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Stone stacks stand for Canadian art, history
With the Olympic Games upon us, the inukshuk, symbol of the games, is all around. As a young man Kirkby travelled in Canada's Arctic for five years and the experience made an indelible impression on him.... more
Writing of loves, lives past
He's a widely published political commentator and his stories have been published in the United States, Canada, England and Japan, but Faded Love is Bob Friedland's first book–and what an... more
Requiem's vision is both "exciting and unnerving"
Requiem of the Human Soul is a frightening vision of what the future could hold: one in which the human race is on trial. It's a world in which d-humans–those who have been genetically enhanced–have... more
Libros now a member of LitDistCo
Libros Libertad is proud to announce that we are now a member of LitDistCo, Canada's Literary Distribution Specialists.... more
Bob Friedland to launch new book in BC
Bob Friedland will launch his new book, Faded Love, in Vancouver and Victoria on January 27th and February 1st.... more
"Send Lawyers, Guns and Money"
R.N. Friedland's Faded Love should come with a six pack, lace panties, a pack of smokes and the phone number of a really good lawyer.... more
Manolis' Nuances is published by Ekstasis Editions
Nuances is a transformative and elegant book, featuring sure-handed lines and vivid images rendered with delicate clarity.... more
Manolis featured in Ekstasis Night
On December 8th, Manolis will read from his newly-launched book Nuances in Victoria as part of Ekstasis Night.... more
Doris Ray reads aloud at Vanderhoof Public Library
The book began in 1998 when she sent letters to small newspapers around Victoria to see if anyone knew her grandmother. ... more
"One of the greatest...novels of our time"
A Phillip K. Dick-esque run through a post-modern world where humans are seen as inferior to a new super-race, and next in line for a final solution. ... more
Archived News
- Passion for "the music of words"
- A story that "makes the reader think"
- Ken Kirkby already a bestseller and in 2nd printing
- McLellan's book shortlisted for the ReLit Awards
- Manolis' new poetry book Nuances
- Requiem is "deep and thought-provoking"
- Life experience prompts author's first novel
- Intriguing, Thought-provoking, and Stimulating
- Requiem displays technical brilliance
- Meet Jeremy Lent
- "Still true of small prairie towns today"
- "An Instant Classic"
- Satin Shoes step into future with ghost
- Requiem gets Five Stars
- A philosophical suspense story
- The Arctic We Don't Know
- Novelist opens historical window
- Join Luisa Maria Celis with Arrows
- Translation true to Cavafy
- Slice of Prairie life: an author's first novel
- "A riveting and informative adventure romance"
- Manolis: A Contemporary "El Greco"
- Libros no longer accepting submissions
- Cavafy Poems makes Editor's Choice in the Vancouver Sun
- New Year, New Winner
- "Sockeye fever" in Tides
- Better health with horses
- "Horseman at Heart"
- An Informative Blend of History and Fiction
- A Tribute to the Tides
- Reduced Prices, Signed Books
- "Worthy Contribution to Prairie Lore"
- Healing through Storytelling
- Oklahoma writes novel about oil, love, chicanery
- "No escaping their roots"
- Shining a new light on Greece
- "Inventive Meditations"
- Skapski: A Fish Poet Remembers
- Passe Partout: Hidden Meanings
- Fisherman catches sea of stories
- Raw life revealed in book: "Inuit Memoir must be read"
- Iliarjuk: Powerful Inuit memoir tells tale of discarded children everywhere
- Richard Kamins on Poodie James
- Opera as the home of grand passion
- Terry Teachout on Poodie James
- Libros Libertad: "A Literal Success"
- Yakima writer taps his past for tale of Poodie James
- Book Review: The Qliphoth
- Novel set in mid-century Wenatchee hits the mark
- Local poet's creations going into book form

