Category: Featured

In celebration of all types of love, hunker down with a book (or 5) about love. Go to full post …read more

We are used to food trucks and pop-up shops, but this is the first mobile bookstore we’ve heard about and we’re excited.Go to full post …read more

Chinese New Year is a popular and well-known holiday, but like Christmas or Halloween, it grew out of history and stories. Jen Sookfong Lee helps young readers understand Chinese New Year and what makes Chinese culture unique.Go to full post …read more

The story of Erinne Paisley’s prom dress (made of old homework) went viral and raised awareness to how social media can create change. It also nabbed Erinne a book deal about PopActivism. Go to full post …read more

Just in time for Family Literacy Day, the final Reading Light has been installed. Explore the interactive online map to discover all 61 Reading Lights around Vancouver.Go to full post …read more

“Writing was my way in,” says author Claire Sicherman about writing her memoir on intergenerational trauma. “[Writing was] a way for me to tell my nine-year-old son about the Holocaust and about his own birth story.”Go to full post …read more

We’ve been hearing lots of great news about bookstores and booksellers over the past few weeks. Here are some highlights from Massy Books, People’s Co-op, Indigo, Iron Dog Books, and Raven Reads.Go to full post …read more

With her fourth book in the series forthcoming, we caught up with mystery novelist Iona Whishaw to discuss detective stories and her writing inspirations.Go to full post …read more

The 15 titles longlisted for CBC Canada Reads 2018 was announced January 8 with the theme One Book to Open Your Eyes. Go to full post …read more

If you’re anything like us, you’ll have a hard time waiting until these books hit the shelves at your local independent bookstore.Go to full post …read more

Even though 2017 was a tough year in many ways, we are happy to have shared books on important topics, increased diversity, award recognition, and new publishing initiatives. Check out a selection of our content highlights.Go to full post …read more

We know how much you love lists, so we compiled the local bestsellers for the year. Here are BC’s top 15 bestselling books in 2017. Take a peek!Go to full post …read more