books and authors – Page 5

Teen Angst poetry: so bad it’s good

INTERVIEW with Sara Bynoe | Teen angst poetry. Ex boyfriends are good for something after all. At least, Sara Bynoe’s was. The 24 year old Vancouverite is about to set off on a multi-city book ...

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The Unthinkable Thoughts of Jacob Green, review

BOOKS | The Unthinkable Thoughts of Jacob Green, review | Joshua Braff, Algonquin Books, 2004. Celebrity brothers are all over the place right now. Former Stand By Me star Jerry O’Connell’s ...

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Stuart McLean’s Stories from the Vinyl Cafe (10th anniversary edition)

BOOKS | Stories from the Vinyl Café, 10th anniversary edition | PENGUIN Canada, 2005 Stuart McLean may look like a boring old dude from the CBC, but his writing is actually funny. Don’t believe ...

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What not to read: a listicle

BOOKS | Sometimes knowing what not to read is as important as knowing what you should. Particularly since the bestseller list can be deceiving. So what to read? Well, I write about books and ...

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He’s Just Not That Into You is trash

REVIEW | He’s Just Not That Into You, 2004. New self-help guide is sexist and condescending in the extreme. DATING | Oprah isn’t always right. Don’t get me wrong, I love the show. I even ...

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Paris Hilton’s Confessions almost witty

BOOKS | Headline-making heiress reveals no insight, debunks no myths, rebuts no scandals. Paris Hilton is making headlines again. (Don’t get your hopes up – it’s not another sex tape.) The ...

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B for Buster book review

REVIEW | B for Buster | YA FICTION. The romance of military life fades quickly for a teen caught in battle. In Iain Lawrence’s book B for Buster, Kak, a 16-year old boy nicknamed for his Ontario ...

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How I wrote a novel in three days

WRITING | A version of “How I wrote a novel in three days” was published in the Vancouver Sun, September, 2004. Jump down below the photographed article for a 2018 update and some ...

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Can you write a novel in a weekend?

DEADLINES | Can you write a novel in a weekend? Well, you can try. You could enter the 3-Day Novel Contest over the Labour Day weekend and join hundreds of other would-be-novelists competing for ...

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Life & Limb: Skateboarding book leans to the literary

BOOKS & WRITING | Being a skater isn’t just about admiring Jackass. Skaters are punks aren’t they? They’re skinny kids in flat-bottomed shoes and baggy pants. They do stupid, dangerous ...

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An Ocean Apart book review

YA NOVELS | An Ocean Apart book review. An Ocean Apart: The Gold Mountain Diary of Chin Mei-ling, Vancouver, British Columbia, 1922 by Gillian Chan (2004). An Ocean Apart is the fictional diary ...

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Dear Canada: Jean Little and Sarah Ellis at the Vancouver Children’s Festival

AUTHOR EVENT | There was a distinct lack of enthusiasm from the kids waiting to see Canadian authors Jean Little and Sarah Ellis at the Children’s Festival Monday. Aside from the expected ...