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The author of if: prey, then: huntress, sat down with @roblucastaylor to discuss women in trades and heavy industries, the form of work poems, her influences, and sonic play in poetry.
Read the full length interview on ReadLocalBC.ca
Poetry in Transit spotlight: Tom Wayman✨
Wayman muses on the hybrid nature of writing: that text can hold rhythm like music, and deserves the same reverence and recognition.
We spoke with Tom Wayman and the other Poetry in Transit 2025-26 poets on place, transit, and community. Read the full interviews through the link in our bio
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Make 2026 the year that you read something new from a debut author! These books are highly-anticipated new and upcoming releases for young readers and adults alike that will shake up your spring reading list and find your next favourite read. Read more about them in our latest blog post on our website.
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New @douglasmcintyre2013 books arrived at the office and we decided it’s be best to get to know them over coffee. ☕️
Ps. Somehow we accidentally matched the covers?
What is your book club reading these days? Let’s us know below 👇
April 21 is declared #BCBookDay 👩🏻⚖️
Although BC Book Day is over, theres no reason to stop celebrating the beautiful local faces, voices, and stories that shape our province.
It’s Creative Industries Week and this Saturday, April 25 is Canadian Independent bookstore day #CIBD @indiebookstoresca Keep the celebration going by:
🎤 Attending a local author reading
📚 Buying a BC published book
🏡 Shopping at an indie bookstore
📖 Borrowing a BC book from the library
❣️ Supporting locals arts and artists
Head to Readlocalbc.ca to find the best local reads, what’s on the weekly BC Bestseller List, and what local events are happening near you.
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Yesterday was the 12th annual #BCBookDay 📖❣️
The goal of BC Book Day is to celebrate BC’s literary community and to raise awareness among government and the public of BC’s publishing ecosystem and its cultural and economic contributions.
The event itself took place at the parliament building in Victoria and included independent BC publishers, guest authors, @magsbc and of course, the legislative assembly @bclegislature
To commemorate creative industries week, let’s work together to keep our local arts thriving! #ReadLocalBC 📖
Discover local books and stories this #BCBookDay 📚
British Columbia is home to a vibrant ecosystem of authors, indie bookstores, and local publishers.Our province’s book industry supports thousands of British Columbians working hard to nourish our local literary community. Today is an opportunity to show your support of this homegrown industry!
What are your favourite BC books and indie bookstores? Let us know below, tag us, or add #BCBookDay to a post or story ❣️
Illustrations by in house staff Tenaya Fogelman @miscellaneous.design
It's the most wonderful time of the year, and we don't mean Christmas! It's BC Book Day, and it will come as no surprise that we LOVE BC Book Day. And to help you celebrate we're giving away 5 books by our 2026 finalists. Enter to win via the link in our bio.
