Yard to Table Eating
An excerpt from Your Edible Yard explores how growing your own food and sourcing locally can inspire sustainable, creative cooking.
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5 Common Pawpaw Myths (And the Truth Behind Them)
Discover the comeback of North America’s pawpaw fruit as Blake Cothron debunks five common myths and reveals the truth behind this once-forgotten favorite.
How to Hold Space as a Workshop Facilitator
In this excerpt from The Art of Creating Workshops for Women, discover how authentic presence, trust, and openness—not control—define meaningful workshop facilitation and create space for real connection.
Spotlight on Mulberry Bush Bookstore: A Coastal Community Hub
In Qualicum Beach, Mulberry Bush Bookstore has spent decades bringing readers together, fostering creativity, connection, and a lasting love of books on Vancouver Island
The 5 Rhythms of Meaningful Workshop Facilitation
Discover the five workshop rhythms that create engaging and transformational group experiences. Learn how to design workshops that foster learning, connection, expression, and lasting integration.
2025 Foreword INDIES Award Finalists
New Society Publishers celebrates three titles—Kids These Days, The Rise of Indigenous Economic Power, and The Wild Path Home—as finalists in the 2025 Foreword INDIES Awards, highlighting impactful voices in…
2026 Axiom Awards Winner
At the 2026 Axiom Business Book Awards, The Rise of Indigenous Economic Power by Carol Anne Hilton earned Bronze in Economics.
How to Build a Garden Action Plan in 5 Simple Steps
Plan your garden with purpose this season. In this excerpt from Jean-Martin Fortier’s The Well-Planned Vegetable Garden, learn five simple steps to grow a productive, resilient harvest.
Spotlight on Ivy’s Bookshop: A Downtown Hub for Curious Readers
In this edition of our bookstore spotlight series, we’re celebrating a shop that has long served as a cultural anchor for readers, writers, and community alike. Welcome to Ivy’s Bookshop.
Understanding Fruiting Vegetables in the Garden
Fruiting vegetables are key to healthy diets and gardens. In this excerpt from Jean-Martin Fortier’s Fruiting Vegetables, discover how to grow them more sustainably.
Spotlight on Terrier Books: Small-town Bookselling with Big-hearted Impact
Our newest bookstore spotlight, features Terrier Books, a new independent bookstore on Vancouver Island dedicated to community, sustainability, justice, and care for readers.
Why Planning Your Harvest Tools Before Planting Makes for a Better Backyard Garden
Plan before you plant. Discover how the right harvest tools, inspired by Vegetable Garden Tools by Jean-Martin Fortier, make backyard gardening easier, more efficient, and more rewarding.
Hold Fast the Dream of Coherent, Peaceful, Loving Communities
Amid political violence and uncertainty, this reflection by New Society Publishers’ Publisher Emeritus invites a humane, care-rooted response that holds anxiety, grief, and open questions.
Spotlight on Coho Books: A Downtown Hub for Curious Readers
Our Bookstore Spotlight series celebrates indie bookstores that nurture literary communities, including Campbell River’s Coho Books.
2026 Independent Press Award Winner
We are thrilled to announce that Mulberries in the Rain has won a 2026 Independent Press Award. Mulberries explores how growing food can also grow connection.