What Makes a Master Teacher?
Geniuses like Yo Yo Ma and their mentors are profiled in 'Talent Abounds.' For the rest of us sloggers, are there lessons?
Rediscovering Our Parents: Memory and Mystery
Author Judy Fong Bates on the sacrifice of the soul that immigrants make, family mysteries, and going 'home' for the first time.
Who Are BC's Best Neglected Writers?
Here are ten we think deserve closer and wider reading. Who would you add to the list?
BC's Literary World Online: Key Links
The Tyee's rough guide to digital resources for writers (and readers). Please add more!
Recent Books
Stephen Leacock's Dark Side
The famed writer sure was a funny guy. And a misogynist racist.
Annabel Lyon Doesn't Apologize
The author of CanLit gem 'The Golden Mean' talks about sex, profanity, Jack Nicholson, and the realities of rewriting history.
Today's Blockbuster Poem
Pull in here next 10 Fridays for some great Canadian verse. First up: 'A Creation Song' by Max Middle.
Five Essential Eco-thrillers
Nature on the brink is a hot theme for novels right now. The best might have been written in 1851.
Iconic Teddy, White Supremacist
History suggests Roosevelt created the template for American imperialism.
Genghis Khan, Feminist
When his sons ruined the empire, it was a woman who re-created Mongolia in the late 15th century.
John Sloan's Gift to the Fragile Elderly
The BC doctor and author advocates a more dignified, less expensive way to help frail seniors.
A 'Storybox' Full of Downtown Eastside Voices
Thursdays are for writing at Carnegie Centre. The group's latest collection brims with humour and grit.
Teen Reading Club on Chopping Block
Spending priorities have librarians questioning province's commitment to literacy.
World Economy: That Sinking Feeling
Three top US economists say nothing's really been fixed. But where's the political will to do what's needed?
Vancouver, Supermodel
A young city dresses up to make winners in the global economy swoon. Like what you see?
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