Category: Top Picks

This is a dystopian story for people who want their dystopias not too dystopian. Go to full post …read more

In her debut volume of poetry Collecting Silence (Ronsdale, 2017) Ulrike Narwani reminds us that it is in silence that the music of connection becomes audible.Go to full post …read more

Mapping My Way Home: A Gitxsan History by Neil J. Sterritt traces the journeys of the European explorers and adventurers and the stories of the Gitxsan people, to illustrate their resilience when faced with the challenges the newcomers brought.Go to full post …read more

In this excerpt from Should Auld Acquaintance, the wife of poet Robert Burns, Jean Armour, comes to life and asserts her place as more than a footnote in poetic history. Go to full post …read more

In light of Mother’s Day coming up on May 14th, we highly recommend checking out Andrea MacPherson’s new novel, What We Once Believed, published by Caitlin Press (March 2017).Go to full post …read more

On Monday April 24 in Prince George, Read Local BC presents four acclaimed authors from the Interior—Sage Birchwater, Clayton Gauthier, Janet Romain, and Bev Sellars. Go to full post …read more

A beautifully illustrated children’s story written by acclaimed Canadian author Roderick Haig-Brown, Alison’s Fishing Birds is the story of a young girl’s encounter with some of BC’s most intriguing river birds. Go to full post …read more

Vivek Shraya’s debut collection of poetry, even this page is white, is a bold, timely, and personal interrogation of skin.Go to full post …read more

This unique picture book was inspired by the stone artwork of Syrian artist Nizar Ali Badr, discovered by the author Margariet Ruurs.Go to full post …read more