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Father’s Day is just around the corner and now is a good time to think about gifts and plans for any father figures in your life!

Fathers are our courageous heroes, always there to protect and teach us. In honour of Go to full post …read more

Happy Pride, readers! Each June, we come together to loudly and proudly celebrate the joys, victories and triumphs of the queer community! Pride is also an opportunity to reflect on the hardships and violence that the LGBTQ2+ community has faced throughout Go to full post …read more

We’re getting silly in this week’s blog post! While BC’s authors and publishers are known for their heartfelt memoirs, moving fiction, and illuminating histories, there are many comedic writers publishing right here in BC! We’ve curated a selection of some of Go to full post …read more

It’s Mental Health Awareness Month—an annual opportunity to speak up about the hardships and stigmas of mental health challenges. Mental health affects us all, and this year we are amplifying this message: “Together for Mental Health.”

We’ve curated a selection of Go to full post …read more

Books can entertain and educate and heal. They can create and build community. And they can, sometimes, even change the world.

For the folks at Western Sky Books, bookstores can — and should — strive to do the same.

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We’ve spent the past three months talking with BC writers about their new books. Now they get a chance to share some love with others! We asked each featured writer to tell us about a BC poet who influenced or inspired Go to full post …read more

The following interview is part seven of an eight-part series of conversations with BC poets about their new poetry collections. The series will run from January until the end of April, National Poetry Month. All interviews were conducted by Rob Taylor, Go to full post …read more

The following interview is part six of an eight-part series of conversations with BC poets about their new poetry collections. The series will run from January until the end of April, National Poetry Month. All interviews were conducted by Rob Taylor, editor of What Go to full post …read more

The following interview is part five of an eight-part series of conversations with BC poets about their new poetry collections. The series will run from January until the end of April, National Poetry Month. All interviews were conducted by Rob Taylor, Go to full post …read more

The following interview is part four of an eight-part series of conversations with BC poets about their new poetry collections. The series will run from January until the end of April, National Poetry Month. All interviews were conducted by Rob Taylor, Go to full post …read more

This Thursday is International Trans Day of Visibility—an annual opportunity to celebrate the voices and experiences of the trans community, and an important reminder of the struggles the community continues to face, as well as the resiliency and courage its members Go to full post …read more

The following interview is part three of an eight-part series of conversations with BC poets about their new poetry collections. The series will run from January until the end of April, National Poetry Month. All interviews were conducted by Rob Taylor, editor of What Go to full post …read more