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The Road to Bard: The thrills and challenges of launching Vancouver’s Shakespeare festival
Book excerpt: Bard on the Beach is the Camelot that I dreamed about, writes founder Christopher Gaze. It is a sharing of Shakespeare in an idyllic spot — Vancouver’s Sen̓áḵw/Vanier…
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Richard Thompson, Edinburgh review: ‘richly expressive’
He may be 77 now, but Richard Thomson still feels connected and vital, writes David Pollock
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International: 30 bestselling books of the week for May 23
Compiled by Bookmanager using weekly sales statistics from more than 250 Canadian independent book stores.
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B.C.: 15 bestselling books for the week of May 23
The bestselling local books of the week, compiled by the Association of Book Publishers of B.C.
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‘True trailblazer’: British author and activist Maureen Duffy dies aged 92
Duffy wrote novels, plays and poetry, campaigned for gay rights, and was a ‘tireless advocate’ for authors’ rightsMaureen Duffy, author of more than 60 works and a pioneering activist for…
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Sonny Rollins’ Notebook Revealed His Inner Demons: ‘There Is Within Me a Force Working Hard for My Own Destruction’
The jazz legend's reflections are detailed in The Notebooks of Sonny Rollins, a collection of personal journal entries spanning from 1959 to 2010
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Insider’s Choice: New Scottish books to look out for in June
From beach reads to murder mysteries to dystopian thrillers, there’s something for everyone next month, writes Vikki Reilly
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Land by Maggie O’Farrell review: ‘her most ambitious novel to date’
Maggie O’Farrell sets herself some major challenges in her centuries-straddling new book, then soars gracefully above every one, writes David Robinson
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Novel about ‘Disneyfication’ of nature wins climate fiction prize
Hum, Helen Phillips’ third novel, featuring a woman whose job is taken by a humanoid robot, is a terrifying look into a future where AI rules and nature is scarceA…
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Noble Beasts by Lucy Waverley review: ‘A stunning historical novel’
Based on the troubled life of 19th century artist Sir Edwin Landseer, Noble Beasts is utterly captivating, writes Rachel Mackie




