Read Local BC Bestsellers: May 2025

Read Local BC’s Bestseller list highlights titles from B.C.-owned publishers that are sold in independent bookstores across the province. Discover some of their standout picks for May:

 

Dreaming Alongside
by Monique Gray Smith

With its mixed setting in rural and urban environments and exploration of both the natural and modern world, Dreaming Alongside gives readers permission to daydream and think of what magic their lives have the potential to hold.

 

Swimming Holes and Beaches of Southwestern British Columbia including the Gulf Islands and Vancouver Island
by Alex McKeen and George Harwood Smith

Discover 100 amazing places to swim outdoors in the Lower Mainland and on the Gulf Islands, Sunshine Coast, and South-central Vancouver Island.

 

The Teachings of Mutton: A Coast Salish Woolly Dog
by Liz Hammond-Kaarremaa

This book tells Mutton’s story and explores what it can teach us about Coast Salish Woolly Dogs and their cultural significance.

 

Indigenous Rights in One Minute: What You Need to Know to Talk Reconciliation
by Bruce McIvor

Internationally renowned as an expert in Aboriginal law and an advocate for Indigenous rights, Bruce McIvor delivers concise, essential information for Canadians committed to truth and reconciliation.

 

Beneath Dark Waters: The Legacy of the Empress of Ireland Shipwreck
by Eve Lazarus

Beneath Dark Waters is an epic chronicle that restores the Empress of Ireland – largely forgotten in the shadow of the Titanic disaster – as well as its survivors and victims to their rightful place in maritime history.

 

Discover more B.C. Bestsellers here.

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