CIBD is this weekend! To help make your celebration plans run smoothly, we've rounded up a few commonly asked questions! Visit our website at indiebookstores.ca/cibd for full details and to bookmark the contest page so you can quickly refer to it after all of your book shopping is complete! 🥳

Canadian Independent Bookstore Day is on Saturday, April 25, 2026! CIBD is the annual day when readers, writers, illustrators, publishers, and other industry supporters come together to celebrate indie bookstores across the country. Learn more and participate: buff.ly/RykQiW3 @indiebookstores.ca

Today is World Book and Copyright Day—a moment to celebrate the stories that shape us. If you love Canadian books, now’s the time to show it. Support Canada's literary ecosystem and creative economy by choosing Canadian-published books. #WorldBookDay

We had a wonderful time yesterday celebrating #BCBookDay at the BC Legislature!

It's BC Book Day and since I live in British Columbia I had to highlight books from this great province! So here are books from middle grade authors who live in BC and/or have books set in BC. 🇨🇦 Book lists in ALT text. #bcbookday #bcauthors #bcbooks #middlegradebooks #kidlit #kidbooks #booksky

What’s been your favourite BC Book you’ve read this year? Let us know ⬇️ so we can celebrate it along with all the others on Tuesday, April 21 for #BCBookDay 📚!

We’re avid readers here at Kleanza & today is #BCBookDay! Let’s celebrate & support our province’s independent book & magazine publishers, authors, illustrators, independent bookstores, libraries, & festivals. Support local independent bookstores or the library 🤓📚💚 & give yourself reading time!

The PNW Creatives Summit is happening today and tomorrow at the Victoria Conference Centre!

It’s #BCBookDay! Today we’re celebrating BC’s independent book and magazine publishers, authors, illustrators, independent bookstores, libraries, and festivals that connect us with amazing local stories 📚 #BCBookstores

Happy #BCBookDay & thanks to all the BC publishers who have shared my stories over the years @orcabook.bsky.social @greystonebooks.bsky.social @harbourpublishing.bsky.social @harbourpublishing.bsky.social @anvilpress.bsky.social @arsenalpulp.bsky.social @readlocalbc.bsky.social @booksbc.bsky.social

It's BC Book Day! 📚 Join us in celebrating BC books and magazines, authors, publishers, bookstores and more that bring us the local stories we love. Share your love for BC's literary scene and make sure to tag us at Books BC, Read Local BC, #BCBookDay, and #BCBooks! buff.ly/0AVUEy9

Tomorrow, April 21, is BC Book Day! Books BC invites British Columbians to celebrate the province’s book & magazine publishers, authors, illustrators, bookstores, libraries, festivals, and literary prizes that connect us with local stories.

April 21 is #BCBookDay! A day to celebrate and support our province’s independent book & magazine publishers, authors, illustrators, independent bookstores, libraries, and festivals that connect us with local stories.

PNW Creatives Summit is next week! Join a cohort of creatives from across the Pacific Northwest on April 22-23 at Victoria Conference Centre. The summit will bring the region’s creative community together to share ideas, build relationships, and imagine what comes next. pnwsummit.ca

It's National Poetry Month! CBC recently shared 29 Canadian poetry titles to check out this spring: buff.ly/0iOo7T7. Congratulations to featured Books BC members, @anvilpress.bsky.social, @arsenalpulp.bsky.social, @caitlinpress.bsky.social, @harbourpublishing.bsky.social, @talonbooks.bsky.social 🎉

The Booksellers’ List Spring 2026 is out! Congratulations to our members, @arsenalpulp.bsky.social and @touchwooded.bsky.social 💐 Super Castle Fun Park by Daniel Zomparelli, and A False and Fatal Claim by Iona Whishaw, have been selected as part of 20 must-read books of the season! #BCBooks

Enjoy a reading, then hear the story behind the stories during Stories on Sunday organized by @hippocampusmag.bsky.social with Nicole Breit and Claire Sicherman, co-authors of Bloom: Letters on Girlhood. Please register for this event at www.hippocampusmagazine.com/event/storie...

Join us for a book launch celebrating exciting new books by Elizabeth Bachinsky, Aaron Cully Drake, Renée Saklikar, and Russell Thornton! We’d love to see you there!

(1/3) Congratulations to the recipients of the 2025/26 Book Publishing Market Fund program! 19 BC book publishers (including several Books BC members!) recently received support from Creative BC to showcase their work in 30 domestic and international markets.

Join MagsBC and the PNW Creatives Summit on April 2 at 12:00 pm for their PITCH PERFECT webinar! 💻 Learn best tips and tricks on pitching and submitting your work—incl to general interest, news, lit mags, and niche publications. Learn more and get tickets here: magsbc.com/2026/03/16/w...

We remember Sandy through the words of the poets and friends on whom she left a lasting impact. Building on a Vancouver Centennial project from a decade before, she started the annual Poetry in Transit campaign which celebrates its 30th year in 2026. www.readlocalbc.ca/2026/03/13/a...

Job alert! @greystonebooks.bsky.social is hiring a Production Editorial Assistant. A great entry-level publishing job for someone who is detail-oriented and interested in scheduling, communicating with printers, and keeping books on track. Full posting: buff.ly/8FZSk16 Deadline to apply: March 24

(1/4) Today we wish to express our deepest thanks to Anne Kang, Brenda Bailey and the @governmentofbc.bsky.social for making the BC Book Publishing Tax Credit a permanent measure going forward in Budget 2026 🎉

(1/2) Books BC is a signatory to a recent letter calling on Nova Scotia to reinstate funding for publishers and the arts: buff.ly/ExtCcJW

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...

Please join us on March 12 for our next #ProDev panel, Crafting Effective Book Descriptions for Discoverability, with Ariel Hudnall of Serif! Learn about the best practices for book descriptions and increase organic reader discoverability. Learn more and register at buff.ly/tmLMNk5 #bcbooks #events

Job alert 👇 @touchwooded.bsky.social is hiring a F/T Editorial Coordinator! Reporting to the publisher, the EC will coordinate all aspects of a book’s development, from concept to print for 10–15 frontlist titles a year. Full posting: touchwoodeditions.com/pages/careers Deadline to apply: March 1

We join communities across BC and Canada in grieving the lives lost in Tumbler Ridge, and continue to hold the individuals and families impacted by this tragic event in our hearts and prayers.

Books BC has made an annual donation of $1000 to the Greg Younging Undergraduate Award. The award was established in partnership with @sfupublishing.bsky.social to help support the training of emerging Indigenous publishers in Canada. Read more below, and at buff.ly/iSlRWpZ and buff.ly/XDt7MIK

Job alert 👇 @orcabook.bsky.social is hiring a Sales Associate with a focus on special sales, gifts and new business. The position is based in Victoria, BC, but remote candidates will be considered. Salary range is $50k–$65k. Full posting: www.orcabook.com/Careers Deadline to apply: February 25

Attention publishing leaders: Less than a week left to get your application in for our Executive Director role! With a recent rebrand and the Board currently engaged in Strategic Planning, the incumbent will be poised to make an impact at the organizational and industry level. Full details ⬇️

Books BC is looking for its next Executive Director. Full details of the job post can be found through the following link: www.books.bc.ca/careers/exec.... The deadline to apply is February 9th.

Books BC joins the literary community in remembering and honouring Hal Wake. A radio producer and host for the CBC earlier in his career, Wake was an Artistic Director at the Vancouver Writers Fest from 2006–2017 and spent over 40 years of his career surrounded by books and authors. Read more below.

The latest instalment of the CIBA's Booksellers' List is out! And several Canadian titles have been featured 🍁 including Staying Power by Zena Sharman, from Books BC member @arsenalpulp.bsky.social! Check out the full list here: www.indiebookstores.ca/tbl/

Job alert! @ubcpress.bsky.social is looking for a Junior Editor. Learn more and apply through their post below.

First BC Bestseller list of 2026 is here 🎉 Explore: www.readlocalbc.ca/bc-bestselle... #BCBestsellerList #BCBooks #IndieBCBooks

Books BC and Read Local BC would like to wish you a very happy holiday season! Please note: Our office will be closed from December 22nd to January 2nd. We look forward to reconnecting with all of you in the new year!

Fresh BC-published titles are now available on the @readlocalbc.bsky.social bookshelf! 📚 Access these titles and much more via Libby—a free app by OverDrive that lets you borrow and enjoy digital ebooks, audiobooks, and magazines from your local public library using just your library card. #bcbooks

Congratulations! @caitlinpress.bsky.social's The Flesh of Ice by Garry Gottfriedson, and @nightwoodeditions.bsky.social's I Feel That Way Too by jaz papadopoulos have been named in the longlist for the 12th Annual Fred Cogswell Award for Excellence in Poetry. #bcbooks #poetry

Congratulations to @arsenalpulp.bsky.social, @caitlinpress.bsky.social, and @harbourpublishing.bsky.social! 💐 The following collections have been selected as part of CBC's best Canadian poetry of 2025. Check out the full article here: buff.ly/6AGsakT #bcbooks #poetry

Finding publishers like these is now easier than ever, thanks to the Certified Canadian Publisher seal. On our website, users can now easily identify if a book has been produced by a Canadian-owned publisher. Just look for the seal! #BuyCanadian #MadeInCanada #CanLit

This year was a massive one for award-winning books from local publishers! 🤩 📕 Get caught up this month with the BC books nominated for the 2025 GG Literary awards for English literature. @orcabook.bsky.social @douglasmcintyre.bsky.social @arsenalpulp.bsky.social @talonbooks.bsky.social

Last chance to give the gift of BC stories 🎁 Shop our Limited Edition BC Book Boxes below: www.readlocalbc.ca/shop/?utm_ca... #ReadLocalBC #ShopLocalBC

Last chance to give the gift of BC stories! Shop the @readlocalbc.bsky.social Limited Edition Book Boxes before this Friday, December 5th 🎁 www.readlocalbc.ca/shop #ReadLocalBC #BuyLocalBC #bcbooks #holidayseason

The PNW Creatives Summit presenter call is open for expressions of interest! Submit by Dec 15 👉 buff.ly/2qrA08Y. If you face any barriers, please reach out to [email protected]. Selected contributors will be contacted by Jan 15, 2026. Summit will be taking place Apr 22-23, 2026 in Victoria, BC.

Job Alert! 📣 Hancock House Publishers is looking for an experienced Associate Publisher who can help guide editorial and acquisition decisions, manage production workflows, and lead digital marketing. Compensation range is $54,000-$65,000. Learn more and apply here: buff.ly/Zeu9OOY

Read Local BC introduced a new pilot project: 3 curated Book Boxes available for a limited time (Dec 5). We spoke with @readlocalbc.bsky.social about the local curators & the idea behind the project. Full Q&A: bc.libraries.coop/blog/partner... #SupportLocal #PartnerSpotlight @booksbc.bsky.social

On Dec 5th, Book & Periodical Council is hosting three publishing professionals from Western Canada as they discuss antidotes to burnout in these high frequency times. Books BC members receive a free ticket as BPC members-by-proxy and early bird pricing is available for non-members: buff.ly/WVMFNR7

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/

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...