BC Books for Adults

In celebration of BC Book Day (April 23, 2024) we have chosen some of our favourite BC authors.

Updated April 23, 2024
G
Greater Victoria Public Library Greater Victoria Public Library
This is your list in printable form. Simply print this page using your browser's print command.

BC Books for Adults

In celebration of BC Book Day (April 23, 2024) we have chosen some of our favourite BC authors.

Drag items up and down to your preferred order then select the "Save Order" button.
Dark roads
Stevens, Chevy
Paper Book
"Chevy Stevens is a brilliant and unique talent and Dark Roads is an instant classic. My hat's off to her." -- C. J. Box, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Long Range "My favorite Chevy Stevens book since Still Missing...The suspense builds...
Washington Black
Edugyan, Esi
Paper Book
Five little indians
Good, Michelle
Paper Book
" Taken from their families when they are very small and sent to a remote, church-run residential school, Kenny, Lucy, Clara, Howie and Maisie are barely out of childhood when they are finally released after years of detention. Alone and without any skills, support or...
Finding the mother tree : uncovering the wisdom and intelligence of the forest
Simard, S.
Paper Book
Raised in the hardy forest communities of British Columbia, scientist Suzanne Simard overturned conventional beliefs in proving that trees and plants are connected underground by an immense web of fungal mycelia, at the centre of which lie the Mother Trees- the mysterious, powerful entities that...
The book of form and emptiness
Ozeki, Ruth
Paper Book
Winner of the Women's Prize for Fiction "No one writes like Ruth Ozeki--a triumph." --Matt Haig, New York Times bestselling author of The Midnight Library "Inventive, vivid, and propelled by a sense of wonder." --TIME "If you've lost your...
Out of the sun : essays at the crossroads of race
Edugyan, Esi
Paper Book
Two-time Booker Shortlistee and internationally bestselling author Esi Edugyan delivers a searing analysis of the relationship between race and art.
Fire weather : a true story from a hotter world
Vaillant, John
Paper Book
*WINNER of the BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION****AN INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER**** A Pulitzer Prize Finalist * A National Book Award Finalist * A Writers' Trust Award Finalist *'No book feels timelier than John Vaillant's Fire Weather . . . an adrenaline...
Find this list online: https://librarian.syndetics.com/syndeticsunbound/lp/1918.2384/list/1098

Library staff! You can create and contribute to lists. Contact your catalog administrator or log in here.