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Books to Celebrate Black History Month

February 11, 2022

February is Black History Month—a time to honour the stories and contributions of Black communities across the country and worldwide that too often face systemic erasure. 

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Asian Canadian Voices

January 25, 2022

This week at Read Local BC, we’re celebrating Asian Canadian voices sharing their stories with British Columbia. Read on for a roundup of our favourite histories, poetry collections, memoirs, and children’s tales by some of BC’s most prominent Asian Canadian writers.

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Cozy Reads for Deep Winter

December 21, 2021

Arguably the best part of a BC winter is the weather-made excuse to stay indoors curled up under a thick quilt while the rain or the snow (as the case may be) falls against the window. We can’t think of a Go to full post …read more

Gift Guide: Wild Cards

November 30, 2021

Do you have a friend or family member who defies categorization? No matter how hard you try you just can’t seem to find the perfect gift? We’ve pulled together a list featuring wild card picks from BC publishers. No matter who Go to full post …read more

The BC Books Fall Preview

August 24, 2021

Fall is the busiest time of year for books, and for booklovers the end of summer means getting ready to dive into all the fall books soon to come! We want to show off the amazing lineup of books coming from Go to full post …read more

Books for (Grand)Mothers

July 6, 2021

(Grand)mothers are the often unsung heroes of our lives. From the countless hours spent keeping us fed, clothed and happy as children through to the words of wisdom, emotional support and eventual send offs into the world as adults, mothers and Go to full post …read more

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