The Read Local BC’s Bestseller list highlights titles from B.C.-owned publishers sold in independent bookstores across the province. Discover some of their standout picks for February:
I am Connected
by Kung Jaadee, illustrated by Carla Joseph
Along the backdrop of Haida Gwaii’s breathtaking landscapes, Indigenous storyteller, Kung Jaadee, invites readers to witness the many threads of relationship that connect them across time and space.
Searching for Serafim
by Ruby Smith Diaz
The author seeks to unravel the complicated legacy of a local legend to learn more about who Fortes was as a person. She draws from historical documents to form an insightful critique of the role that settler colonialism and anti-Black racism played in Fortes’s publicized story and reconstructs his life, from over a century later, through a contemporary Black perspective, weaving poetry and personal reflections alongside archival research.
The New Beachcomber’s Guide to the Pacific Northwest
by J. Duane Sept
This book is a portable and easy-to-use reference for searching out and identifying the hundreds of species of seashore life found on the beaches of British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, Northern California and Southeast Alaska.
Journeys to the Nearby
by Elspeth Bradbury
With a fresh dose of curiosity and a firm resolve to take her time, Elspeth invites the reader to join her as she ventures out to see the world as it resides in her own backyard. Her tentative efforts to learn the art of untravelling’ become a voyage of discovery and rediscovery as she learns to slow down and observe.
The Animal People Choose a Leader
by Richard Wagamese
Accompanied by award-winning illustrator Bridget George’s luminous artwork, this tradition-steeped story from renowned author Richard Wagamese meditates on the unifying powers of wisdom, kindness and respect with all the visionary clarity of our most essential legends.
Discover more B.C. Bestsellers here.
