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Read Local BC’s 2023 Round-Up

Read Local BC’s 2023 Round-Up

January 3, 2024

Our favourite booklists and interviews to wrap up 2023 as we gear up for another great year of local books, news, and events.Go to full post …read more

Protecting the Planet Reading List: 16 Books to Renew Your Hope for the Future

Protecting the Planet Reading List: 16 Books...

December 14, 2023

Sixteen BC books that still hold hope for a healing future for our planet.Go to full post …read more

Read Local BC and Upstart & Crow Holiday Gift Guide 2023

Read Local BC and Upstart & Crow Holiday...

November 29, 2023

Read Local BC asked the Upstart & Crow bookstore staff for some gifting recommendations. They did not disappoint.Go to full post …read more

Breaking the Mold: 4 Books That Test the Limits of Art

Breaking the Mold: 4 Books That Test the Lim...

November 22, 2023

From silly to serious, these four BC books experiment with form, content, and genre.Go to full post …read more

Nine Reads for Canada History Week

Nine Reads for Canada History Week

This Canada History Week, we’re looking at the wide spectrum of stories that make up this nation. Here are nine reads from local publishers.Go to full post …read more

Literary Journeys Around the World

Literary Journeys Around the World

November 15, 2023

Luckily for us stuck at home this winter, these six books offer the perfect globe-trotting escape for armchair travellers everywhere.Go to full post …read more

Four BC Authors on the Transformative Power of Festivals

Four BC Authors on the Transformative Power ...

November 3, 2023

We asked four authors attending the Fraser Valley Writers Festival to share their stories of the first times they attended a literary festival, and what it meant to them.Go to full post …read more

Ghostly Tales: Hauntingly Good Reads

Ghostly Tales: Hauntingly Good Reads

October 25, 2023

Trick or treat! Whether you love spooky season or prefer cozy reads, there’s something for everyone in our Halloween reading list.Go to full post …read more

Meet Your Bookseller: Upstart Upstairs

Meet Your Bookseller: Upstart Upstairs

October 18, 2023

In this Meet Your Bookseller spotlight, we spoke with Zoe Grams, owner of the bookstore Upstart Upstairs in Gibsons.Go to full post …read more

BC Books at BC Festivals: Vancouver Writers Fest Edition

BC Books at BC Festivals: Vancouver Writers ...

October 16, 2023

Nine Vancouver Writers’ Fest events featuring BC authors and publishers — for writers, readers, and everyone in between.Go to full post …read more

Happy International Day of the Girl Child! Here are 8 reads to celebrate

Happy International Day of the Girl Child! H...

October 11, 2023

Dig into these eight books in honour of all the girls across and beyond working to safeguard their futures and those of generations to come!Go to full post …read more

Nine Reads for National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

Nine Reads for National Day for Truth and Re...

September 29, 2023

We’ve rounded up nine books that explore and honour the resilience and joy in Indigenous voices and experiences.Go to full post …read more


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