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Series: This Place Is Who We AreStories of Indigenous Leadership, Resilience, and Connection to HomelandsPaperback
Katherine Palmer Gordon9781990776137
$39.95NATURE
May 06, 2023
This Place Is Who We Are profiles Indigenous communities in central and northern coastal BC that are reconnecting to their lands and waters—and growing and thriving through this reconnection. Indigenous peoples and cultures are integrally connected to the land. Well-being in every sense—physical, social, environmental, economic, spiritual and cultural—depends on that relationship, which is based on a fundamental concept: when the land is well, so are the people. With increasing strength, Indigenous peoples in this vast region of BC—which spans... + Read More
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Series: DecrimHow We Decriminalized Drugs in British ColumbiaPaperback
Kennedy Stewart9781990776304
$24.95LAW Aug 26, 2023
A timely, insider account of an important and controversial step in British Columbia’s strategic effort to respond to the overdose crisis.Canada is in the middle of an opioid crisis. Since the province of British Columbia declared a public health emergency in 2016, more than 9,400 people have died of drug poisoning in BC—an average of six people a day—with nearly 1,500 apparent opioid-related deaths in the first eight months of 2022.In Decrim, Kennedy Stewart, mayor of Vancouver from 2018 to 2022, recounts historic progress in addressing this c... + Read More
The very first guidebook written just for snorkellers exploring these unique ecosystems. The chilly waters surrounding Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands are rich in colourful and diverse marine life. Scuba divers have long been aware of this submarine cornucopia, and Jacques Cousteau himself recognized the Pacific Northwest as one of the world’s premier temperate diving destinations. But scuba diving is an elite hobby, requiring training and costly equipment, and consequently is accessible only to a relatively small number of people. Snorke... + Read More
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Series: Exploring VancouverTen Tours of the City and its Buildings (Fifth Edition)Paperback
Harold Kalman9781990776274
$29.95ARCHITECTURE
Jun 17, 2023
This new edition of the classic urban guidebook brings the city’s architectural story up to date. Harold Kalman and Robin Ward, long-time chroniclers of Vancouver, offer an authoritative and highly readable book about Vancouver’s most interesting places and explain how, why and by whom the city’s urban environment was created. Containing more than four hundred entries, ten self-guided tours highlight significant buildings from all eras in the city and its metro region, and feature new projects that transform the skyline more radically than eve... + Read More
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Series: WakelandSunset and JerichoA Wakeland NovelPaperback
Sam Wiebe9781990776236
$24.95FICTION
Apr 15, 2023
The fourth thrilling instalment of the Wakeland detective series, exploring the depths of Vancouver’s criminal underworld. The mayor’s brother is missing. A transit cop lies beaten and blinded, her service weapon stolen. A new series of graffiti tags are appearing, linked to an underground group calling themselves the Death of Kings. Class warfare has broken out on the streets of Vancouver, and PI Dave Wakeland finds himself on the front lines—but unsure which side he’s on. Reeling from a bad breakup, and increasingly alienated from the city h... + Read More
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Series: Sheltering in the BackrushA History of Twin IslandsPaperback
Jeanette Taylor9781990776113
$24.95HISTORY
Apr 22, 2023
Coastal historian Jeanette Taylor unveils the unique past of Twin Islands. Twin Islands form part of the lacey fringe at the southern edge of the Discovery Islands archipelago, where it meets the north Salish Sea. This is the interface between wilderness and urban settlement. To the north, heavily treed slopes rise vertically from the sea and fast tides churn through the constricted passages of a maze of islands and inlets. Navigating these waters is a white-knuckle challenge many recreational boaters avoid, ending their travels to the east in... + Read More
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Series: Paradise for CatsA Return to the Rainbow BridgeHardcover
Adrian Raeside9781990776175
$19.95JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 6
May 20, 2023
Bestselling cartoonist Adrian Raeside captures the special bond between humans and their pets and, with marvelous illustrations, brings gentle humour to a story that will resonate with cat lovers of all ages. Amy and Rocky are best friends, as close as a girl and a cat can be. They have been by each other’s side since Amy was born, and seasons pass happily in companionship with tea parties, yarn chasing and warm naps. But as Rocky grows older, her purrs grow fainter—and one night, Rocky disappears. Amy is heartbroken until a helpful but flatul... + Read More
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Series: The Science and Superpowers of SeaweedA Guide for KidsPaperback
Amanda Swinimer9781990776199
$24.95JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 6 - 12
May 06, 2023
A middle-grade and family-friendly introduction to the enchanting world of seaweed. Young readers will be delighted to learn about the wonderful, watery world of seaweed, where emerald-green kelp forests grow as tall as trees and rainbow seaweeds shimmer like gemstones in the sunlight. Seaweed can be fun too, providing tasty snacks like nori crisps and cool things to do: hunt for dead man’s fingers to squeeze like a squirt gun, have a popping contest with rockweed or make seaweed art. Seaweeds are also critical to the health of the planet—they... + Read More
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Series: A Kid’s Guide to Plants of the Pacific Northwestwith Cool Facts, Activities and RecipesPaperback
Philippa Joly9781990776212
$26.95JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 6 - 12
May 06, 2023
A middle-grade-friendly introduction to Pacific Northwest flora, with outdoor activities, games and quizzes that make learning about nature fun! Great for families and educators. Get dirty digging up roots. Crouch down to look closely at a carnivorous sundew dissolving a dragonfly. Munch some lemony-tasting miner’s lettuce. Go on a scavenger hunt for some of nature’s more surprising creations, like the arbutus tree, a sculpture of living copper. Make a soothing plantain salve to treat an itch. Learn which berries you can eat and which to avoid... + Read More
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Series: The RidgePaperback
Robert Bringhurst9781990776250
$22.95POETRY
Mar 04, 2023
A new collection from one of Canada’s finest contemporary poets. In The Ridge, Robert Bringhurst offers a work of nonfiction in poetic form, intensely focused on the ecological past, present and future of the West Coast of Canada. At the book’s heart is a long poem, “The Ridge,” in which Bringhurst makes meticulous use of scientific language and, with a poet’s perspective and precision, translates abstract concepts into tangible and devastating imagery. Global energy consumption is measured in cords of wood instead of BTUs or megawatts; subato... + Read More
From Governor General’s Award-winning poet David Zieroth comes a new collection about history, connections and travels in Europe. Impromptu English lessons in a North Vancouver coffee shop, and subsequent trips to Bratislava, bring the speaker in these poems a warmer appreciation of friends and family as well as a wider vision of the interplay of folklore and culture, and of the human-made and natural world. These poems speak of affections that cross borders—geographical, historical and interpersonal—and that show us ways to love each other. He... + Read More
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Series: Dreamspeaker Cruising GuidesDesolation Sound & the Discovery IslandsRevised Fifth Edition, 2023Revised Fifth Edition, 2023Paperback
Anne Yeadon-Jones9781990776069
$49.95SPORTS & RECREATION
Feb 18, 2023
The information-packed Dreamspeaker Cruising Guide series covers the most significant and accessible cruising areas of the southern inside passage, and has become standard reference for British Columbia boaters.Volume 2 covers one of the most sought-out cruising areas of the Pacific Northwest: the protected waters of Desolation Sound and the surrounding network of the Discovery Islands. World-famous for its pristine and spectacular natural beauty, the interconnecting waterways encompass large tracts of accessible wilderness that entice boaters,... + Read More
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Series: Dreamspeaker Cruising GuidesThe West Coast of Vancouver IslandRevised Third Edition, 2023Revised Third Edition, 2023Paperback
Anne Yeadon-Jones9781990776298
$49.95SPORTS & RECREATION
Mar 11, 2023
Written in the personal style of a boater’s logbook, the Dreamspeaker Cruising Guide series provides vital information about featured locations, notes on recreational activities, and is an indispensable reference for every boater.With its rugged, rock-studded shoreline, relentlessly crashing ocean swells, miles of sandy beaches, diversity of wildlife and countless coves and bays, Vancouver Island’s western shoreline presents a challenging and thrilling adventure. Volume 6 covers the best spots from Cape Scott to Sooke, including Bull Harbour, t... + Read More
Newly revised and updated, this guide to the most common animals and plants of the California seashore is a must-have companion for any curious beach visitor. Look no further than The New Beachcomber’s Guide to Seashore Life of California for the essential tidal guidebook. More than 270 of the sponges, molluscs, crustaceans, sea stars, sea anemones, jellies, fishes, seaweeds and other flora and fauna you’re likely to see are described here in concise detail, and each is photographed in splendid colour for identification in the natural habitat.... + Read More
A ’90s-era Southern Ontario Gothic about holding on to the dead, voiced with plaintive urgency and macabre sensuality. In the small town of Burr, Ontario, thirteen-year-old Jane yearns to reunite with her recently deceased father and fantasizes about tunnelling through the earth to his coffin. This leads her to bond with local eccentric Ernest, who is still reeling from the long-ago drowning of his little sister. Jane’s mother, Meredith, escapes into wildness, enacting the past on the abandoned bed that she finds in the middle of the forest, un... + Read More
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Series: The Girl Who Loved the BirdsPaperback
Joseph Dandurand9780889714441
$15.95JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 6 - 8
Apr 29, 2023
A story for children by Kwantlen storyteller and award-winning poet Joseph Dandurand. The Girl Who Loved the Birds is the third in a series of Kwantlen legends by award-winning author Joseph Dandurand, following The Sasquatch, the Fire and the Cedar Baskets and A Magical Sturgeon. Accompanied by beautiful gouache illustrations by Kwantlen artist Elinor Atkins, this tender children’s story follows a young Kwantlen girl who shares her life with the birds of the island she calls home. Collecting piles of sticks and moss for the builders of nests, ... + Read More
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Series: THOT J BAP (The Heart of This Journey Bears All Patterns)Bramah’s QuestPaperback
Renée Sarojini Saklikar9780889714304
$26.95POETRY
Jul 31, 2023
The ambitious second instalment of Renée Sarojini Saklikar’s epic fantasy saga in verse, The Heart of This Journey Bears All Patterns (THOT J BAP). This book-length poem features the time-travelling demigoddess Bramah, a locksmith and the saga’s hero. In Bramah’s Quest, the year is 2087 and Bramah is back on a planet Earth ravaged by climate change and global inequality. Bramah is on a quest to find her people, including the little boy Raphael, last seen at the end of Bramah and the Beggar Boy (2021). Hailed as “brilliant and masterful, timely”... + Read More
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Series: Old GodsPaperback
Conor Kerr9780889714465
$19.95POETRY
Apr 29, 2023
Métis Ukrainian writer Conor Kerr’s sharp and incisive poems move restlessly across landscapes and time. Conor Kerr’s poetry is in constant motion. 4Runners streak through the night, racing with coyotes and roving across the land. Buses travel from town to town, from one memory to another, from past to present. Friends and lovers search for each other on Instagram and find nothing. And always the natural world travels alongside: the watching magpies, woodpeckers and cedar waxwings, the coyotes and porcupines. Family is the crisp wings of mallar... + Read More
Essays, stories and poems on the interior lives of bookstores. Nick Thran’s volume of essays, stories and poems is a quietly powerful meditation on a life of reading, writing and bookselling. Thran, who returned to bookselling when he moved with his family to Fredericton, NB, captures the rare magic of reading communities. Here, the bookstore itself sits in the middle of an expanding root system, connecting lives, nurturing interests and stoking passions. It is a place for both private daydreaming and the small talk that staves off loneliness. ... + Read More
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