by megan@bcyukonbookprizes.com | Apr 13, 2026
Contemplation of a Crime Susan JubyPublisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. Book Description Buddhist butler and reluctant investigator Helen Thorpe bands together with her fellow butler school graduates to rescue her very wealthy employer and his son in this new...
by megan@bcyukonbookprizes.com | Apr 13, 2026
Tunnel Island: Stories Bill GastonPublisher: Thistledown Press Book Description Set on an island in BC’s Salish Sea, a richly imagined and often hilarious collection of linked stories by Bill Gaston, a master of the art of short fiction. Eleven stories feature a cast...
by megan@bcyukonbookprizes.com | Apr 7, 2026
The Last Exile Sam WiebePublisher: Harbour Publishing Book Description PI Dave Wakeland returns to the streets of Vancouver for his most dangerous case yet. Maggie Zito is being held for murder. The volatile single mother is accused of killing the retired leader of...
by megan@bcyukonbookprizes.com | Sep 21, 2025
Fred Wah Winner of the Lieutenant Governor’s Award for Literary Excellence Vancouver poet Fred Wah has published numerous books of poetry, fiction, and criticism. His work has been awarded the Governor-General’s Award, among others. He is a former Parliamentary...
by megan@bcyukonbookprizes.com | Sep 21, 2025
Linda Johnson Winner of the Borealis Prize: Commissioner of Yukon Award for Literary Excellence Linda Johnson has lived and worked in the traditional territories of Yukon First Nations since 1974. As a historian and archivist, she has been guided by First Nations...