by megan@bcyukonbookprizes.com | Apr 8, 2021
The East Side of it All Joseph DandurandPublisher: Nightwood Editions Book Description The East Side of It All draws on Joseph Dandurand’s first-hand experiences of life as a drug user and single-room occupant in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, and of the ongoing...
by megan@bcyukonbookprizes.com | Apr 8, 2021
On the Cusp of Contact Gender, Space and Race in the Colonization of British Columbia Essays by Jean Barman, Edited by Margery FeePublisher: Harbour Publishing Book Description “The ways in which we can redress the past are many and varied,” writes Jean Barman, “and...
by megan@bcyukonbookprizes.com | Apr 8, 2021
Nerve A Personal Journey Through the Science of Fear Eva HollandPublisher: Penguin Canada Book Description In 2015, Eva Holland was forced to confront her greatest fear when her mother had a stroke and suddenly passed away. After the shock and grief subsided, Holland...
by megan@bcyukonbookprizes.com | Apr 8, 2021
Beep Beep Bubbie Written by: Bonnie Sherr KleinIllustrated by: Élisabeth Eudes-Pascal Publisher: Tradewind Book Description Kate is upset when her grandma (Bubbie) gets a motorized scooter. Will Bubbie still be Bubbie in that scooter? Kate slowly warms to the scooter...
by megan@bcyukonbookprizes.com | Apr 8, 2021
Fake It So Real Susan Sandford BladesPublisher: Nightwood Editions Book Description Fake it so Real takes on the fallout from a punk-rock lifestyle―the future of “no future”―and its effect on the subsequent generations of one family. In June of 1983, Gwen, a gnarly...
