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June 18th is Father’s Day! If you need a little inspiration to find the perfect gift to show your appreciation to dad, grandpa, and the father-figures in your life on this special day, we’re here to help. Check out our Father’s Day Gift Guide – filled with an amazing variety of books that are sure … Continued

Here is a curated list of the best books to help you celebrate Mother’s Day! From wildflower books to travel guides, RMB has the perfect book for the mother, grandmother or special woman in your life. Scroll through the list to help you choose the perfect gift! For the plant-loving mom… Drawing Botany Home: A … Continued

Scroll through the events coming up for our spring titles. Authors will share book excerpts, sign copies, and even offer workshops. It’s a great way to connect with the literary community and meet the people behind the books you’re reading! Events are taking place in Canmore, Edmonton, Vancouver, Victoria, Toronto and more! Check to see … Continued

And that’s a wrap for the 2023 Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival events! Rocky Mountain Books partnered with the 10-day festival to inspire a community of outdoors lovers and bring mountain entertainment to Vancouver! RMB authors shared their fascinating stories with the audience and offered their professional expertise in adventure travel. For those who missed … Continued

Rocky Mountain Books proudly presents Melissa Hafting, the latest addition to our fantastic roster of authors. Her book Dare to Bird will be published in April 2024. Hafting is a wild-bird photographer who founded BC’s Young Birders Club and publishes the Dare to Bird blog. In light of Black History Month, we interviewed her to … Continued

We often talk about shopping at local businesses during the holiday season, but what happens in the New Year? Should we say goodbye to those feel-good habits until the following Christmas? The truth is indie businesses need support all year round. Independent publishing companies are no exception. Follow these tips if you would like to … Continued

*Friendly reminder that to receive your order by December 25h, you should order before December 12th!* Here is the official Rocky Mountain Books curation of titles that will please the people that made your “nice” list this year! We’ve got something for the young ones and the young at heart, for the trip planners in … Continued

Spring books coming your way! Our new non-fiction titles range from the topics of the Manitoba man who co-founded the international organization known today as Greenpeace, to a botany professor from British Columbia drawing and learning from the plants in Kamloops. Here, you’ll find stories from afar and stories close to home. Take a look … Continued

September 30th, 2021 is the FIRST National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. The day honours the lost children and Survivors of residential schools, their families and communities. Public commemoration of the tragic and painful history and ongoing legacy of residential schools is a vital component of the reconciliation process. Learn more from The National Centre … Continued

At RMB, we aim to shine a light on sustainability, conservation, wildlife, and the people who dedicate their lives to educating themselves and others on these important topics. In light of World Wildlife Day, we invite you to take a look through our many titles exploring and celebrating the forests that we are so lucky … Continued

Rocky Mountain Books is thrilled to have three books nominated as finalists for the upcoming book awards during this year’s Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival! As a key program of Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival, the Book Competition is an internationally recognized literary competition that celebrates mountain literature in all its forms.  Over … Continued