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Be Inspired to Raise Your Voice with these BC Books

Be Inspired to Raise Your Voice with these B...

June 5, 2024

This collection is full of inspirational reads to raise your voices across a number of causes and genres.Go to full post …read more

AccessAbility Week: Books on Diverse Abilities

AccessAbility Week: Books on Diverse Abiliti...

May 28, 2024

Celebrate AccessAbility Week with books promoting inclusivity for Canadians with disabilities, offering fresh perspectives and understanding.Go to full post …read more

It Turns Out Okay in the End: 8 Books with Happy Endings

It Turns Out Okay in the End: 8 Books with H...

May 15, 2024

Life is full of twists and turns, struggles, triumphs and what ifs. Unpredictability is a part of life, but wouldn’t it be nice to know that everything is going to turn out well in the end, whenever that is? Today we’re Go to full post …read more

Stranger Than Fiction: Stunning Stories from BC

Stranger Than Fiction: Stunning Stories from...

May 8, 2024

From light-hearted picture books to fascinating Canadian historical accounts, these titles based on a true story will teach you something new.Go to full post …read more

Seven BC Poets on the Writers that Inspire Them

Seven BC Poets on the Writers that Inspire T...

May 1, 2024

Rob Taylor speaks with our featured National Poetry Month poets about a BC poet who influenced and inspired them.Go to full post …read more

Amphibious Poetics: An Interview with Leanne Dunic

Amphibious Poetics: An Interview with Leanne...

April 24, 2024

Poets Leanne Dunic and Rob Taylor talk about genre-crossing art, mask wearing, and desire and restraint.Go to full post …read more

8 Books for Kids or Kids at Heart

8 Books for Kids or Kids at Heart

April 19, 2024

Turning the pages of a children’s book opens up a world of endless possibilities for the imagination.Go to full post …read more

You Are Your Own Landscape: An Interview with Onjana Yawnghwe

You Are Your Own Landscape: An Interview wit...

April 17, 2024

The author of We Follow the River talks about grief, implanting memories through poetry, and understanding one’s parents.Go to full post …read more

The Hinge Where the Mysteries Lie: An Interview with Donna Kane

The Hinge Where the Mysteries Lie: An Interv...

April 10, 2024

Poets Donna Kane and Rob Taylor talk about stars, liminal moments, and camaraderie in difficult times.Go to full post …read more

A Beautiful Constellation: An Interview with Samantha Nock

A Beautiful Constellation: An Interview with...

April 3, 2024

Poets Samantha Nock and Rob Taylor talk about small towns, grief, and being old souls.Go to full post …read more

11 Children’s Picture Books to Spark a Love of Reading

11 Children’s Picture Books to Spark a Lov...

March 28, 2024

Ignite their imagination with these spectacularly vibrant and colourful books.Go to full post …read more

Poetry, Pleasure, and Peril: Five Philosophical Reads for Contemplation

Poetry, Pleasure, and Peril: Five Philosophi...

March 20, 2024

There’s nothing better than a book that makes you think.Go to full post …read more


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