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The wildfires in Southern California will look familiar to anyone who saw the devastation in Fort McMurray in 2016, Lytton in 2021, or Jasper just last year. But the author of a new book says, at least…
John Ackermann speaks with Jesse Lipscombe, author of The Art of Doing: A Guide to Getting Motivated, Getting Unstuck, and Getting It Done.
Here is a list of the top 24 reads of 2024 from the NewsRadio Bookshelf, covering some of the best in Vancouver, B.C., and Canadian non-fiction, history, and current affairs.
John Ackermann speaks with J.J. Lee, author of Upon a Midnight Clear: More Christmas Epiphanies.
John Ackermann speaks to Bill Arnott, author of A Perfect Day for a Walk: The History, Cultures, and Communities of Vancouver, on Foot
The best campfire story ever told: A new book revisits the tale of a fabled lost B.C. gold mine.
John Ackermann speaks to Noëlle Phillips, author of Brewmasters & Brewery Creek: A History of Craft Beer in Vancouver, Then and Now
John Ackermann sits down with Marc Garneau, author of A Most Extraordinary Ride: Space, Politics, and the Pursuit of a Canadian Dream.
Never Boring: The Up and Down History of the Vancouver Canucks is available from Harbour Publishing.
From pioneering climate policy to political football: a new book looks at the rise and fall of the carbon tax
John Ackermann speaks with Carol Off, author of At a Loss for Words: Conversation in an Age of Rage.
John Ackermann speaks with Ken McGoogan, author of Shadows of Tyranny: Defending Democracy in an Age of Dictatorship.
Looking for something to read this B.C. Day? Here are 10 suggestions from the NewsRadio Bookshelf to help you out.
John Ackermann speaks with Daniel Marshall, author of Untold Tales of Old British Columbia.
John Ackermann speaks with Michael Kluckner, author of Vancouver The Way It Was, about his latest book, Surviving Vancouver.
John Ackermann speaks with Howard White, author of The Sunshine Coast: From Gibsons to Powell River, Third Edition.
John Ackermann speaks with Mary Ormsby, the author of World’s Fastest Man* — The Incredible Life of Ben Johnson.
John Ackerman speaks with Patrick Brode, author of Traitor by Default: Trials of Kanao Inouye, The Kamloops Kid.
John Ackermann speaks with Andrew Lawton, author of Pierre Poilievre: A Political Life.
John Ackermann speaks with Jeff Rubin, author of A Map of the New Normal: How Inflation, War, and Sanctions Will Change Your World Forever.
John Ackermann sits down with Jim Lang, author of My Day with the Cup: NHL Players Tell Their Stories About Hometown Celebrations with Hockey’s Greatest Trophy.
John Ackermann speaks to Paul Wells, author of Justin Trudeau on the Ropes: Governing in Troubled Times.
John Ackermann sits down with Denise Chong, author of Out of Darkness: Rumana Monzur’s Journey Through Betrayal, Tyranny, and Abuse
John Ackermann sits down with Steve Burgess author of Reservations: The Pleasures and Perils of Travel
John Ackermann sits down with Gregor Craigie, author of Our Crumbling Foundation: How we Solve Canada’s Housing Crisis.
In honour of Vancouver’s 138th birthday, we have compiled a list of 10 reads from the CityNews Bookshelf archives.
John Ackermann sits down with Norman Nawrocki, author of Vancouvered Out: A Novella
John Ackermann speaks with Natalie MacLean, author of Wine Witch on Fire: Rising from the Ashes of Divorce, Defamation, and Drinking Too Much
The CityNews Bookshelf supports and celebrates women authors. Here are 10 reads chosen by host and producer John Ackermann.
It was an attack once described as “the very worst thing that Germany has yet done at sea.” In Atrocity on the Atlantic: Attack on a Hospital Ship During the Great War, Toronto-based author and freelance…
