Books

This cover image released by Monacelli shows “Milton Glaser: Pop,” by Steven Heller, Mirko Ilić and Beth Kleber. (Monacelli via AP)

Coffee table reads that might make a great Christmas present

Pop art to ballet, reach for a coffee-table read when choosing holiday gifts

 

Teresa Waterland drops off a copy of her self-published book, ‘The Magical Adventures of Quizzle and Pinky Palm,’ in a little neighbourhood library in Nanaimo. (Submitted photo)

Nanaimo author drops off copies of unique fairy tales in little libraries

Teresa Waterland’s ‘The Magical Adventures of Quizzle and Pinky Palm’ features empathetic characters

 

FILE - A wildfire burns south of Fort McMurray, Alberta, near Highway 63 on Saturday, May 7, 2016. A book about an inferno that ravaged a Canadian city and has been called a portent of climate chaos has won Britain’s leading nonfiction book prize. John Valliant’s “Fire Weather: A True Story from a Hotter World” was awarded the 50,000 pound ($62,000) Baillie Gifford Prize at a ceremony in London on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. (Jonathan Hayward /The Canadian Press via AP, File)

Devasting Fort Mac blaze account earns B.C. author top UK writing prize

John Vaillant’s ‘Fire Weather: A True Story from a Hotter World’ wins Baillie Gifford nonfiction prize

 

Marisa Portolese, author of the book “Goose Village,” poses under the Bonaventure Expressway in Montreal, Friday, Nov. 3, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes

New book commemorates former Montreal neighbourhood bulldozed for Expo 67

Goose Village was a working-class neighbourhood made up largely of immigrants

Marisa Portolese, author of the book “Goose Village,” poses under the Bonaventure Expressway in Montreal, Friday, Nov. 3, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
This cover image released by Celadon Books shows “Being Henry: The Fonz…and Beyond” by Henry Winkler. (Celadon Books via AP)

REVIEW: ‘The Fonz…and Beyond’ an entertaining and insightful memoir

Henry Winkler exposes his insecurities and anxieties in new book

This cover image released by Celadon Books shows “Being Henry: The Fonz…and Beyond” by Henry Winkler. (Celadon Books via AP)
FILE - Former first lady Michelle Obamad smiles as she speaks during a groundbreaking ceremony for the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago on Sept. 28, 2021. Obama will narrate a new digital audio edition of Maurice Sendak’s children’s book “”Where the Wild Things Are.” HarperCollins Publishers announced Tuesday that the audio download will go on sale Oct. 31, the 60th anniversary of the book’s original release. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)

Michelle Obama to narrate audio edition of ‘Where the Wild Things Are’

A new digital audio edition of Maurice Sendak’s “Where the Wild Things…

FILE - Former first lady Michelle Obamad smiles as she speaks during a groundbreaking ceremony for the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago on Sept. 28, 2021. Obama will narrate a new digital audio edition of Maurice Sendak’s children’s book “”Where the Wild Things Are.” HarperCollins Publishers announced Tuesday that the audio download will go on sale Oct. 31, the 60th anniversary of the book’s original release. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)
This image released by Sony Pictures shows Tom Holland, left, and Benedict Cumberbatch in Columbia Pictures’ “Spider-Man: No Way Home.” (Sony Pictures via AP)

Milwaukee comic shop looking to sell copy of first appearance of Spider-Man, book could go for $35K

A Milwaukee comic book shop is looking to sell a rare copy…

This image released by Sony Pictures shows Tom Holland, left, and Benedict Cumberbatch in Columbia Pictures’ “Spider-Man: No Way Home.” (Sony Pictures via AP)
FILE - In this Saturday, Aug. 22, 2015 file photo, best selling author John Grisham speaks to an attendee of the Mississippi Book Festival, at Galloway Methodist Church Sanctuary in Jackson, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

Grisham goes back to his debut The Firm for his latest legal page-turner

Review: The Exchange brings back Mitch McDeere for another frenetic adventure

FILE - In this Saturday, Aug. 22, 2015 file photo, best selling author John Grisham speaks to an attendee of the Mississippi Book Festival, at Galloway Methodist Church Sanctuary in Jackson, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)
Retired Vernon doctor Nicholas Rety’s memoir, Choice and Chance, has made its way to the world’s largest books trade fair for exhibit in Frankfurt, Germany. (Contributed)

Okanagan doctor’s memoir made available to world

Nicholas Rety’s story of how he came from Hungary to Vernon to be part of world’s biggest book fair

Retired Vernon doctor Nicholas Rety’s memoir, Choice and Chance, has made its way to the world’s largest books trade fair for exhibit in Frankfurt, Germany. (Contributed)
Victoria author Jean Paetkau with her new book Blood on the Breakwater at the Breakwater in James Bay. (Ella Matte/News Staff)

Victoria children’s book author writes murder mystery set in James Bay

This is the author’s ‘first book for grownups’ after writing three children’s books

Victoria author Jean Paetkau with her new book Blood on the Breakwater at the Breakwater in James Bay. (Ella Matte/News Staff)
Cynthia Mackey, a preschool teacher and author from Central Saanich, has self-published two books. (Natasha Baldin/News Staff)

Central Saanich author offers glimpse into picture book publishing

Book signing set for Aug. 25

Cynthia Mackey, a preschool teacher and author from Central Saanich, has self-published two books. (Natasha Baldin/News Staff)
Prince Harry leaves the High Court after giving evidence in London, Wednesday, June 7, 2023. A Canadian author says a production company belonging to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex has bought the screen rights for her romantic novel. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Kin Cheung

Prince Harry and wife Meghan purchase screen rights to Canadian author’s book

‘Meet Me at the Lake’ is a Toronto-set romance being adapted by Netflix

Prince Harry leaves the High Court after giving evidence in London, Wednesday, June 7, 2023. A Canadian author says a production company belonging to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex has bought the screen rights for her romantic novel. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Kin Cheung
Mary-Anne Neal received a Lifelong Learning Award from Leadership Victoria in 2022 for supporting learners. (Courtesy of Mary-Anne Neal)

Central Saanich author shortlisted for writers’ festival

Mary-Anne Neal’s memoir celebrates Dene people

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Mary-Anne Neal received a Lifelong Learning Award from Leadership Victoria in 2022 for supporting learners. (Courtesy of Mary-Anne Neal)
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Britney Spears announces highly anticipated memoir

Excitement fills the air as the countdown begins for pop icon Britney…

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Eagle Feather Literacy and Literacy Central Vancouver Island have co-developed a program aimed at boosting literacy for Indigenous elders. (News Bulletin file photo)

Literacy program in Nanaimo created for residential school survivors

Literacy Central Vancouver Island and Eagle Feather Literacy announce partnership

Eagle Feather Literacy and Literacy Central Vancouver Island have co-developed a program aimed at boosting literacy for Indigenous elders. (News Bulletin file photo)
This image released by Knopf shows “No Country for Old Men” by Cormac McCarthy. (Knopf via AP)

For novelists of Westerns, Cormac McCarthy transcended – and reinvented – the genre

Peers and fans salute acclaimed author who died this week at 89

This image released by Knopf shows “No Country for Old Men” by Cormac McCarthy. (Knopf via AP)
Andrew Appleton, GVPL board chair, and vice-chair Shahira Khair cycle nearly 70 kilometres to visit all 12 library branches on a rainy Saturday. (Courtesy GVPL)

Board members hit all 12 libraries in Greater Victoria by bike

Bookin’ It! GVPL Branch Bike Tour 2023 started in Central Saanich, finished in Oak Bay

Andrew Appleton, GVPL board chair, and vice-chair Shahira Khair cycle nearly 70 kilometres to visit all 12 library branches on a rainy Saturday. (Courtesy GVPL)
Michelle Mulder uses little free libraries around Greater Victoria to launch their latest young reader book Up for Grabs. (Photo by Gastón Castaño)

Book for young readers Up for Grabs in Victoria neighbourhood lending libraries

Local author Michelle Mulder looks to highlight their city with story, launch

Michelle Mulder uses little free libraries around Greater Victoria to launch their latest young reader book Up for Grabs. (Photo by Gastón Castaño)
FILE - Martha Stewart arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party, Feb. 9, 2020, in Beverly Hills, Calif. At 81, Stewart isn't slowing down and some might say she's heating up as one of Sports Illustrated's 2023 cover models. In an Instagram post Monday, May 15, 2023, the businesswoman and media personality wrote she hopes the cover inspires people “to try new things, no matter what stage of life you're in.” (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

At 81, Martha Stewart becomes oldest Sports Illustrated swimsuit cover model

At 81, Martha Stewart isn’t slowing down and some might say she’s…

FILE - Martha Stewart arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party, Feb. 9, 2020, in Beverly Hills, Calif. At 81, Stewart isn't slowing down and some might say she's heating up as one of Sports Illustrated's 2023 cover models. In an Instagram post Monday, May 15, 2023, the businesswoman and media personality wrote she hopes the cover inspires people “to try new things, no matter what stage of life you're in.” (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
Jason Schreurs will hold a book launch for his memoir Scream Therapy: A Punk Journey through Mental Health on May 14 at Nanaimo’s Windowseat Books. (Photo submitted)

Punk music’s positive impacts on mental health something to scream about for B.C. author

Jason Schreurs holding book launch in Nanaimo on May 14

Jason Schreurs will hold a book launch for his memoir Scream Therapy: A Punk Journey through Mental Health on May 14 at Nanaimo’s Windowseat Books. (Photo submitted)