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An award-winning independent book publisher owned and operated by Howard and Mary White. Established in 1974 and based on British Columbia's Sunshine Coast.
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Harbour Publishing's Fall 2022 catalogue, which includes forthcoming releases from Nightwood Editions and Lost Moose Books, is now available for download here! Read on for short summaries of the Fall 2022 books.
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The winners for the 2022 League of Canadian Poets Book Awards have been announced, and Selina Boan has won the Pat Lowther Memorial Award for Undoing Hours.
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The shortlists for the 2022 BC and Yukon Book Prizes have been announced, and several Harbour Publishing books have been included. Luschiim Arvid Charlie and Nancy J. Turner are shortlisted for the Roder...
Read moreStories by and about Extraordinary Women

On the Cusp of Contact: Gender, Space and Race in the Colonization of British Columbia
$34.95

Light Years: Memoir of a Modern Lighthouse Keeper
Biography Autobiography & Memoir, Caroline Woodward$29.95
Forthcoming

Vancouver, Howe Sound & the Sunshine Coast, Fourth Edition, 2022: Including Princess Louisa Inlet & Jedediah Island
Anne Yeadon-Jones, Laurence Yeadon-Jones$49.95

Using Power Well: Bob Williams and the Making of British Columbia
Benjamin Isitt, Bob Williams, Thomas Bevan$22.95

Whelks to Whales: Coastal Marine Life of the Pacific Northwest, Newly Revised and expanded Third edition
Rick M. Harbo$28.95

Incredible Crossings: The History and Art of the Bridges, Tunnels and Ferries That Connect British Columbia
Derek Hayes$46.95

Alone in the Great Unknown: One Woman’s Remarkable Adventures in the Northwestern Wilderness
Caroll Simpson$26.95
New releases from Harbour Publishing

Return to Solitude: More Desolation Sound Adventures with the Cougar Lady, Russell the Hermit, the Spaghetti Bandit and Others
Grant Lawrence$26.95

The Science and Spirit of Seaweed: Discovering Food, Medicine and Purpose in the Kelp Forests of the Pacific Northwest
Amanda Swinimer$28.95

Deep, Dark and Dangerous: The Story of British Columbia’s World-Class Undersea Tech Industry
Vickie Jensen$36.95
New & forthcoming releases from Nightwood Editions

Using Power Well: Bob Williams and the Making of British Columbia
Benjamin Isitt, Bob Williams, Thomas Bevan$22.95
Get Ready for Spring!
Plan your garden with books written specifically for Canada's West Coast conditions

Sow Simple: 100+ Green and Easy Projects to Make Your Garden Awesome
Christina Symons, John Gillespie$29.95

A Year on the Garden Path: A 52-Week Organic Gardening Guide, Revised Second Edition
Carolyn Herriot$24.95

Everyday Eden: 100+ Fun, Green Garden Projects for the Whole Family to Enjoy
Christina Symons, John Gillespie$29.95
Recent Award Winners and Contenders

On the Cusp of Contact: Gender, Space and Race in the Colonization of British Columbia
$34.95

Step into Wilderness: A Pictorial History of Outdoor Exploration in and around the Comox Valley
$39.95
Website Bestsellers

The New Beachcomber's Guide to the Pacific Northwest: Completely Revised and Expanded 2019
J. Duane Sept$32.95
Dreamspeaker Cruising Guides
Venture of the beaten track and explore the waterways of the Pacific Northwest

The Gulf Islands & Vancouver Island: Victoria & Sooke to Nanaimo
Anne Yeadon-Jones, Laurence Yeadon-Jones$49.95

The San Juan Islands: Including Anacortes, Bellingham, Blaine & Point Roberts
Anne Yeadon-Jones, Laurence Yeadon-Jones$49.95

The Broughtons: And Vancouver Island—Kelsey Bay to Port Hardy
Anne Yeadon-Jones, Laurence Yeadon-Jones$49.95

The West Coast of Vancouver Island: Including Bunsby Islands & the Broken Group
Anne Yeadon-Jones, Laurence Yeadon-Jones$49.95

Voyage of the Dreamspeaker: Vancouver--Desolation Sound Cruising Highlights
Anne Yeadon-Jones, Laurence Yeadon-Jones$42.95

Vancouver, Howe Sound & the Sunshine Coast, Fourth Edition, 2022: Including Princess Louisa Inlet & Jedediah Island
Anne Yeadon-Jones, Laurence Yeadon-Jones$49.95
Read Local!
Featured Books Featuring BC Places

Step into Wilderness: A Pictorial History of Outdoor Exploration in and around the Comox Valley
$39.95

Raincoast Chronicles 24: Cougar Companions: Bute Inlet Country and the Legendary Schnarrs
Judith Williams, Raincoast Chronicles$26.95

Stanley Park's Secret: The Forgotten Families of Whoi Whoi, Kanaka Ranch, and Brockton Point
Jean Barman$26.95

Crossing Home Ground: A Grassland Odyssey through Southern Interior British Columbia
David Pitt-Brooke$32.95

Adventures in Solitude: What Not to Wear to a Nude Potluck and Other Stories from Desolation Sound
Grant Lawrence$26.95

Luschiim’s Plants: Traditional Indigenous Foods, Materials and Medicines
Luschiim Arvid Charlie, Nancy J Turner$29.95

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