Did you know that everyone’s favourite indie bookstore, The Book Keeper, can help you find the perfect summer read from local authors?

The amazing staff at The Book Keeper have compiled a Local Authors Book List on their website to help you shop local authors and stories about the place we call home. 

The Local Authors Book List includes a variety of genres and styles. There really is something for everyone! Some of #local’s picks include:


The Book Keeper makes it easy to support local authors. Pop in and visit their staff to pick up a book from the Local Authors List, or reserve your copy online. If The Book Keeper doesn’t have it in stock, they will order it for you. 

If you have browsed the Local Authors list and you are still hungry for more to read this summer, The Book Keeper carries a wide selection of books and places hundreds of special orders weekly. Perhaps the endless possibilities of The Book Keeper’s website are giving you a choice paralysis. If that’s the case one of the employees would be happy to help. Each staff member brings a unique and extensive knowledge of books, and they are especially good at making recommendations. Want our advice? Start by visiting the Staff Picks page on The Book Keeper’s website and browsing through what everyone is reading. If you notice an employee with some pretty similar taste - it’s a safe bet the rest of their list might belong on your bookshelf! 

At #local, we know that the long summer days spent at our beautiful beaches or on a patio are the perfect occasions to crack open a new book to enjoy. While we are always going to suggest a local alternative when it comes to shopping, we can’t press it enough to buy your books at local bookstores. Not every community has a thriving independent bookstore as we have in The Book Keeper. So let’s keep our favourite bookshop thriving, think of them whenever we need a new good read (or puzzle, or journal, or one of their many book-related decor pieces), and pick up some local reads this summer.