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Rebecca Hendry on depth of character and underappreciated locales

Rebecca Hendry on depth of character and und...

May 4, 2018

Rebecca Hendry moved to a new city or town across Canada every year until she was 11-years-old. One Good Thing, her second novel, is a love letter to Yellowknife’s Old Town. Go to full post …read more

Seeking Refuge wins at second annual Western Canada Jewish Book Award

Seeking Refuge wins at second annual Western...

May 2, 2018

The Western Canada Jewish Book Awards celebrate excellence in writing on Jewish themes and subjects by authors in Western Canada.Go to full post …read more

BC Bestsellers | April 28, 2018

BC Bestsellers | April 28, 2018

May 1, 2018

The weekly BC Bestseller List represents the top-selling BC-published books released within the calendar year. Go to full post …read more

5 things you need to know about the Site C Dam

5 things you need to know about the Site C D...

Award-winning journalist Sarah Cox breaks down the controversial Site C Dam project in her new book, Breaching the Peace. Go to full post …read more

Poetic Licence: Elee Kraljii Gardiner on book drafts and writing unapologetically

Poetic Licence: Elee Kraljii Gardiner on boo...

April 30, 2018

Poetic Licence is a special Read Local BC column for National Poetry Month. Each column features one poet and a snapshot into their bookish world. Elee Kraljii Gardiner is the founder of Thursdays Writing Collective and her second book of poetry, Go to full post …read more

Weekly Event Roundup: April 27–May 3, 2018

Weekly Event Roundup: April 27–May 3, 2018

April 27, 2018

This week was BC Book Day as well as UNESCO World Book and Copyright Day, so we hope you’ll take the opportunity to celebrate books at one of these upcoming events. Go to full post …read more

Cornelia Hoogland on tour life

Cornelia Hoogland on tour life

Cornelia Hoogland recently completed a book tour for Trailer Park Elegy with stops in BC, Ontario, and Quebec. She shares some of the highlights.Go to full post …read more

Poetic Licence: David Zieroth on shaping poetry and family influences

Poetic Licence: David Zieroth on shaping poe...

April 25, 2018

Poetic Licence is a special Read Local BC column for National Poetry Month. Each column features one poet and a snapshot into their bookish world. David Zieroth is a Governor General’s Award-winning poet and his new collection is the bridge from Go to full post …read more

“Glosa to the lure and pull of books” by Yvonne Blomer for BC Book Day 2018

"Glosa to the lure and pull of books" by Yvo...

April 24, 2018

Victoria Poet Laureate Yvonne Blomer graced BC Book Day attendees with an original poem. See if you can spot the book titles hidden within Yvonne’s glosa! Go to full post …read more

BC Bestsellers | April 21, 2018

BC Bestsellers | April 21, 2018

The weekly BC Bestseller List represents the top-selling BC-published books released within the calendar year. Go to full post …read more

10 books for Earth Day

10 books for Earth Day

April 22, 2018

These 10 books will satiate your thirst for environmental knowledge as you celebrate Earth Day. Go to full post …read more

Weekly Event Roundup: April 20-26, 2018

Weekly Event Roundup: April 20-26, 2018

April 20, 2018

We have a huge list of not-to-be-missed events this week, including BC Book Day on Monday, April 23. Go to full post …read more


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