Much of British Columbia's coastline is a mystery, even to the people who inhabit it. The multitude of bays and inlets contain unique people, beautiful and often delicate wildlife, and thriving culture. This book of 24 essays continues where the first volume left off, covering the people, communities, ships, and wildlife of British Columbia's 27,000-kilometre coast. Exploring such diverse topics as moss to life on Texada Island, Secret Coastline II delivers a glimpse into life on coastal B.C. A book for kayakers, hikers, and armchair travelers alike, Secret Coastline II delves into what makes the west coast such a magnificent and intriguing place.

Andrew MacLeod is the BC Legislative Bureau Chief for TheTyee.ca website. His first book, A Better Place on Earth (Harbour Publishing, 2015) won the George Ryga Award for Social Awareness in Literature. He won a 2006 Association of Alternative Newsweeklies award for news writing and was a finalist for a 2007 Western Magazine Award for best article in BC and the Yukon. His reporting has appeared in Monday Magazine, The Georgia Straight, BCBusiness Magazine, 24 Hours, the San Francisco Bay Guardian, Detroit’s MetroTimes, Portland’s Willamette Week and elsewhere. Andrew lives in Victoria, BC.

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