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 July:
Best of BC Road Trips
by Sam Burkhart
This book showcases 20 road trip routes across B.C. and nearby areas. Featuring detailed maps, local tips, and plenty of fun pit stops, it helps readers explore scenic highways and discover hidden gems.
Swimming Holes and Beaches of Southwestern British Columbia
by Alex McKeen and George Harwood Smith
This book is a guide for everyone who loves to swim, from waders to long-distance swimmers, cold-water dippers, and beach or dock loungers. Alex McKeen and George Harwood Smith literally dove into their research, swimming in lakes, rivers, creeks, ponds, and the Pacific Ocean to curate this list of 100 top-notch places to splash, swim, and soak in southwestern British Columbia.
The Curve of Time (New, Expanded Edition)
by M. Wylie Blanchet
Generously illustrated with maps and family photographs, this new edition offers a preface by publisher Howard White; a new foreword by two of Blanchet’s grandchildren, Michael Blanchet and Judy Reid; a biographical essay by celebrated journalist Edith Iglauer, plus Blanchet’s personal correspondence.
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.
Barnacle Bay
by and illustrator Jana Curl
This hilarious new graphic novel from the Little Habitats series explores the ecosystem of a bay and the marine creatures and plant life that call it home.
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