Lone Pine Publishing

03/05/2023

Ben O’Hara-Byrne chats with author Andy MacKinnon about the bestselling book Edible and Medicinal Plants of Canada. Check it out:

25/04/2023

Edible and Medicinal Plants of Canada, first published in 2009, remains a perennial presence on the Canadian non-fiction bestseller list

07/02/2023

PubWest, the leading association of small and medium-sized book publishers, has announced the winners of the 2022 PubWest Book Design Awards competition. The awards recognize superior design and outstanding production quality of books in 16 categories. Winners were judged on typography, jacket and cover design, interior design, format, selection of materials used, and printing and binding production quality. Pacific Salmon Field Guide was awarded Silver in its category! 🥈

02/09/2022

Of particular note to our friends on the west coast, we have a new book arriving in our warehouse next week: Pacific Salmon Field Guide. It is fair to say this is the definitive field guide for identifying all five life stages of the seven anadromous (sea-run) species in the genus Oncorhynchus. You can see a detailed profile of the book and order it if you wish at this link: https://www.canadabookdistributors.com/pacific-salmon/.

25/08/2022

Scouts Canada has some very nice things to say about "Canadian Outdoor Survival Guide," written by Duane S. Radford and published by Lone Pine. And we agree! It's a great, practical guide to safely enjoying the great outdoors. You can read the Scouts Canada article at this link: https://www.scouts.ca/news-and-events/newsletter-archives/woggle-fall-2022.html .

15/08/2022

The staff at Lone Pine Publishing have been saddened to learn of the passing of our long time U.S. Sales Manager Helen Ibach. Helen was a good friend and a stellar colleague. This obituary appears today in the U.S. book industry publication Shelf-Awareness.

Helen Ibach, longtime regional buyer and sales manager at Lone Pine Publishing, died on August 11 after a heroic battle with cancer.Ibach grew

27/07/2022

Book Review
"It could and should be used as a textbook for outdoor courses. It is packed full of information, backed by illustrations and full-color photographs."
- Don Meredith, writer and biologist
https://donmeredith.wordpress.com/2022/07/11/surviving-in-the-outdoors-a-book-review%ef%bf%bc/

26/07/2022

Do you know what to do if, while on a walk in Alberta's high country, you come across this neighbour? Before venturing into Canada's wilderness, it is incumbent upon you to have the necessary backcountry skills. Otherwise, you're a risk to yourself and others in your party. Get the 411 on being confident in the outdoors by reading Duane Radford's "Canadian Outdoor Survival Guide," now in print from Lone Pine Publishing.

https://www.canadabookdistributors.com/product/canadian-outdoor-survival-guide/

23/06/2022

The WGA's Westword Magazine (Jul-Sep 2022 issue) is out and includes a piece on our Canadian Outdoor Survival Guide under Member News. Well done, Duane S. Bradford.

27/03/2022

Now you can harness nature’s healing power in your garden. In this book, which has been seven years in development, veteran garden writers Alison Beck and A.H. Jackson feature some of the most common and easy-to-grow plants that also have medicinal qualities.

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https://www.canadabookdistributors.com/product/medicinal-garden-plants-for-canada/

16/03/2022

Over 1300 species of trees, shrubs, wildflowers, grasses, ferns, mosses and lichens are described and illustrated. Notes on origin of name, ecology, native uses, edibility and similar species are included, as are colour-coded sections to allow for quick identification.

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https://www.canadabookdistributors.com/product/plants-of-the-rocky-mountains-2/

13/03/2022

Whether you have a traditional backyard space or several containers on a high rise-balcony, you can grow a season-long supply of tasty produce.

Best-selling garden writer Laura Peters provides all you need to know about growing a vegetable garden.

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https://www.canadabookdistributors.com/product/vegetable-gardening-for-alberta-saskatchewan-and-manitoba-2/

09/03/2022

BACK IN STOCK!

Covering every inch of Ontario’s incredibly varied landscapes, this book teaches you to identify 382 species of mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles, fish, invertebrates, trees, shrubs, herbs, grasses and ferns.

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https://www.canadabookdistributors.com/product/ontario-nature-guide-2/

08/03/2022

Where there is a woman, there is magic. — Ntozake Shange

06/03/2022

With clear instructions, extensive use of diagrams and a colour photo supplement, this comprehensive reference includes all the practical skills and knowledge essential for you to survive and enjoy the wilderness.

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https://www.canadabookdistributors.com/product/bushcraft-2/

23/02/2022

The book is a comprehensive guide to perennials on the market, with entries for over 500 genuses and 6000 different plants. Each entry includes data on height, spread, colour, growth habit and much more!

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https://www.canadabookdistributors.com/product/holes-dictionary-of-hardy-perennials/

16/02/2022

Herbs add fragrance, beauty and practicality to your garden— and it’s easy to grow a wide variety of them just about anywhere in Canada.

This book by veteran garden writer Laura Peters, offers handy tips and advice on growing 47 varieties of herbs perfect for Canadian conditions.

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https://www.canadabookdistributors.com/product/herb-gardening-for-canada-2/