Read Local BC

We know how much you love lists, so we compiled the local bestsellers for the year. Here are BC’s top 15 bestselling books in 2017. Take a peek!Go to full post …read more

Speaking Our Truth: A Journey of Reconciliation by Monique Gray Smith (Orca Book Publishers) teaches young readers about the lives of Survivors of the Residential School system and the lack of understanding of the historical and current impact of those schools. Go to full post …read more

Fake news. Clickbait. Negative newscasters. It’s difficult to balance the desire to stay informed with the stress of a constant news cycle. Our solution? Get off the net and settle down with one of these topical books for an compelling and well-researched read.Go to full post …read more

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

These are books and stories with strong narratives and environmental undertones (or overtones), which reflect how passionately we feel about nature here in BC. Go to full post …read more

These 6 books are perfect for any animal lover, with heartwarming stories and lots of floofy doggos and puppers to fall for. Go to full post …read more

These books are perfect for the friend that always hosts dinner parties, the grandparent who insists on packing leftovers for you, and the family member whose mouth waters just looking at cookbooks.Go to full post …read more

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

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

Our event calendar seems to have quieted down but there are still a few events this week around the province if you have a hankering (and we know you do!).Go to full post …read more

Talonbooks is celebrating 50 years in 2017—and we’ve got a behind-the-scenes tour of the whole operation, including the office, warehouse, and archives.Go to full post …read more

Though there are myriad factors that build that first impression, it’s what the cover feels like that matters. Sylvia joins us with an essay in praise of book designers and what the package of a book actually does. Go to full post …read more