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/By Richard Cole and K. Jane Watt
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Places of Her Heart
The Art and Life
of Barbara Boldt
Containing over 200 of Boldt's paintings as well as archival photos and sketches, this lavish memoir speaks of the challenges and joys of establishing a career as a woman painter in Canada.
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A Vancouver dancer in New York making a life on the stage after World War II. A Saskatchewan schoolteacher in the Dirty Thirties, later Fraser Valley tire salesman, raconteur. A Vancouver businessman with roots in the hardscrabble mill town that is now Vancouver’s tony Yaletown. These are some of the stories we have brought to print.
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Roundin’ Up History
September 12, 2016
We are proud to be working on the new City of Surrey history book. To honour this project, we have sent out our people to experience Surrey’s living history. The Round-Up Café features its landmark neon sign, and the same traditional food that has been served since its opening in 1949, when it was a… Read more »
New History of Surrey : A Great Place to Live
June 26, 2016
We’re writing a history book, and we’ve been out talking to people in Surrey. We’ve walked and paddled and looked in many corners. And we’re hearing that this is a great place to live. Citizens value its history, its cultural diversity, its wild places, and the hum of activity that its urban side gives off… Read more »
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The Girl Who Writes
May 8, 2014
Launched on July 1st, this lovely book has been on the BC Bestsellers list all summer. It will be included in the BC BFE 2014 catalogue of new books. In this engaging story of hope and perseverance, a young girl dreams of being a writer. The girl is shaped by her passion for reading… Read more »
The Boy Who Paints
December 19, 2012
Shortlisted for the Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children’s Book Award, the Chocolate Lily Award, and the SD 35 Book of the Year. This beautifully designed children’s story is about a boy becoming an artist. The boy loves to paint, and he paints all the time, even when his mother nags at him to stop. But… Read more »