Category Archives: Xtra: News and Reviews

News, reviews, updates and announcements.

Vancouver Island Booksellers Operating During the Covid-19 Outbreak

Posted on March 30, 2020 by Shanon Sinn

The following Vancouver Island bookstores are selling books online or by phone (free local delivery for some) while Covid-19 social restrictive measures are in place: Munro’s Books (Victoria) Bolen Books (Victoria) Russell Books (Victoria) Ivy’s Bookshop (Victoria) – now open … Continue reading →

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The Best Ghost Stories in Fiction

Posted on October 24, 2019 by Shanon Sinn

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. 1843. Christmas used to be the time of year to tell ghost stories, both in Western cultures and in many other parts of the world during those longest nights of the year.  Charles Dickens’ … Continue reading →

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Secret Door Podcast: The Haunting of Vancouver Island

Posted on October 19, 2019 by Shanon Sinn

The interview “The Haunting of Vancouver Island with Shanon Sinn” was released by Secret Door Podcast on October 17th. In this episode, I was interviewed by Melissa Martel about The Haunting of Vancouver Island as well as other regional ghost … Continue reading →

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Tofino’s Climate Strike

Posted on September 27, 2019 by Shanon Sinn

I wanted to share a few photos I took today during Tofino’s Climate Strike. For those of you who don’t know, Tofino is located on Tla-o-qui-aht First Nations territory on the west coast of Vancouver Island. It’s where my retro … Continue reading →

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VIU’s Creative Writing Program: A Graduate’s Review

Posted on September 2, 2019 by Shanon Sinn

I enrolled at Vancouver Island University during the summer of 2014. I’d been diagnosed with chemotherapy-caused nerve damage – something I still deal with to this day. I was being medically released from the military and had been offered two … Continue reading →

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Student Mentorship & Paranormal Activity

Posted on June 6, 2019 by Shanon Sinn

This Spring, I was asked to mentor a grade eight student who was attending the Waldorf School in Duncan. For those unfamiliar with the Waldorf system of education, it values imagination and creativity, but in a practical way. Since its … Continue reading →

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