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Six BC books shortlisted for 31st annual Lammys

Six BC books shortlisted for 31st annual Lam...

March 7, 2019

Several Canadian titles and 6 BC-published books are finalists for LGBTQ literary award. Go to full post …read more

Daniel Marshall wins Basil Stuart-Stubbs Prize for Claiming the Land

Daniel Marshall wins Basil Stuart-Stubbs Pri...

Daniel Marshall wins the 2019 Basil Stuart-Stubbs Prize for his chronicle of the 1858 Fraser River Valley gold rush.Go to full post …read more

Vibrant characters and outlandish plots in Tim Conley’s Collapsible

Vibrant characters and outlandish plots in T...

March 5, 2019

The short story form is unambiguously un–dead in Tim Conley’s new collection of 30 fictions.Go to full post …read more

Identity, sexuality, and belonging in Téa Mutonji’s Shut Up You’re Pretty

Identity, sexuality, and belonging in Téa M...

February 27, 2019

“As a reader, short stories felt safe. As a writer, I learned that it’s a lot more intricate and complicated than it seems.”Go to full post …read more

Show your love for the dogs in your life with cookies!

Show your love for the dogs in your life wit...

February 22, 2019

Did you know that February 23 is International Dog Biscuit Appreciation Day? No seriously, it is! Go to full post …read more

Snuggle up with a good book this Valentine’s Day

Snuggle up with a good book this Valentine's...

February 13, 2019

Skip the chocolate and roses and buy yourself a good book instead.Go to full post …read more

On using literature to fuel and inform your activism

On using literature to fuel and inform your ...

February 12, 2019

Let yourself be challenged and changed by books this year.Go to full post …read more

Celebrate the Lunar New Year with these captivating BC books

Celebrate the Lunar New Year with these capt...

February 6, 2019

Pick up these festive new books to commemorate the Lunar New Year.Go to full post …read more

Longlist announced for 2019 George Ryga Award for Social Awareness in Literature

Longlist announced for 2019 George Ryga Awar...

February 4, 2019

The George Ryga Award is annually presented to a BC writer who has achieved an outstanding degree of social awareness in literature.Go to full post …read more

The Woo-Woo a finalist contender for Canada Reads 2019

The Woo-Woo a finalist contender for Canada ...

January 31, 2019

Reality television, but for books: only one can emerge the winner of Canada Reads. Go to full post …read more

Otter Books celebrates 15 years of bookselling in the Kootenays

Otter Books celebrates 15 years of bookselli...

January 30, 2019

Otter Books, nestled in Nelson in the Southern Interior of BC, recently celebrated 15 years of bookselling. The independent bookstore is a pillar of the community and both locals and tourists praise the wide selection of books and the dedication of Go to full post …read more

8 Spring releases we can’t wait to read

8 Spring releases we can't wait to read

January 28, 2019

The books we’re looking forward to reading this SpringGo to full post …read more


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