Welcome to Harbour Publishing

Books of the Pacific Northwest

Welcome to Harbour Publishing

Books of the Pacific Northwest

Welcome to Harbour Publishing

Books of the Pacific Northwest

About Harbour Publishing

An award-winning independent book publisher owned and operated by Howard and Mary White. Established in 1974 and based on British Columbia's Sunshine Coast.

News

Harbour and Nightwood at the BC Book Prizes
Harbour and Nightwood at the BC Book Prizes

The 2024 BC and Yukon Book Prizes have been announced, and three books from Harbour Publishing are finalists for the Roderick Haig-Brown Regional Book Prize.  The Wild Horses of the Chilcotin: Their History...

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Crushed Wild Mint Longlisted for League of Canadian Poets Book Awards
Crushed Wild Mint Longlisted for League of Canadian Poets Book Awards

Crushed Wild Mint by Jess Housty is longlisted for the Pat Lowther Memorial Award and the Gerald Lampert Memorial Award. Crushed Wild Mint (Nightwood Editions, $19.95) is a collection of poems embodying land...

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Harbour and Nightwood: Spring 2024
Harbour and Nightwood: Spring 2024

Harbour Publishing and Nightwood Editions are proud to present their Spring 2024 lists, with books ranging from fast-paced novels to cutting edge poetry to stirring memoirs. For little ones, the latest addi...

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New releases from Harbour Publishing

Teeth : Poems
Teeth : Poems

Teeth: Poems

Dallas Hunt

$19.95

Standing at the Back Door of Happiness : And How I Unlocked It
Standing at the Back Door of Happiness : And How I Unlocked It

Standing at the Back Door of Happiness: And How I Unlocked It

David Roche

$22.95

Excerpts from a Burned Letter : Poems
Excerpts from a Burned Letter : Poems

Excerpts from a Burned Letter: Poems

Joelle Barron

$19.95

Fine : Poems
Fine : Poems

Fine: Poems

Matt Rader

$19.95

Late September : A Novel
Late September : A Novel

Late September: A Novel

Amy Mattes

$22.95

The Gulf Islands and Vancouver Island: Victoria & Sooke to Nanaimo : Revised Fifth Edition, 2024
The Gulf Islands and Vancouver Island: Victoria & Sooke to Nanaimo : Revised Fifth Edition, 2024

The Gulf Islands and Vancouver Island: Victoria & Sooke to Nanaimo: Revised Fifth Edition, 2024

Anne Yeadon-Jones, Laurence Yeadon-Jones

$49.95

Asterisms : Poems
Asterisms : Poems

Asterisms: Poems

Donna Kane

$22.95

Ocean Drive : A Novel
Ocean Drive : A Novel

Ocean Drive: A Novel

Sam Wiebe

$24.95

Past the End of the Road : A North Island Boyhood
Past the End of the Road : A North Island Boyhood

Past the End of the Road: A North Island Boyhood

Michel Drouin

$24.95

Fried Eggs and Fish Scales : Tales from a Sointula Troller
Fried Eggs and Fish Scales : Tales from a Sointula Troller

Fried Eggs and Fish Scales: Tales from a Sointula Troller

Jon Taylor

$24.95

The Road to Appledore : Or How I Went Back to the Land Without Ever Having Lived There in the First Place
The Road to Appledore : Or How I Went Back to the Land Without Ever Having Lived There in the First Place

The Road to Appledore: Or How I Went Back to the Land Without Ever Having Lived There in the First Place

Tom Wayman

$26.95

The Curious Passage of Richard Blanshard : First Governor of Vancouver Island
The Curious Passage of Richard Blanshard : First Governor of Vancouver Island

The Curious Passage of Richard Blanshard: First Governor of Vancouver Island

Barry Gough

$38.95

Alternator
Alternator

Alternator

Chris Banks

$19.95

Dream House : A Poem
Dream House : A Poem

Dream House: A Poem

Cathy Stonehouse

$19.95

Crushed Wild Mint
Crushed Wild Mint

Crushed Wild Mint

Jess Housty

$19.95

Grandview Drive
Grandview Drive

Grandview Drive

Tim Blackett

$22.95

Beautiful Beautiful
Beautiful Beautiful

Beautiful Beautiful

Brandon Reid

$24.95

O Canada Crosswords Book 24
O Canada Crosswords Book 24

O Canada Crosswords Book 24

Gwen Sjogren

$18.95

The White Light of Tomorrow
The White Light of Tomorrow

The White Light of Tomorrow

Russell Thornton

$22.95

Commune : A Novel
Commune : A Novel

Commune: A Novel

Des Kennedy

$24.95

It's Spring! Featured Nature and Gardening Titles

A Field Guide to Edible Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest
A Field Guide to Edible Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest

A Field Guide to Edible Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest

Daniel Winkler

$7.95

A Field Guide to Seaweeds of the Pacific Northwest
A Field Guide to Seaweeds of the Pacific Northwest

A Field Guide to Seaweeds of the Pacific Northwest

Bridgette Clarkston

$7.95

A Field Guide to Trees of the Pacific Northwest
A Field Guide to Trees of the Pacific Northwest

A Field Guide to Trees of the Pacific Northwest

Phillipa Hudson

$7.95

A Field Guide to Birds of the Pacific Northwest
A Field Guide to Birds of the Pacific Northwest

A Field Guide to Birds of the Pacific Northwest

$7.95

A Field Guide to Sea Stars of the Pacific Northwest
A Field Guide to Sea Stars of the Pacific Northwest

A Field Guide to Sea Stars of the Pacific Northwest

Neil McDaniel

$7.95

A Field Guide to Seashells and Shellfish of the Pacific Northwest
A Field Guide to Seashells and Shellfish of the Pacific Northwest

A Field Guide to Seashells and Shellfish of the Pacific Northwest

Rick M. Harbo

$7.95

A Field Guide to Marine Life of the Protected Waters of the Salish Sea
A Field Guide to Marine Life of the Protected Waters of the Salish Sea

A Field Guide to Marine Life of the Protected Waters of the Salish Sea

Rick M. Harbo

$7.95

A Field Guide to Crabs of the Pacific Northwest
A Field Guide to Crabs of the Pacific Northwest

A Field Guide to Crabs of the Pacific Northwest

$7.95

A Field Guide to Gold, Gemstone & Mineral Sites of British Columbia Vol. 2 : Sites within a Day's Drive of Vancouver
A Field Guide to Gold, Gemstone & Mineral Sites of British Columbia Vol. 2 : Sites within a Day's Drive of Vancouver

A Field Guide to Gold, Gemstone & Mineral Sites of British Columbia Vol. 2: Sites within a Day's Drive of Vancouver

Rick Hudson

$26.95

A Field Guide to Common Fishes of the Pacific Northwest
A Field Guide to Common Fishes of the Pacific Northwest

A Field Guide to Common Fishes of the Pacific Northwest

$7.95

A Field Guide to Marine Life of the Outer Coasts of the Salish Sea and Beyond
A Field Guide to Marine Life of the Outer Coasts of the Salish Sea and Beyond

A Field Guide to Marine Life of the Outer Coasts of the Salish Sea and Beyond

Rick M. Harbo

$7.95

A Field Guide to Fossils
A Field Guide to Fossils

A Field Guide to Fossils

$7.95

Saving Seeds : A Home Gardener’s Guide to Preserving Plant Biodiversity
Saving Seeds : A Home Gardener’s Guide to Preserving Plant Biodiversity

Saving Seeds: A Home Gardener’s Guide to Preserving Plant Biodiversity

Dan Jason

$14.95

A Field Guide to Alpine Flowers of the Pacific Northwest
A Field Guide to Alpine Flowers of the Pacific Northwest

A Field Guide to Alpine Flowers of the Pacific Northwest

$7.95

Guide pratique d'identification des cailloux
Guide pratique d'identification des cailloux

Guide pratique d'identification des cailloux

$7.95

A Field Guide to Gemstones of the Pacific Northwest
A Field Guide to Gemstones of the Pacific Northwest

A Field Guide to Gemstones of the Pacific Northwest

Rick Hudson

$7.95

A Year on the Garden Path : A 52-Week Organic Gardening Guide, Revised Second Edition
A Year on the Garden Path : A 52-Week Organic Gardening Guide, Revised Second Edition

A Year on the Garden Path: A 52-Week Organic Gardening Guide, Revised Second Edition

Carolyn Herriot

$24.95

The Book of Kale : The Easy-to-Grow Superfood, 80+ Recipes
The Book of Kale : The Easy-to-Grow Superfood, 80+ Recipes

The Book of Kale: The Easy-to-Grow Superfood, 80+ Recipes

Sharon Hanna

$26.95

ABCs of West Coast Gardening
ABCs of West Coast Gardening

ABCs of West Coast Gardening

Mary Palmer

$24.95

A Field Guide to Wildlife of the Rocky Mountains
A Field Guide to Wildlife of the Rocky Mountains

A Field Guide to Wildlife of the Rocky Mountains

Hälle Flygare

$7.95

Recent Award Winners and Contenders

This Place Is Who We Are : Stories of Indigenous Leadership, Resilience, and Connection to Homelands
This Place Is Who We Are : Stories of Indigenous Leadership, Resilience, and Connection to Homelands

This Place Is Who We Are: Stories of Indigenous Leadership, Resilience, and Connection to Homelands

$39.95

The Wild Horses of the Chilcotin : Their History and Future
The Wild Horses of the Chilcotin : Their History and Future

The Wild Horses of the Chilcotin: Their History and Future

Wayne McCrory

$39.95

The Best Loved Boat : The Princess Maquinna
The Best Loved Boat : The Princess Maquinna

The Best Loved Boat: The Princess Maquinna

Ian Kennedy

$34.95

Beautiful Beautiful
Beautiful Beautiful

Beautiful Beautiful

Brandon Reid

$24.95

Crushed Wild Mint
Crushed Wild Mint

Crushed Wild Mint

Jess Housty

$19.95

Dream House : A Poem
Dream House : A Poem

Dream House: A Poem

Cathy Stonehouse

$19.95

A Kid’s Guide to Plants of the Pacific Northwest : with Cool Facts, Activities and Recipes
A Kid’s Guide to Plants of the Pacific Northwest : with Cool Facts, Activities and Recipes

A Kid’s Guide to Plants of the Pacific Northwest: with Cool Facts, Activities and Recipes

Philippa Joly

$26.95

The Science and Superpowers of Seaweed : A Guide for Kids
The Science and Superpowers of Seaweed : A Guide for Kids

The Science and Superpowers of Seaweed: A Guide for Kids

Amanda Swinimer

$24.95

The Ridge
The Ridge

The Ridge

Robert Bringhurst

$22.95

Old Gods
Old Gods

Old Gods

Conor Kerr

$19.95

The Big Melt
The Big Melt

The Big Melt

Emily Riddle

$19.95

The Rooftop Garden
The Rooftop Garden

The Rooftop Garden

Menaka Raman-Wilms

$22.95

Workboats for the World : The Robert Allan Story
Workboats for the World : The Robert Allan Story

Workboats for the World: The Robert Allan Story

$99.95

Wilson Duff : Coming Back, a Life
Wilson Duff : Coming Back, a Life

Wilson Duff: Coming Back, a Life

Robin Fisher

$39.95

Avenue of Champions
Avenue of Champions

Avenue of Champions

Conor Kerr

$21.95

Hell and Gone : A Wakeland Novel
Hell and Gone : A Wakeland Novel

Hell and Gone: A Wakeland Novel

Sam Wiebe

$24.95

The Science and Spirit of Seaweed : Discovering Food, Medicine and Purpose in the Kelp Forests of the Pacific Northwest
The Science and Spirit of Seaweed : Discovering Food, Medicine and Purpose in the Kelp Forests of the Pacific Northwest

The Science and Spirit of Seaweed: Discovering Food, Medicine and Purpose in the Kelp Forests of the Pacific Northwest

Amanda Swinimer

$28.95

Possessing Meares Island : A Historian's Journey into the Past of Clayoquot Sound
Possessing Meares Island : A Historian's Journey into the Past of Clayoquot Sound

Possessing Meares Island: A Historian's Journey into the Past of Clayoquot Sound

Barry Gough

$36.95

The Sea Among Us : The Amazing Strait of Georgia
The Sea Among Us : The Amazing Strait of Georgia

The Sea Among Us: The Amazing Strait of Georgia

Gordon McFarlane, Richard Beamish

$34.95

Nightwood Editions

A Brief History of the Short-Lived
A Brief History of the Short-Lived

A Brief History of the Short-Lived

$18.95

A Day Does Not Go By
A Day Does Not Go By

A Day Does Not Go By

$16.95

A/Z Does It
A/Z Does It

A/Z Does It

$8.95

After the Hatching Oven
After the Hatching Oven

After the Hatching Oven

$18.95

Air Canada Owls : Travel Poems
Air Canada Owls : Travel Poems

Air Canada Owls: Travel Poems

Glen Sorestad

$7.95

Allegheny, BC
Allegheny, BC

Allegheny, BC

Rodney DeCroo

$18.95

Alternator
Alternator

Alternator

Chris Banks

$19.95

Arms
Arms

Arms

Madeline Sonik

$17.95

Army of the Brave and Accidental
Army of the Brave and Accidental

Army of the Brave and Accidental

Alex Boyd

$19.95

As Though the Gods Love Us
As Though the Gods Love Us

As Though the Gods Love Us

Goh Poh Seng

$12.95

Avenue of Champions
Avenue of Champions

Avenue of Champions

Conor Kerr

$21.95

Bad Ideas
Bad Ideas

Bad Ideas

Michael V. Smith

$18.95

Basmati Brown : paths, passages, cross and open
Basmati Brown : paths, passages, cross and open

Basmati Brown: paths, passages, cross and open

Phinder Dulai

$16.95

Bearskin Diary
Bearskin Diary

Bearskin Diary

Carol Daniels

$21.95

Beautiful Beautiful
Beautiful Beautiful

Beautiful Beautiful

Brandon Reid

$24.95

Bec and Call
Bec and Call

Bec and Call

Jenna Lyn Albert

$18.95

Belated Bris of the Brainsick
Belated Bris of the Brainsick

Belated Bris of the Brainsick

Lucas Crawford

$18.95

Betty
Betty

Betty

$14.95

Birch Split Bark
Birch Split Bark

Birch Split Bark

Diane Guichon

$16.95

Indigenous Authors and Themes

it was never going to be okay
it was never going to be okay

it was never going to be okay

jaye simpson

$18.95

Creeland
Creeland

Creeland

Dallas Hunt

$18.95

Being Ts'elxwéyeqw : First Peoples' Voices and History from the Chilliwack-Fraser Valley, British Columbia
Being Ts'elxwéyeqw : First Peoples' Voices and History from the Chilliwack-Fraser Valley, British Columbia

Being Ts'elxwéyeqw: First Peoples' Voices and History from the Chilliwack-Fraser Valley, British Columbia

$94.95

A Is for Anemone : A First West Coast Alphabet
A Is for Anemone : A First West Coast Alphabet

A Is for Anemone: A First West Coast Alphabet

$14.95

Raven Squawk, Orca Squeak
Raven Squawk, Orca Squeak

Raven Squawk, Orca Squeak

Robert Budd, Roy Henry Vickers

$12.95

Sockeye Silver, Saltchuck Blue
Sockeye Silver, Saltchuck Blue

Sockeye Silver, Saltchuck Blue

Robert Budd, Roy Henry Vickers

$12.95

Raven Brings the Light
Raven Brings the Light

Raven Brings the Light

Robert Budd, Roy Henry Vickers

$19.95

The Remarkable Adventures of Portuguese Joe Silvey
The Remarkable Adventures of Portuguese Joe Silvey

The Remarkable Adventures of Portuguese Joe Silvey

Jean Barman

$17.95

Plants of Haida Gwaii : Third Edition
Plants of Haida Gwaii : Third Edition

Plants of Haida Gwaii: Third Edition

Nancy J Turner

$29.95

How the Robin Got Its Red Breast : A Legend of the Sechelt People
How the Robin Got Its Red Breast : A Legend of the Sechelt People

How the Robin Got Its Red Breast: A Legend of the Sechelt People

$12.95

The Sasquatch, the Fire and the Cedar Baskets
The Sasquatch, the Fire and the Cedar Baskets

The Sasquatch, the Fire and the Cedar Baskets

$15.95

Salmon Boy : A Legend of the Sechelt People
Salmon Boy : A Legend of the Sechelt People

Salmon Boy: A Legend of the Sechelt People

$12.95

The Girl Who Loved the Birds
The Girl Who Loved the Birds

The Girl Who Loved the Birds

Elinor Atkins, Joseph Dandurand

$15.95

Ben the Sea Lion
Ben the Sea Lion

Ben the Sea Lion

Roy Henry Vickers

$22.95

Avenue of Champions
Avenue of Champions

Avenue of Champions

Conor Kerr

$21.95

Saltus
Saltus

Saltus

Tara Gereaux

$22.95

Website Bestsellers

Here on the Coast : Reflections from the Rainbelt
Here on the Coast : Reflections from the Rainbelt

Here on the Coast: Reflections from the Rainbelt

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Standoff : Why Reconciliation Fails Indigenous People and How to Fix It
Standoff : Why Reconciliation Fails Indigenous People and How to Fix It

Standoff: Why Reconciliation Fails Indigenous People and How to Fix It

Bruce McIvor

$21.95

The Bushman’s Lair : On the Trail of the Fugitive of the Shuswap
The Bushman’s Lair : On the Trail of the Fugitive of the Shuswap

The Bushman’s Lair: On the Trail of the Fugitive of the Shuswap

Paul McKendrick

$22.95

A Is for Anemone : A First West Coast Alphabet
A Is for Anemone : A First West Coast Alphabet

A Is for Anemone: A First West Coast Alphabet

$14.95

Bramah and the Beggar Boy
Bramah and the Beggar Boy

Bramah and the Beggar Boy

Renée Sarojini Saklikar

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Undoing Hours
Undoing Hours

Undoing Hours

Selina Boan

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The Pit
The Pit

The Pit

Tara Borin

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Raven Squawk, Orca Squeak
Raven Squawk, Orca Squeak

Raven Squawk, Orca Squeak

Robert Budd, Roy Henry Vickers

$12.95

A Field Guide to Edible Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest
A Field Guide to Edible Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest

A Field Guide to Edible Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest

Daniel Winkler

$7.95

British Columbia in Flames : Stories from a Blazing Summer
British Columbia in Flames : Stories from a Blazing Summer

British Columbia in Flames: Stories from a Blazing Summer

Claudia Cornwall

$26.95

The New Beachcomber's Guide to the Pacific Northwest : Completely Revised and Expanded 2019
The New Beachcomber's Guide to the Pacific Northwest : Completely Revised and Expanded 2019

The New Beachcomber's Guide to the Pacific Northwest: Completely Revised and Expanded 2019

J. Duane Sept

$32.95

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