More Readers' Resources

Celebrating the achievements of British Columbian writers and publishers since 1985

The B.C. BookWorld web site provides extensive reference information for books and authors pertaining to British Columbia and provides access to the latest issue of
BC BookWorld, Canada's largest-circulation independent newspaper about books

Publishes the classics of literature, non-fiction and reference on the Internet.

Directory of web sites relevant to Canadian Poetry, created by the University of Toronto.

Read literature notes online. Includes some popular short stories, plays, novels and many of Shakespeare's plays.

Public domain books in over 30 languages available for downloading in PDF, including large print, or directly to Palms, Rocketbooks, eReaders, PDAs or iPODS. Search by author, title, category or language. Advanced search also available. Subscribe to RSS feed.

Over 10,000 Canadian books and periodicals published online by government and commercial publishers. Searchable by title, keyword or subject. Includes instructions for citing online texts.

Sites of interest to Canadian writers, including event listings, contests, publishing resources and list of authors.

Over 19,000 texts available online; includes classics and reference books in the public domain. Also some audio ebooks and music scores. Searchable by author, title, language and subject.

Extensive database of reviews and recommendations.  Emphasis on award winning fiction and nonfiction.