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The Emperor of Wine: The Rise of Robert M. Parker, Jr. and the Reign of ...
McCoy, Elin
Hardcover
Fancy Nancy: Ooh La La! It's Beauty Day
O'Connor, Jane
Hardcover
Nutrition Stripped: 100 Whole-Food Recipes Made Deliciously Simple
Hill, McKel
Softcover
In This Grave Hour: A Maisie Dobbs Novel
Winspear, Jacqueline
Softcover
My Very '90s Romance: A Novel
Colgan, Jenny
Softcover
Fancy Nancy Sees Stars (I Can Read Level 1)
O'Connor, Jane
Hardcover
The Force: A Novel
Winslow, Don
Hardcover
Sunday Silence: A Novel (A Frieda Klein Novel)
French, Nicci
Softcover
Star Wars Stormtroopers: Beyond the Armor (Star Wars: Journey to Star Wars: the Last Jedi) ...
Windham, Ryder; Bray, Adam
Hardcover
French Exit: A Novel
deWitt, Patrick
Hardcover
The Endless Beach: A Novel
Colgan, Jenny
Softcover
The Berenstain Bears Spring Storybook Favorites: Includes 7 Stories Plus Stickers!
Berenstain, Jan & Mike
Hardcover
The Border: A Novel
Winslow, Don
GUNS, GERMS AND STEEL - A Short History of Everybody for the Last 13,000 Years ...
Diamond, Jared
Softcover
Blitzed: Drugs in Nazi Germany
Ohler, Norman
Softcover
At Your Command: The First Classic Work by the Visionary Mystic (Tarcher Cornerstone Editions)
Neville
Softcover
Five Lessons: A Master Class
Neville
Softcover
Mosquitoland
Arnold, David
Softcover
Rewire: Change Your Brain to Break Bad Habits, Overcome Addictions, Conquer Self-Destruc tive Behavior
O'Connor, Richard
Softcover
The Gashlycrumb Tinies
Gorey, Edward
Hardcover
Paradigms Lost: Fighting Stigma and the Lessons Learned
Stuart, Heather; Arboleda-Florez, Julio; Sartorius, Norman
Hardcover
From A Breton Garden: The Vegetable Cookery Of Josephine Araldo
Araldo, Josephine; Reynolds, Robert
Hardcover
Maigret's Mistake (Inspector Maigret)
Simenon, Georges
Softcover
A Champion's Mind: Lessons from a Life in Tennis
Sampras, Pete; Bodo, Peter
Softcover
Companions for the Soul: A Yearlong Journey of Miracles, Prayers, and Epiphanies
Hudson, Bob; Townsend-Hudson, Shelley
Hardcover
A Yellow Raft in Blue Water: A Novel
Dorris, Michael
Softcover
Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk: A Modest Bestiary
Sedaris, David
Softcover
Holidays on Ice
Sedaris, David
Softcover
The Blue Lotus (The Adventures of Tintin: Young Readers Edition)
Hergé
Softcover
When You Are Engulfed in Flames
Sedaris, David
Softcover
The Shining Girls: A Novel
Beukes, Lauren
Softcover
My Little Pony: The Journal of the Two Sisters: The Official Chronicles of Princesses Celestia ...
Rogers, Amy Keating
Hardcover
Molecules: The Elements and the Architecture of Everything
Gray, Theodore
Softcover
Horse Diaries #2: Bell's Star
Hart, Alison
Softcover
The Little Island
Brown, Margaret Wise
Hardcover
Everything and More: A Compact History of Infinity (Great Discoveries)
Wallace, David Foster
Hardcover
Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
Diamond Ph.D., Jared
Softcover
Astrophysics for Young People in a Hurry
deGrasse Tyson, Neil
Softcover
Jung the Mystic: The Esoteric Dimensions of Carl Jung's Life and Teachings
Lachman, Gary
Softcover
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Celebrating a Love of Books Since 1961
Russell Books Ltd. is a third generation, family-owned company founded in Montreal, in 1961. It began as a 300 square foot, one aisle, secondhand bookstore and gradually grew into the largest used, antiquarian, and new bookstore in town. In 1991, Reg Russell, the founder of the store, opened a Victoria branch with his daughter Diana and her husband Ron Depol on the 700 block of Fort Street.
In 2019, due to the increasing need for more space (thanks to the inflow of more and more great books!), the store was moved into an even larger location to 747 Fort Street. The move was a herculean undertaking with approximately one million books being moved across Fort Street into their new space. This new location is the current home of Russell Books, and includes two floors, and 18,000 square feet of retail space with a fully accessible layout and even more room for books!
Ron and Diana Depol are the current owners of Russell Books, while their daughter Andrea Minter and her husband Jordan manage the company. Family has always been a central part of Russell Books, and we believe in creating a welcoming and open community space for everyone in Victoria. We are always thankful for the support we receive from our customers and we look forward to a future filled with books and community!
Community Support
For over 28 years, Russell Books has proudly encouraged reading enthusiasts throughout the Greater Victoria community. We inspire a passion for reading and literacy through participation in community events, and provide ongoing support and partnership with groups and organizations in the book world and beyond.
