Books that influence and inspire us

…more about: what books guided the team members to their current roles? I reached out to the team and asked for the books—fact, fiction, or otherwise—that influenced their career paths…

Announcing BC Books Online

We’re delighted to announce the launch of BC Books Online, an initiative enabling librarians, booksellers, educators, and the public alike to easily browse thousands of books from the province’s publishers,…

Surprise: Millennials Are Devoted to Print Books

  Last week a university professor asked us, “Will print books still exist in ten years?” It was a provocative question intended to spark discussion. But when we stated emphatically…

The New Frontiers of Bookstore Distribution

It amazes us that physical bookstore distribution – once the most standard way of getting books to market – is no longer a critical part of a book’s success story….

Namwayut made Indigo’s Best Books of 2022

We are thrilled to share that Chief Robert Joseph’s Namwayut—We Are All One: A Pathway to Reconciliation is #2 on Indigo’s Adult Top 10 Best Books of 2022! Namwayut will…

What We Talk about When We Talk about Books

…and Pete buy some books: a short film from Amazon” portrays an imaginary dialogue between a couple of “tween”-age boys. Timmy and Pete scoff at the idea of paying more…

New Books at Page Two: Jean Hough Davey

It’s always exciting when new books arrive from the printer, and this week we were overjoyed to receive early copies of Jean Hough Davey’s memoir. The Only Woman in the…

What Makes a Book a Bestseller

We’re often asked how books get onto bestseller lists. Do you need to sell a certain number of books? Is there a mysterious algorithm you need to crack? What is…