(2/2) We stand alongside many organizations representing Canada’s publishing, writing, and bookselling sectors in solidarity with artists, cultural workers, and arts organizations calling for the reversal of sweeping cuts to arts and culture funding.
Read more here: buff.ly/ExtCcJW
(1/2) Books BC is a signatory to a recent letter calling on Nova Scotia to reinstate funding for publishers and the arts: buff.ly/ExtCcJW
It's with heavy hearts that we share that Sandy Shreve, the woman who started Poetry in Transit, has passed.
Read all about her amazing life as an artist and activist here: bcbooklook.com/rip-sandy-sh...
Please join us on March 12 for our next #ProDev panel, Crafting Effective Book Descriptions for Discoverability, with Ariel Hudnall of Serif! Learn about the best practices for book descriptions and increase organic reader discoverability.
Learn more and register at buff.ly/tmLMNk5 #bcbooks #events
Job alert 👇 @touchwooded.bsky.social is hiring a F/T Editorial Coordinator! Reporting to the publisher, the EC will coordinate all aspects of a book’s development, from concept to print for 10–15 frontlist titles a year.
Full posting: touchwoodeditions.com/pages/careers
Deadline to apply: March 1
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We join communities across BC and Canada in grieving the lives lost in Tumbler Ridge, and continue to hold the individuals and families impacted by this tragic event in our hearts and prayers.
Books BC has made an annual donation of $1000 to the Greg Younging Undergraduate Award. The award was founded in memory of Dr. Gregory Younging (1961–2019), publisher at Theytus Books and member of the Books BC board of directors. Greg graduated from Simon Fraser University's Master of Publishing Program in 2000 and later taught as adjunct faculty. Books BC, in partnership with SFU Publishing, established the award to help support the training of emerging Indigenous publishers in Canada. Learn more about Dr. Greg Younging and the Undergraduate Award at https://buff.ly/iSlRWpZ and https://buff.ly/XDt7MIK
Books BC has made an annual donation of $1000 to the Greg Younging Undergraduate Award.
The award was established in partnership with @sfupublishing.bsky.social to help support the training of emerging Indigenous publishers in Canada.
Read more below, and at buff.ly/iSlRWpZ and buff.ly/XDt7MIK
Job alert 👇 @orcabook.bsky.social is hiring a Sales Associate with a focus on special sales, gifts and new business. The position is based in Victoria, BC, but remote candidates will be considered. Salary range is $50k–$65k.
Full posting: www.orcabook.com/Careers
Deadline to apply: February 25
Attention publishing leaders: Less than a week left to get your application in for our Executive Director role!
With a recent rebrand and the Board currently engaged in Strategic Planning, the incumbent will be poised to make an impact at the organizational and industry level.
Full details ⬇️
Books BC is looking for its next Executive Director. Full details of the job post can be found through the following link: www.books.bc.ca/careers/exec.... The deadline to apply is February 9th.
Books BC joins the literary community in remembering and honouring Hal Wake. A radio producer and host for the CBC earlier in his career, Wake was an Artistic Director at the Vancouver Writers Fest from 2006–2017 and spent over 40 years of his career surrounded by books and authors. Read more below.
The latest instalment of the CIBA's Booksellers' List is out! And several Canadian titles have been featured 🍁 including Staying Power by Zena Sharman, from Books BC member @arsenalpulp.bsky.social!
Check out the full list here: www.indiebookstores.ca/tbl/
Job alert! @ubcpress.bsky.social is looking for a Junior Editor. Learn more and apply through their post below.
First BC Bestseller list of 2026 is here 🎉
Explore: www.readlocalbc.ca/bc-bestselle...
#BCBestsellerList #BCBooks #IndieBCBooks
Books BC and Read Local BC would like to wish you a very happy holiday season!
Please note: Our office will be closed from December 22nd to January 2nd. We look forward to reconnecting with all of you in the new year!
Fresh BC-published titles are now available on the @readlocalbc.bsky.social bookshelf! 📚
Access these titles and much more via Libby—a free app by OverDrive that lets you borrow and enjoy digital ebooks, audiobooks, and magazines from your local public library using just your library card. #bcbooks
Congratulations! @caitlinpress.bsky.social's The Flesh of Ice by Garry Gottfriedson, and @nightwoodeditions.bsky.social's I Feel That Way Too by jaz papadopoulos have been named in the longlist for the 12th Annual Fred Cogswell Award for Excellence in Poetry. #bcbooks #poetry
Congratulations to @arsenalpulp.bsky.social, @caitlinpress.bsky.social, and @harbourpublishing.bsky.social! 💐
The following collections have been selected as part of CBC's best Canadian poetry of 2025. Check out the full article here: buff.ly/6AGsakT #bcbooks #poetry
Finding publishers like these is now easier than ever, thanks to the Certified Canadian Publisher seal. On our website, users can now easily identify if a book has been produced by a Canadian-owned publisher. Just look for the seal! #BuyCanadian #MadeInCanada #CanLit
This year was a massive one for award-winning books from local publishers! 🤩 📕 Get caught up this month with the BC books nominated for the 2025 GG Literary awards for English literature.
@orcabook.bsky.social @douglasmcintyre.bsky.social @arsenalpulp.bsky.social @talonbooks.bsky.social
Last chance to give the gift of BC stories 🎁 Shop our Limited Edition BC Book Boxes below:
www.readlocalbc.ca/shop/?utm_ca...
#ReadLocalBC #ShopLocalBC
Gift the BC Culinary Box for the foodie in your life, the Early Readers Box for your budding reader, and/or Indigenous Voices Box for readers interested in the revitalization of Indigenous stories, language and diverse perspectives 📚
Learn more and order now: www.readlocalbc.ca/shop
Last chance to give the gift of BC stories! Shop the @readlocalbc.bsky.social Limited Edition Book Boxes before this Friday, December 5th 🎁 www.readlocalbc.ca/shop #ReadLocalBC #BuyLocalBC #bcbooks #holidayseason
The PNW Creatives Summit presenter call is open for expressions of interest! Submit by Dec 15 👉 buff.ly/2qrA08Y. If you face any barriers, please reach out to fiona@heremagazine.ca.
Selected contributors will be contacted by Jan 15, 2026. Summit will be taking place Apr 22-23, 2026 in Victoria, BC.
Job Alert! 📣 Hancock House Publishers is looking for an experienced Associate Publisher who can help guide editorial and acquisition decisions, manage production workflows, and lead digital marketing. Compensation range is $54,000-$65,000. Learn more and apply here: buff.ly/Zeu9OOY
Good things come in threes. Image of three boxes with books. Snowflakes in the background.
Read Local BC introduced a new pilot project: 3 curated Book Boxes available for a limited time (Dec 5). We spoke with @readlocalbc.bsky.social about the local curators & the idea behind the project.
Full Q&A:
bc.libraries.coop/blog/partner...
#SupportLocal #PartnerSpotlight @booksbc.bsky.social
On Dec 5th, Book & Periodical Council is hosting three publishing professionals from Western Canada as they discuss antidotes to burnout in these high frequency times. Books BC members receive a free ticket as BPC members-by-proxy and early bird pricing is available for non-members: buff.ly/WVMFNR7
This holiday season… give the gift of reading!
We are very excited to announce that we have the following limited edition Read Local BC gift boxes available for sale:
🎁 Early Readers Kids Box
🎁 Indigenous Voices Box
🎁 Culinary Box
Explore here: www.readlocalbc.ca/shop/
