by megan@bcyukonbookprizes.com | Apr 11, 2024
Obaasan’s Boots Janis Bridger and Lara Jean OkihiroPublisher: Second Story Press Book Description Cousins Lou and Charlotte don’t know a lot about their grandmother’s life. When their Obaasan invites them to spend the day in her garden, she also invites them into...
by megan@bcyukonbookprizes.com | Apr 11, 2024
What Remains of Elsie Jane Chelsea WakelynPublisher: Dundurn Press Book Description A heartbreaking and darkly funny portrait of a woman unravelling in the wake of tragedy. Sam is dead, which means that Elsie Jane has just lost the brilliant, sensitive man she...
by megan@bcyukonbookprizes.com | Apr 11, 2024
A Family of Dreamers Samantha NockPublisher: Talonbooks Book Description In this debut poetry collection, Samantha Nock redefines where and what “home” is. A Family of Dreamers delves into the complexities of growing up in rural northeast British Columbia and the...
by megan@bcyukonbookprizes.com | Apr 11, 2024
Any Other City Hazel Jane PlantePublisher: Arsenal Pulp Press Book Description By the author of Little Blue Encyclopedia (for Vivian): the fictional memoir of a trans indie rock musician that reveals how the act of creation can heal trauma and even change the past....
by megan@bcyukonbookprizes.com | Apr 11, 2024
This Place Is Who We Are: Stories of Indigenous Leadership, Resilience, and Connection to Homelands Katherine Palmer GordonPublisher: Harbour Publishing Book Description This Place Is Who We Are profiles Indigenous communities in central and northern coastal BC that...