RMB | Rocky Mountain Books

10/07/2025

"There were multiple factors at play when I ultimately decided to stop kayaking, but the primary reason was that I came to a major realization about myself. 𝙄 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙯𝙚𝙙 𝙄 𝙝𝙖𝙙 𝙣𝙤 𝙛𝙪𝙘𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙖 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙄 𝙬𝙖𝙨."

After reading Flow: Women's Counternarratives from Rivers, Rock, and Sky, Ken Kullby was inspired to write an essay reflecting on their own experience as a kayaker—and we're grateful to have the opportunity to share it with you in our latest blog post! 📚🌊🚣

Check it out on the RMBlog 👇

After reading Flow: Women’s Counternarratives from Rivers, Rock, and Sky, Ken Kullby was inspired to write an essay reflecting on their own experience.

10/03/2025

Check out this excerpt from Kevin Van Tighem's latest book, Understory: An Ecologist’s Memoir of Loss and Hope—featured by The Revelator!

Understory is now available in bookstores 📚🐦‍⬛💙

In this excerpt from the new memoir, the former supervisor of Banff National Park examines the loss that surrounds us — but still offers reasons for hope.

10/02/2025

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09/30/2025

Medicine Wheel Publishing on display at Russell Books 🧡 Today is National Day for Truth and Reconciliation—also known as Orange Shirt Day—an important day of recognition, reflection, and conversation to honour Residential School Survivors and their families.

was founded by Phyllis Webstad, author of many books including Today is Orange Shirt Day, The Orange Shirt Story, and Every Child Matters, published by Medicine Wheel. Phyllis (née Jack) is Northern Secwépemc (Shuswap) from the Stswecem’c Xget’tem First Nation (Canoe Creek Indian Band). As the Founder and Ambassador of the Orange Shirt Society, she tours the country telling her story and raising awareness about the ongoing impacts of the residential school system.

We hold deep gratitude for Phyllis and Indigenous communities across Turtle Island, whose courage in sharing their stories continues to educate and awaken us—even though it shouldn’t be their burden to bear. We recognize that with this truth comes responsibility, and Orange Shirt Day is an opportunity to take meaningful action.

🧡 What are you reading on Orange Shirt Day?
🧡 What events are you attending?
🧡 How will you continue to participate in reconciliation moving forward?

Want to support a local bookstore by buying one of our books?

Come to at 747 Fort Street, Victoria, BC.

Medicine Wheel Publishing has a new display out front in the upstairs level of Russell Books. Some of our books include With Our Orange Hearts, Today is Orange Shirt Day and The Sharing Circle.

09/30/2025

Happy Publication Day to Understory: An Ecologist’s Memoir of Loss and Hope by Kevin Van Tighem! 🐦‍⬛🌲💙

"...Both an ecologist’s lament and a love letter to the wounded wild landscapes that endure, Understory asks: How do you see the land, and how does the land see you? This is Van Tighem as you’ve never seen him before: tender, unflinching, and full of hard-won wisdom. Understory is an illuminating offering for these urgent times.”
—Trina Moyles, author of Lookout: Love, Solitude, and Searching for Wildfire in the Boreal Forest

Understory is available for purchase at your favourite local bookshop or through online retailers, and direct from RMB 📚 https://shoplocal.bookmanager.com/isbn/9781771607452

09/26/2025

Happy Publication Day to Conservation Confidential: A Biologist Investigates the Clash Between Progress and Nature by Lorne Fitch! 🌱📖🌾🚜

Drawing on decades as a biologist, Lorne Fitch reflects on the complex dynamics between science, industry, and development. With wit, sharp critique, and heartfelt storytelling, he contrasts the priorities of industries like forestry, mining, and agriculture with the values of conservationists, asking: 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒃𝒆𝒄𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒃𝒆 𝒅𝒐𝒏𝒆, 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒊𝒕?

Conservation Confidential marks Lorne’s third book with RMB, following Streams of Consequence (2023) and Travels Up the Creek (2024) – you can find all three books at your local bookstore and online! https://shoplocal.bookmanager.com/isbn/9781771607537

09/18/2025

Exciting news! Travels Up the Creek: A Biologist’s Search for a Paddle by Lorne Fitch is a finalist in the 2025 Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival book competition in the Environmental Literature category!

Congratulations and good luck to all of this year's finalists 📚🌄🎉 https://www.banffcentre.ca/film-fest/competitions/book

09/09/2025

Happy Publication Day to The Beaver Manifesto: Conservation, Conflict, and the Future of Wetlands by Glynnis Hood!

Author Dave Goulson calls The Beaver Manifesto "a charming, passionate, and witty celebration of that most endearing and dynamic of rodents: the humble beaver.” 📖🦫

Get your copy at your local bookstores, online, or directly from RMB 🌿 https://shoplocal.bookmanager.com/isbn/9781771607551