An author “enamoured with the engine’s colourful history and ongoing survival,” melds historical narratives and storytelling to create appealing glimpses of the engine in action, whether in 1886, 1947, or 1964. —Ron Verzuh reviews Engine 374 and Me: True (and Partly True) Stories of a Celebrated CPR Locomotive, by Lisa Anne Smith (Vancouver: Time Talk Press, 2024) $20.00 / 9780968786512
10 poems + 10 personal essays + 10 flash fictions + 9 short stories = 39 strong arguments for reading this appealing volume of literature. —Brett Josef Grubisic reviews Roots To Branches Volume 3: Federation of British Columbia Writers 2023 Anthology, selected by JJ Lee, Finnian Burnett, Kerry Gilbert, and Norma Dunning (Courtney: Federation of BC Writers Press, 2025) $17.95 / 9781069008701
Oscar of Between: A Memory of Identity and Ideas by Betsy Warland Halfmoon Bay: Caitlin Press, 2016 $21.95 / 9781987915167 Reviewed by Catriona Sandilands First Published March 6, 2017 * In 2007, Betsy Warland took a birthday trip to London for a range of plays and events, including an exhibition on military camouflage at the…
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