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March 31 marks Transgender Day of Visibility, a day dedicated to celebrating transgender folks and raising awareness of the discrimination faced by transgender people worldwide. Today we share five books that help demonstrate some of the intolerance and bigotry trans folks Go to full post …read more

March is flying by in a flash after what has seemed an eternity of winter. The crocuses and daffodils are up, the robins have returned to our yards, and the sun is feeling just a little bit warmer every day. While Go to full post …read more

Essayist, novelist, voiceover actor, publisher, and comedian, Charles Demers is Vancouver’s own Swiss Army Writer. Some of Demers’ credits include appearances on CBC’s The Debaters, a comedy album called Fatherland, a book of essays called The Horrors: An A to Z Go to full post …read more

Growing up in Cranbrook, the Fundamentalist Mormons of Bountiful were a well-known, if somewhat enigmatic, neighbour. We would often see them around, my friends and I, but of course we would never make an effort to try and speak to them. Go to full post …read more

Spring is right around the corner — and with it, the joy of all things green, growing, and delicious. From backyard gardens with tidy rows of sprouting carrots and beets, to local forests full of wild mushrooms and berries, the spring Go to full post …read more

Freedom to Read Week provides Canadians a powerful opportunity to address issues of intellectual freedom, censorship, and access to information as they affect our communities — whether locally, nationally, or abroad. As part of our commitment to these three issues which Go to full post …read more

I Read Canadian is a national day of celebration of Canadian books for young people. It’s a day to celebrate the richness, diversity, and breadth of local literature — and a chance to challenge your fellow book people to dedicate just Go to full post …read more

Family Day is a rich time for stories and reading, and there is no better time to explore BC offerings for the young.

While Family Day in BC is still relatively new, perhaps we can adopt the Icelandic tradition “Jolabokaflod”—which translates Go to full post …read more

February is Black History Month, and while the histories and mythologies of Black culture we collectively observe are frequently US-centric, Black Canadians have their own powerful legacy. From the cultural hub of Hogan’s Alley in Vancouver to the Black Loyalists who Go to full post …read more

Some things in this world are meant to go together: salt and pepper; pencil and paper; milk and cookies. There’s a certain delight in the perfect duo, and here at Read Local BC, we’ve found some flawless BC Bestseller pairings to Go to full post …read more

By Bill Arnott 

Anticipating fame and wealth, Captain John Voss set out from Victoria, BC, in 1901, seeking to claim the world record for the smallest vessel ever to circumnavigate the globe. For the journey, he procured an authentic dugout cedar Go to full post …read more

January is always a special time of year for readers: while we collectively shake off the weight of the previous year and begin making plans for a crisp new season of wordy adventures, publishers everywhere are revealing their catalogues –– giving Go to full post …read more