Author Mike Hughes Named a Finalist for Book of the Year Award - Thursday, March 18, 2010
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 The Northwest Dive Guide: A Scuba Handbook for BC, Washington and Oregon by Mike Hughes, has been shortlisted in the Adventure/Recreation Category for ForeWord Magazine’s Book of the Year Award.
Mike Hughes has been diving for the past twenty-eight years. He is a certified PADI master instructor and writer for Northwest Dive News. Hughes has lived in Washington for over twenty years. He is currently on assignment in Las Vegas, Nevada. ... click to see news item
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Andrew Scott Visits the Lower Mainland - Thursday, March 18, 2010
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 Andrew Scott will be doing presentations on The Encyclopedia of Raincoast Place Names at the following locations:
Port Moody: Talk and Slideshow on Wednesday April 7th at 7:00pm. The event will take place at the Port Moody Public Library (100 NewPort Drive).
New Westminster: Talk and Slideshow on Thursday, April 8th at 7:00 pm. The event will take place at the New Westminster Public Library (716 6th Avenue). ... click to see news item
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Caitlin Press Author Receives BC Book Prize Nomination - March 10, 2010
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 Lorne Dufour, author of Jacob’s Prayer (Caitlin Press), has been shortlisted for the Roderick Haig-Brown Regional Prize, which recognizes books that most contribute to the enjoyment and understanding of British Columbia; the award comes with a certificate and a $2,000 cash prize. ... click to see news item
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Artist Carol Evans Embarks on Vancouver Island Book Tour - March 18, 2010
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 Fans of esteemed watercolour artist Carol Evans can take home an autographed copy of her new book The Shores We Call Home at the following locations:
• Nanaimo: Book signing at Yellow Bird Arts Gallery (13-3200 Island Hwy N, Nanaimo) on Saturday, April 17th at 2:00 pm.
• Campbell River: Talk and book signing at Coho Books (1074 Shoppers Row) on Monday, April 19th at 12:00 pm.
• Courtenay: Talk and book signing at Laughing Oyster Bookshop (286 Fifth Street) on Tuesday, April 20th at 7:00 pm.
• Parksville: Talk and book signing at Mulberry Bush Bookstore (102 – 280 East Island Hwy.) on Wednesday, April 21st at 7:00 pm.
• Victoria: Talk and book signing at Broadmead Gallery & Framing (4440 West Saanich Road, Suite 102) on Thursday, April 22nd at 7:00 pm. Snacks and beverages will be served.
Carol has been working on new watercolour originals that she hopes to bring to a few of the events above. The Shores We Call Home features over eighty full-colour reproductions of Evans’ stunning original watercolour works. ... click to see news item
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Book Launch in Whitehorse - History Hunting in the Yukon - March 16, 2010
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 Come celebrate with Michael Gates the launch of his latest book History Hunting in the Yukon (Lost Moose) at the Old Firehall in Whitehorse (1105 1st Avenue) on Tuesday, March 30th at 7:00 pm. Books will be sold by Mac’s Fireweed.
When it comes to Canada's mysterious north, Michael Gates knows all of the juiciest tales. From conspiracies to overthrow the Yukon to terrorism in the Klondike, History Hunting in the Yukon delves into the captivating stories and history of this unique area of Canada.
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Nighwood Editions Poet Receives BC Book Prize Nomination - March 11, 2010
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 Nightwood Editions congratulates Gillian Jerome who has been nominated for the BC Book Prizes Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize for her debut book of poetry Red Nest.
The BC Book Prizes, established in 1985, award prizes for fiction, non-fiction, poetry, regional topics, children's literature, illustrations for children's literature and a bookseller's choice award.
"What a thrill to be nominated for my first book!", exclaims Jerome. "It's fabulous for Nightwood and humbling to be chosen alongside such talented artists who work in community with eachother in this province despite the perilous conditions for art and arts organizing in BC."
Enter the surreal adventure that is Gillian Jerome’s debut collection of domestic, urban and intergalactic eclogues. ... click to see news item
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Harbour Publishing Congratulates its BC Book Prize Nominees - Thursday, March 11, 2010
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Harbour Publishing is pleased to announce that the following books have been shortlisted for the 2010 BC Book Prizes: The Encyclopedia of Raincoast Place Names: A Complete Reference to Coastal British Columbia by Andrew Scott, One More Time!: The Dal Richards Story by Dal Richards with Jim Taylor, Spirit of the Nikkei Fleet: BC’s Japanese Canadian Fisherman by Masako Fukawa with Stanley Fukawa, and The Fly in Autumn by David Zieroth.
The BC Book Prizes, established in 1985, celebrate the achievements of British Columbia writers and publishers.
The Encyclopedia of Raincoast Place Names has been shortlisted for the Roderick Haig-Brown Regional Prize, which recognizes books that most contribute to the enjoyment and understanding of British Columbia, and for the BC Booksellers’ Choice Award, which recognizes the book with the most public appeal, initiative, design, production and content. Each award comes with a certificate and a $2,000 cash prize. Also nominated for the BC Booksellers’ Choice Award are, One More Time!, and Spirit of the Nikkei Fleet. The Fly in Autumn has been shortlisted for the Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize, which recognizes the author of the best work of poetry. ... click to see news item
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Artist Carol Evans Launches Book of Watercolours - March 8, 2010
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Join artist Carol Evans for the launch of her new book The Shores We Call Home at Gallery 8 (3104 Grace Point Square, Salt Spring Island) on Friday, March 26th at 6:00 pm, and at Peninsula Gallery (#100 - 2506 Beacon Ave., Sidney) on Saturday, March 27th at 1:00 pm.
The Shores We Call Home is a collection of Carol Evans’ spectacular watercolour creations, all of which portray the unique character of BC’s exquisite coastal landscape. For almost three decades, she has been refining her art to best capture the beauty that can be witnessed while strolling one of Vancouver Island’s beaches, or hiking one of this province’s countless trails. Her trademark attention to lighting and celebration of colour fill the pages of her third book of paintings.
For more information regarding Evans’ launch at Gallery 8, please call (250) 537-8822. For more information about her launch at Peninsula Gallery, please call (250) 655-1282. Stay tuned for more information about Carol’s Vancouver Island tour in April.
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Off the Beaten Path in North Vancouver - Book Signings - February 22, 2010
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 Join Norman D. Watt while he signs copies of his new book Off the Beaten Path: A Hiking Guide to Vancouver’s North Shore at Black Bond Books (1199 Lynn Valley Road, North Vancouver) on Saturday, March 20th from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm and at Save-On-Foods Park & Tilford (333 Brooksbank Avenue, North Vancouver) on Sunday, March 21st from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm.
Off the Beaten Path is the most comprehensive collection of North Shore trails available for hikers wishing to explore Vancouver’s rugged backdrop. 31 North Shore hikes (15 in West Vancouver and 16 in North Vancouver), plus two in the Pemberton area are featured with approximate walking times, easy-to-follow maps and thorough trail descriptions.
For more information regarding Watt’s signing at Black Bond Books, please call 604.981.9611. For more information regarding his signing at Save-On-Foods, please call the Park & Tilford location at 604.983.3033.
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Eric Jamieson Receives Heritage Advocacy Award - February 17, 2010
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 Harbour author Eric Jamieson has been singled out for another honour. On February 15, he received the 2009 North Vancouver District Heritage Advocacy Award for his book, Tragedy at Second Narrows: The Story of the Ironworkers Memorial Bridge. Jamieson’s book also won the Lieutenant-Governor’s Medal For Historical Writing from the British Columbia Historical Federation last year and hit the BC bestseller list when it was released in 2008. ... click to see news item
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David Zieroth Wins the Governor General's Award for Poetry - DEcember 24, 2009
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 Harbour author David Zieroth has won the Governor General’s Literary Award for Poetry for his eighth collection, The Fly in Autumn.
The winners of the Governor General’s Literary Awards were announced in Montreal on November 17. “I am honoured the jury selected The Fly in Autumn for this award,” Zieroth remarked in his acceptance speech, “and I am deeply grateful to live in a country that supports its poets. I am grateful my grandparents came to Canada from Germany, grateful my parents encouraged my reading though at times were bewildered by my writing.... I’m thankful for the community of poets and poetry lovers in North Vancouver, and for the kinship among poets across Canada.”
The jury--composed of Janice Kulyk Keefer, George Murray and John Pass--notes that “The Fly in Autumn is a note-perfect rendering of the poet’s greatest challenge--to risk oneself in the name of knowing and feeling. It reveals that quietness need not mean silence, that modesty need not mean invisibility, and that comfort is not always found in ease.”
The Fly in Autumn is a nuanced work with an absurdist twist in which recognizable landscapes--of North Vancouver quays and piers and harbour fog--are sometimes irrevocably altered by "water-light" into places of the mind alive with "the hundred thousand thoughts everyone collects in a day." ... click to see news item
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