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Walk the walk: a new book challenges readers to get outdoors and explore Vancouver on foot

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

The best campfire story ever told: A new book revisits the tale of a fabled lost B.C. gold mine.
Bottoms up: A new book charts the rise and fall and rise again of Vancouver’s independent beer scene

John Ackermann speaks to Noëlle Phillips, author of Brewmasters & Brewery Creek: A History of Craft Beer in Vancouver, Then and Now
Not just another political memoir: Marc Garneau looks back at a most extraordinary life

John Ackermann sits down with Marc Garneau, author of A Most Extraordinary Ride: Space, Politics, and the Pursuit of a Canadian Dream.
A messy, beautiful love story: a new book looks at the ‘never boring’ history of the Vancouver Canucks

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

From pioneering climate policy to political football: a new book looks at the rise and fall of the carbon tax
Use your words: Journalist Carol Off warns about our increasingly toxic political discourse in a new book

John Ackermann speaks with Carol Off, author of At a Loss for Words: Conversation in an Age of Rage.
Where is our Churchill? A new book wonders who will rise to meet the challenge of Trumpism

John Ackermann speaks with Ken McGoogan, author of Shadows of Tyranny: Defending Democracy in an Age of Dictatorship.

10 B.C. Day reads from the 1130 NewsRadio Bookshelf

Looking for something to read this B.C. Day? Here are 10 suggestions from the NewsRadio Bookshelf to help you out.
Historian unlocks the ‘cabinet of curiosities’ that is pre-Confederation B.C.

John Ackermann speaks with Daniel Marshall, author of Untold Tales of Old British Columbia.
The art of survival: heritage advocate warns about the dangers of an unaffordable Vancouver in his latest book

John Ackermann speaks with Michael Kluckner, author of Vancouver The Way It Was, about his latest book, Surviving Vancouver.
Not just another pretty face: a new book explores the hidden history of B.C.’s Sunshine Coast

John Ackermann speaks with Howard White, author of The Sunshine Coast: From Gibsons to Powell River, Third Edition.
Rush to judgment: new book revisits the case of disgraced Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson

John Ackermann speaks with Mary Ormsby, the author of World’s Fastest Man* — The Incredible Life of Ben Johnson.
The rise and fall of the Kamloops Kid: the story of a notorious B.C.-born war criminal is told in a new book

John Ackerman speaks with Patrick Brode, author of Traitor by Default: Trials of Kanao Inouye, The Kamloops Kid.
Politics is his work, his hobby, and his life: a new biography tries to explain the appeal of Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre

John Ackermann speaks with Andrew Lawton, author of Pierre Poilievre: A Political Life.
Redrawing the map: A new book looks at how sanctions and economic warfare are reordering our world

John Ackermann speaks with Jeff Rubin, author of A Map of the New Normal: How Inflation, War, and Sanctions Will Change Your World Forever.
My Day with the Cup: NHL Players Tell Their Stories About Hometown Celebrations with Hockey’s Greatest Trophy

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.
Fight or flight: new book looks at how much time Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has left in office

John Ackermann speaks to Paul Wells, author of Justin Trudeau on the Ropes: Governing in Troubled Times.
From darkness to light: a Vancouver woman’s harrowing tale of abuse and survival is told in a new book

John Ackermann sits down with Denise Chong, author of Out of Darkness: Rumana Monzur’s Journey Through Betrayal, Tyranny, and Abuse
Guilt Trip: Vancouver author poses hard questions about post-pandemic air travel in new book

John Ackermann sits down with Steve Burgess author of Reservations: The Pleasures and Perils of Travel
Repairing Canada’s crumbling foundation: a new book offers solutions to our housing crisis

John Ackermann sits down with Gregor Craigie, author of Our Crumbling Foundation: How we Solve Canada’s Housing Crisis.

10 Vancouver Reads from the CityNews Bookshelf

In honour of Vancouver’s 138th birthday, we have compiled a list of 10 reads from the CityNews Bookshelf archives.

BC’s housing crisis is the backdrop for new novella by ex-Vancouverite

John Ackermann sits down with Norman Nawrocki, author of Vancouvered Out: A Novella

From sour grapes to fine wine: Canadian wine writer tackles bitter truths in a new memoir

John Ackermann speaks with Natalie MacLean, author of Wine Witch on Fire: Rising from the Ashes of Divorce, Defamation, and Drinking Too Much
10 International Women’s Day reads from the CityNews Bookshelf

The CityNews Bookshelf supports and celebrates women authors. Here are 10 reads chosen by host and producer John Ackermann.
From true crime to war crime: Toronto author revisits a little-known chapter of Canadian history

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…
Borders, battles, and blood: New memoir explores what it means to be Black in Canada

Morgan Campbell is a journalist and broadcaster who often explores the intersection of sports, race, business, politics, and culture. His work has appeared in the Toronto Star, the New York Times, and…
Anybody can enjoy art, and everybody should, says B.C. collector Michael Audain

John Ackermann speaks with Michael Audain about his new book, Pictures on the Wall: Building a Canadian Art Collection
Victoria, B.C., punk rock legends No Means No share their stubborn story in a new book

John Ackermann speaks to Jason Lamb, co-author of No Means No: From Obscurity to Oblivion
CityNews Bookshelf top reads of 2023

It was another page-turning year at the CityNews Bookshelf. Here are the top reads of 2023, as chosen by you.