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BC BookLook is a news service that presents original reviews and articles on books, authors, and events. Our goal is to provide as much information as possible, about as many B.C. books and authors as possible, to as many people as possible, on a daily basis. We gratefully acknowledge the ongoing support of the Canada Council for The Arts and CreativeBC.

✨ A wonderful weekend at Word Vancouver celebrating books, writers, and readers! Great to see our friends from Anvil Pre...
09/23/2025

✨ A wonderful weekend at Word Vancouver celebrating books, writers, and readers! Great to see our friends from Anvil Press and Caitlin Press sharing their stories and connecting with the community. 📚💫

What happens when a mild-mannered HR nobody strikes a deal with a cadaverous being in a blood-red suit? Mark Waddell’s d...
09/17/2025

What happens when a mild-mannered HR nobody strikes a deal with a cadaverous being in a blood-red suit? Mark Waddell’s darkly comic new novel, Colin Get Promoted and Dooms the World, blends workplace satire, Faustian bargains and apocalyptic mischief into a wildly entertaining tale.
Read full review here:
https://bcbooklook.com/the-faustian-bargain/

BC BookWorld's AUTUMN issue out NOW (find it in bookstores, libraries and on the BC Ferries). The issue includes... Dean...
09/02/2025

BC BookWorld's AUTUMN issue out NOW (find it in bookstores, libraries and on the BC Ferries). The issue includes... Deanna Barnhardt Kawatski’s memoir (Ronsdale Press) of 13 years in the wilderness; Bruce McIvor talks reconciliation (Nightwood Editions); Alan Haig-Brown’s life as a west coast fisher (Harbour Publishing); Sarah Louise Butler’s novel about runaway children and treehouse hideaways (Douglas & McIntyre); Anna Maskerine on hope and healing after domestic abuse (Caitlin Press); Junie Désil on systems that devalue Black life (Talonbooks); Jim Reynolds deep dive in to Canada’s past as a British colony (UBC Press).
https://bcbooklook.com/latest-issue/

Stopped by Tanglewood Books this morning and saw a line of readers waiting. The love for books is still alive ❤️ ...
08/20/2025

Stopped by Tanglewood Books this morning and saw a line of readers waiting. The love for books is still alive ❤️

New featured review on BC BookLook:Bones of a Giant by Brian Thomas Isaac offers a gut-punch portrait of Indigenous life...
08/06/2025

New featured review on BC BookLook:
Bones of a Giant by Brian Thomas Isaac offers a gut-punch portrait of Indigenous life on the Rez during the late 1960s.

Set in the Salmon River Valley, the novel follows Lewis Toma as he grapples with grief, racism and loyalty to his family and culture. Isaac’s quiet, seasoned prose brings lived experience to the forefront—with scenes that unfold honest in the bone. Through rich detail and emotional resonance, the story becomes a meditation on what it means to survive, resist, and belong.

Read the full review ➡️
bcbooklook.com/salmon-river-valley-rez-life-1968/

The 2025 Poetry in the Park series came to a quiet, moving close today with Evelyn Lau under the trees of Emery Barnes P...
07/30/2025

The 2025 Poetry in the Park series came to a quiet, moving close today with Evelyn Lau under the trees of Emery Barnes Park.

Write a few lines. Observe your world. Let your thoughts spill.
You don’t have to be a poet to make space for reflection.

A sneak peak at some of the art (pen, watercolour, acrylic) by David Lester (BC BookWorld designer) from “The Black Scho...
07/25/2025

A sneak peak at some of the art (pen, watercolour, acrylic) by David Lester (BC BookWorld designer) from “The Black Schooner: Rebellion on the Amistad, A Graphic Novel”, to be published next year on Beacon Press. Created with Marcus Rediker and Paul Buhle.

Boundless Books is a new independent bookstore in the heart of historic Ladysmith. The co-owners, Catherine Qu***ia (lef...
07/24/2025

Boundless Books is a new independent bookstore in the heart of historic Ladysmith. The co-owners, Catherine Qu***ia (left in photo at right) and Dana Corbett recently bought the space from Frieda Douglas, longtime bookseller of Salamander Books who wanted to retire.
For the full interview:
https://bcbooklook.com/boundless-books/

If you're on a BC Ferry this summer, check out Robin McConnell's review of PARTISANS in BC BookWorld. Pics by Robin McCo...
07/18/2025

If you're on a BC Ferry this summer, check out Robin McConnell's review of PARTISANS in BC BookWorld. Pics by Robin McConnell.

Congrats to Gregor Craigie, winner of the George Ryga Award, and Kit Pearson, recipient of the George Woodcock Lifetime ...
06/27/2025

Congrats to Gregor Craigie, winner of the George Ryga Award, and Kit Pearson, recipient of the George Woodcock Lifetime Achievement Award!
A powerful night at VPL honoring voices that truly make a difference.

The Munday husband and wife team attempted many times to tame Mystery Mountain but never succeeded. Others died trying u...
06/12/2025

The Munday husband and wife team attempted many times to tame Mystery Mountain but never succeeded. Others died trying until the mountain was finally ascended years later. Read the full review about their documented discoveries here: https://bcbooklook.com/surviving-mystery-mountain/ -46803

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BCBookLook is a news service that presents original reviews and articles on books, authors, and events. We also feature literary-related videos and audio interviews. Our goal is to provide as much information as possible, about as many B.C. books and authors as possible, to as many people as possible. We gratefully acknowledge the ongoing support of the Canada Council for The Arts and CreativeBC.