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 June:
105 Hikes in and Around Southwestern British Columbia
by Stephen Hui
Explore the best of British Columbia’s backcountry with this must-have new edition of a best-selling guidebook—featuring new trails near Victoria, the Sunshine Coast and north of Pemberton.
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.
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.
Native Plants of British Columbia’s Coastal Dry Belt
by Hans Roemer and Mary Sanseverino
An innovative guide to the native plants of the coastal dry belt, or “rain shadow” of the Pacific Northwest, including southeast Vancouver Island, the Gulf Islands and some parts of the mainland coast, such as Port Angeles and Bellingham.
Mining Camp Tales of the Silvery Slocan
by Peter Smith
The intriguing story of British Columbia’s most productive silver mining region and the vibrant communities that built up around it in the late 1800s.
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