Vancouver
Pure, unvarnished Horgan: former premier’s posthumous memoir offers a candid look inside B.C. politics
John Ackermann speaks to Brian Stewart, author of On the Ground: My Life as a Foreign Correspondent.
John Ackermann speaks to Bill Arnott, author of A Perfect Day for a Walk by the Water: Exploring Vancouver’s Shores.
John Ackermann speaks to Ron Graham, author of The Coutts Diaries: Power, Politics, and Pierre Trudeau, 1973-1981.
John Ackermann speaks with Gord Hill, author and illustrator of The Antifa Comic Book: Revised and Expanded.
The Trans Canada Trail is the longest multi-use trail system in the world, winding more than 28,000 kilometers from sea to sea to sea. It is also the common thread that ties together Not the Same Road…
A road trip through history: a new book argues the Trans-Canada isn’t just a highway but a lifeline.
The Making of Canada: An Epic History in Twenty Extraordinary Lives is published by Sutherland House.
John Ackermann speaks to Tom Hawthorn, author of Play Ball! The Amazing Stories and Captivating Characters Who Have Made Baseball a Winning Ticket in Vancouver for Over 100 Years.
John Ackermann speaks to Andrew Coyne, author of The Crisis of Canadian Democracy
John Ackermann speaks to Donna Seto, author of Chinatown Vancouver: An Illustrated History.
John Ackermann speaks to Eve Lazarus, author of Beneath Dark Waters: The Legacy of the Empress of Island Shipwreck
John Ackermann speaks to Jo-Ann Roberts, author of Storm the Ballot Box: An Insider’s Guide to a Voting Revolution
John Ackermann speaks with Mark Bourrie, author of Ripper: The Making of Pierre Poilievre.
In honour of Vancouver’s 139th birthday, we have compiled an updated list of 10 reads from the NewsRadio Bookshelf archives that delve into the city’s past, present, and future.
John Ackermann speaks to Stephen Maher, author of The Prince: The Turbulent Reign of Justin Trudeau
John Ackermann speaks to Ben Kaplan, author of Catch a Fire: The Blaze and Bust of the Canadian Cannabis Industry.
John Ackermann speaks to Marc Edge, author of Tomorrow’s News: How to Fix Canada’s Media
Joe Fortes is one of the most celebrated figures in Vancouver history. Best known for teaching generations of children how to swim in English Bay and saving many more from drowning, today he is commemorated…
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.
