Harbour Publishing
Harbour Publishing is a Canadian independent book publisher. The company was founded in 1974 by Howard and Mary White, and is based in Pender Harbour, a small town on British Columbia's Sunshine Coast. Harbour mainly publishes books on British Columbian history, culture, wildlife and environment.
Also recorded as Harbour Publishing Co. · Harbour Pub. · Harbour Publishing Co. Ltd. · Harbour Publishing Company
Harbour Publishing
- Founded
- Harbour Publishing was established or created in 1974.
- Founder
- Howard White
- Headquarters
- Harbour Publishing has its headquarters at Pender Harbour.
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Overview
Overview
The exclusive distributor for Nightwood Editions, Bluefield Books and Lost Moose Books. In 2013, the owners of Harbour acquired Douglas & McIntyre.
Key facts
Key facts
• Founded — 1974 • Founder — Howard and Mary White • Country — Canada • Headquarters — Pender Harbour, British Columbia • Distribution — self-distributed (Canada) Midpoint Trade Books (US) Gazelle Book Services (UK) • Publications — Books • Imprints — Lost Moose Books • Url — http: www.harbourpublishing.com
Identity and overview
Identity and overview
The following is established of the heading itself. Institutional cataloguing adds that harbour Publishing is recorded from 1974. Institutional cataloguing adds that harbour Publishing is associated with Canada.
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Harbour Publishing is situated in Canada.
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Harbour Publishing is associated with Canada.
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Notable publications
Notable publications
• Raincoast Chronicles series edited by Howard White(1977–present) • Now You're Logging by Bus Griffiths (1978) • Writing in the Rain by Howard White (1990) • The Golden Pine Cone (1994) • The Encyclopedia of British Columbia 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 (2009 Governor General’s Award for Poetry) • History Hunting in the Yukon by Michael Gates (2010) • Adventures in Solitude by Grant Lawrence (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 and Robert Budd (2013)
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- “Harbour Publishing”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q5654860: Harbour Publishing
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- 1.Harbour Publishing: Orders.
- 2.Beeck, Nathalie. Harbour Publishing’s Golden Anniversary on the Sunshine Coast. PublishersWeekly.com.
- 3.50-year-old Harbour Publishing has just the book for you — plus its 5 greatest hits. The Vancouver Sun.
- 4.Williams, Leigh Anne. D&M Publishers Finds Buyer for Douglas & McIntyre Imprint. PublishersWeekly.com.
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General reference
The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 17 August 2026.
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