Channel those long screen-time hours into your next great reading escape! 👀 Featured books from @orcabook.bsky.social, @greystonebooks.bsky.social, @talonbooks.bsky.social, @anvilpress.bsky.social #ReadBC #ReadLocal

📚✨ Storytime just got a local twist! The Read Local BC Kids Gift Box is aimed at children aged 6–9, and is perfect for curious minds and cozy nights. Tag someone who might want to add this to their kid’s holiday wishlist. 🙂 @greystonekidsbooks @heritagehousepublishing @orcabook Available for $40.00

Craving the perfect gift? 🎁 Our Culinary Gift Box serves up a delicious option for the foodie in your life! Includes: 🍴 My New Indian Kitchen by Vikram Vij and Jennifer Muttoo @figure1publishing 🍴 The Davison Orchards Cookbook by Rachel Davison, Tamra Davison, and Laura Shaw @touchwooded

Grab one of our Limited Edition BC Book Boxes before they're gone! Curated by three local indie booksellers and featuring BC published books.

Three local booksellers curated our limited edition book boxes, swipe to meet them 📚 What makes each book so special? Read the Curators Guide to see why: www.readlocalbc.ca/2025/10/31/t...

Discover our new limited edition book boxes! 🍁 🎁 www.readlocalbc.ca/2025/10/31/d... @greystonebooks.bsky.social @heritagehouse.bsky.social @orcabook.bsky.social @arsenalpulp.bsky.social @medicinewheelpub.bsky.social @talonbooks.bsky.social @figure1publishing.bsky.social @touchwooded.bsky.social

This holiday season… give the gift of reading! We are very excited to announce that we have the following limited edition Read Local BC gift boxes available for sale: 🎁 Early Readers Kids Box 🎁 Indigenous Voices Box 🎁 Culinary Box Explore here: www.readlocalbc.ca/shop/

Don't have time for marathon reading sessions? You can finish these unputdownable BC reads in just one sitting. Learn more in our new blog post: buff.ly/BdsKz5i @arsenalpulp.bsky.social @caitlinpress.bsky.social @ronsdalepress.bsky.social @touchwooded.bsky.social @talonbooks.bsky.social

Did you know about 170,000 wood bison once roamed northern regions? This educational book for kids teaches them about the role of bison in our ecosystem and the call for their conservation. 🦬 Now available from @orcabook.bsky.social! #BCBooks

Foster cultural connections through the joys of daydreaming with Dreaming Alongside. This stunningly illustrated book gives readers permission to daydream and think of what magic their lives have the potential to hold. 🦋 ✨ Now available from @orcabook.bsky.social!

New books on the BC Bestseller list from @greystonebooks.bsky.social @douglasmcintyre.bsky.social www.readlocalbc.ca/bc-bestselle... #ReadLocalBC #BCBestsellerLIst #BCIndependentBooks

Poetry in Transit spotlight: Junie Désil Désil reflects on the value and role of public art, aligned with the political vein that runs through her work. We spoke with Junie Désil and the other Poetry in Transit 2025-26 poets on place, transit, and community here: www.readlocalbc.ca/2025/09/17/p...

Fall into the new season with these BC books that will give you all the atmospheric vibes! No matter the genre you’re into, grab a hot drink to sip on and get cozy in your favourite reading spot with these intimate reads. ☕ 🧣 🎃 #FallReads

We asked BC Independent book publishers for their recommendations, find out what they chose below 👀 www.readlocalbc.ca/2025/10/22/i... #ReadLocalBC #BCIndieBooks #BCIndiePublishers

Join author Bill Arnott as he goes scuba diving off the shores of West Vancouver, learns the history of Burrard Inlet aboard a SeaBus, and more water adventures. Now available from @arsenalpulp.bsky.social! #APerfectDayForAWalk #ReadLocalBC #BCBooks

BC Indie Bestseller List this week featuring two new titles: I Won't Feel This Way Forever, a soon to be YA classic from @orcabook.bsky.social and Wilderness Mother 30th Anniversary edition, a classic wilderness memoir from Ronsdale Press #ReadLocalBC See more: www.readlocalbc.ca/bc-bestselle...

Think you’re well-versed on Canadian history? Challenge yourself to learn the personal stories and events that defined communities across the nation. These are the stories that didn’t make it into your history textbooks from @orcabook.bsky.social, @ubcpress.bsky.social, and more. ✏️

Queer your TBR just in time for 2SLGBTQIA+ History Month! 🌈 📚 We've curated a list of reads by 2SLGBTQIA+ authors that centre the joy and resilience of queer communities in celebration of their achievements and ongoing fight for equality around the world. buff.ly/EBfHOGV #OwnVoices

BC almost became a US state, read about our once precarious geographical standing in Trading Fate @heritagehouse.bsky.social Full BC indie Bestseller list: www.readlocalbc.ca/bc-bestselle... #ReadLocalBC #BCBestsellers #IndieBestsellers

Find out more about this book and plethora of other new BC books hitting the shelves this Fall 🍂https://www.readlocalbc.ca/2025/10/08/autumn-release-new-books-to-cozy-up-with-this-fall/

Discover the Innu tale of how the little fir tree became the Christmas tree. A story of resilience, beauty, and light in the Far North—perfect for the season and for the whole family to enjoy! 🌲🎁 Out October 14 from @orcabook.bky.social. #BCBooks #ReadLocal

It’s Hispanic Heritage Month! Celebrate the unique culture and traditions of Hispanic and Latinx communities in Canada with these bilingual book recs that can be read aloud in both English and Spanish from @orcabook.bsky.social and #TradewindBooks! Check out these books on the publishers' websites.

Broaden your horizons this fall with this list of fascinating nonfiction on wide-ranging topics, from the way we eat and think to incredible historical movements in Canada and the relationship between the body and politics! #ReadLocalBC @ubcpress.bsky.social @orcabook.bsky.social

New books to cozy up with this Fall 🍂 Part 1. Poetry and novels. Find the rest of this season’s latest releases from indie publishers below: www.readlocalbc.ca/2025/10/08/a... @talonbooks.bsky.social @nightwoodeditions.bsky.social @harbourpublishing.bsky.social @douglasmcintyre.bsky.social

New books on the Indie BC Bestseller List, featuring a brand new Prequel from Iona Whishaw: A season for Spies by @touchwooded.bsky.social just in time for the holidays. Read the full list: www.readlocalbc.ca/bc-bestselle...

For World Teachers' Day, we rounded up stories that embody the educational and inspirational spirit of the work educators do to promote literacy, nurture curiosity and shape the future leaders (and readers) of the world. 🍎 ✏️ 📚

We’re still aglow from another successful launch of our Poetry in Transit program 🎉 This event would not possible without our sponsors, and we especially want to thank Creative BC for supporting this year’s Poetry in Transit Launch!

In honour of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, we’ve rounded up a few stories that reflect the diverse experiences of Indigenous identity, language, teachings, and cultural traditions. Learn more about these books on our website. #ReadIndigenous www.readlocalbc.ca/2025/09/30/i...

Your Indie BC Bestseller list is here and features 7 Indigenous titles. Have your pick of an Indigenous author to read on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. See the list: www.readlocalbc.ca/bc-bestselle...

On the eve of Truth and Reconciliation Day in Canada, we recommend five books to read and reflect on from @arsenalpulp.bsky.social, @ecwpress.bsky.social, @gooselane.bsky.social, @talonbooks.bsky.social, and @nightwoodeditions.bsky.social. Browse our full list here: alllitup.ca/book-list/re...

(1/5) The West Coast Book Prize Society announced the winners of the 41st @bcyukonbookprizes.bsky.social. 🏆 Congratulations to our members, @talonbooks.bsky.social, @heritagehouse.bsky.social, @arsenalpulp.bsky.social, and @figure1publishing.bsky.social! More details below and at buff.ly/ZxafZpf

TONIGHT!! Join Isabella Wang, @isabellawangbc.bsky.social and me for the launch of 'November, November', and 'if: prey, then: huntress!' Hosted by Natalie Lim. 7 pm, Massy Books. 229 E. Georgia St. @massybooks.bsky.social Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/huntress-i... #poetry #booklaunch

We are so excited to see that A Haida Wedding has won the Roderick Haig-Brown Regional Prize! Congrats to Terri-Lynn Williams, Robert Davidson, and all the BC and Yukon Book Prize 2025 winners! #HaidaHistory #CanadianBooks #CanadianBookAward

I wast at @wordvancouver.bsky.social today. I didn’t know we have poems on buses! Discovered some incredible local poets and authors. @readlocalbc.bsky.social

Congratulations to Leanne Dunic on winning the Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize (@bcyukonbookprizes.bsky.social) for her book "Wet." You can read my interview with Leanne about the book over at @readlocalbc.bsky.social:

Your indie BC Bestseller list is here, featuring many new titles hot off the press, from the first big fall release 🔥 📖 Be first to check out what's best right now: www.readlocalbc.ca/bc-bestselle... @medicinewheelpub.bsky.social @harbourpublishing.bsky.social @douglasmcintyre.bsky.social

↪Swipe to find out how place impacts these Poets’ work Join us tomorrow from 2-3:30 PM @wordvancouver.bsky.social in Robson Square to hear readings from our featured poets! followed by discussion and Q&A. Read the full interviews here: www.readlocalbc.ca/2025/09/17/p...

In June 2025 we launched the Read Local BC eBookshelf, in partnership with the Association of Book Publishers of BC. NNELS now offers accessible versions of Read Local BC titles: nnels.ca/relations/re... #Accessibility #DigitalLibrary @readlocalbc.bsky.social @libbyapp.com @nnelsca.bsky.social

Join us THIS SATURDAY from 2-3:30 PM at @wordvancouver.bsky.social for readings from this year's Poets! Hosted by Vancouver's poet laureate @eleekg.bsky.social and followed by discussion and Q&A. #ReadLocalBC #WordVancouver #PoetryInTransit

We’re back! 📚✨ It’s been over 30 years since “Word on the Street” (IYKYK) + we’re thrilled to have been able to foster the joy of the written word and inspire creativity for the last three decades. The entire event is FREE and has something for everyone (truly!). More Info: www.wordvancouver.ca

New and No.1 this week's BC indie Bestseller list: Decolonization and Me by Phyllis Webstad and Kristy McLeod @medicinewheelpub.bsky.social Full list: www.readlocalbc.ca/bc-bestselle...

It takes just one voice to make all the difference. These 8 stories on trailblazer's who left their mark on the province—and proved the power of action—will inspire you!

Autumn is approaching, and with it came our September edition, Fall into a New Series 💌 We write a monthly newsletter highlighting local literary events, achievements, launches, and must read book lists Sign up below to stay up to date on your local bookish news www.readlocalbc.ca/contact/news...

Don't miss the bus! Join us on Saturday September 20, 2-3:30 PM at @wordvancouver.bsky.social for readings from this year's poetry in Transit authors ✨ Hosted by Vancouver's Poet Laureate Elee Kraljii Gardiner ✨ More info at poetryintransit.ca #PoetryInTransit #WordVancouver #ReadLocalBC

Looking for new picture books to use in the classroom? We’ve got a stellar fall lineup! From fun and silly to comforting and empowering, there are strong curriculum connections for your classroom—and there’s something for every reader. conta.cc/45ja7Xm

In honor of Official Languages Day, Canadian Heritage is launching "I support Canadian books!” 🍁 On September 11, support Canadian books and local culture by sharing a photo of the book you have chosen on your social media with #CanadianBook and #OLDay. More details here: buff.ly/uwV1m7A

This week's BC Indie Bestseller list just dropped. Find your new page gripping autumn read that's verifiably one of the best 🍂 No.2 The Cost of a Hostage by Iona Whishaw @touchwooded.bsky.social See the full list: www.readlocalbc.ca/bc-bestselle...

If you love arts and culture in Canada, please consider signing the @artscoalitionca.bsky.social letter before September 15th! 📣✒️ #DontCutTheArts @readlocalbc.bsky.social

We’ve got an announcement to celebrate the first day of school: applications are open now for our Writers in the Classroom program, which will offer 13 FREE author visits to schools across Metro Vancouver between October to December 2025. Apply by Sept 30: writersfest.bc.ca/youth#writer...

HOLY COW! Looks like Emerson's gotten the SEAL OF APPROVAL! We're No 4 on this week's BC Bestsellers according to @readlocalbc.bsky.social on our release week! Thanks everyone! #kidlitart #kidlit #readlocalbc @picturebookseh.bsky.social