Harbour Publishing is a Canadian independent

book publisher Publishing is the activity of making information, literature, music, software and other content available to the public for sale or for free. Traditionally, the term refers to the creation and distribution of printed works, such as books, newsp ...

. The company was founded in 1974 by

Howard Howard is an English-language given name originating from Old French Huard (or Houard) from a Germanic source similar to Old High German ''*Hugihard'' "heart-brave", or ''*Hoh-ward'', literally "high defender; chief guardian". It is also probabl ...

and Mary White, and is based in

Pender Harbour Pender Harbour is a harbour community on British Columbia's Sunshine Coast, on the east side of Malaspina Strait. The harbour itself is an intricate amalgam of bays and coves that encroach inland for five kilometres and provide over 60 kilometres ...

, a small town on

British Columbia British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, ...

's Sunshine Coast. Harbour mainly publishes books on British Columbian history, culture, wildlife and environment. To date, Harbour has published over 600 titles. Harbour Publishing is the exclusive distributor for Nightwood Editions, Bluefield Books and Lost Moose Books. In 2013, the owners of Harbour acquired

Douglas & McIntyre Douglas and McIntyre (2013) Ltd. is a Canadian book publishing firm. Douglas & McIntyre was founded by James Douglas and Scott McIntyre in 1971 as an independent publishing company based in Vancouver. Reorganized with new owners in 2008 as D&M P ...

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Notable publications

* ''Raincoast Chronicles'' series edited by Howard White(1977–present) * ''Now You're Logging'' by

Bus Griffiths Gilbert Joseph "Bus" Griffiths (1913 – September 25, 2006) was a cartoonist, lumberjack, and fisherman. He was best known for his graphic novel ''Now You're Logging'', published 1978 by Harbour Publishing. ''Now You're Logging'' presented, in c ...

(1978) * ''Writing in the Rain'' by Howard White (1990) * ''

The Golden Pine Cone ''The Golden Pine Cone'' is a novel by Canadian author Catherine Anthony Clark. The main characters are siblings Bren and Lucy, who find a golden pine cone in the woods and go to the spirit world in order to give it to its rightful owner, Tekonth ...

'' (1994) * ''

The Encyclopedia of British Columbia ''The Encyclopedia of British Columbia'' is an encyclopedia first published in 1999. It was published by Harbour Publishing, and edited by Daniel Francis. It contained some 4,000 articles and 1,000 pictures about the Canadian province of British C ...

'' edited by Daniel Francis (2000) * ''Beyond Remembering: The Collected Poems of Al Purdy'' edited by Sam Solecki (2000) * ''Marine Life of the Pacific Northwest: A Photographic Encyclopedia" by Andy Lamb and Bernie Hanby (2005) * ''The Encyclopedia of Raincoast Place Names'' by Andrew Scott (2009) * ''The Fly in Autumn'' by

David Zieroth Dale Zieroth (born November 7, 1946, in Neepawa, Manitoba)Adventures in Solitude ''Adventures in Solitude: What Not to Wear to a Nude Potluck and Other Stories from Desolation Sound'' is a non-fiction book by musician and broadcaster Grant Lawrence, first published in October 2010 by Harbour Publishing. In the book, the autho ...

'' by

Grant Lawrence Grant Lawrence (born July 30, 1971) is a Canadian broadcaster, musician and writer based in Vancouver, primarily associated with CBC Music and CBC Radio 3. Lawrence was also the vocalist for the indie rock group The Smugglers.Michael Barclay, Ian ...

(2010) * ''Coastal Fishes of the Pacific Northwest: Revised and Expanded'' by Andy Lamb and Phil Edgell (2010) * ''The Chuck Davis History of Metropolitan Vancouver'' by Chuck Davis (2011) * ''The Book of Kale'' by Sharon Hanna (2012) * ''Raven Brings the Light'' by

Roy Henry Vickers Roy Henry Vickers, (born June 1946 in Laxgalts'ap (now known as Greenville), British Columbia) is a Grammy Award nominated Canadian First Nations artist. He owns and operates a gallery in Tofino, British Columbia. Biography Vickers was born on ...

and Robert Budd (2013)

References

External links

Harbour Publishing website
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