In the early 70s, Dawn Mills native Kae Elgie moved away from her family’s 200-acre farm on the banks of the Sydenham at Dawn Mills, to do educational work in ... -
Edmonton Sun 20 Questions: Marty Chan
Marty Chan is a playwright, kids author, and humorist. His latest novel is Kung Fu Master. He tweets lighthearted and pithy observations about the world under the handle @Marty_Chan. -
Books Brown: They Called Us Enemy tells story of Japanese American internment
I'm happy to say They Called Us Enemy is one of the few graphic novels that lives up to the hype. -
Column GPPL column: Recommended activities for sick days
It seems to be happening to everyone lately. Your kids are sick, then the whole family. Everyone is home and bored! Tired of hearing the complaints that there’s nothing to ... -
Books Book review: Graphic novel inspired by bloody legend of Cariboo's Agnes McVee
Just in time for the dark days setting in, Agnes, Murderess is perfect late night fireside reading. Don't worry about those strange sounds behind you. -
Books Historical society launching second Tales of Our Town book
Local history buffs, community members interested in learning more about the past, and lovers of fascinating and compelling stories are in for a treat this month. -
Books New at the Library
Dead and Breakfast by Kate Kingsbury – it seems someone doesn’t appreciate newcomers prying into the small town’s past. -
Books Watchmen creator Alan Moore says superhero genre remains a 'white supremacist dream of the master ...
'The superheroes themselves would seem to be largely employed as cowardice compensators, perhaps a bit like the handgun on the nightstand'
