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Neil Sterritt travels the Skeena Valley geographically and culturally

Neil Sterritt travels the Skeena Valley geog...

May 3, 2017

Mapping My Way Home: A Gitxsan History by Neil J. Sterritt traces the journeys of the European explorers and adventurers and the stories of the Gitxsan people, to illustrate their resilience when faced with the challenges the newcomers brought.Go to full post …read more

Mark Leiren-Young: self-professed orcaholic and the whale who inspired him

Mark Leiren-Young: self-professed orcaholic ...

May 1, 2017

Mark Leiren-Young is a journalist, filmmaker and author of The Killer Whale Who Changed The World, about the first orca ever held in captivity, after the harpoonist failed to kill the killer whale.Go to full post …read more

BC Bestsellers | April 30, 2017

BC Bestsellers | April 30, 2017

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

Discovering the Woman Behind Robert Burns

Discovering the Woman Behind Robert Burns

April 30, 2017

In this excerpt from Should Auld Acquaintance, the wife of poet Robert Burns, Jean Armour, comes to life and asserts her place as more than a footnote in poetic history. Go to full post …read more

Congratulations to 2017 BC Book Prizes winners

Congratulations to 2017 BC Book Prizes winne...

The seven winners of the 33rd annual BC Book Prizes were announced at a gala in Vancouver on April 29, 2017. Go to full post …read more

Brand Command shortlisted for Donner public policy book prize

Brand Command shortlisted for Donner public ...

April 29, 2017

The 2016/2017 shortlist for the Donner Prize, the award recognizing the best public policy book by a Canadian, was announced April 11, 2017 by Kenneth Whyte, Chair of the Donner Canadian Foundation.
Among the five finalists is Brand Command: Canadian Politics Go to full post …read more

Estranged mother returns in What We Once Believed

Estranged mother returns in What We Once Bel...

April 28, 2017

In light of Mother’s Day coming up on May 14th, we highly recommend checking out Andrea MacPherson’s new novel, What We Once Believed, published by Caitlin Press (March 2017).Go to full post …read more

BC Bestsellers | April 23, 2017

BC Bestsellers | April 23, 2017

April 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

Royal BC Museum launches online publications store

Royal BC Museum launches online publications...

April 21, 2017

The online store includes titles from the museum’s catalogue as well as out-of-print titles in accessible and downloadable PDF format. Go to full post …read more

Read Interior Perspectives

Read Interior Perspectives

On Monday April 24 in Prince George, Read Local BC presents four acclaimed authors from the Interior—Sage Birchwater, Clayton Gauthier, Janet Romain, and Bev Sellars. Go to full post …read more

The Heron: an illustrated excerpt from Alison’s Fishing Birds

The Heron: an illustrated excerpt from Aliso...

April 20, 2017

A beautifully illustrated children’s story written by acclaimed Canadian author Roderick Haig-Brown, Alison’s Fishing Birds is the story of a young girl’s encounter with some of BC’s most intriguing river birds. Go to full post …read more

The Mercy Journals wins Philip K. Dick Award

The Mercy Journals wins Philip K. Dick Award

The Philip K. Dick Award is presented annually for distinguished science fiction published in paperback original form in the USA. Go to full post …read more


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