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Recommended Reading: BC Day Edition

Recommended Reading: BC Day Edition

August 7, 2017

As we settle into the August long weekend, we’re taking the opportunity to hear what local authors are reading and recommending. From memoir to short stories to debut novels, here are eight great reads to pick up this weekend.

Angie Abdou Go to full post …read more

BC Bestsellers | July 29, 2017

BC Bestsellers | July 29, 2017

July 31, 2017

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

Taste Canada Awards: BC books take the cake on 2017 shortlist

Taste Canada Awards: BC books take the cake ...

Taste Canada Awards recognizes Canada’s culinary writers and food culture, and this year, the awards celebrate 20 years. Go to full post …read more

VS Books: Arsenal Pulp Press & Vivek Shraya create space and supports for underrepresented & emerging writers

VS Books: Arsenal Pulp Press & Vivek Shraya ...

July 27, 2017

The recently announced collaboration with Vivek Shraya and Arsenal Pulp Press is an imprint that includes mentorship and a publishing contract. Go to full post …read more

Melanie Jackson recasts Persephone’s mythological story in contemporary times

Melanie Jackson recasts Persephone's mytholo...

Death Drop is a short high-interest contemporary novel and one of several Melanie Jackson has written with amusement park themes. Go to full post …read more

BC Bestsellers | July 22, 2017

BC Bestsellers | July 22, 2017

July 24, 2017

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

David Starr’s historical YA novel captures the complexity and conflict of New Caledonia

David Starr's historical YA novel captures t...

July 18, 2017

David Starr’s historical YA novel, The Nor’wester, follows Simon Fraser’s journey through the eyes of a Scottish lad. Go to full post …read more

BC Bestsellers | July 15, 2017

BC Bestsellers | July 15, 2017

July 17, 2017

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

Jim Wong-Chu: In Memorium

Jim Wong-Chu: In Memorium

July 13, 2017

Asian community champion, editor, and literary leader Jim Wong-Chu passed away this weekGo to full post …read more

BC Bestsellers | July 8, 2017

BC Bestsellers | July 8, 2017

July 10, 2017

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

“I am drawn to the weird, to the dreamlike, to the absurd”: Stuart Ross on Anvil’s new surrealist poetry imprint

"I am drawn to the weird, to the dreamlike, ...

July 7, 2017

A Feed Dog Book aims to fill gaps in the spectrum of Canadian poetry with new surrealist works.Go to full post …read more

BC Bestsellers | July 1, 2017

BC Bestsellers | July 1, 2017

July 4, 2017

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


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