by megan@bcyukonbookprizes.com | Apr 8, 2021
Petra Shaena LambertPublisher: Random House Canada Book Description Inspired by Petra Kelly, the original Green Party leader and political activist who fought for the planet in 1980s Germany, Shaena Lambert brings us a captivating new novel about a woman who changed...
by megan@bcyukonbookprizes.com | Apr 8, 2021
Burning Province Michael PriorPublisher: McClelland & Stewart Book Description Amid the record-breaking wildfires that scorched British Columbia in 2015 and 2017, the poems in this collection move seamlessly between geographical and psychological landscapes,...
by megan@bcyukonbookprizes.com | Apr 8, 2021
A History of My Brief Body A Memoir Billy-Ray BelcourtPublisher: Hamish Hamilton Book Description Billy-Ray Belcourt’s debut memoir opens with a tender letter to his kokum and memories of his early life in the hamlet of Joussard, Alberta, and on the Driftpile...
by megan@bcyukonbookprizes.com | Apr 8, 2021
Grandmother School Written by: Rina Singh Illustrated by: Ellen RooneyPublisher: Orca Book Publishers Book Description Every morning, a young girl walks her grandmother to the Aajibaichi Shala, the school that was built for the grandmothers in her village to have a...
by megan@bcyukonbookprizes.com | Apr 8, 2021
The E. J. Hughes Book of Boats Robert AmosPublisher: Touchwood Editions Book Description Boat lovers of all ages and people who enjoy the scenery of BC’s coast will delight in this charming gift book, a worthy addition to books about BC’s art history. In the course of...