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Introducing the Read Local BC eBookshelf: A Collection of BC-Published eBooks

Introducing the Read Local BC eBookshelf: A Collection of BC-Published eBooks

June 5, 2025

Explore a new collection of BC-published ebooks through your local library on the Libby app....read more

Jumping in With Both Feet: An Interview with Bill Arnott

Jumping in With Both Feet: An Interview with Bill Arnott

June 4, 2025

The author of A Season in the Okanagan discusses a return to where he grew up in this special...read more

8 Local Titles that Explore the Globe

8 Local Titles that Explore the Globe

May 30, 2025

BC-published books that will take you on unforgettable journeys around the world....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. Swimming Holes and Beaches of Southwestern British Columbia including the Gulf Islands and Vancouver Island Swimming Holes and Beaches of Southwestern British Columbia including the Gulf Islands and Vancouver Island
    by Alex McKeen & George Harwood Smith

  3. 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

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

  5. Best of BC Road Trips: 20 Epic Adventures in British Columbia & Beyond Best of BC Road Trips: 20 Epic Adventures in British Columbia & Beyond
    by Sam Burkhart

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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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