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7 Captivating BC Books on Healing through Nature

7 Captivating BC Books on Healing through Nature

May 7, 2025

Discover BC books that explore our relationship to nature—through memoir, poetry, and more. Let these reads inspire your next...read more

Words Being Read Like Birds: An Interview with Cecily Nicholson

Words Being Read Like Birds: An Interview with Cecily Nicholson

April 30, 2025

The poets talk about attending to local restoration efforts in art, collectivity, and the sonic and semantic harmonies in...read more

2025 BC & Yukon Book Prizes Finalists

2025 BC & Yukon Book Prizes Finalists

April 24, 2025

Congratulations to all the BC publishers and authors who made the final shortlists!...read more

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Current BC Bestsellers

  1. The Cost of a Hostage: A Lane Winslow Mystery The Cost of a Hostage: A Lane Winslow Mystery
    by Iona Whishaw

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

  3. Beneath Dark Waters: The Legacy of the Empress of Ireland Shipwreck Beneath Dark Waters: The Legacy of the Empress of Ireland Shipwreck
    by Eve Lazarus

  4. I am Connected I am Connected
    by Ḵung Jaadee, illustrated by Carla Joseph

  5. Indigenous Rights in One Minute: What You Need to Know to Talk Reconciliation Indigenous Rights in One Minute: What You Need to Know to Talk Reconciliation
    by Bruce McIvor

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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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