Shari Peyerl receives Alberta Heritage Awareness Award 2024

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

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’

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

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

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

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

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

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!

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)

In Memoriam: Fred Braches (1930–2024)

Heritage House was sad to hear about Fred Braches' passing, on February 1, at the age of 93. Fre...
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In Memoriam: Michael Andruff (1952–2023)

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

The Rediscovery of Muggins

by Grant Hayter-Menzies As I wrote in my recent book, Freddie: The Rescue Dog Who Rescued Me,...
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Gift Guide 2023

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 a finalist for BC & Yukon Book Prizes

Her Courage Rises has been shortlisted for the Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize! One ...
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Tales from the Homestead finalist for Alberta Literary Award 2023

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

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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Some of the Women's History Books

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

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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Watch for these Spring 2023 books

Watch for these Spring 2023 books

Spring brings more than warmer weather and flowers, it also brings books! Check out this great li...
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Shop Local Tips for Books

Shop Local Tips for Books

Indie Bookstores: Online & In-Person Lots of local independent bookstores have a number of op...
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Young Readers Day books

Book recommendations for Young Readers: Social Issues

November is bookended with two celebrations of children and young people, Young Readers Day on No...
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Aggie & Mudgy

Aggie & Mudgy wins the City of Victoria Children’s Book Prize

The night of October 12, 2022 Mayor Lisa Helps and co-sponsor Brian Butler announced Wendy Prover...
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kā-āciwīkicik / The Move

kā-āciwīkicik / The Move finalist for Governor General’s Literary Award

Canada Council for the Arts announced the Governor General’s Literary Awards finalists on October...
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Ghostly Campfire Stories

A Ghostly Tale for the Halloween Season

Are you ready for Halloween? To get you in the right mindset, we have a chilling tale from Ghostl...
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Aggie & Mudgy on First Nations Communities READ shortlist

Aggie & Mudgy on First Nations Communities READ shortlist

First Nation Communities READ announced the 2022-2023 shortlist on September 21, 2022, for the Pe...
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Two Heritage House books shortlisted for Victoria Book Prizes 2022

Two Heritage House books shortlisted for Victoria Book Prizes 2022

Heritage House is overjoyed to see two of our Indigenous children's books on the shortlist for th...
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Bestselling book Slumach's Gold celebrates 50th anniversary amid new television series and continued interest in the legend and lost gold mine

Bestselling book Slumach's Gold celebrates 50th anniversary amid new television series and continued interest in the legend and lost gold mine

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE—More than a century after Slumach was hanged for murder, the legend of a lo...
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Fall 2022 books to fall for

Fall 2022 books to fall for

Fall is around the corner, which means a new season of exciting books! We can't wait to share a b...
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Canada Day History Book Recommendations

Reading for Canada Day

Fireworks, parades, and picnics are some popular ways Canadians have celebrated July 1st since 18...
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Summer

Kids out for Summer

Summer is here and the kids are out of school! If you are looking for some fun book-themed activi...
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