The Read Local BC’s Bestseller list highlights the titles of independent, B.C.-owned publishers sold in independent B.C. bookstores. Discover a few of their picks for the month of October:
Whitewater Cooks The Food We Love
by Shelley Adams, Conner Adams
In this collection of all-new recipes, Shelley has collaborated with her son Conner to create and develop recipes that have Shelley’s Kootenay mountain-style tradition meeting Conner’s healthy Californian cuisine. Think Wild Mushroom and Gruyere Tarte, Sweet Potato Thai Green Curry and Luscious Blood Orange and Cardamom Cake or the Best Key Lime Pie Ever.
Never Boring: The Up and Down History of the Vancouver Canucks
by Ed Willes
Veteran hockey writer Ed Willes takes an irreverent look back at the sometimes thrilling, often infuriating and always fascinating history of the Vancouver Canucks.
The Curve of Time: New, Expanded Edition
by M. Wylie Blanchet
A Pacific Northwest classic, in an expanded new edition, including maps and previously unpublished photographs.
The Curve of Time gathers the summers of the late 1920s and 1930s into a memoir that has inspired generations to seek out their own adventures on the wild West Coast. First published in 1961, less than a year before the author died, Blanchet’s captivating work has become a classic of travel writing and one of the bestselling books in B.C. of all time.
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.
Lost at Windy River: A True Story of Survival
by Trina Rathgeber
In 1944, thirteen-year-old Ilse Schweder got lost in a snowstorm while checking her family’s trapline in northern Canada. This is the harrowing story of how a young Indigenous girl defies the odds and endures nine days alone in the unforgiving barrens. Ilse faces many challenges, including freezing temperatures, wild animals, snow blindness and frostbite. With no food or supplies, she relies on Traditional Indigenous Knowledge passed down from her family. Ilse uses her connection to the land and animals, wilderness skills and resilience to find her way home.
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