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Teach Young Readers About Science And Sustainability

Teach Young Readers About Science And Sustainability

October 8, 2026

It’s important now more than ever for younger generations to learn and think about science and sustainability practices. We’ve selected

How To Put Sustainability Into Practice

How To Put Sustainability Into Practice

Find your own way to implement sustainability with words from a lifetime environmental activist, how-to-guides for your home and

Books for Renewal: Tending to your inner world

Books for Renewal: Tending to your inner world

September 23, 2026

Move through the seasonal shifts and changes in your life with stories and insights from local voices....read more

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Current BC Bestsellers

  1. Plants of the Pacific Coast: From Alaska to Oregon, including British Columbia and Washington Plants of the Pacific Coast: From Alaska to Oregon, including British Columbia and Washington
    by Jim Pojar, Andy MacKinnon, Leigh Joseph (Styawat) & Jamie Fenneman

  2. The Inbetween Leader: Cultivating Courage and Unity in a Complex World The Inbetween Leader: Cultivating Courage and Unity in a Complex World
    by Jody Wilson-Raybould and Roshan Danesh

  3. I Am Indigenous I Am Indigenous
    by Anne Tenning, multiple illustrators

  4. How to Nourish a Cannibal How to Nourish a Cannibal
    by Jess Housty

  5. A False and Fatal Claim A False and Fatal Claim
    by Iona Whishaw

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Book Recs

7 Books That Are a Riveting Blast From The Past

7 Books That Are a Riveting Blast From The Past

Books To Keep You Calm When The World Is On Fire

Books To Keep You Calm When The World Is On Fire

Interviews

“For All the Raw Edges, It Was an Extraordinary Way to Make a Life”: An Interview with Scott McIntyre

“For All the Raw Edges, It Was an Extraordinary Way to Make a Life”: An Interview with Scott McIntyre

The Lifelong Process of Knowing Our Minds Can Be Beautiful: An Interview with Amber Dawn

The Lifelong Process of Knowing Our Minds Can Be Beautiful: An Interview with Amber Dawn

Local Poetry

Poetry For The Unknown

Poetry For The Unknown

“A Vehicle for Seeing Through and Beyond”: The Life and Poetry of Sandy Shreve

“A Vehicle for Seeing Through and Beyond”: The Life and Poetry of Sandy Shreve

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