Bill Arnott

Celebrating BC Books & Indie bookstores w the Season memoirs & Perfect Day Walks. 📚 /bills-books/

🧭Pleased to share this generous feature from @billarnott_aps . Grateful for the spotlight and the kind words. Here’s a sneak peek at our conversation: (Bill) What inspired you to start writing? (Wayne) I started writing because I’ve always been drawn to story—the power it has to make sense of the chaos around us….. In the end, I write to understand people, to understand myself, and to add my small voice to the larger conversation about who we are, where we belong and who we might become. (Bill) Any messages you would like to convey to readers? (Wayne) If there’s a message in the Johnny books, it’s that identity is complicated, grief and shame leave long shadows, and humour can be a survival skill. I hope readers—especially those who grew up straddling cultures—feel a little less alone…. I also want people to understand that the stories of Chinese Canadians aren’t footnotes; they’re part of the fabric of this place. Writing these books helped me reclaim parts of myself I didn’t even know I had lost. If they help others do the same, then that’s more than I ever expected. 🧭Read the full interview at https://mailchi.mp/78b6c4239e8d/a-visit-with-author-wayne-ng ~~~~ 🧭Bill Arnott is the bestselling author of A Perfect Day for a Walk, A Perfect Day for a Walk by the Water, the Gone Viking travelogues and Season memoirs, award-winning titles that are among BC’s top-selling books. . . . waynengwrites.com @guernicaeditions #CanLit #AuthorInterview #DiverseCanLit #BookRecs #racism #AsianCanadian #CanadianAuthor #WritingLife #WritingCommunity #FictionWriting #BookLovers #BookishCanadians

“All we can do is accept what ensues and, hopefully, find beauty where it isn’t expected.” Join writer and bestselling author Bill Arnott as he circumnavigates Newfoundland and Labrador with Adventure Canada.� Departing from St. John’s, this expedition aboard the Ocean Endeavour brought passengers to some of the province’s most striking landscapes; from icebergs and sea stacks to rugged capes, fjords, and pristine beaches. Highlights along the journey included the French islands of Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Miawpukek (Conne River), Gros Morne National Park and Woody Point, Red Bay, L’Anse aux Meadows, and more. 🔗 Click the link in our bio to read Arnott’s full story and discover what it was like to circumnavigate “the Rock.” 📷: Bill Arnott

Cheers @nicola.north.art , featured in ‘A Festive Season on Vancouver Island,’ & sharing this lovely post!

Shoutout to @ubcbookstore for a fab display of ‘Perfect Day Walks.’ 😃👍📚

It’s ‘A Festive Season on Vancouver Island.’ Cheers to @rm_books , @bcferries , @readlocalbc , & more!

Cheers to @themiramichireader , @cb_theartworks , & @rm_books , ‘A Season in the Okanagan’ Best NonFiction 2025! 😃👍📚

Cheers @winstonladdle & @westernskybooks , featuring ‘A Festive Season on Vancouver Island’ & ‘A Perfect Day for a Walk.’ 😃👍📚

Thank you @heliconbooks , celebrating ‘A Festive Season on Vancouver Island.’

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🎅 THE BOOK HAS BEEN FOUND! 🎅 Holiday Scavenger Hunt — WEEK 2 Last week we hid a copy of A Festive Season on Vancouver Island by @billarnott_aps at the @hotelgrandpacific , where the @habitatforhumanityvictoria Gingerbread Showcase is held! This week we’ve hidden another copy somewhere for you to find while you shop…🤫🎄🎁 Solve the riddle below to find the next location! 𝐼’𝓂 𝒻𝓊𝓁𝓁 𝑜𝒻 𝓉𝓇𝑒𝒶𝓈𝓊𝓇𝑒𝓈 𝑜𝓃𝒸𝑒 𝓁𝑜𝓋𝑒𝒹 𝒷𝑒𝒻𝑜𝓇𝑒, 𝐹𝓇𝑜𝓂 𝒹𝑜𝑜𝓇𝓈 𝓉𝑜 𝒹𝑒𝒸𝑜𝓇 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝒸𝒶𝒷𝒾𝓃𝑒𝓉𝓈 𝑔𝒶𝓁𝑜𝓇𝑒. 𝐼𝒻 𝓎𝑜𝓊 𝓌𝒶𝓃𝓉 𝓋𝒶𝓁𝓊𝑒 𝓌𝒾𝓉𝒽𝑜𝓊𝓉 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝒸𝑜𝓇𝓅𝑜𝓇𝒶𝓉𝑒 𝓇𝑜𝒶𝓇, 𝒲𝒽𝑒𝓇𝑒 𝒹𝑜 𝓎𝑜𝓊 𝓌𝒶𝓃𝒹𝑒𝓇, 𝓌𝒽𝒶𝓉 𝒻𝓇𝒾𝑒𝓃𝒹𝓁𝓎 𝓈𝓉𝑜𝓇𝑒? HAPPY HUNTING! ✨ . . . . #WestshoreBC #YYJThrift #VictoriaBC #VictoriaBCBusiness #VancouverIsland #YYJLocal #ShopLocalYYJ #YYJChristmas #SupportLocalAuthors #HabitatForHumanity #CanLit #RMBooks

Thank you @bellflowerbookshop , celebrating ‘A Perfect Day for a Walk by the Water’ & ‘A Festive Season on Vancouver Island.’ 📚