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Books for World Refugee Day

June 22, 2021

This past Sunday, June 20, we commemorated World Refugee Day! To celebrate and welcome all the refugees who make their home in Canada, we’ve put together a reading list of BC published books in honour of this year’s theme: Together we Go to full post …read more

Reading for Trans Day of Visibility

March 31, 2021

March 31 marks Transgender Day of Visibility, a day dedicated to celebrating transgender folks and raising awareness of the discrimination faced by transgender people worldwide. Today we share five books that help demonstrate some of the intolerance and bigotry trans folks Go to full post …read more

Freedom to Read Week

February 22, 2021

Freedom to Read Week provides Canadians a powerful opportunity to address issues of intellectual freedom, censorship, and access to information as they affect our communities — whether locally, nationally, or abroad. As part of our commitment to these three issues which Go to full post …read more

I Read Canadian Day 2021

February 17, 2021

I Read Canadian is a national day of celebration of Canadian books for young people. It’s a day to celebrate the richness, diversity, and breadth of local literature — and a chance to challenge your fellow book people to dedicate just Go to full post …read more

Gift Guide: Diverse Selections for Diverse P...

December 18, 2020

As residents of the Pacific Northwest, we have the profound fortune to be at the crossroads of so many different cultures and lived experiences. The abundant diversity of this province’s land, history, peoples and cultures is only further reflected in the voices of its authors. This holiday season, celebrate these diverse and powerful voices with some truly fantastic local books!Go to full post …read more