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

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

Wayne McCrory wins 2024 Basil Stuart-Stubbs Book Prize for Wild Horses of the Chilcotin
Wayne McCrory wins 2024 Basil Stuart-Stubbs Book Prize for Wild Horses of the Chilcotin

Wayne McCrory has won the Basil Stuart-Stubbs Prize for Outstanding Scholarly Book on British Columbia for his book The Wild Horses of the Chilcotin: Their History and Future. The $3,500 prize, given by UBC ...

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Tim Blackett shortlisted for Two Saskatchewan Book Awards
Tim Blackett shortlisted for Two Saskatchewan Book Awards

Nightwood Editions author Tim Blackett has been shortlisted for two Saskatchewan Book Awards—the Fiction Award and the First Book Award—for his debut story collection, Grandview Drive. The shortlist was presented in partnership with the Regina Public Library on Friday, March 1, 2024.

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This Place Is Who We Are Wins Jeanne Clarke Local History Award
This Place Is Who We Are Wins Jeanne Clarke Local History Award

BC-Bestselling author Katherine Palmer Gordon has won the Jeanne Clarke Award for her book, This Place Is Who We Are: Stories of Indigenous Leadership, Resilience, and Connection to Homelands.The award, mean...

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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

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 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

A Flock of Gulls, a Chorus of Frogs
A Flock of Gulls, a Chorus of Frogs

A Flock of Gulls, a Chorus of Frogs

Lucky Budd, Roy Henry Vickers

$14.95

The Days of Augusta
The Days of Augusta

The Days of Augusta

$24.95

Books for Family Literacy Week

Raven Squawk, Orca Squeak
Raven Squawk, Orca Squeak

Raven Squawk, Orca Squeak

Robert Budd, Roy Henry Vickers

$12.95

Down at the Seaweed Cafe
Down at the Seaweed Cafe

Down at the Seaweed Cafe

$9.95

Sockeye Silver, Saltchuck Blue
Sockeye Silver, Saltchuck Blue

Sockeye Silver, Saltchuck Blue

Robert Budd, Roy Henry Vickers

$12.95

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 Rainbow Bridge : A Visit to Pet Paradise
The Rainbow Bridge : A Visit to Pet Paradise

The Rainbow Bridge: A Visit to Pet Paradise

Adrian Raeside

From $9.95

Timmy the West Coast Tug
Timmy the West Coast Tug

Timmy the West Coast Tug

$16.95

Paradise for Cats : A Return to the Rainbow Bridge
Paradise for Cats : A Return to the Rainbow Bridge

Paradise for Cats: A Return to the Rainbow Bridge

Adrian Raeside

$19.95

Lilliana and the Frogs
Lilliana and the Frogs

Lilliana and the Frogs

Scot Ritchie

$22.95

A West Coast Summer
A West Coast Summer

A West Coast Summer

$19.95

Raven Brings the Light
Raven Brings the Light

Raven Brings the Light

Robert Budd, Roy Henry Vickers

$19.95

What Grandma Built
What Grandma Built

What Grandma Built

$14.95

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

Starbuck Valley Winter
Starbuck Valley Winter

Starbuck Valley Winter

Roderick Haig-Brown

$14.95

Fishing with Gubby
Fishing with Gubby

Fishing with Gubby

Gary Kent, Kim La Fave

$19.95

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

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

Recent Award Winners and Contenders

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 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

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 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

Bramah and the Beggar Boy
Bramah and the Beggar Boy

Bramah and the Beggar Boy

Renée Sarojini Saklikar

$26.95

Luschiim’s Plants : Traditional Indigenous Foods, Materials and Medicines
Luschiim’s Plants : Traditional Indigenous Foods, Materials and Medicines

Luschiim’s Plants: Traditional Indigenous Foods, Materials and Medicines

Luschiim Arvid Charlie, Nancy J. Turner

$29.95

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

Voices from the Skeena : An Illustrated Oral History
Voices from the Skeena : An Illustrated Oral History

Voices from the Skeena: An Illustrated Oral History

Robert Budd, Roy Henry Vickers

$36.95

The Year of Broken Glass
The Year of Broken Glass

The Year of Broken Glass

Joe Denham

$24.95

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

From $15.99

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

$26.95

Undoing Hours
Undoing Hours

Undoing Hours

Selina Boan

$18.95

The Pit
The Pit

The Pit

Tara Borin

$18.95

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

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

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Featured Books Featuring BC Places

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

Step into Wilderness : A Pictorial History of Outdoor Exploration in and around the Comox Valley
Step into Wilderness : A Pictorial History of Outdoor Exploration in and around the Comox Valley

Step into Wilderness: A Pictorial History of Outdoor Exploration in and around the Comox Valley

$39.95

Raincoast Chronicles 24 : Cougar Companions: Bute Inlet Country and the Legendary Schnarrs
Raincoast Chronicles 24 : Cougar Companions: Bute Inlet Country and the Legendary Schnarrs

Raincoast Chronicles 24: Cougar Companions: Bute Inlet Country and the Legendary Schnarrs

Judith Williams, Raincoast Chronicles

$26.95

The Promise of Paradise : Utopian Communities in British Columbia
The Promise of Paradise : Utopian Communities in British Columbia

The Promise of Paradise: Utopian Communities in British Columbia

Andrew Scott

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Enchanted Isles : The Southern Gulf Islands
Enchanted Isles : The Southern Gulf Islands

Enchanted Isles: The Southern Gulf Islands

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The Shores We Call Home : The Art of Carol Evans
The Shores We Call Home : The Art of Carol Evans

The Shores We Call Home: The Art of Carol Evans

Carol Evans

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The Royal Fjord : Memories of Jervis Inlet
The Royal Fjord : Memories of Jervis Inlet

The Royal Fjord: Memories of Jervis Inlet

Ray Phillips

$22.95

The Lost Coast : Salmon, Memory and the Death of Wild Culture
The Lost Coast : Salmon, Memory and the Death of Wild Culture

The Lost Coast: Salmon, Memory and the Death of Wild Culture

Tim Bowling

$29.95

Only in Whistler : Tales of a Mountain Town
Only in Whistler : Tales of a Mountain Town

Only in Whistler: Tales of a Mountain Town

Stephen Vogler

$29.95

Juan de Fuca's Strait : Voyages in the Waterway of Forgotten Dreams
Juan de Fuca's Strait : Voyages in the Waterway of Forgotten Dreams

Juan de Fuca's Strait: Voyages in the Waterway of Forgotten Dreams

Barry Gough

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Dreamers and Designers : The Shaping of West Vancouver
Dreamers and Designers : The Shaping of West Vancouver

Dreamers and Designers: The Shaping of West Vancouver

$29.95

Diary of a Wilderness Dweller
Diary of a Wilderness Dweller

Diary of a Wilderness Dweller

Chris Czajkowski

$19.95

Crossing Home Ground : A Grassland Odyssey through Southern Interior British Columbia
Crossing Home Ground : A Grassland Odyssey through Southern Interior British Columbia

Crossing Home Ground: A Grassland Odyssey through Southern Interior British Columbia

David Pitt-Brooke

$32.95

Beyond the Chilcotin : On the Home Ranch with Pan Phillips
Beyond the Chilcotin : On the Home Ranch with Pan Phillips

Beyond the Chilcotin: On the Home Ranch with Pan Phillips

Diana Phillips

From $22.95

Adventures in Solitude : What Not to Wear to a Nude Potluck and Other Stories from Desolation Sound
Adventures in Solitude : What Not to Wear to a Nude Potluck and Other Stories from Desolation Sound

Adventures in Solitude: What Not to Wear to a Nude Potluck and Other Stories from Desolation Sound

Grant Lawrence

$26.95

Luschiim’s Plants : Traditional Indigenous Foods, Materials and Medicines
Luschiim’s Plants : Traditional Indigenous Foods, Materials and Medicines

Luschiim’s Plants: Traditional Indigenous Foods, Materials and Medicines

Luschiim Arvid Charlie, Nancy J. Turner

$29.95

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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