August 27, 2019
Briony Penn is an award-winning writer of creative non-fiction books as well as a contributor to many anthologies and chapter books. Her first book, A Year on the Wild Side: A West Coast Naturalist’s Almanac (1997) was re-released by Touchwood Editions Go to full post …read more
August 1, 2019
For new Canadians seeking to learn about our history, culture, and art, there’s an app for that, appropriately named Canoo. This BC Day, we’d like to make a related proposal: there’s a #BCBook for that!
Want to read about Sasquatch? There’s Go to full post …read more
June 21, 2019
National Indigenous Peoples Day is an important day for all Canadians – non-Indigenous, Indigenous, and newcomers – to recognize and acknowledge the diverse cultures, considerable achievements and contributions of the First Nations, Inuit, and Métis PeoplesGo to full post …read more
June 4, 2019
Make the most of Pride Month with reads that inspire and move you.Go to full post …read more
May 24, 2019
Watch for these titles proudly displaying “Read Local BC selection” stickers in Passages onboard BC Ferries.Go to full post …read more
May 21, 2019
Short stories are the perfect way to punctuate a warm spring day; a loyal companion to afternoons in the park and, lucky for us, there are some great new releases to pore over. Go to full post …read more
May 10, 2019
Treat the mother-figure in your life to a new read, from poetry to non-fiction to graphic novels.Go to full post …read more
April 30, 2019
Like some of the fairy tale tellers before me, I’m looking to see what is hidden in the stories that I can bring out and offer in our present moment.Go to full post …read more
April 25, 2019
“Bounce House began contemplating the connection between my kid standing on a basketball, not believing she was going to fall off it, and Flat Earthers.”Go to full post …read more
April 23, 2019
“I have always been drawn to prose poems that channel a stream-of-consciousness. I love how it feels like you’re peeking into the mind of the poet or writer.”Go to full post …read more
April 22, 2019
“I believe the sciences and the arts must work together, speak to each other. I hope my poems are literal representation of that belief.”Go to full post …read more
April 19, 2019
“Pretending everything is fine is a necessary but often detrimental part of what it means to be human.”Go to full post …read more