August 7, 2017
As we settle into the August long weekend, we’re taking the opportunity to hear what local authors are reading and recommending. From memoir to short stories to debut novels, here are eight great reads to pick up this weekend.
Angie Abdou Go to full post …read more
June 30, 2017
Travel vicariously through these photography books highlighting the beauty, majesty and awe-inspiring landscapes found in western Canada’s Rocky MountainsGo to full post …read more
June 28, 2017
In August 1989, Jane Rule—novelist, essayist, and the first widely recognized “public lesbian” in North America—summed up the first eight years of her correspondence with Rick Bébout, a noted gay activist and publisher in Toronto: “It seems to me that what Go to full post …read more
June 21, 2017
A selection of recent works by Indigenous writers and forthcoming Indigenous books in celebration of National Aboriginal DayGo to full post …read more
June 2, 2017
This is a dystopian story for people who want their dystopias not too dystopian. Go to full post …read more
May 24, 2017
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
May 3, 2017
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
April 30, 2017
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
April 28, 2017
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
April 21, 2017
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
April 20, 2017
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
April 12, 2017
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