British Columbia (showing 1-23 of 23)

[ErinCBC comment history]

From British Columbia or just love books and authors from there? This is the thread for you!

[Betty comment history]

I just read and reviewed "Divine Intervention" by Cheryl Kaye Tardif (Canadian author); it's a techno-thriller, psi-fi, and I gave it 5 stars. It takes place in British Columbia.

[Margaret comment history]

Here are a few books about BC

[Margaret comment history]

Chevy Stevens

This is an author of 2 mystery books from Vancouver island.

[Betty comment history]

Deborah Cannon writes mysteries with Haida connections and one in particular took place on Haida Gwaii.


The Raven's Pool


White Raven


Ravenstone

[ErinCBC comment history]

CBC Books just launched an awesome new project: the Cross-Country Bookshelf. We asked literary types from each region to visit a local CBC show and choose the books they think best represent their region. We now want YOU to vote on their list, taking it from 10 to 5.

The BC list can be seen here.

What do you think? Do you agree with the panelists' choices? What books do you plan on voting for?

[Margaret comment history]

Here's another book set in BC

[Shannon comment history]

Interesting list of books for BC. Some I have read and some I have not even heard of! Wouldn't know what to promote or vote on.

Here is another book that is at least partially set in Vancovuer:

[John comment history]

One of my favorite B.C. books is Monkey Beach.

[John comment history]

I am starting an advance reader copy of . Her first book was great and based here on Vancouver Island.

[Kelly comment history]

Douglas Coupland

[Alana comment history]

last year i read this book ( woo vancouver island) not sure into the genre but it was still a great read

[Robin comment history]

One BC book I'm stoked to read is Everything Was Good-bye by Gurjinder Basran

[VWrulesChick comment history]

Robin wrote: "One BC book I'm stoked to read is Everything Was Good-bye by Gurjinder Basran"

Yes, I am looking forward to reading this one too as I have it on my TBR shelf

[Robin comment history]

Also can't wait for The Canterbury Trail by Angie Abdou The cover is: It's coming in the mail but stupid Canada Post is on strike.

[Debra comment history]

Robin wrote: "Also can't wait for The Canterbury Trail by Angie Abdou The cover is: It's coming in the mail but stupid Canada Post is on ..."

I read about this book in BC BookWorld and it sounds really interesting. And I found out on the evening news that legisltation has passed. Postal strike is officially ending, but it'll take 3 or 4 days to probably get your mail.

[Debra comment history]

The latest BC book I've read is Juvie: Inside Canada's Youth Jails by Gordon Cruse. It's a collection of memories about Gordon's 26 year long career, plus thoughts and letters from kids who've been in BC's detention centers, and some of the professionals who worked with them. It was interesting for me because I volunteered in a youth detention center a long time ago; it was disheartening to learn that incarceration hasn't changed much in 35 years. Anyway, I posted a review here on Goodreads a few days ago.

[Robin comment history]

And...wow, can you tell I live in BC? I'm also stoked to read: The Opposite of Dark, Sitting Lady Sutra, Still Missing...all crime writers I know in real life and all books that are sitting waiting on my e-reader.

[Lbaker comment history]

I picked up a used mystery somewhere, was sitting in bed reading and nearly fell over when I realized it was set in my community.
L R Wright wrote a series with main character Karl Alberg set on the Sunshine Coast, BC.

[Debra comment history]

Lbaker wrote: "I picked up a used mystery somewhere, was sitting in bed reading and nearly fell over when I realized it was set in my community.
L R Wright wrote a series with main character Karl Alberg set on t..."

Yes, and it was a really good series. Wright was starting to earn a lot of recognition in the States as well. She proved that BC writers don't have to set their books in the U.S. to attract American readers, unlike someone NY publishers and agents claim.

[Gerry comment history]

My forthcoming novel, "Coming of Age on the Trail," is set in British Columbia. It is a fictional recreation of Norman Lee's cattle drive from Hanceville to Dawson City, Yukon, in 1898. If you're interested the URL is: http://www.gerryburniebooks.net/index...).

[Debra comment history]

I just finished a really enjoyable mystery called In the Shadow of Death by Gwendolyn Southin. What was especially intriguing was the 1959 setting in Vancouver and the Cariboo. References were made to Vancouver places I remember, but which no longer exist. I also reviewed the book.

[John comment history]

I just finished and quite enjoyed it. It wasn't until part way through the book when they started talking about Sparwood and Frank that I realized it was set in B.C.. The famous Frank Slide is also brought into the book.