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Kamloops paralympic gold medallist subject of children’s book
A new children’s book starring Kamloops paralympic shot putter Greg Stewart is on sale and…
West Kelowna wildfire evacuee’s book an appeal to take climate change seriously
A survivor of this summer’s McDougall Creek wildfire wrote a book on the experience of…
Penticton author pens book for women who feel like their voices are muffled
Penticton author Mehrnaz Massoudi is exploring the ways in which grief and rage are uniquely…
New historical book on wild horses features work by late Logan Lake cowboy
The legacy of a Logan Lake cowboy who died of lung cancer in July of…
Vernon 10-year-old publishes book about a spooky otherworld
A ten-year-old Vernon boy just published his first book after a year working on the…
DAG AABYE: Reclusive Vernon resident’s life now immortalized in hardcover
In the fall of 2015 while working as a journalist for SportsNet Magazine, Brett Popplewell…
Clearwater teacher publishes children’s book about missing Ryan Shtuka
A children’s book inspired by the hope and community connection that emerged from the tragedy…
‘Remarkable find’: Rare historical Shuswap scrapbooks and photos in new book
A long-time resident of the Shuswap stumbled upon on a rare piece of history and…
‘Missing from Me’: Heather Shtuka coming to Kamloops for book signing
Heather Shtuka will be at a book signing event at Chapters in Kamloops next month…
Kamloops Blazers alum Ajay Baines and author launch children’s book
Former Kamloops Blazer’s captain Ajay Baines and his long-time friend Sean Campbell recently launched a…
Kelowna author having book launch for wilderness story inspired in the Okanagan
A new cougar story for children was written by a Kelowna author who finds inspiration…
SHOT IN THE HEAD: Okanagan author pens book about great uncle’s unsolved murder
In 1957, Ralph Wilson Snair was found dead in a rental car on a rural…
‘A Tree Just Like Me’: Vernon duo publish children’s book
A Vernon children's author has teamed up with a local artist and has published her…
‘Missing From Me’: Ryan Shtuka’s mother writes her own book
The mother of missing man Ryan Shtuka is in the process of publishing a book…
Second-hand book store has just begun its first chapter in Okanagan
A new book store in Osoyoos is aiming to prove there’s a strong appetite to…
Children’s book about missing Ryan Shtuka written with ‘love, support and kindness’
Kindness and community support are the main themes in a children's book about the disappearance…
‘Finding the Mother Tree’: Ecologist Suzanne Simard offers solutions to B.C.’s forest woes
Everything in an ecosystem is connected. A tiny sapling relies on a towering ancient tree,…
Author pens the baffling story of the ‘Bushman of the Shuswap’
Two decades ago, he grabbed national headlines and was nicknamed the "Bushman of the Shuswap,"…
Former WFN chief’s latest book, a memoir, has already sold out of hard copies
Grand Chief Ronald Derrickson’s latest book, a memoir of his own life, is flying off…
A 12-year-old Kamloops boy has published his first book: A 9/11 love story
Luca Mullins never thought he would be a published author at 12 years old, and…
March bows out this weekend with tonnes of things to do in Kelowna
KELOWNA – Hard as it may be to believe, it's time to bid farewell to…
A book about a booger by two Vernon women
VERNON - The Doubt Booger is going to make you forget all about those nagging little worries. Written by Beth McCarthy Marks and illustrated by Nadine Wilson, both of Vernon, the newly released children’s book is about the pesky effect of self-doubts. “Remember when you were small; those little worries that gnawed on you? You...
Ogopogo art and the origins of the valley
OKANAGAN – Strange etchings at the bottom of Lake Okanagan are among the latest revelations included in the third edition of a best-selling book about the origins of the Okanagan. First published in 1994 and updated in 2004, the first two editions of Okanagan Geology sold more than 10,000 copies. Editor and author Murray Roed...
Perks of Being a Wallflower book to stay in schools
CONCERNED PARENT SAYS HE WILL NOT FILE AN APPEAL KAMLOOPS – Administration at School District 73 have decided a controversial book will remain in schools, much to the chagrin of a concerned father. Dean Audet received a letter from the district last month. He says the letter stated the decision and outlined reasons to keep...