Points of Interest
In Search of the Places, People, and Stories of BC
Published on 15. June 2024
Book
Paperback/Softback
288 pages
978-1-77840-138-1 (ISBN)
Description
Take a trip across British Columbia with this enchanting collection of essays from thirty local writers.
What makes wandering the vibrant land called British Columbia really special? Encounters with locals who are ready to share, over a coffee or a beer, quirky tales and powerful truths rooted in place and time. Consider this book a meet-up with 30 such storytellers, the perfect road companion for your journey real or imagined. The Tyee is the province's oldest and most-read independent source of online news and ideas, renowned for its range of voices on politics, culture and nature.
This anthology marking The Tyee's 20th anniversary includes pieces published over the last two decades and includes the distinct perspectives of some of the region's most celebrated writers, including J.B. MacKinnon, Alisa Smith, Cuagilakv (Jess H?a?ust?i), Arno Kopecky, Harrison Mooney, Michelle Cyca, Christopher Cheung, Andrew Nikiforuk, and many more, as well as illustrations by Nora Kelly. Pull up a chair and get their inside scoops on the places they call home.
What makes wandering the vibrant land called British Columbia really special? Encounters with locals who are ready to share, over a coffee or a beer, quirky tales and powerful truths rooted in place and time. Consider this book a meet-up with 30 such storytellers, the perfect road companion for your journey real or imagined. The Tyee is the province's oldest and most-read independent source of online news and ideas, renowned for its range of voices on politics, culture and nature.
This anthology marking The Tyee's 20th anniversary includes pieces published over the last two decades and includes the distinct perspectives of some of the region's most celebrated writers, including J.B. MacKinnon, Alisa Smith, Cuagilakv (Jess H?a?ust?i), Arno Kopecky, Harrison Mooney, Michelle Cyca, Christopher Cheung, Andrew Nikiforuk, and many more, as well as illustrations by Nora Kelly. Pull up a chair and get their inside scoops on the places they call home.
Reviews / Votes
"For nearly two decades, The Tyee has cast its gaze on the underserved populations and overlooked stories that are crucial to knowing BC's history, its current predicaments, and its future aspirations. Blending reportage with first-person storytelling, the varied but consistently engaging stories from Points of Interest reach virtually every corner of our province and, in total, capture the happy accidents and cruel injustices that have shaped it, and the dynamic people living here working to make it a better place."-Kevin Chong, author of The Double Life of Benson Yu
"These lovingly wrought essays serve as an insider's guide to the hot spots, sore spots, bright spots, and dark corners of BC, a place that never fails to surprise."
-John Vaillant, author of Fire Weather
"Points of Interest is a captivating collection of essays highlighting the unique texture of BC. Each essay offers its readers a new appreciation for the rich diversity of British Columbia. Individually, they unveil lesser-known histories and shared personal stories, and woven together, they form a powerful narrative of community, grief, triumph, and unwavering pride. An immersive read!"
-Chelene Knight, author of award-winning Dear Current Occupant and Junie
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Canada
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
Full color illustrations throughout
Dimensions
Height: 214 mm
Width: 138 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
340 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-77840-138-1 (9781778401381)
Copyright in bibliographic data and cover images is held by Nielsen Book Services Limited or by the publishers or by their respective licensors: all rights reserved.
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
E-Book
04/2024
Greystone Books
€18.49
Available for download
Persons
David Beers is editor-in-chief at The Tyee. He started the publication in 2003 as an experiment in new ways of doing online journalism in the public interest. He has lived in Vancouver since 1991.
andrea bennett is The Tyee's senior editor. bennett is based in the Ayjoo Mixw area of what is currently known as Powell River, B.C., where they enjoy baking, gardening and cold ocean swims.
andrea bennett is The Tyee's senior editor. bennett is based in the Ayjoo Mixw area of what is currently known as Powell River, B.C., where they enjoy baking, gardening and cold ocean swims.
Content
Creston-"The Great Arrow Creek Disaster"
Dorothy Woodend
Krestova-"Newcomers to Doukhobor Territory"
Leesa Dean
Okanagan Indian Band Reserve-"'Everything Is Burning and Your House Is Gone'"
Michelle Gamage
Osoyoos Desert-"To Honour the Lost, a Cattle Drive"
Kate Helmore
Agassiz-"The Art of Growing Wheat in the Rain"
Christopher Cheung
Abbotsford-"The Blacker the Berry"
Harrison Mooney
Surrey-"Tending the Fields of Resistance"
David P. Ball
Granville Island-"Amidst the Tourists, Creating a 'Landscape of Fear'"
Michelle Cyca
Vancouver-"Dumplings for a New Year"
Fiona Tinwei Lam
Vancouver-"Elegy for a Building Manager"
Steve Burgess
Richmond-"The Golden Village at the Edge of the Ocean"
Christopher Cheung
Pender Harbour-"A Beachcomber's Love Story"
Abi Hayward
Lasqueti Island-"A Wild and Woolly Issue"
andrea bennett
Saturna Island-"The Worst Windstorm in BC Hydro's History"
Sofia Osborne
Thetis Lake Park-"How I Salvaged My Sense of Wonder"
Tim B. Rogers
Victoria-"More Deadwood Than Downton Abbey"
Tom Hawthorn
Fairy Creek-"Three Days in the Theatre of an Old-Growth Blockade"
Arno Kopecky
Port Alberni-"Residential School Perverted Everything That Was Beautiful"
Meghan Mast
Cumberland-"This Is Homecoming"
Michael John Lo
Campbell River-"Fishing in the Haig-Brown Library"
Andrew Nikiforuk
Tofino-"When a Trip to the Post Office Takes Half a Day"
Karen Charleson
Tahsis-"At Canada's End of the Road"
Ben Mussett
San Josef Bay-"The Riddle of the Monkey Puzzle Tree"
Neil Griffin
Bella Bella-"Winter Is For Regeneration"
?'Cuagilakv (Jess H?aust?i)
Atlin-"Serving the Cranberry Crowd"
Fiona McGlynn
Smithers-"All A'bored the Skeena Train"
Amanda Follett Hosgood
Devil's Elbow-"The 100-Mile Diet Goes North"
J.B. MacKinnon and Alisa Smith
Ootsa Lake-"The World's Most Remote Brewery?"
Amanda Follett Hosgood
Chilcotin-"To the Tsilhqot'in, With Gloves"
Ian Gill
Xwisten-"A Fraser Full of Fish No More?"
Colleen Kimmett
Dorothy Woodend
Krestova-"Newcomers to Doukhobor Territory"
Leesa Dean
Okanagan Indian Band Reserve-"'Everything Is Burning and Your House Is Gone'"
Michelle Gamage
Osoyoos Desert-"To Honour the Lost, a Cattle Drive"
Kate Helmore
Agassiz-"The Art of Growing Wheat in the Rain"
Christopher Cheung
Abbotsford-"The Blacker the Berry"
Harrison Mooney
Surrey-"Tending the Fields of Resistance"
David P. Ball
Granville Island-"Amidst the Tourists, Creating a 'Landscape of Fear'"
Michelle Cyca
Vancouver-"Dumplings for a New Year"
Fiona Tinwei Lam
Vancouver-"Elegy for a Building Manager"
Steve Burgess
Richmond-"The Golden Village at the Edge of the Ocean"
Christopher Cheung
Pender Harbour-"A Beachcomber's Love Story"
Abi Hayward
Lasqueti Island-"A Wild and Woolly Issue"
andrea bennett
Saturna Island-"The Worst Windstorm in BC Hydro's History"
Sofia Osborne
Thetis Lake Park-"How I Salvaged My Sense of Wonder"
Tim B. Rogers
Victoria-"More Deadwood Than Downton Abbey"
Tom Hawthorn
Fairy Creek-"Three Days in the Theatre of an Old-Growth Blockade"
Arno Kopecky
Port Alberni-"Residential School Perverted Everything That Was Beautiful"
Meghan Mast
Cumberland-"This Is Homecoming"
Michael John Lo
Campbell River-"Fishing in the Haig-Brown Library"
Andrew Nikiforuk
Tofino-"When a Trip to the Post Office Takes Half a Day"
Karen Charleson
Tahsis-"At Canada's End of the Road"
Ben Mussett
San Josef Bay-"The Riddle of the Monkey Puzzle Tree"
Neil Griffin
Bella Bella-"Winter Is For Regeneration"
?'Cuagilakv (Jess H?aust?i)
Atlin-"Serving the Cranberry Crowd"
Fiona McGlynn
Smithers-"All A'bored the Skeena Train"
Amanda Follett Hosgood
Devil's Elbow-"The 100-Mile Diet Goes North"
J.B. MacKinnon and Alisa Smith
Ootsa Lake-"The World's Most Remote Brewery?"
Amanda Follett Hosgood
Chilcotin-"To the Tsilhqot'in, With Gloves"
Ian Gill
Xwisten-"A Fraser Full of Fish No More?"
Colleen Kimmett