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Author Talk: Voices for the Islands by Sheila Harrington | Qualicum Beach, BC
Join author Sheila Harrington for an illuminating talk and reading of her latest book, Voices for the Islands: Thirty Years of Nature Conservation on the Salish Sea.
A Haida Wedding and City of Rainbows win big at the 2025 British Columbia Historical Federation Awards
Congratulations to A Haida Wedding and City of Rainbows for placing in the British Columbia Historical Federation's Historical Writing Awards 2025!
Two books finalists for the 2024 BC Historical Federation Award
Heritage House is proud to share we have two books nominated among the six finalists for the British Columbia Historical Federation's Historical Writing Awards 2024.
LOOK INSIDE: Trees of Victoria
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Trees of Victoria by Collin Varner
A wander’s guide by Collin Varner to more than...
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LOOK INSIDE: Huxley's Island Adventure
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Huxley’s Island Adventure by Haley Healey
A positive and hopeful story about a d...
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Celebrate BC Books & Canadian indie bookstores this Spring
This April, readers are in for a real treat, and an opportunity to show their love for reading, a...
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Doris J. MacKinnon awarded King Charles III Coronation Medal
Author Doris Jeanne MacKinnon was awarded the King Charles III Coronation Medal in April 2025.
A Haida Wedding and Always On Call nominated for BC & Yukon Book Prizes 2025
Heritage House is delighted that two books we published in 2024 have been shortlisted for the BC & Yukon Book Prizes 2025.
The City of Rainbows wins local history prize
The City of Rainbows: A Colourful History of Prince Rupert by Blair Mirau won the 2025 Jeanne Clarke Local History Publication Award.
Celebrate the 100th anniversary of Victoria's Stanley Cup win!
Heads Up, Hockey Fans: The Stanley Cup is coming to Victoria, BC!
Two Heritage House books nominated for Jeanne Clarke History Award 2025
The City of Rainbows and Always On Call are finalists for a local BC history award, presented by the Prince George Public Library.
Shari Peyerl receives Alberta Heritage Awareness Award 2024
We were delighted to learn that the Government of Alberta has awarded author Shari Peyerl a Herit...
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A Permanent Home for Muggins
It is with great pride that Heritage House can share the news that Muggins, everyone’s favourite...
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If you liked ‘Under the Bridge’, read ‘Reena: A Father’s Story’
The horrifying killing of fourteen-year-old Reena Virk at the hands of her peers in 1997 shocked...
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David Laurence Jones wins Alberta Literary Award for New World Dreams
Heritage House is proud to announce David Laurence Jones won an 2024 Alberta Literary Awards i...
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Galena Bay Odyssey wins BC Historical Federation's Community History Award 2024
Ellen Schwartz has received a 2024 Historical Writing Award, presented by the British Columbia Hi...
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Galena Bay Odyssey finalist for BC Historical Federation Award 2023
On April 13, the British Columbia Historical Federation announced the finalists for the 2023 Hist...
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Two books shortlisted for BC & Yukon Book Prizes 2024
Heritage House is proud to share that two books have been shortlisted for the BC & Yukon Book...
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New World Dreams finalist for Alberta Literary Awards 2024
Heritage House is delighted to share that New World Dreams: Canadian Pacific Railway and the Gold...
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Looking forward to Spring 2024 books!
The weather is warming up, snowdrops are blooming, and we’ve begun to see buds on the cherry tree...
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In Memoriam: Fred Braches (1930–2024)
Heritage House was sad to hear about Fred Braches' passing on February 1, at the age of 93. Fred ...
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In Memoriam: Michael Andruff (1952–2023)
Heritage House was saddened to hear of the passing of Michael Andruff on December 21, 2023. Mike ...
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The Rediscovery of Muggins
by Grant Hayter-Menzies
As I wrote in my recent book, Freddie: The Rescue Dog Who Rescued Me, I h...
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Gift Guide 2023
This holiday season, share the gift of a good book! Whether you’re looking for memoirs, history,...
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Cooking Tips for Desperate Fishwives wins Silver at Taste Canada Awards 2023
Heritage House Publishing is proud to announce Cooking Tips for Desperate Fishwives: An Island Me...
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A Complex Coast finalist for 2023 Banff Mountain Book Competition
Heritage House is pleased to announce that David Norwell’s illustrated memoir, A Complex Coast: A...
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Fall in love with our fall 2023 books
Are you looking forward to the fall? Cooler weather, cozy sweaters, pumpkin spice lattes, and a b...
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Red Cedar Book Award shortlists 2 Heritage House books
British Columbia’s Young Readers’ Choice Awards has announced its Red Cedar Book Award shortlist ...
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Three books longlisted for First Nations Communities READ Awards 2023/24
First Nation Communities READ (FNCR) is celebrating 20 years in 2023 and announced the longlist i...
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Cooking Tips for Desperate Fishwives shortlisted for Taste Canada Awards 2023
Heritage House Publishing is delighted to announce Cooking Tips for Desperate Fishwives: An Islan...
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Her Courage Rises a finalist for BC & Yukon Book Prizes
Her Courage Rises has been shortlisted for the Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize! One o...
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Her Courage Rises: Extended Bibliography
Her Courage Rises: 50 Trailblazing Women of British Columbia and the Yukon features social activi...
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Tales from the Homestead finalist for Alberta Literary Award 2023
Heritage House was delighted to hear that Tales from the Homestead: A History of Prairie Pioneers...
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Heritage House wins two Alcuin Awards for book design
This week, the Alcuin Society announced the 2022 winners of their annual book award—the Alcuin So...
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Books for Women’s History Month
With International Women of Color Day on March 1 and International Women's Day on March 8, this m...
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Liz Bryan wins 2023 Jeanne Clarke Award for Adventure Roads of BC's Northwest Heartland
The Prince George Public Library Board announced the winners for the 38th annual Jeanne Clarke Aw...
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