BC Booklook

03/18/2026

We’ve hit a major milestone!

13,000 authors are now documented in the ABC BookWorld database. This resource serves as a vital public link between BC writers and their readers, and reaching 13k shows just how vibrant and diverse our local literary scene truly is.

Explore the database today to discover the incredible talent right in your backyard. Search for your favorite authors or discover someone new at the link in our bio!

Help us celebrate by sharing this post and spreading the word about BC's amazing authors. 📖
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03/02/2026

What a doozy!!! Our SPRING 2026 issue is waiting for you! An action-packed 40 pages: David Suzuki (autobiography). Memoirs from M.A.C Farrant; Theresa Kishkan; Wiley Wei-Chiun Ho; Kathy Page; Betty Baxter; Jenn Ashton; and Konosuke Masuda. BATS!!!! MICROBES!!! The history of ferries on the west coast. Crime fiction by Mark Waddell. Interview with poet Russell Thornton. The art of James Hart. And... KidLit Round-Up.

OUT NOW: the SPRING issue of BC BookWorld (available from bookstores, libraries, and on BC Ferries) or digitally: https://bcbooklook.com/latest-issue/

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12/22/2025

Happy Holidays! 🎄

We are so grateful for your support of BC BookWorld and the local literary community this year.

See you in 2026! 📚✨

12/18/2025

During their final interview he asked Horgan, “What he would want me to say about him if today ever came?” In a scene so typical of Horgan, he responded simply, “‘Just tell everyone I did my level best.’” — Review by Trevor Carolan.
https://bcbooklook.com/from-working-class-kid-to-premier/

John Horgan: In His Own Words is featured on the Cover of BC Booklook and reviewed by Taylor Carolan!

Check out the review here: https://bcbooklook.com/from-working-class-kid-to-premier/

11/27/2025

A subscription to BC BookWorld costs just $25. To receive the next 4 issues delivered to your door: https://forms.gle/6u8xNDYWmnTfXGj29

11/26/2025

OUT NOW: the WINTER issue of BC BookWorld (available from bookstores, libraries, and on BC Ferries) or digitally: https://bcbooklook.com/latest-issue/

Read Local BC Association of Book Publishers of British Columbia Penguin Random House Canada TouchWood Editions Heritage House Douglas & McIntyre Harbour Publishing Orca Book Publishers Caitlin Press Literary Press Group of Canada Firefly Books Ronsdale Press UBC Press New Society Publishers

11/25/2025

Letter to our readers and the BC book community in the Winter issue of BC BookWorld, as we enter our 39th year...
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10/15/2025

A successful book launch for John Horgan’s memoir at SFU Downtown last night, Oct. 14. It was great to see Rod Mickleburgh signing books and celebrating with everyone. 🎉

10/03/2025

Community keeps Chinatown alive.

Last week we joined the launch of Vitality: Iconic Images and Hidden Stories and later visited the exhibition at the Chinatown Storytelling Centre. Both moments carried the same truth: a neighbourhood is more than its streets — it’s the people and the stories that endure.

Meeting co-author Ramona Mar, who also shaped the audio work for the exhibition, reminded us how history speaks in many forms — images, voices, memories. The struggles, resilience, and hope of generations past still echo through Chinatown today.

Revitalization is about more than restoring buildings. It’s about carrying forward the spirit of community that has always held this place together.

10/02/2025

Celebrating Alan Twigg at the launch of his new book, Holocaust Hero 🎉