Interview with Paula Johanson, author of Pierre Elliott Trudeau

The second book in the Prime Ministers of Canada series releases December 1, 2016. Author Paula Johanson took time to discuss with publisher, Lorina Stephens, her work on the biography, her thoughts and insights. LJS: The second book in the Prime Ministers of Canada series releases December 1, 2016, this one on our 15th Prime Minister, Pierre Elliot Trudeau. He has been called Canada’s greatest Prime Minister by some, and by others a dangerous man. After having…

About those Canadian voices

To acknowledge this Canada Day, I thought I would explain a bit about Five Rivers’ mandate: publishing Canadian voices. That statement, publishing Canadian voices, might be thought a bit exclusionary, a bit insular, especially in light of an increasingly inclusive and global recognition. In fact, when I set my foot upon the path of this venture, this publishing house, I realized there were some very deep, fundamental beliefs I held that were worth exploring. At the forefront was the…

Next book Prime Ministers of Canada Series releases December 1, 2016

We’re pleased to announce the next book in our Prime Minister of Canada Series, Pierre Elliot Trudeau, 15th Prime Minister of Canada. Before he was elected to office, he hitch-hiked across North Africa, swam the Bosporus Strait on a whim, and ran with the bulls in Pamplona – twice. Pierre Elliot Trudeau, Canada’s 15th Prime Minister, could be called the most colourful of them all. Trudeau was confident that his informed opinions were good for…

Five Rivers Recommends: Good Books and Warm Drinks Part III

Hello, readers. Welcome to the weekend! You did a good job working your way to some nice free time, and we’re here to provide you with some options for your entertainment. Here at Five Rivers Publishing, we are a strong advocate for Canadian voices, so we think you’d appreciate a book about a sport about which Canadians’ voices are especially loud—hockey. We want you to build up your hockey-enthusiasm endurance for Hockey Night(s) in Canada,…

Stephen Hume at Vancouver Sun reviews King Kwong, by Paula Johanson

There’s an excellent review by Stephen Hume of Paula Johanson’s fascinating biography of hockey legend Larry Kwong in the August 4 edition of the Vancouver Sun.  King Kwong, book by Paula Johanson.  Photograph by: Handout Mention the China Clipper and football fans think of Calgary-born Normie Kwong, the hall-of-famer who won three consecutive Grey Cups with the Edmonton Eskimos. But for all his deserved accolades in football, in business and as Alberta’s lieutenant-governor — fellow footballers…