Caitlin Press
8100 Alderwood Road
Halfmoon Bay, BC,
V0N 1Y1
604 885 9194
1 877 964 4953
Caitlin Press is looking for new stories.
We continue to search for great stories from BC's Central Interior, but we are also on the lookout for stories about and by BC women.
See our Writer's info page for more information.
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Disaster on Mount Slesse Mount Slesse, a jagged 2,500-metre peak near Chilliwack BC known locally as "The Fang," lived up to its evil reputation on December 9, 1956, when Trans Canada Airlines Flight 810 slammed into it, killing all 62 aboard. For five months nobody knew what happened. Flight 810 had just disappeared into the night. Adding to the sensation was the fact that the flight carried five professional football players fresh from the CFL All Star game in Vancouver and a mystery man by the name of Kwan Song who was rumoured to be carrying a sizeable fortune in cash. Finally on May 10, 1957, a diminutive female mountaineer named Elfrida Pigou discovered the gruesome crash site, setting off a stampede of macabre treasure hunters. To mark the fiftieth anniversary of this historic tragedy, Betty O'Keefe and Ian Macdonald have written a gripping, blow-by-blow account of western Canada’s worst aviation disaster, carefully examining its context, causes and aftermath. 978-1-894759-21-2 $21.95 |
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The Far Land Eva left her Ontario hame to accompany her young minister husband to "that far land where sin doth abound and Satan lifeth up his head" -Northwestern BC. Once there, she turns a frontier town on its ear by doing what is not expected of a ministers wife. 0-920576-41-9 $12.95 |
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Breaking Trail Growing up on the far corners of the furthest reaches of the Vernon reserve, little did Len realize--or anyone around him--that he would end up spending most of his life in Ottawa. The first elected aboriginal member of parliament in all of Canada, Len Marchand was involved in some of the most exciting, heady days of Canadian politics. This is Len's story, and it is a story of courage and hope that should inspire us all. Len Marchand grew up in a society which said people of his background couldn't vote, couldn't buy liquor, couldn't do much of anything without the approval of the Department of Indian Affairs. Yet he overcame all odds and served Canada, this country which relegated his people to second class, faithfully first as a member of parliament and then as senator. His collaborator, Matt Hughes is no stranger to politics, having worked as a speech writer on both the provincial and federal level. He has also written several books and currently is under contract with Warner Aspect of New York for two thrillers, one of which is completed. biography, politics 0-920576-80-X |
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The Centre
"This tender self-exploration can move us all to a wiser and more receptive recognition of the world we live in daily, inside and out." - Robert Creeley "The poems are snap, moment by moment. I don't know how he does it, but I'm glad it's there." - George Bowering 0-920576-51-6 $12.95 |
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The Colour of Gold "The descriptions are fascinating reading.
The book demonstrates well how interweaving historical research,
courtroom transcripts, newspaper editorials, invented dialogue
(never with a false note) and precise descriptions of wilderness
activities can keep the reader glued to the page...Not only is
the historical research thoroughly impressive but the writing
is restrained and understated." - Night & Day 0-920576-66-4 $15.95 |
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Little Lake Saga
Nelson Miller with Kathy Bedard Beautifully illustrated, Little Lake Saga details the growth and life of a lake in the boreal forest region of Canada. 0-920576-58-3 $16.95 |
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Your Good Hat Poet Barbara Munk examines the paradox of being born in a pioneer era but living in a post-modern world. 0-920576-52-4 $12.95 |
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The Last Three Hundred Miles Murder, mayhem and Bukwas reign in
this novel about the building of the Collins Telegraph Line in the
1860s. Surveyor Stephen Doyle is hired to find the best route and
map it through the majestic wilds of northern BC. 0-920576-90-7
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Cowboys & Dog Tales
"O' Byrne is a natural storyteller. His ability to take you along for the ride gives you a unique perspective of cowboy life almost as if you were on the back of the horse...Tim has a talent that is the gift to bring the personality of an animal to light...(Cowboys & Dog Tales will) teach you something about the bonds created between man and animals." - Canadian Cowboy 0-920576-65-6 $15.95
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The Creative Voice - Life and Art in the Okanagan Gary Pearson (Editor) The Okanagan Valley is noted for its fabulous climate, orchards and vineyards. It is no surprise that such a landscape would attract such an array of outstanding, world-renowned artists. In The Creative Voice, Gary Pearson records the voices, lives and beliefs of 34 of the Okanagan's most prominent artists. The result is a portrait of how art influences place and how place influences art. 0-920576-74-5 $18.95 |
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Four Realities
Edited by Don Precosky Poems by Barbara Munk, George Stanley, Barry McKinnon and Ken Beldford try to dispel the cultural myth that the north is a work hard, die young region with no room for poetry. This first ever northern anthology explores the beauty, tradition and life in the North. 0-920576-40-0 $11.95 |
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