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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...