Gabrielle Prendergast
Sixteen-year-old Poppy feels ready to take on responsibility when her dad leaves to fight a distant wildfire in Gabrielle Prendergast’s… FULL STORY
AUTHORS & BOOKS
Rebecca Wood Barrett
Henry’s summer at mountain bike camp takes an unexpected turn when the head counselor, Shifty, prioritizes construction work over outdoor… FULL STORY
Frances Backhouse
Bison, North America’s largest land animals, once thrived with 170,000 wood bison in the north and over 30 million plains… FULL STORY
Marsha Donner
Marsha Donner’s book, Mending Abortion Trauma with Presence: a journal and guidebook into the canyon of silence (FriesenPress $18.49) addresses… FULL STORY
Jan Howarth
Jan Howarth recounts her journey from a career in the West Coast fishing industry to becoming a successful PR consultant… FULL STORY
Gayle Mavor
In her memoir, At One With An Island: Salt Spring Revisited (Mavorick Publishing $21.50) Gayle Mavor revisits Salt Spring Island,… FULL STORY
Darcy Nybo
Every day, countless dogs are abandoned at shelters, found roaming the streets, or rescued from dangerous situations. This book offers… FULL STORY
George’s Reading Room
UBC Library is launching a new project that will offer readers, writers, students, and academic researchers an immersive experience in… FULL STORY
Behind the iron curtain
Author Jadzia Prenosil’s memoir, My Childhood Behind the Iron Curtain (Island Blue Print $19.99) details her childhood in 1960s Communist… FULL STORY
John Henry
Author John Henry’s Guide to Backcountry Adventure in Cathedral Park (FriesenPress $22.49) is an essential resource for anyone visiting this… FULL STORY
Umar Turaki
In Umar Turaki’s novel, Every Drop of Blood Is Red (Little A $23.51), lives intertwine in Jos, Nigeria, when Dareng… FULL STORY
John D’Eathe
In Celebrities Who Have Met Me: A Child of the Lost Empire (Adagio Media $21.99), John D’Eathe reflects on his… FULL STORY
Frank Assu
Join brave young girls Kiara and Nova as they battle wildfires across B.C. communities with their friend, Bob the tactical… FULL STORY
Katrina Chen
The first Taiwanese-born Canadian appointed to the BC Cabinet, Katrina Chen’s book, A Stronger Home (Orca $21.95) for ages 6-8,… FULL STORY
Mike Deas
Author and illustrator of The Sueño Bay Adventure Series, Mike Deas, brings to life the story of young Mia through… FULL STORY
Sophie Dubé
Illustrated by Vancouver artist, Sophie Dubé, Making a Splash: How Humans Consume, Conserve and Care for Water (Orca $29.95), due… FULL STORY
Elinor Florence
Set in 1905 Alberta, Flora Craigie, a young Scottish woman flees her abusive husband in Elinor Florence’s upcoming book, Finding… FULL STORY
B.R. Bentley
In The Blood Labyrinth (FriesenPress $20.99) by BC author B.R. Bentley, a 74-year-old mystery begins to unravel after the suspicious… FULL STORY
Simon Roy
Co-authored by Simon Roy, Jess Pollard and Sergey Nazarov, Griz Grobus (Image Comics $26.99) is a sci-fi graphic novel set… FULL STORY
Ron Prasad
A collection of fifteen chilling short stories by author Ron Prasad, I Will Wander On: Volume One (iUniverse $30.95), explores… FULL STORY
