Book Features Emily St. John Mandel’s Glass Hotel is haunted by lives unlived Skilled at drawing clever protagonists and midnight atmospheres, Mandel opens her latest book with a woman plunging off the deck of a container ship.
Book Features Sex workers bring bawdy, care-infused poetry to Hustling Verse The “for us, by us” ethos behind the collaboration demonstrates real flair and depth of feeling.
Book Features With new collection Translated From the Gibberish, Anosh Irani grounds stories in the personal The acclaimed Vancouver author and playwright says the act of writing draws him from the known to the unknown.
Book Features Spring Books: The past is always present in Philip Huynh's Forbidden Purple City Portraying Vietnam, he notes, can carry expectations about conflict and escape.
Book Features Ian Williams thrives on stylistic daring in debut novel Reproduction There is value, he notes, in connections between people that one cannot choose.
Book Features Esi Edugyan gauges the power of the past in acclaimed new novel Washington Black Despite the accolades, the Victoria-based author is pragmatic about literary fame.
Book Features Sense of mystery glows in Our Animal Hearts Dania Tomlinson says it's important to her that historical scars are laid bare in her debut novel.
Book Features Trauma haunts Amber Dawn's eerie Sodom Road Exit Each of the versatile author's works has offered her the courage and clarity to delve deeper into signature themes.
Book Features Novelist Kim Fu’s explorations find Lost Girls The author's latest work demonstrates her skill at building characters of marvellous versatility and depth.
Book Features Sharon Bala's Boat People haunted by enigmas of arrival Her debut novel was inspired by the 2010 MV Sun Sea incident, when a Thai cargo ship ferrying 492 Sri Lankan asylum seekers was intercepted off the coast of British Columbia.