The Last Caravan is a rare and graphic detail of the intimacy of community-supported medical assistance in dying. This true story follows author Anna Byrne’s close friend Mary Morgan and the community that rallied around her to be part of her “dying team” to help her die at home.
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The students in my ENGL 389 class at UFV spent the fall interviewing Canadian authors on their new books. The results were *fantastic*.
The interviews will be published in a variety of magazines throughout 2026. I'll link them all in this thread.
Discover a new children's illustrated book that fights misinformation, and David Suzukis brand new book, Lessons From A Lifetime making its first appearance 👀
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Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha returns with their fifth fearless poetry collection. 📝 The Way Disabled People Love Each Other reckons with grief, trauma, memory, and the complexities of how disabled BIPOC queer people love each other.
Out now from @arsenalpulp.bsky.social!
Featured books:
Her Courage Rises by Haley Healey (@heritagehouse.bsky.social)
Butter Honey Pig Bread by Francesca Ekwuyasi (@arsenalpulp.bsky.social)
How to Lose Everything by Christa Couture (@douglasmcintyre.bsky.social)
On Their Own Terms by Haley Healey (@heritagehouse.bsky.social)
Get to know more about the women that made their mark in BC history and its rich literary legacy. ✨These books explore hope, healing, and overcoming systemic discrimination in bold ways that will leave you inspired to lead a life on your own terms, just like their authors.
Help young readers to build love and respect for all creatures with these beautifully illustrated children's books 🐛 🌻 Learn more here: www.readlocalbc.ca/2026/02/20/b...
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Go inside the secret world of novelist Elizabeth Bowen’s WWII spy writing and the Canadian diplomat who loved her. 🕵️🔎 Inspired by a hidden chapter of Canadian history, The Innocent Canadian is a literary spy thriller blending romance and murder.
Out April 14 from Now or Never Publishing!
If you're looking for reads to help you slow down, observe, and gain a deeper sense of the ecological world around us, look no further: www.readlocalbc.ca/2026/02/20/b...
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Now that you’ve set your reading intentions for the year, chances are there might even be a book (or a few) on your physical TBR that you’ll finally get around to. 👀 🙊
Which book are you committing to finishing this year?
At this year's conference for The Association of Canadian Studies in German-speaking Countries we will be showcasing an excellent selection of titles from the University of British Columbia Press
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Independent booksellers started gathering in the Steel City over the weekend, with several hundred attending the second Ignite pre-con for BIPOC booksellers, while others made visits to local bookstores.
Interview #2 in my 2026 #BCPoetry interview series with @readlocalbc.bsky.social is here!
I spoke with @amberdawnwrites.bsky.social about her new @arsenalpulp.bsky.social collection, "Buzzkill Clamshell."
I hope you enjoy it:
3 classic BC guidebooks return to this weeks BC Bestseller list...
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Haven’t yet tuned into the 2026 Winter Olympics? 🏂 There’s no need to press rewind. Tap into the spirit of a winter sports athlete with these reads that cover exhilarating winter activities you can do in BC. Four years of intensive training? Not required! ❄️
Lauren Peat has a light skin tone, blue eyes, and a dark blonde pixie cut. She wears a brown turtle neck sweater and small hoop earrings. She is looking to the side while sunlight shining through leaves creates spots of sunlight and shadows across her face.
“Words can make a minute stretch long, or collapse it into a pinprick. It’s a special kind of alchemy… I remember feeling as if the rest of the bus had melted away, and I almost missed my stop.”
The 1:52 train sustains a D major chord. I rehearse having no purpose inside night’s cargo of shadow. —Lauren Peat, “Freight Train”
Poetry in Transit spotlight: Lauren Peat☀️
We spoke with Lauren Peat and the other Poetry in Transit 2025-26 poets on place, transit, and community. Read here: www.readlocalbc.ca/2025/09/17/p...
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It's with heavy hearts that we share that Sandy Shreve, the woman who started Poetry in Transit, has passed.
Read all about her amazing life as an artist and activist here: bcbooklook.com/rip-sandy-sh...
My dear friend, the poet Sandy Shreve, has died.
A number of us wrote tributes to Sandy for @eventmags.bsky.social in December. I welcome you to read them today, and learn a bit more about an incredible poet, painter, arts organizer and human being:
Feast follows a comfortable North American family as they contend with compounding global crises and the end of things as we know them. Each member of the family deals with the coming troubles in their own way, offering a wild take on the uncertainties and anxieties of our world today.
Featured books:
📖 Bec and Call by Jenna Lyn Albert
📖 Cruise Missile Liberals by Spencer Gordon
📖 From Scratch by Gail Anderson-Dargatz
📖 As If (stories) by Alban Goulden
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Looking for a quick and refreshing local read? Let us help you find your next one with these works of short prose that not only are worth your time, but also pack a punch.
Some of the best reads sometimes get overlooked amongst the crowd. These reads are nothing short of buzz-worthy, featuring powerful themes, unique plots, and engrossing characters that will have you calling them deliciously good reads. 💬
Written in verse, Like a Hurricane is a stunning exploration of what it means to be true to one’s self.
A young teen grapples with the fear of coming out to family and friends, questioning what the future of his relationships will become. Available now from @orcabook.bsky.social
Stay motivated and beat winter boredom with Tsimshian artist Roy Henry Vicker’s quality colouring book, Inspired.
Available now from @harbourpublishing.bsky.social!
Our 2025 review is in🎇 Discover which interviews and booklist resonated the most with the BC Readers
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These independent BC books flew off the shelves in 2025📈
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Experienced in the BC publishing industry? Our organization is hiring!
Check out this article in @bcbooklook.bsky.social about Junie Désil and Wayde Compton's upcoming event at the Baumann Centre:
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