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."
High hopes and Dashed dreams celebrates the centennial of the Klondike Gold rush. One of Canada's great stories is that of the Klondike Gold Rush. When news of gold struck the cash-strapped economically depressed world of the 1890's, Canada was suddenly the place to be. Imagine the desperation that ripped men and women from the comforts of hearth and home and drove them into the frozen ferel hinterland. What yearning possessed them, giving them the strength to surmount the barriers of a hostile land and all the fury that nature could unleash? Picture the isolation and despair when all was lost and, thousands of miles from home, they resigned themselves to failure. Yukon Gold: High Hope and Dashed Dreams looks at the invincible human spirit in the context of one of Canada's most important historical events. Sir Wilfred Laurier predicted that the twentieth century would be Canada's century. During the Klondike Gold Rush, it looked as though that would be true.