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Challenge and adventure, rebellion and struggles, discovery and passion; read these books by female authors, recommended during Women’s History Month. Go to full post …read more

In celebration of Canadian Library Month, Vanessa Colantonio at the Coquitlam Public Library shares some recommended BC books to check outGo to full post …read more

Try this mouth-watering recipe from the newly published cookbook, First, We Brunch by Rebecca Wellman and enter our giveaway to win a copy too!Go to full post …read more

BC authors have been nabbing spots on some of the country’s biggest prizes this season. In the last six weeks alone, we’ve seen some nominations and wins for our local authors.Go to full post …read more

Maia Caron—who didn’t discover she was Métis until her twenties—wrote her debut novel as a love letter to her extended relations of Batoche Métis, women with secrets, and to Louis Riel and Gabriel Dumont. Go to full post …read more

Carleigh Baker’s Bad Endings wins the City of Vancouver Book Award and Margriet Ruur’s Stepping Stones wins the Bolen Books Children’s Book Prize at the Victoria awards.Go to full post …read more

It would be impossible to gush about all the events we’re looking forward to at VWF 2017, so we’ve highlighted some of the local authors participating.Go to full post …read more

Read Local BC was excited to participate in Word Vancouver again this year—check out our gallery of photos. We exhibited with the ABPBC and hosted two events: Kids Read Local and our official launch of this year’s Poetry in Transit.Go to full post …read more

Since its radical beginnings in 1967, The Georgia Straight has been known for hard-hitting journalism, opinionated prose, and iconic covers. This excerpt brings together the prologue by Dan McLeod with several covers from the five decade retrospective.Go to full post …read more

The four authors performing at our Kids Read Local event at Word Vancouver on September 24, 2017 answered some burning questions we had. Go to full post …read more

At Read Local BC, we are gearing up for the latest season of Poetry in Transit launching September 24 at Word Vancouver with a fantastic reading event. You can expect to see wonderful poems from BC poets on your daily commute. Go to full post …read more

Word Vancouver runs from September 19-24, 2017 and there are lots of great authors reading. Here is a roundup of some we highly recommend checking out.Go to full post …read more