Douglas & McIntyre

15/11/2024

Join Farzana Doctor, author of 52 Weeks to a Sweeter Life online Friday November 29th, 12-1:30pm GMT (7am EST/ 5:30pm IST)
for a practical and political talk on burnout, self and community care, and managing vicarious trauma, overwhelm and boundaries.
For activists, caregivers and helping professionals/practitioners.

Free. All welcome. Contact [email protected] to register.

Please note that this event is hosted by a UK organization so BYO coffee you're in an East Coast time zone!

31/10/2024

Happy Halloween from D&M! We ate all our candy already, so we're just handing out reading suggestions. 📘🎃For the spooky season, may we suggest BEAST by Richard Van Camp? This captivating teen horror novel blends the supernatural with 1980s-era pop culture.
https://douglas-mcintyre.com/products/9781771624145?srsltid=AfmBOor3l52zKkVHdU_MfLXSpEKZEnLkKzHR2hBB4tZ47A1z9ywicNAn !

DescriptionReturning to his favourite setting of Fort Simmer, Northwest Territories, Richard Van Camp brings his exuberant style to a captivating teen novel that blends the supernatural with 1980s-era nostalgia to reflect on friendship, tradition and forgiveness.For as long as Lawson can remember, h...

16/10/2024

New Release - The Animal People Choose a Leader (2024).
Richard Wagamese, an Ojibway from the Wabaseemoong First Nation, was one of Canada’s foremost writers. Bridget George is an Anishinaabe author-illustrator and graphic designer. She was raised on the Kettle and Stony Point First Nation and now lives in London, Ontario.

Accompanied by award-winning illustrator Bridget George’s luminous artwork, this tradition-steeped story from renowned author Richard Wagamese meditates on the unifying powers of wisdom, kindness and respect with all the visionary clarity of our most essential legends.

The unmistakable voice of revered Ojibway author Richard Wagamese returns with this moving tale, beautifully illustrated by original work from Anishinaabe artist Bridget George.

The story unfolds in a “Long Ago Time” when animals of all kinds share a common language and gather to solemnly consider which of them should be their leader. After hearing boasts about the qualities of the candidates—Horse’s fleetness, Buffalo’s stamina, Cougar’s patience, Wolverine’s stealth—the conference decides to settle the matter with a race between the challengers around a foreboding mountaintop lake. And there will be one more contestant of the most unlikely sort: a small, charmingly humble rabbit named Waabooz, whose chances are considered slim by all.

In the action that follows, described with the piercing clarity and richness of any great legend, Wagamese and George gracefully convey the limits of physical force and the quietly irresistible energies of humility, empathy and a loving attachment to the land. Unforgettable for its lyrical power and poignant message, The Animal People Choose a Leader is yet another example of the late author’s unique gifts as a storyteller, and a welcome reminder of his honoured place in Canadian writing. This book contains 32 colour illustrations.

Please visit our online catalogue to order:
https://goodminds.com/products/the-animal-people-choose-a-leader

29/09/2024

It was a bittersweet moment at the BC and Yukon Book Prizes this year, when the late Darrel J. McLeod was announced as the 2024 winner of the Ethel Wilson Award for Fiction. We think he would have been so thrilled to have his first novel acknowledged this way. 🧡

by Pam Brown, Jisgang Nika Collison, Anthony Alan Shelton, and Jodi Simkin. Edited by Caitlin Gordon-Walker. In collaboration with the Museum of Anthropology, University of British Columbia

24/09/2024

Beast, by Richard Van Camp, has been chosen by Indigo as one of their "Most Anticipated Fall Books for Teens," and there are discounts if you pre-order the book now!

23/09/2024

Bob McDonald and Nathan Maharaj covered a lot of ground in their amusing and thoughtful discussion of Bob's memoir JUST SAY YES at Toronto International Festival of Authors ( ) on Sunday...
but this photo of Bob captures his positive and delightfully curious energy beautifully.

20/09/2024

Congratulations to all of the finalists of the BC and Yukon Book Prizes! We're especially excited to see these books from our favourite local BC publishers and authors being recognized.

The winners will be announced on September 28!

Find out more at



Harbour Publishing
Douglas & McIntyre
Talonbooks
Greystone Books
Heritage House
Nightwood Editions
Arsenal Pulp Press

17/09/2024

"Ken McGoogan's book is a truly brilliant account of what happens when we let our guard down - when we ignore the signs of deep authoritarianism all around us. An unforgettable trip through our past, present, and potential future." - Bob Rae, Order of Canada, Canadian Ambassador to the United Nations .rae

17/09/2024

🎶From the moment you laid eyes on them, this is what you said,
You said you see them,
And, you like them, and you want them, yes, you do!
You need them to make you happy!🎵

04/09/2024

We're thrilled to see Gurjinder Basran's gorgeous new novel, The Wedding, on The Walrus's list of ten best books this fall. Mihika Agarwal writes "Equal parts layered and entertaining, this breezy read takes you up close to one big, tight-knit Sikh community in Surrey, BC. Chapter by chapter, it ropes you into a theatrical and complex family dynamic." Check it out, along with nine other great Canadian books here: https://thewalrus.ca/best-books-2024/

Our top ten picks of the season, featuring fiction, nonfiction, and more

31/08/2024

We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of author Darrel J. McLeod this week. Our heartfelt condolences go out to his family and many friends. We share in the grief expressed by so many who were fortunate to have been in Darrel's personal, musical and literary orbits. His writing offered encouragement and recognition, resonating with readers long after the final page. Darrel’s generosity, intellectual curiosity, resilience, compassion, and kindness touched many lives, and his absence will be deeply felt.

Photograph by Ilja Herb