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Awards: John Thistle wins 2016 Basil Stuart-Stubbs Prize

Researcher John Thistle has been named winner of this year's Basil Stuart-Stubbs Prize for Outstanding Scholarly Book on British Columbia for Resettling the Range: Animals, Ecologies, and Human Communities in British Columbia (UBC Press). The ... Read More »

June 2, 2016 | Filed under: Awards

Awards: Canadian Museum Association recognizes book on Emily Carr

By Becky Robertson

The Canadian Museums Association recognized From the Forest to the Sea: Emily Carr in British Columbia with its Outstanding Achievement in Research – Art Award at a ceremony in Halifax April 14. The title, a collaborative ... Read More »

April 18, 2016 | Filed under: Awards

2015 B.C. Book Prizes announced

By Sarah Kester

The West Coast Book Prize Society announced the winners of the B.C. Book Prizes on Saturday. Each winner received $2,000 while Betty Keller, winner of the Lieutenant Governor's Award, took home $5,000. The ceremony was held at ... Read More »

April 27, 2015 | Filed under: Awards

New B.C. book fair will support indie authors, Frontier College

By Steven W. Beattie

In the wake of the recent report on the feasibility of mounting an annual book fair in Toronto, Vancouver's Black Bond Books has announced an inaugural fair in Richmond, B.C., dedicated to supporting independent writers. ... Read More »

August 29, 2013 | Filed under: Events, Writing life

Robson Reading Series coming to an end

By Natalie Sequeira

After a decade-long run, Vancouver's Robson Reading Series will be shutting down in March. According to a statement on its website, the series will be concluding in light of the closure of both its host ... Read More »

February 5, 2013 | Filed under: Book news

Heritage House buys assets of Greystone Books

By Sue Carter

Victoria's Heritage House Publishing has acquired all assets of Greystone Books from D&M Publishers. According to a press release issued late Thursday night, the assets will form the backlist for a new company, Greystone Books ... Read More »

February 1, 2013 | Filed under: Industry news

Esi Edugyan, JJ Lee, Charlotte Gill nominated for B.C. Book Prizes

By Sue Carter

The West Coast Book Prize Society has announced the shortlists for the 28th annual B.C. Book Prizes, and for Esi Edugyan, the competition cuts close to home. Edugyan, whose novel Half-Blood Blues won the 2011 ... Read More »

March 8, 2012 | Filed under: Awards

BookNet bestsellers: nature

By Shannon Webb-Campbell

This week's bestsellers list, which looks at the nature category, includes two titles from the 2012 Charles Taylor Prize shortlist. Andrew Westoll's The Chimps of Fauna Sanctuary (#20) might have been the big winner at ... Read More »

March 5, 2012 | Filed under: Bestsellers

Lorna Crozier talks poverty in Canada on CBC

By Natalie Samson

Last Friday, poet and University of Victoria professor Lorna Crozier hosted a special edition of CBC Radio's The Current. "I know what it's like to come from a needy family. Though both my parents worked, ... Read More »

December 7, 2011 | Filed under: Authors, Book news

B.C. ecologist Don Gayton wins Peace Corps Travel Book Award

By Sue Carter

British Columbian ecologist Don Gayton's Okanagan Odyssey: Journeys Through Terrain, Terroir and Culture (Rocky Mountain Books) has won the 2011 Peace Corps Travel Book Award. The prize is presented annually to an author with Peace ... Read More »

September 15, 2011 | Filed under: Awards

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Search Results by tag: British Columbia

Awards: John Thistle wins 2016 Basil Stuart-Stubbs Prize

Awards: Canadian Museum Association recognizes book on Emily Carr

2015 B.C. Book Prizes announced

New B.C. book fair will support indie authors, Frontier College

Robson Reading Series coming to an end

Heritage House buys assets of Greystone Books

Esi Edugyan, JJ Lee, Charlotte Gill nominated for B.C. Book Prizes

BookNet bestsellers: nature

Lorna Crozier talks poverty in Canada on CBC

B.C. ecologist Don Gayton wins Peace Corps Travel Book Award

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