We are excited to present the top 20 bestselling BC books published in 2023! These are books released in 2023, published by BC presses, and sold in BC bookstores. See if your favourites made it on the list, or find a new book you haven’t read yet!
Thanks for supporting and reading local in 2023!
No. 1
To Track a Traitor: A Lane Winslow Mystery
by Iona Whishaw
TouchWood Editions | 9781771513876
No. 2
Unbroken: My Fight for Survival, Hope, and Justice for Indigenous Women and Girls
by Angela Sterritt
Greystone Books | 9781771648165
No. 3
Every Child Matters
by Phyllis Webstad, illustrated by Karlene Harvey
Medicine Wheel Publishing | 9781778540165
No. 4
The Wild Horses of the Chilcotin: Their History and Future
by Wayne McCrory
Harbour Publishing | 9781990776366
No. 5
East Side Story: Growing Up at the PNE
by Nick Marino
Arsenal Pulp Press | 9781551529332
No. 6
A Complex Coast: A Kayak Journey from Vancouver Island to Alaska
by David Norwell
Heritage House Publishing | 9781772034493
No. 7
Gumboot Guys: Nautical Adventures on British Columbia’s North Coast
edited by Lou Allison with Jane Wilde
Caitlin Press | 9781773861180
No. 8
Snorkelling Adventures Around Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands: The Ultimate Guide
by Sara Ellison
Harbour Publishing | 9781990776151
No. 9
Crushed Wild Mint
by Jess Housty
Nightwood Editions | 9780889714502
No. 10
The Secret Pocket
by Peggy Janicki, illustrated by Carrielynn Victor
Orca Book Publishers | 9781459833722
No. 11
A Kid’s Guide to Plants of the Pacific Northwest: with Cool Facts, Activities and Recipes
by Philippa Joly
Harbour Publishing | 9781990776212
No. 12
Sunset and Jericho: A Wakeland Novel
by Sam Wiebe
Harbour Publishing | 9781990776236
No. 13
The Morning Bell Brings the Broken Hearted
by Jennifer Manuel
Douglas & McIntyre | 9781771623193
No. 14
The Best Loved Boat: The Princess Maquinna
by Ian Kennedy
Harbour Publishing | 9781990776403
No. 15
Tracking Giants: Big Trees, Tiny Triumphs, and Misadventures in the Forest
by Amanda Lewis
Greystone Books | 9781771646734
No. 16
Searching for Franklin: New Answers to the Great Arctic Mystery
by Ken McGoogan
Douglas & McIntyre | 9781771623681
No. 17
Fleece and Fibre: Textile Producers of Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands
by Francine McCabe
Heritage House Publishing | 9781772034530
No. 18
E. J. Hughes: Life at the Lake
by Robert Amos
TouchWood Editions | 9781771514194
No. 19
The Power of Trees: How Ancient Forests Can Save Us if We Let Them
by Peter Wohlleben
Greystone Books | 9781771647748
No. 20
The Fire Still Burns: Life In and After Residential School
by Sam George, with Jill Yonit Goldberg, Liam Belson, Dylan MacPhee & Tanis Wilson
UBC Press | 9780774880855
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