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21/07/2025

I love Deirdre’s complex, difficult, intriguing protagonist Frida in her novel “A Reluctant Mother.” Hear Deirdre discuss her development of the character in this podcast conversation with Megan Cole of the BC and Yukon Book Prizes.
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ABOUT THIS EPISODE: In this episode, host Megan Cole talks to Deirdre Simon Dore. Deirdre is the author of A Reluctant Mother. A Reluctant Mother is a finalist

12/07/2025

You can see Deirdre live at the Sunshine Coast Festival of the Written Arts - Aug 17 at 2:20pm. This interview will give you a taste of her debut novel A Reluctant Mother!

This week on Writing the Coast we have a conversation with Deirdre Simon Dore. Deirdre is the author of A Reluctant Mother (published by Ronsdale Press), which is a finalist for the 2025 Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize. In her conversation with host Megan Cole, Deirdre talks about why we need messy and complicated protagonists. She also talks about how she developed her character, Frida. To listen visit: https://soundcloud.com/bcyukonbookprizes/s7-e5-deirdre-simon-dore-on-why-we-need-messy-and-complicated-protagonists/s-GbDvTMC06TP?si=8e63a045a11b46619833ccc0879da1e1&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

10/07/2025

Author Trevor Marc Hughes shows off an antique ice axe used by mountain climbers in the 1920s in this new video from Ronsdale Press
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08/07/2025

Congratulations to Tom Brodbeck! His book "Treaties, Lies and Promises" WON the Manitoba Historical Society's Margaret McWilliams Award for Popular History!
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04/07/2025

In case you missed it! Trevor Marc Hughes and his book The Final Spire were featured on CBC Radio’s “On the Coast." (Because of Meta's continued ban on Canadian news sources I can't include the link but you can find the recording on the CBC Radio site)
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25/06/2025

Journeys to the Nearby is “At once entrancing and deeply comforting, Bradbury takes readers on a journey to those places that are so near and dear to our hearts, but which we may have forgotten about in the noise and chaos and pressures of life.” Thank you to reviewer Natalie Virginia Lang for this thoughtful review in The BC Review!
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Natalie Virginia Lang reviews Journeys To the Nearby: A Gardener Discovers the Gentle Art of Untravelling, by Elspeth Bradbury (Vancouver: Ronsdale Press, 2025) $22.95 / 9781553807247

20/06/2025

Congratulations to Tom Brodbeck! His book "Treaties, Lies and Promises" has been nominated for the Manitoba Historical Society's Margaret McWilliams Award in Popular History!
https://www.mhs.ca/awards/margaret-mcwilliams-award-program/2024-nominees/
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18/06/2025

Wondering what to read this summer (books that actually exist)? The Vancouver Sun has 10 suggestions including The Final Spire by Trevor Marc Hughes, which it calls "a chronicle of fascinating history and good old-fashioned chutzpah." Since I can't share a news link you can find the list on the Vancouver Sun's site.
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18/06/2025

Looking for EBooks with BC content? Read Local is launching their eBookshelf tomorrow!

Join us at the launch of the Read Local BC eBookshelf, an innovative collection showcasing the best of BC-published ebooks for library patrons, on Thursday, Jun 19 at the Burnaby Public Library (McGill). Featuring readings by Wayde Compton and Candie Tanaka!

13/06/2025

Do you love book giveaways? Of course you do! And this month 49th Shelf has three of our titles to choose from: Inside the House Inside (flash fiction from Rosalind Goldsmith), The Final Spire (mountaineering adventure from Trevor Marc Hughes) and The Nothing Club (YA fiction from Cathy Beveridge)
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List of the books currently available for our giveaway draws. Enter for your chance to win one!

04/06/2025

The Final Spire by Trevor Marc Hughes on tour! The Canadian Eh Society is presenting a film/panel series called Beyond the Summit: Tales of Resilience on Mount Logan and Waddington. There are dates across BC and the Yukon from June 5 to 14.
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