Read Local BC

With the Vancouver Writers Festival and Surrey International Writers Conference included in this week’s event round-up, there is lots of lit to see and do around town.Go to full post …read more

Maia Caron—who didn’t discover she was Métis until her twenties—wrote her debut novel as a love letter to her extended relations of Batoche Métis, women with secrets, and to Louis Riel and Gabriel Dumont. Go to full post …read more

Carleigh Baker’s Bad Endings wins the City of Vancouver Book Award and Margriet Ruur’s Stepping Stones wins the Bolen Books Children’s Book Prize at the Victoria awards.Go to full post …read more

It would be impossible to gush about all the events we’re looking forward to at VWF 2017, so we’ve highlighted some of the local authors participating.Go to full post …read more

The BC Bestseller List for October 7, 2017. The list is compiled using sales data from more than 70 independent bookstores in BC, provided by TBM BookManager.Go to full post …read more

With full bellies after the Thanksgiving long weekend, this week’s literary events are the perfect thing for visiting relatives (or perhaps for you to get some time away). Go to full post …read more

Read Local BC was excited to participate in Word Vancouver again this year—check out our gallery of photos. We exhibited with the ABPBC and hosted two events: Kids Read Local and our official launch of this year’s Poetry in Transit.Go to full post …read more

This is the BC Bestseller List for the week ending Sept 30, 2017. The BC Bestseller List is compiled using sales data from more than 70 independent bookstores in BC, which is provided to by TBM BookManager.Go to full post …read more

Don’t miss enticing events this week with launches for novels, story collections, non-fiction, poetry, and more.Go to full post …read more

Since its radical beginnings in 1967, The Georgia Straight has been known for hard-hitting journalism, opinionated prose, and iconic covers. This excerpt brings together the prologue by Dan McLeod with several covers from the five decade retrospective.Go to full post …read more

After a busy week and weekend, we’re continuing the Fall event madness. Multiple launches, tours kicking off, and tons of great books to read. Go to full post …read more

The BC Bestseller list for the week ending September 23, 2017 compiled using sales data from more than 70 independent bookstores, provided by BookManager.Go to full post …read more