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Celebrating the Art of Storytelling on World Storytelling Day

Celebrating the Art of Storytelling on World Storytelling Day

March 20, 2025

Celebrate World Storytelling Day with captivating books for all ages, featuring nature, magic, friendship, and Indigenous culture....read more

Diversify Your Reading: Get Outside Your Genre Comfort Zone with these BC Books

Diversify Your Reading: Get Outside Your Genre Comfort Zone with these BC Books

March 13, 2025

Explore new genres and subjects with this list of BC books designed to help you find something new....read more

19 BC Books for Women’s History Month

19 BC Books for Women’s History Month

March 7, 2025

A book selection that includes the tiny, personal, delicate histories as well as the expansive and consequential ones....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. I am Connected I am Connected
    by Ḵung Jaadee, illustrated by Carla Joseph

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

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

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

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Best of 2024

Top 20 BC Bestsellers of 2024

Top 20 BC Bestsellers of 2024

Read Local BC Highlights from 2024

Read Local BC Highlights from 2024

Book Recs

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

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

Dive into BC’s Wild Side: 9 Books on the Province’s Unique Wildlife

Dive into BC’s Wild Side: 9 Books on the Province’s Unique Wildlife

Interviews

Meet Your Bookseller: Russell Books, Victoria

Meet Your Bookseller: Russell Books, Victoria

Ten Canadian Authors on the Writing Advice That Changed Their Life

Ten Canadian Authors on the Writing Advice That Changed Their Life

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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