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We would like to recognize this Day for Truth and Reconciliation. As publishers, we will continue to work to bring the truths of Indian Residential Schools—as well as the truths about the infringement of the...
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The Victoria Book Prize Society has announced the shortlist for the 2023 City of Victoria Butler Book Prize. Maleea Acker’s poetry collection Hesitating Once to Feel Glory (Nightwood Editions, 2022) has been shortlisted for the award.
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Menaka Raman-Wilms' novel, The Rooftop Garden, has been longlisted for the 2023 Scotiabank Giller Prize. “The Rooftop Garden adroitly weaves the themes of friendship, responsibility, and climate change into ...
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Hot Springs of Western Canada: A Complete Guide, 4th Edition
David Woodsworth, Glenn WoodsworthFrom $17.99

The West Coast of Vancouver Island: Revised Third Edition, 2023
Anne Yeadon-Jones, Laurence Yeadon-Jones$49.95

Desolation Sound & the Discovery Islands: Revised Fifth Edition, 2023
Anne Yeadon-Jones, Laurence Yeadon-Jones$49.95

A Kid’s Guide to Plants of the Pacific Northwest: with Cool Facts, Activities and Recipes
Philippa Joly$26.95

This Place Is Who We Are: Stories of Indigenous Leadership, Resilience, and Connection to Homelands
$39.95

Exploring Vancouver: Ten Tours of the City and its Buildings (Fifth Edition)
Harold Kalman, Robin Ward$29.95

Snorkelling Adventures Around Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands: The Ultimate Guide
Sara Ellison$26.95
Nightwood Editions

Tranquility Lost: The Occupation of Tranquille and Battle for Community Care in BC
Gary Steeves$21.95

Using Power Well: Bob Williams and the Making of British Columbia
Benjamin Isitt, Bob Williams, Thomas Bevan$22.95
Books for Truth and Reconciliation Day

This Place Is Who We Are: Stories of Indigenous Leadership, Resilience, and Connection to Homelands
$39.95

Being Ts'elxwéyeqw: First Peoples' Voices and History from the Chilliwack-Fraser Valley, British Columbia
- Edited by: David M. Shaepe
$94.95
Recent Award Winners and Contenders

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

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

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
Indigenous Authors and Themes

This Place Is Who We Are: Stories of Indigenous Leadership, Resilience, and Connection to Homelands
$39.95

Being Ts'elxwéyeqw: First Peoples' Voices and History from the Chilliwack-Fraser Valley, British Columbia
- Edited by: David M. Shaepe
$94.95
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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

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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