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Chocolate Lily Awards picked by BC’s young readers

Chocolate Lily Awards picked by BC's young r...

June 14, 2017

BC’s young readers’ choice award, the Chocolate Lily Award, was awarded in three categories on June 9Go to full post …read more

BC Bestsellers | June 10, 2017

BC Bestsellers | June 10, 2017

June 13, 2017

The weekly BC Bestseller List represents the top-selling BC published books released within the calendar year.Go to full post …read more

Events this Week | June 12-18, 2017

Events this Week | June 12-18, 2017

June 12, 2017

With events in all around the Lower Mainland and up the Sunshine Coast, there’s lots going on this week. Here’s a quick snapshot!Go to full post …read more

Jordan Abel wins 2017 Griffin Poetry Prize for Injun

Jordan Abel wins 2017 Griffin Poetry Prize f...

Nisga’a writer Jordan Abel has won the 2017 Griffin Poetry Prize for his latest collection of poetry, Injun, an erasure book-length poem about racism and the representation of Indigenous peoples.Go to full post …read more

Bearskin Diary by Carol Daniels selected for First Nation Communities READ

Bearskin Diary by Carol Daniels selected for...

June 8, 2017

The jury agreed that Bearskin Diary is an important book telling the story of one of thousands of Aboriginal children taken from their families by provincial governments during the “Sixties Scoop”.Go to full post …read more

BC Bestsellers | June 3, 2017

BC Bestsellers | June 3, 2017

June 6, 2017

The weekly BC Bestseller List represents the top-selling BC published books released within the calendar year.Go to full post …read more

“Exploring emotional extremes through natural themes”: Carleigh Baker discusses the cover art of Bad Endings

"Exploring emotional extremes through natura...

June 5, 2017

After seeing a breathtaking watercolour of salmon clumped together into a teeming mass, with mouths that could be gasping for air or just as easily screaming in agony, I knew Katie and I would come up with something wonderful for the cover of Bad Endings.Go to full post …read more

Kai Cheng Thom wins LGBTQ Emerging Writers Prize

Kai Cheng Thom wins LGBTQ Emerging Writers P...

June 4, 2017

Writers’ Trust of Canada announced Kai Cheng Thom winner of the 2017 Dayne Ogilvie Prize for LGBTQ Emerging Writers.Go to full post …read more

Aaron Chapman & UBC Press win CHA awards

Aaron Chapman & UBC Press win CHA awards

May 31, 2017

The Canadian Historical Association has announced the 2017 winners of the CHA Awards. Go to full post …read more

BC Bestsellers | May 28, 2017

BC Bestsellers | May 28, 2017

May 30, 2017

The weekly BC Bestseller List represents the top-selling BC published books released within the calendar year.Go to full post …read more

Events this Week | May 29-June 4, 2017

Events this Week | May 29-June 4, 2017

May 29, 2017

With events in Victoria, Nanaimo, Prince George, and Vancouver, there’s lots going on around the province this week. Here’s a quick snapshot! Go to full post …read more

BC Bestsellers | May 20, 2017

BC Bestsellers | May 20, 2017

May 24, 2017

The weekly BC Bestseller List represents the top-selling BC published books released within the calendar year.Go to full post …read more


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