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Wade Davis wins 2017 George Ryga Award for Social Awareness

Wade Davis wins 2017 George Ryga Award for S...

May 17, 2017

Photographer and anthropologist Wade Davis was named the 2017 recipient for the George Ryga Award for Social Awareness in Literature for Wade Davis: Photographs (Douglas & McIntyre).
The George Ryga Award recognizes a BC writer who has achieved an outstanding degree Go to full post …read more

BC Bestsellers | May 14, 2017

BC Bestsellers | May 14, 2017

May 15, 2017

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

Alex Marland’s Brand Command wins $50,000 Donner Prize

Alex Marland's Brand Command wins $50,000 Do...

Brand Command: Canadian Politics and Democracy in the Age of Message Control by Alex Marland (UBC Press) was shortlisted on April 11, 2017 for the Donner Prize, which recognizes the best public policy book by a Canadian.
Earlier today, May 15, Go to full post …read more

Giveaway: Win BC books and exclusive Read Local totebag

Giveaway: Win BC books and exclusive Read Lo...

To celebrate the launch of readlocalbc.ca, we’re giving away a highly coveted Read Local BC totebag filled with a selection of books from BC’s publishers Go to full post …read more

BC Bestsellers | May 7, 2017

BC Bestsellers | May 7, 2017

May 8, 2017

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

Why the BC book industry needs Read Local BC

Why the BC book industry needs Read Local BC

May 7, 2017

There is the value of having BC stories told. … you can connect with your region more deeply by reading about the history, food, geography, peoples and stories around you.Go to full post …read more

BC Bestsellers | April 30, 2017

BC Bestsellers | April 30, 2017

May 1, 2017

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

Congratulations to 2017 BC Book Prizes winners

Congratulations to 2017 BC Book Prizes winne...

April 30, 2017

The seven winners of the 33rd annual BC Book Prizes were announced at a gala in Vancouver on April 29, 2017. Go to full post …read more

Brand Command shortlisted for Donner public policy book prize

Brand Command shortlisted for Donner public ...

April 29, 2017

The 2016/2017 shortlist for the Donner Prize, the award recognizing the best public policy book by a Canadian, was announced April 11, 2017 by Kenneth Whyte, Chair of the Donner Canadian Foundation.
Among the five finalists is Brand Command: Canadian Politics Go to full post …read more

BC Bestsellers | April 23, 2017

BC Bestsellers | April 23, 2017

April 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

Royal BC Museum launches online publications store

Royal BC Museum launches online publications...

April 21, 2017

The online store includes titles from the museum’s catalogue as well as out-of-print titles in accessible and downloadable PDF format. Go to full post …read more

The Mercy Journals wins Philip K. Dick Award

The Mercy Journals wins Philip K. Dick Award

April 20, 2017

The Philip K. Dick Award is presented annually for distinguished science fiction published in paperback original form in the USA. Go to full post …read more


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