Literature of BC




LITERATURE has a long history in BC. The province traditionally leads the nation in per capita book purchases and LIBRARY use, and has the strongest market for regional books in English-speaking Canada. It is not unusual for favourite local titles such as The Curve of Time, Raincoast Chronicles First Five or Never Fly over an Eagle's Nest to sell in excess of 50,000 copies—enough to be ranked as national best-sellers in many larger countries.

Aboriginal Literature

The first BC...

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