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Rainshadow: Stories from Vancouver Island edited by Ron Smith. Rainshadow is filled with 15 short stories from some of the finest writers in Canada. You don’t have to be from the West Coast to enjoy this lovely anthology and with bite-sized stories, it is the perfect beach read! The Forest Lover by Susan Vreeland.
- Volume One Bookstore (Duncan) Recommends Along The E&N
- Munro’s Books (Victoria) Recommends Quarrels
- Mermaid Tales Bookshop (Tofino) Recommends Wild Fierce Life
The small size of Duncan, with a population hovering around 5,000, isn’t prohibitive when it comes to bookselling. Volume One Bookshas been serving the community since 1972, and these days they’re open seven days a week, ready to provide the latest in BC books for the young, old, and everyone in between. Volume One Books recommends Glen A. Mofford’...
The great team at Munro’s Books says: “In addition to being one of our favourite writers, we are so pleased to have Eve Joseph as a loyal customer and friend. We were delighted when Quarrelswon the 2019 Griffin Poetry Prize — it’s a wonderful acknowledgment of this wise and thoughtful writer. These evocative prose poems are richly rewarding: on fir...
If you thought Duncan’s population was small, you may be surprised to learn that the city of Tofino, located on the western edge of Vancouver Island, has only around 2,000 residents. Even so, Mermaid Tales Bookshop is a cozy store that stocks great BC books, including Joanna Streetly’s Wild Fierce Life: Dangerous Moments on the Outer Coast, publish...
Jan 22, 2023 · Jen Sookfong Lee is the author of The Conjoined. (CBC) Jen Sookfong Lee has set many novels in Vancouver, but Cyca's favourite is The Conjoined, a story of a young social worker making a grisly ...
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Suggested Reading. A personal selection of books chosen for their authenticity, solid research and relevance - written to be read for enjoyment as well as information. Find Vancouver Island books. Some first-hand accounts of early British Columbia. A Pioneer Gentlewoman in British Columbia, edited by Margaret Ormsby, University of British ...
Dec 7, 2021 · What Strange Paradise is a novel by Omar El Akkad. (Kateshia Pendergrass, McClelland & Stewart) What Strange Paradise is a novel that tells the story of a global refugee crisis through the eyes of ...
Vancouver Island, off Canada’s Pacific Coast, is known for its mild climate and thriving arts community. On its southern tip is Victoria, British Columbia’s capital, and its boat-lined Inner Harbour, neo-baroque Parliament Buildings, grand Fairmont Empress Hotel and English-style gardens. Harbour city Nanaimo, home of chocolate-and-custard ...
avg rating 4.07 — 15 ratings — published 2015. Want to Read. Rate this book. 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars. Books shelved as vancouver-island: The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel, The Haunting of Vancouver Island: Supernatural Encounters with the Other Sid...
