The Road by Cormac McCarthy Author of No Country for Old Men and All the Pretty Horses, has written perhaps his finest book; one that takes place in a post apocalyptic America, where everything is burned and nothing moves. The sky is dark. Ash still fills the skies and it is cold enough to crack stones. A father and son walk alone—their destination is the coast—although they don’t know what, if anything, awaits them. They have nothing except a pistol to defend themselves against the lawless bands that stalk the road, the clothes on their backs, a cart of scavenged food, and each other.

Off the Chain by Ross Rebagliati

One of the original BC-born shredders, and winner of the first Olympic gold medal for snowboarding in Nagano, Japan in 1998, the Whistler native brings you the history of snowboarding from the Snurfer to Jake Burton and Tom Sims showcasing their homemade boards at Mt. Baker, to backcountry bowls to big air, to the first half-pipe at the X Games over 12 years ago, to yes his ‘situation’ at the ’98 Games where he was temporarily stripped of his medal.

All Families are Psychotic by Douglas Coupland

Canadian visual artist, author, and somewhat of an icon, Coupland’s 2001 novel is about the Drummond family reunion in Florida, perhaps the most disastrous in the history of fiction; adultery, hostage-taking, bankruptcy, addiction, AIDS, black market baby negotiations—all written with Coupland’s wit and insight.

Vegan A Go-Go by Sarah Kramer

Veganite and Victoria-based tattoo artist, Sarah Kramer, has been called the ‘world’s coolest vegan’ and has authored three vegan cookbooks. Her latest is a survival/travel manual for vegans on the road with over 30 quick and easier recipes (many require no baking)—it’s pocket-size; loaded with terrific photos and Kramer’s humourous musings.

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith

So, what do you get when you take a literary classic and rewrite it as a horror novel? You get this blood-dripping, brain-eating, heartbreaking, sword-fighting, corpse rotting, romancing masterpiece. I mean it is a universal truth that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains…
 


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