The Cellist of Sarajevo … reviewed by Lilypearl

BC Day Book Review I wanted to read a book to celebrate BC Day.  A friend of mine suggested The Cellist of Sarajevo.  Not only is this book written by a Canadian, the author resides with his family in New Westminster. It is a time of civil war.  Snipers are stationed in the hills of [...]

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Sister and I: From Victoria to London … reviewed by Ann

BC Day Book Review This 92-page illustrated journal was created by Emily Carr in 1910 during a two-month journey she took with her sister Alice across Canada by CPR train and then on the SS Empress of Ireland across the Atlantic to England. I love the caricature-style watercolour sketches that accompany the text. Some of [...]

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Marshall McLuhan Centennial … reviewed by Jason

Flashback to the summer of ’92 … I was about to enter the second half of my undergraduate studies in Montreal as a Communication Studies student (I had just finished a major in Creative Writing). I was devouring every media and cultural studies book I could get my hands on and ingesting copious amounts of [...]

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Celebrate International Women’s Day!

Celebrate the 100th Anniversary of International Women’s Day, March 8th, 2011! International Women’s Day has grown to become a global day of recognition and celebration. Women’s organizations and governments around the world honour women’s advancement, while diligently supporting the continued vigilance and action required to ensure that women’s equality is gained and maintained in all [...]

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Mercy Among the Children – reviewed by patron George

Written by David Adams Richards. This is an interesting read set in New Brunswick and describing the life of a family who is very poor, and who are more or less misfits in the society they live. Presents quite a contrast between the philosphy and actions of their father (whose mantra is that people who [...]

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