BC Books Online was created for anyone interested in BC-published books, and with librarians especially in mind. We'd like to make it easy for library staff to learn about books from BC publishers - both new releases and backlist titles - so you can inform your patrons and keep your collections up to date.
Our site features print books and ebooks - both new releases and backlist titles - all of which are available to order through regular trade channels. Browse our subject categories to find books of interest or create and export lists by category to cross-reference with your library's current collection.
A quick tip: When reviewing the "Browse by Category" listings, please note that these are based on standardized BISAC Subject Codes supplied by the books' publishers. You will find additional selections, grouped by theme or region, in our "BC Reading Lists."
'Bogman's Music' is a debut collection of poetry that is both elegiac and sensitive in its exploration of family dynamics, the enduring power of childhood experience, and the healing ability of faith and love.
"It's gritty and quirky, and at times almost spins out of but for a formality that always tends to rein in thing." - The Georgia Straight
Governor General's Literary Award Nominee
Tammy Armstrong grew up in St. Stephen, New Brunswick and lived in Vancouver, BC for several years, where she earned a BA and an MFA from the University of British Columbia. She currently lives in Fredericton, New Brunswick. Armstrong has two books of poetry published with Anvil Press: 'Unravel' and 'Bogman's Music' (a Governor General's Literary Award nominee). Her poems have appeared in the following publications: 'The Antigonish Review', 'Event', 'The Fiddlehead', 'Grain', 'The Malahat Review', 'Pottersfield Portfolio', 'Prairie Fire', 'Room of One's Own', 'subTerrain', 'TickleAce', and 'Zygote'. "A Proper Burial for Song Birds" placed third in the League of Canadian Poets' National Poetry Contest, Vintage 2000. "If In a Marriage to a Car Salesman" and "Clam Bake 1974" were performed on International Women's Day 2000 at the National Art Gallery.