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12 Books By BC Debut Authors That Should Be On Your Radar

12 Books By BC Debut Authors That Should Be On Your Radar

January 7, 2025

These debut books explore themes of identity, migration, family, and more, all while offering fresh takes on familiar genres....read more

Meet Your Bookseller: Russell Books, Victoria

Meet Your Bookseller: Russell Books, Victoria

December 20, 2024

Zoe Dickinson, Andrea Minter, and Jordan Minter talk about bookselling being a group effort, the joys of the elevator,...read more

9 Must-Read Books for Hobbies & Creative Exploration

9 Must-Read Books for Hobbies & Creative Exploration

December 11, 2024

If you love hobbies that bring fulfillment, you'll enjoy these fantastic BC books about passions like collecting, photography, and...read more

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Current BC Bestsellers

  1. Whitewater Cooks The Food We Love Whitewater Cooks The Food We Love
    by Shelley Adams, Conner Adams

  2. Untold Tales of Old British Columbia Untold Tales of Old British Columbia
    by Daniel Marshall

  3. Never Boring: The Up and Down History of the Vancouver Canucks Never Boring: The Up and Down History of the Vancouver Canucks
    by Ed Willes

  4. The Curve of Time: New, Expanded Edition The Curve of Time: New, Expanded Edition
    by M. Wylie Blanchet

  5. The Animal People Choose a Leader The Animal People Choose a Leader
    by Richard Wagamese, illustrated by Bridget George

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Book Recs

14 BC Books that Need to Be Adapted Into a Movie or TV Show

14 BC Books that Need to Be Adapted Into a Movie or TV Show

12 BC Books by Indigenous Authors to Read for the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation

12 BC Books by Indigenous Authors to Read for the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation

Gift-Worthy Books

Everyone on Your Holiday List Will Love These BC Books

Everyone on Your Holiday List Will Love These BC Books

12 BC Books on the Cultural Evolution of BC

12 BC Books on the Cultural Evolution of BC

Interviews

Ten Canadian Authors on the Writing Advice That Changed Their Life

Ten Canadian Authors on the Writing Advice That Changed Their Life

Seven BC Poets on the Writers that inspire them

Seven BC Poets on the Writers that inspire them

Local Poetry

Learning a Second Language When It Should Be My First: An Interview with Wanda John-Kehewin

Learning a Second Language When It Should Be My First: An Interview with Wanda John-Kehewin

Choosing to Not Cry: An Interview with Jane Munro

Choosing to Not Cry: An Interview with Jane Munro

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