March 1, 2022
Spring has sprung across the province, and at Read Local BC we’re excited to enjoy the season! This week, we’re especially excited to get outside in recognition of World Wildlife Day. This March 3, artists, activists, storytellers and environmentalists across the Go to full post …read more
February 16, 2022
Family day is fast-approaching, and we can’t wait to spend time together! This week at Read Local BC, we hope to encourage you to spend some quality time with your chosen family, friends, and relatives. So, we’ve scoured our publisher’s catalogues Go to full post …read more
January 5, 2022
We are excited to present the top 20 bestselling BC books of 2021! How many have you read?
Thank you for supporting your local independent bookstore in 2021. May 2022 be full of BC books!
No. 1
Whitewater Cooks Together Again Go to full post …read more
October 12, 2021
Monday October 11 was International Day of the Girl—an annual reminder of how important it is to celebrate the strength, health, empowerment and accomplishments of women and girls. This year’s theme is “My Voice, Our Equal Future.” We believe that by Go to full post …read more
October 1, 2021
Where would we be without teachers? These incredible gifters of knowledge have, at various times, been our nurturers, cheerleaders, nurses, entertainers, counsellors, confidants and of course our guides through the mysteries of the world. There aren’t nearly enough ways to say Go to full post …read more
August 24, 2021
Fall is the busiest time of year for books, and for booklovers the end of summer means getting ready to dive into all the fall books soon to come! We want to show off the amazing lineup of books coming from Go to full post …read more
August 3, 2021
This weekend, we celebrated British Columbia Day. We don’t know about you, but we can’t think of a better way to spend the days following this holiday than by reading up on BC’s history and celebrating all the diversity, culture, and Go to full post …read more
May 11, 2021
May 9-15 is Children’s Book Week—our annual reminder of the important role that books and literature play in shaping the next generation of leaders! We turn to books to introduce children to difficult topics, to teach them empathy and kindness, and Go to full post …read more
January 12, 2021
January is always a special time of year for readers: while we collectively shake off the weight of the previous year and begin making plans for a crisp new season of wordy adventures, publishers everywhere are revealing their catalogues –– giving Go to full post …read more
October 2, 2020
Orange Shirt Day, held annually on September 30th, is a day to mark the impact and legacy of the Residential School system and to commit to the ongoing work of reconciliation. Orange Shirt Day began in Williams Lake in 2013, inspired Go to full post …read more
July 30, 2020
It will come as no surprise that browsing the books section of Passages Gift Shops is one of our favourite parts of the journey – especially come summer, when we can spot new and exciting BC books proudly bearing their “Read Local BC Selection” stickers. Go to full post …read more
July 24, 2020
We share some locally-published, esteemed titles that will help to make Indigenous voices a regular part of every reading journey.Go to full post …read more