John Ackermann
@jackermann.bsky.social
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“NewsRadio Bookshelf” provides reviews, interviews, and discussions on the latest literary releases across genres.
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#OTD in 2018, I spoke with Derek Hayes, author of Iron Road West: An Illustrated History of British Columbia’s Railways. #NewsRadioBookshelf @citynewsvancouver.bsky.social @harbourpublishing.bsky.social vancouver.citynews.ca/2018/11/25/i...
Building the 'Iron Road West' that forged modern British Columbia
B.C. as we know it today wouldn't exist if not for the railway and a new book that looks at how trains have shaped our modern world.
vancouver.citynews.ca
November 26, 2025 at 3:14 AM
#OTD in 2018, I spoke with Derek Hayes, author of Iron Road West: An Illustrated History of British Columbia’s Railways. #NewsRadioBookshelf @citynewsvancouver.bsky.social @harbourpublishing.bsky.social vancouver.citynews.ca/2018/11/25/i...
Home stretch time! We are into the final week of #Movember and I’m blown away by the support of friends, family, and colleagues so far. Thank you all so much! I just need a little push to get to my goal but there’s no reason to stop there. Donate here: ca.movember.com/mospace/4109...
November 24, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Home stretch time! We are into the final week of #Movember and I’m blown away by the support of friends, family, and colleagues so far. Thank you all so much! I just need a little push to get to my goal but there’s no reason to stop there. Donate here: ca.movember.com/mospace/4109...
#OTD in 2024, I spoke with Brian Antonson, co-author of Slumach’s Gold: In Search of a Legend — and a Curse. #NewsRadioBookshelf @citynewsvancouver.bsky.social vancouver.citynews.ca/2024/11/24/b...
Bookshelf: John Ackermann talks to Brian Antonson, co-author of Slumach's Gold
The best campfire story ever told: A new book revisits the tale of a fabled lost B.C. gold mine.
vancouver.citynews.ca
November 24, 2025 at 3:08 PM
#OTD in 2024, I spoke with Brian Antonson, co-author of Slumach’s Gold: In Search of a Legend — and a Curse. #NewsRadioBookshelf @citynewsvancouver.bsky.social vancouver.citynews.ca/2024/11/24/b...
#OTD in 2008, Guns N' Roses released their sixth studio album, Chinese Democracy. I spoke to David Fricke of @rollingstone.com about his four-star review of the album. youtu.be/deqB4KYHnn4?...
AUDIO: David Fricke on Chinese Democracy 2008 11 23
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November 23, 2025 at 5:53 PM
#OTD in 2008, Guns N' Roses released their sixth studio album, Chinese Democracy. I spoke to David Fricke of @rollingstone.com about his four-star review of the album. youtu.be/deqB4KYHnn4?...
A new exhibit the @moaubc.bsky.social aims to explore Tibet's rich cultural heritage alongside its current political context, through the lenses and voices of the local Tibetan-Canadian community. @citynewsvancouver.bsky.social vancouver.citynews.ca/2025/11/21/e...
'Entangled Territories': UBC museum exhibit features Tibetan-Canadian heritage
A new exhibit in Vancouver aims to explore Tibet's rich cultural heritage alongside its current political context.
vancouver.citynews.ca
November 21, 2025 at 9:52 PM
A new exhibit the @moaubc.bsky.social aims to explore Tibet's rich cultural heritage alongside its current political context, through the lenses and voices of the local Tibetan-Canadian community. @citynewsvancouver.bsky.social vancouver.citynews.ca/2025/11/21/e...
The Eastside Culture Crawl returns for its 29th year. @citynewsvancouver.bsky.social vancouver.citynews.ca/2025/11/20/c...
Culture Crawl festival returns to East Vancouver
Showcasing hundreds of artists and their process, the annual visual arts, design, and craft festival in more than 80 buildings.
vancouver.citynews.ca
November 20, 2025 at 8:44 PM
The Eastside Culture Crawl returns for its 29th year. @citynewsvancouver.bsky.social vancouver.citynews.ca/2025/11/20/c...
More than halfway through #Movember, but I’m not even a quarter the way to my fundraising goal. C’mon, folks. Help a mobro out! Support my fundraiser: movember.com/m/johnackerm...
November 17, 2025 at 5:46 PM
More than halfway through #Movember, but I’m not even a quarter the way to my fundraising goal. C’mon, folks. Help a mobro out! Support my fundraiser: movember.com/m/johnackerm...
When it comes to fan favourites, few #Canucks are as beloved as the late Gino Odjick. Now, nearly three years after his death at the age of 52, comes Gino: The Fighting Spirit of Gino Odjick, a new biography. #NewsRadioBookshelf @citynewsvancouver.bsky.social vancouver.citynews.ca/2025/11/16/b...
He paved the way: A new biography captures the fighting spirit of Canucks legend Gino Odjick
John Ackermann speaks to Patrick Johnston, co-author of Gino: The Fighting Spirit of Gino Odjick
vancouver.citynews.ca
November 16, 2025 at 7:17 PM
When it comes to fan favourites, few #Canucks are as beloved as the late Gino Odjick. Now, nearly three years after his death at the age of 52, comes Gino: The Fighting Spirit of Gino Odjick, a new biography. #NewsRadioBookshelf @citynewsvancouver.bsky.social vancouver.citynews.ca/2025/11/16/b...
WATCH: Co-author Patrick Johnston talks about Gino: The Fighting Spirit of Gino Odjick. #NewsRadioBookshelf #Canucks @citynewsvancouver.bsky.social @greystonebooks.bsky.social youtu.be/GGAPQnsGm9c?...
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November 16, 2025 at 4:57 PM
WATCH: Co-author Patrick Johnston talks about Gino: The Fighting Spirit of Gino Odjick. #NewsRadioBookshelf #Canucks @citynewsvancouver.bsky.social @greystonebooks.bsky.social youtu.be/GGAPQnsGm9c?...
Many thanks to Tricia Barker for her generous $30 donation to my #Movember campaign! And for all her support over the years! Much appreciated! $220 down, $780 to go!
November 13, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Many thanks to Tricia Barker for her generous $30 donation to my #Movember campaign! And for all her support over the years! Much appreciated! $220 down, $780 to go!
Showcasing music, theatre, comedy, dance, and storytelling through a multicultural Jewish lens, The Chutzpah! Festival returns to Vancouver Wednesday. vancouver.citynews.ca/2025/11/12/v...
Vancouver's Chutzpah! Festival returns for 25th year
Showcasing music, theatre, comedy, and dance through a multicultural Jewish lens, The Chutzpah! Festival returns to Vancouver Wednesday.
vancouver.citynews.ca
November 13, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Showcasing music, theatre, comedy, dance, and storytelling through a multicultural Jewish lens, The Chutzpah! Festival returns to Vancouver Wednesday. vancouver.citynews.ca/2025/11/12/v...
Thinking of you and your dog today, @laureningram.bsky.social.
On this day in 1975, one of the most shocking events in Australian political history took place - Governor-General Sir John Kerr's dismissal of Gough Whitlam, our 21st prime minister.
November 11, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Thinking of you and your dog today, @laureningram.bsky.social.
“It’s a Fast Driving Friday with the Dandy Warhols 30 Seconds” by The Dandy Warhols. 57 tracks spread out over 41 minutes. You wish some of these were fully formed songs. But that’s its charm: each track leaves you wanting more. #vinyl
November 11, 2025 at 5:52 AM
“It’s a Fast Driving Friday with the Dandy Warhols 30 Seconds” by The Dandy Warhols. 57 tracks spread out over 41 minutes. You wish some of these were fully formed songs. But that’s its charm: each track leaves you wanting more. #vinyl
#OTD in 2024, I spoke with Noëlle Phillips, author of Brewmasters & Brewery Creek: A History of Craft Beer in Vancouver, Then and Now. #NewsRadioBookshelf @citynewsvancouver.bsky.social vancouver.citynews.ca/2024/11/10/b...
Bookshelf: New book charts history of Vancouver independent beer scene
John Ackermann speaks to Noëlle Phillips, author of Brewmasters & Brewery Creek: A History of Craft Beer in Vancouver, Then and Now
vancouver.citynews.ca
November 10, 2025 at 3:02 PM
#OTD in 2024, I spoke with Noëlle Phillips, author of Brewmasters & Brewery Creek: A History of Craft Beer in Vancouver, Then and Now. #NewsRadioBookshelf @citynewsvancouver.bsky.social vancouver.citynews.ca/2024/11/10/b...
Journey announces plan to finally go their “Separate Ways” — farewell tour set to begin in 2026. Includes a Vancouver date, April 17th at the Pacific Coliseum. variety.com/2025/music/n...
Journey Announces Plan to Finally Go Separate Ways, With Farewell Tour Set to Begin in 2026
The band Journey announced it will call it quits, but not before a farewell tour set to begin with a first leg of 60 shows in the first half of 2026.
variety.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Journey announces plan to finally go their “Separate Ways” — farewell tour set to begin in 2026. Includes a Vancouver date, April 17th at the Pacific Coliseum. variety.com/2025/music/n...
#OTD in 2022, I spoke with NHL legend Bryan Trottier about his memoir, All Roads Home: A Life On and Off the Ice. #NewsRadioBookshelf vancouver.citynews.ca/2022/11/06/b...
Bryan Trottier discusses new memoir - CityNews Vancouver
Former NHL star Bryan Trottier discusses his upbringing and career in a new memoir, All Roads Home: A Life on and off the Ice.
vancouver.citynews.ca
November 6, 2025 at 3:27 PM
#OTD in 2022, I spoke with NHL legend Bryan Trottier about his memoir, All Roads Home: A Life On and Off the Ice. #NewsRadioBookshelf vancouver.citynews.ca/2022/11/06/b...
New: The Supreme Court of Canada dismisses a stay of execution at Universal Ostrich Farms.
November 6, 2025 at 2:53 PM
New: The Supreme Court of Canada dismisses a stay of execution at Universal Ostrich Farms.
Music, theatre, dance, and drag will collide in an explosive cabaret-style festival returning to Vancouver this week. vancouver.citynews.ca/2025/11/05/v...
Vancouver's Transform Festival returns Thursday
Music, theatre, dance, and drag will collide in an explosive cabaret-style festival returning to Vancouver this week.
vancouver.citynews.ca
November 5, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Music, theatre, dance, and drag will collide in an explosive cabaret-style festival returning to Vancouver this week. vancouver.citynews.ca/2025/11/05/v...
Today is publication day for Hide and Sikh: Letters from a Life in Brown Skin -- a powerful and important read about race, family, and the dangers of fitting in at the cost of your own identity and beliefs. #NewsRadioBookshelf @citynewsvancouver.bsky.social vancouver.citynews.ca/2025/11/02/b...
He's not hiding anymore: former Vancouver journalist reflects on a lifetime of systemic racism in a new memoir
John Ackermann speaks to Sunny Dhillon, author of Hide and Sikh: Letters from a Life in Brown Skin.
vancouver.citynews.ca
November 4, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Today is publication day for Hide and Sikh: Letters from a Life in Brown Skin -- a powerful and important read about race, family, and the dangers of fitting in at the cost of your own identity and beliefs. #NewsRadioBookshelf @citynewsvancouver.bsky.social vancouver.citynews.ca/2025/11/02/b...
#OTD in 2024, I spoke with the late Marc Garneau about his memoir, A Most Extraordinary Ride: Space, Politics, and the Pursuit of a Canadian Dream. #NewsRadioBookshelf #canpoli @citynewsvancouver.bsky.social vancouver.citynews.ca/2024/11/03/b...
Not just another political memoir: Marc Garneau looks back at a most extraordinary life Bookshelf: Marc Garneau looks back at a most extraordinary life
John Ackermann sits down with Marc Garneau, author of A Most Extraordinary Ride: Space, Politics, and the Pursuit of a Canadian Dream.
vancouver.citynews.ca
November 3, 2025 at 7:12 PM
#OTD in 2024, I spoke with the late Marc Garneau about his memoir, A Most Extraordinary Ride: Space, Politics, and the Pursuit of a Canadian Dream. #NewsRadioBookshelf #canpoli @citynewsvancouver.bsky.social vancouver.citynews.ca/2024/11/03/b...
Here we mo’ — it’s Day Three of #Movember. Funds raised this year: $100. Donate here: ca.movember.com/mospace/4109...
November 3, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Here we mo’ — it’s Day Three of #Movember. Funds raised this year: $100. Donate here: ca.movember.com/mospace/4109...
Hide and Sikh is a powerful and important read about race, family, and the dangers of fitting in at the cost of your own identity and beliefs. #NewsRadioBookshelf vancouver.citynews.ca/2025/11/02/b...
He's not hiding anymore: former Vancouver journalist reflects on a lifetime of systemic racism in a new memoir
John Ackermann speaks to Sunny Dhillon, author of Hide and Sikh: Letters from a Life in Brown Skin.
vancouver.citynews.ca
November 2, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Hide and Sikh is a powerful and important read about race, family, and the dangers of fitting in at the cost of your own identity and beliefs. #NewsRadioBookshelf vancouver.citynews.ca/2025/11/02/b...