A bundle of bestsellers
If you want a reading list for 2022, look no further than the top 20 BC bestsellers of 2021, announced earlier this month by Read Local BC. We’re delighted to have edited or proofread several of the non-fiction titles on…
And the award goes to…
We always love hearing the results of book awards, and we’re proud that WCEA partners have worked on some of the books recognized this fall. Baking Day with Anna Olson: Recipes to Bake Together, by Anna Olson (Appetite by…
New book by WCEA partner sheds light on watersheds
Rowena Rae has another new book out this month with Orca Book Publishers. (Our prolific partner also had a book out in August, the third in her Meg and Greg series, and she has another two titles forthcoming in 2022.)…
Unravelling in the park: Update
Due to unforeseen circumstances, Sylvia Olsen wasn’t able to read in Brentwood Bay’s Pioneer Park on July 6 as scheduled. Instead, she will take part in Sidney LitFest’s final 2021 Authors in the Park event on Friday, August 27, at…
Unravelling in the park
If you live on southern Vancouver Island, may we suggest starting this weekend off early with a literary afternoon in the park? On July 16, author Sylvia Olsen is giving an outdoor reading from her bestselling book Unravelling Canada: A…
Everything in its place
As an indexer, I tend to be obsessive about organizing things alphabetically—the books on my shelves, the spices in my cupboards, the DVDs and CDs in the basement . . . Of course Joan Aiken should come before Kate Atkinson,…
Prize-worthy books
It’s always a thrill when a book that a WCEA partner has worked on, whether as editor, proofreader, or indexer, is shortlisted for—or wins—a coveted book prize. Well, we’ve been extra thrilled recently to see so many books that we've…
Upcoming presentation: Writing and Publishing Children’s Books for a Niche Audience
We’re excited to announce that partner Rowena Rae and her sister, Elspeth, will be presenting at Editors British Columbia’s monthly meeting on Wednesday, April 21.
A nuanced look at Nature Out of Balance
Congratulations to our partner Merrie-Ellen Wilcox on the launch of her new book, Nature Out of Balance: How Invasive Species Are Changing the Planet. Merrie-Ellen’s third book, and her second in the Orca Footprints series, looks at how invasive species—humans…
I read to you, you read to me
It’s late afternoon. I’m in the kitchen making supper, and my daughters are in the living room doing homework. Suddenly, giggles break the silence. Then, the two girls barrel upstairs to their bedrooms. More giggles and the odd whoop funnel…