Patti Flather

Patti Flather

Patti Flather Winner of the Borealis Prize: The Commissioner of Yukon Award for Literary Contribution Patti Flather is an award-winning playwright, dramaturg, director, and writer. A scene from Paradise is featured in Refractions: Scenes with Playwrights Canada Press....
Joy Kogawa

Joy Kogawa

Joy Kogawa Winner of the Lieutenant Governor’s Award for Literary Excellence Acclaimed author Joy Kogawa is best known as the author of Obasan (1981), a Canadian novel that has become essential reading for a nation. Obasan is based on Joy and her family’s forced...
Julie Flett

Julie Flett

Julie Flett Winner of the Lieutenant Governor’s Award for Literary Excellence Julie Flett is a Cree-Metis author, illustrator, and artist. She has received many awards including the 2017 Governor General’s Award for Children’s Literature for her work on When We Were...
Vancouver After Dark

Vancouver After Dark

Vancouver After Dark The Wild History of a City’s Nightlife Aaron ChapmanPublisher: Arsenal Pulp Press Book Description In his latest book, bestselling author, musician, and cultural historian Aaron Chapman looks back at the most famous music entertainment venues in...
It Began With a Page

It Began With a Page

It Began With a Page How Gyo Fujikawa Drew the Way Kyo MaclearIllustrated by Julie MorstadPublisher: Tundra Books Book Description Growing up quiet and lonely at the beginning of the twentieth century, Gyo learned from her relatives the ways in which both women and...