Chilliwack-based Heather Ramsay sets her debut novel, A Room in the Forest (Caitlin Press $25), in Haida Gwaii, where Ramsay worked as a reporter for ten years. The coming-of-age story follows nineteen-year-old Lily after she leaves a job at her father’s furniture store in Alberta for a job in the ancient forests of Haida Gwaii. As Lily settles into her new living and working environment, she sees a mysterious figure, a man who disappeared into the forest many years before. Each local has their own version of what happened. Lily continues to ask questions and discovers surprising secrets about her estranged mother’s experience in the area. In pursuit of answers, Lily dives deeper into the forest. 9781773861678