Heritage House

Thinking of gifting your loved ones with books this holiday season? Independent bookstores are open for business and embracing online sales more than ever before. Before jumping to Amazon, why not visit your local bookstore's website to see what types of creative pricing and services are on offer.

We extend our thanks to the men and women who serve in the Canadian military, to those who gave their lives in war, and to veterans past and present and their families. #remembranceday2020

Love this profile of writing phenom Haley Healey, who is blazing trails of her own with this captivating book about remarkable women who shaped Vancouver Island's history.

The cenotaph ceremonies will sadly be off limits to most of us this Remembrance Day. The good news is that these and many other memorial events will be streamed online throughout the day, for all to enjoy. We recommend this panel of literary readings, "Intergenerational Stories of War," November 11 at 2 pm.

We're pretty excited about this. Hope you can come.

"Her choice of guides is astute. She focuses on trees." Arborist David Tracey reviews Nina Shoroplova's LEGACY OF TREES: PURPOSEFUL WANDERING THROUGH STANLEY PARK. https://bit.ly/3cOQUkM #ormsbyreview

Pleased to announce that this lovely memoir by Ian Haysom is officially launched! "We're all suckers for a good love story, which is what Ian Haysom has written here." - Jack Knox GRANDFATHERED: DISPATCHES FROM THE TRENCHES OF MODERN GRANDPARENTHOOD. ... Available now wherever books are sold. https://bit.ly/2QTo08Y

The Autumn issue of BC BookWorld is out, and with it this review of STAGECOACH NORTH, Ken Mather's history of BC's most successful stagecoach line and its founder, BC business man and politician Francis Barnard. "Mather offers an accurate telling of this man and his efforts to establish the successful Barnard Stagecoach and Express Company (the BX), later called the British Columbia Express, heralded as the northernmost stagecoach line in North America over a 50-year span." Sage Birchwater, BC BookWorld (page 19). bcbooklook.com/latest-issue/

Our thanks to Jennifer Kimbley and BC Teachers' Federation (BCTF) Teacher Magazine for this sweet book review! "On Their Own Terms will help teachers looking for true stories of nineteenth- and early twentieth-century women who lived unique lives and shaped their communities. Each story covers 4 to 10 pages, making it easy to fit into a lesson"

Surrey Art Gallery is celebrating its forty-fifth anniversary with "Where We Have Been" an exhibition of forty artworks from its permanent collection that reflect on themes of place, nature, memory, and identity in South of the Fraser. We are thrilled to note that two of our Heritage House author/artists - Sylvia Grace Borda and Sonny Assu - are among the amazing artists featured in this exhibtion. "Where We Have Been," which runs from September 19 to December 13, can be viewed as a pre-booked, self-guided exhibition tour. https://bit.ly/32ZqqtB

Anglers and West Coasters will delight in this amusing memoir in two volumes of life as a fishing guide in the early 1980s. After spending fifteen years guiding tourists on the hunt for tyee salmon, David Giblin decided that the offbeat people and places he’d encountered during that colourful period in his life had to be preserved. The result is a series of hilarious, strange, keenly observed, true (or mostly true) stories of Giblin’s experiences. Gilly the Ghillie, releasing... this month, follows the characters introduced in Giblin’s 2018 debut The Codfish Dream. This time around, the tight knit, all-male guiding community of Stuart Island is caught off guard by the arrival of Gilly, the highly competent first female fishing guide to work the Discovery Islands fishing grounds. Not surprisingly, chaos ensues. Gilly the Ghillie and The Codfish Dream can be purchased at your local bookstore or wherever books are sold. Learn more at https://bit.ly/33RjHkp #fishing #sportfishing #westcoast #tyeesalmon #pacificnorthwest #newbookstagram #discoveryislands #campbellriver #quadraisland #cortesisland #bcbooks #vancouverisland #fishingstories #outdoorlife

Wonderful to see this excerpt from On Their Own Terms: True Stories of Trailblazing Women of Vancouver Island in yesterday's Times Colonist. This lively and accessible volume by Nanaimo secondary-school counsellor Haley Healey is proving to be one of our most popular sellers in 2020. lt would make an ideal addition to any home or school library. Available now wherever books are sold. Learn more: https://bit.ly/30AZGgj

We love this tale of two women who launched successful publishing careers while in their sixties and who recently formed a connection based on a shared interest in historical fiction for kids and their relationship with Heritage House Publishing. MaryLou Driedger's book, Lost on the Prairie, will be published by Heritage House next spring.

Our congrats to these local authors shortlisted for the Victoria Book Prize and the City of Victoria Children’s Book Prize. Winners will be announced at a free online gala on Sunday, October 4, 7:00 - 8:30 pm. Tickets are availabe via the link below.

Friends, the organizers of this year's Victoria Festival of Authors have produced an amazing program of literary readings, panels, and interviews with exceptional Canadian authors, all of it free and accessible via online channels (registration is required for some events). The official program begins September 30, but great content about the authors is being posted regularly on their site. Do give it a look and consider supporting this work by signing up for one of these wonderful events. Another great thing is that you don't need to be in Victoria to enjoy the show.

Say hello to fall, and learn about our new selection of books for adults and kids. https://bit.ly/35nCwhM

Looking for an uplifting read for fall? This humorous memoir about grandparenting, families, and enjoying the simple things hits all the right notes. GRANDFATHERED: Dispatches from the Trenches of Modern Grandparenthood, by Ian Haysom. Learn more here: https://bit.ly/2QTo08Y

"A book authored by British Columbia horticulturist Collin Varner is always worthwhile." - Rose Morrison, Ormsby Review Read the full review https://bit.ly/2YXXr6O

To build a better future, it's important to remember the past. Indigenous elders show the way in this powerful exposé of inequality in Canadian health care. "Anyone who cares about human decency and social justice owes a debt to Gary Geddes and to his indigenous informants." Vancouver Sun... Learn more about Medicine Unbundled: https://amzn.to/3b1sVxP

We're very excited about this upcoming middle-grade novel from our Wandering Fox kids' imprint. Set in the community of Wekweètì, Northwest Territories, the story tells of Julia, an eleven-year-old girl who has lived in the village since she was little. Although the community has always welcomed her, Julia still feels disconnected from the traditions and ancestral roots of the local culture. When she is invited on a canoe trip, Julia has no idea that the journey will change ...her life. Along the way, she faces her fears, learns to survive in the wilderness, and realizes the wisdom of traditional stories. Inspired by true events, this book will appeal to readers aged 9-12 for its relatable themes of family, friendship, growing up, and the struggle to connect with tradition and culture. JOURNAL OF A TRAVELLING GIRL, by Nadine Neema, with illustrations by Archie Beaverho, is available now for pre-order: https://amzn.to/3iyWERk

Dreamers and tree lovers wil enjoy this fascinating interview with Nina Shoroplova broadcast from the HealthyLife Radio Network in Manhattan Beach, CA. Discover Nina's book LEGACY OF TREES here: https://bit.ly/3doKubV

Thanks Denman Island Readers & Writers Festival for sharing these free videos from your 2020 mini-festival.

Wow, guess which book is #1 on this week's BC Bestsellers list? https://bit.ly/2PD3E3f

A pleasant surpise for Monday morning! Our 2019 anthology THE GROUP OF SEVEN REIMAGINED, edited by Karen Schauber, has won silver in the Very Best Book Awards for Short Fiction. http://bit.ly/38DySQ0

Love this socially distanced photo op with Spencer Chandra Herbert MLA, Vancouver-West End BC NDP and Nina Shoroplova, author of Legacy of Trees: Purposeful Wandering in Vancouver's Stanely Park.