A subversive novel by acclaimed Cree author Darrel J. McLeod, infused with the contradictory triumph and pain of finding conventional success in a world that feels alien. James, a talented and conflicted Cree man from a tiny settlement...
BC and Yukon Book Prizes 2024
The BC Book Prizes have been celebrating the achievements of British Columbia writers and publishers since 1985. The BC and Yukon Book Prizes has a mission to recognize and promote the achievements of the book community in BC and Yukon through the BC Book Prizes and related programs.
For more information about the Prizes, please visit the BC Book Prizes website.
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Author:McLeod, Darrel J.Summary: - Author:Reid, BrandonSummary:
Imbued with passion, creativity and insight, Brandon Reid's debut novel is a wonderfully creative coming-of-age story exploring indigeneity, masculinity and cultural tradition. Twelve-year-old Derik Mormin travels with his father and a...
- Author:Knott, HelenSummary:
#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER. When matriarchs begin to disappear, there is a choice to either step into the places they left behind, or to craft a new space. Helen Knott's debut memoir, In My Own Moccasins, wowed reviewers, award juries, and...
- Author:Klein, NaomiSummary:
#1 NATIONAL BESTELLER Shortlisted for the 2024 Writers' Prize A New York Times Notable Book of 2023 - Vulture's #1 Best Book of the Year - The Globe and Mail - Esquire - The Guardian - CBC - TIME - The Boston Globe - Harpers' Bazaar -...
- Author:Vaillant, JohnSummary:
#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER WINNER OF THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NONFICTION - FINALIST FOR THE HILARY WESTON WRITERS' TRUST PRIZE FOR NONFICTION - FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD IN NONFICTION - ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES ' TOP TEN...
- Author:John-Kehewin, WandaSummary:
Fourteen-year-old Eva's life is like her shoes: rapidly falling apart. With Nohkum in the hospital, Eva's mother struggles to keep things together and loses custody of Eva and her little brother. As Eva tries to adjust to living in a...
- Author:Troeung, Y-DangSummary:
The inaugural title from Alchemy by Knopf Canada: A searing account by an exquisite writer who came to Canada as a baby, escaping war in Cambodia. In 1980, Y-Dang Troeung and her family were among the last of the 60,000 refugees from...
- Author:Wong, LindsaySummary:
Living forever isn’t everything it’s cracked up to be. Hearts can still break, looks can still fade, and money still matters, even in eternity. The ghosts, zombies, and demons in this collection are all shockingly human, and they’re...
- Author:Kennedy, Ian.Summary:
Built in 1913, the Canadian Pacific Railway's ship Princess Maquinna steamed up and down the rugged west coast of Vancouver Island in summer and winter, calm weather and storms, for over forty years, and has become one of the most...
- Author:Sterritt, AngelaSummary:
As a Gitxsan teenager navigating life on the streets, Angela Sterritt wrote in her journal to help her survive and find her place in the world. Now an acclaimed journalist, she writes for major news outlets to push for justice and to...
