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Rob Wood: On feeling at home in nature

Rob Wood: On feeling at home in nature

May 25, 2018

Read an excerpt from At Home in Nature, Rob Wood’s stories from his off-grid lifestyle on BC’s remote Maurelle Island.Go to full post …read more

Meet the team behind Arsenal Pulp Press, Vancouver’s premiere LGBTQIA2+ press

Meet the team behind Arsenal Pulp Press, Van...

May 22, 2018

Arsenal is imbuing Canadian literature with underrepresented voices and much-needed stories. Meet the small, hardworking team of five that makes these books possible. Go to full post …read more

Pondering how a dog thinketh

Pondering how a dog thinketh

May 15, 2018

Taryn Boyd, the publisher of TouchWood Editions, shares how owning a difficult dog led to a bestselling book. Go to full post …read more

Bruce Geddes on writing his debut novel and how we come to terms with our past

Bruce Geddes on writing his debut novel and ...

May 14, 2018

A mystery plated with plenty of sides, Bruce Geddes’ debut novel examines the relationship we have to our past and how we adjust to the world as it shifts around us. Go to full post …read more

Rebecca Hendry on depth of character and underappreciated locales

Rebecca Hendry on depth of character and und...

May 4, 2018

Rebecca Hendry moved to a new city or town across Canada every year until she was 11-years-old. One Good Thing, her second novel, is a love letter to Yellowknife’s Old Town. Go to full post …read more

5 things you need to know about the Site C Dam

5 things you need to know about the Site C D...

May 1, 2018

Award-winning journalist Sarah Cox breaks down the controversial Site C Dam project in her new book, Breaching the Peace. Go to full post …read more

Poetic Licence: Elee Kraljii Gardiner on book drafts and writing unapologetically

Poetic Licence: Elee Kraljii Gardiner on boo...

April 30, 2018

Poetic Licence is a special Read Local BC column for National Poetry Month. Each column features one poet and a snapshot into their bookish world. Elee Kraljii Gardiner is the founder of Thursdays Writing Collective and her second book of poetry, Go to full post …read more

Cornelia Hoogland on tour life

Cornelia Hoogland on tour life

April 27, 2018

Cornelia Hoogland recently completed a book tour for Trailer Park Elegy with stops in BC, Ontario, and Quebec. She shares some of the highlights.Go to full post …read more

Poetic Licence: David Zieroth on shaping poetry and family influences

Poetic Licence: David Zieroth on shaping poe...

April 25, 2018

Poetic Licence is a special Read Local BC column for National Poetry Month. Each column features one poet and a snapshot into their bookish world. David Zieroth is a Governor General’s Award-winning poet and his new collection is the bridge from Go to full post …read more

“Glosa to the lure and pull of books” by Yvonne Blomer for BC Book Day 2018

"Glosa to the lure and pull of books" by Yvo...

April 24, 2018

Victoria Poet Laureate Yvonne Blomer graced BC Book Day attendees with an original poem. See if you can spot the book titles hidden within Yvonne’s glosa! Go to full post …read more

10 books for Earth Day

10 books for Earth Day

April 22, 2018

These 10 books will satiate your thirst for environmental knowledge as you celebrate Earth Day. Go to full post …read more

The magic of storytelling on BC Book Day

The magic of storytelling on BC Book Day

April 20, 2018

From the north, from the south, from the centre and from the west, BC books come from all over. On April 23, BC Book Day reminds us that BC is so much more than its resources. Go to full post …read more


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