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Meta doesn’t want you to read this, and more great 2025 releases

Haawa to those of you who wrote or stopped into the shop to say, “Yeah, me too!” after last month’s Book Talk column about Freedom to Read Week. It’s reassuring to know that many of us in Haida Gwaii value books and good information and are

David Archer · Mar 29, 2025

Book Talk

Freedom to Read Week reminds us to act in solidarity and fight fascism

“We can stay up late, swapping manly stories, and in the morning, I’m making waffles!” Are you hearing that in Donkey’s voice? I’ve probably taken for granted that Eddie Murphy’s Shrek character is a standard reference for many of us approa

David Archer · Mar 8, 2025

Book Talk

Way more than books: VIRL gives Haida Gwaii more services than I can fit in this column

The ability to read and write is a lifeline. It’s easy for me to take those skills for granted, but not everyone has equal access, not even close. According to Statistics Canada, 45.9% of people in B.C. have a literacy skill lower than what

David Archer · Feb 1, 2025

Book Talk

Shining a headlamp on powerful stories for the deep, dark

winter The wind is having a moment right now. We’ve only just made it through the year’s longest night, and the lights are starting to flicker. It’s a wonderful time to shelter in place with a book. “I read with a headlamp,” a bookshop cust

David Archer · Jan 4, 2025

Book Talk

Haida Gwaii Wrapped: Your 2024 in Books

As fresh-faced booksellers, Heidi and I have gotten to know many of you this year through your reading habits. And also your pets, like Steven the parrot. You each have wonderfully specific interests. You study boat building or Indigenous h

David Archer · Dec 7, 2024