Volume One Bookstore
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Cowichan’s bookstore of choice since 1972! We are an independent bookstore selling new books for adults and children located on Vancouver Island in Duncan, BC.
Come and browse the store or shop online anytime. Volume One opened its doors in 1972 and has been a focal point of downtown Duncan ever since. Now under the ownership of Sonia Ottosen, our bookstore continues to offer a wide selection of new and bargain books as well as an extensive children's section. We love to unite the right book with the right person so feel free to ask our knowledgeable staff for assistance.
06/12/2026
Great to have the bestselling historical fiction writer C.C. Humphreys in the store today. He’s here until 1pm, come and pick up a signed copy!
It’s said that every woman has her secrets, but Eve Sinclair is a secret—to herself, as well as the dangerous people she stalks and eludes. This wonderful story leads us along the winding paths of spies and history, loves and dangers during the Second World War. From Stockholm to Lisbon, the Highlands of Scotland, and finally Norway—and the hidden paths of inner strength that will lead Eve to herself, and to her final choice. It’s a terrific read!” —Diana Gabaldon, the New York Times bestselling author of the Outlander series
At the end of the day it’s a beautiful game - swing by Volume One to check out our selection of footy books for fans of all ages ⚽️ 🌎 📚
06/07/2026
Coming up! Author C.C.Humphreys will be at Volume One on Friday June 12th from 11:30am-1pm. He’ll be signing copies of his fabulous new historical novel, The Double Life of Eve Sinclair, as recommended by the great Diana Gabaldon author of the Outlander books.
Reserve your copy by calling the store or through our website volumeone.ca
Looking for something new to read? (No, you're not getting BLESSING for a good while yet, as I'm not finished writing it...but in the meantime...)
My good friend, Chris Humphreys (aka "C.C. Humphreys") has an excellent new historical novel out, called THE DOUBLE LIFE OF EVE SINCLAIR. Set during WWII, in England and Norway, it's a story of espionage, love and danger (all specialties of Mr. Humphreys ).
Chris is one of my favorite historical authors (love his Jack Absolute series, about an 18th-century soldier/adventurer, but have never read anything of his that I didn't find compelling and entertaining.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DKB5Q8K8/?bestFormat=true&k=the%20double%20life%20of%20eve%20sinclair&ref_=nb_sb_ss_w_scx-ent-bk-ww_k0_1_22_de&crid=11JJGM3YKRWHG&sprefix=The%20Double%20Life%20of%20Eve
A reading from author Theresa Kishkan who visited us at Volume One today to sign copies of her new memoir.
Her beautiful book from is a meditation on the male gaze as she looks back at her time with the Victoria artist Jack Wilkinson. She writes of reclaiming one’s younger self, and on agency: how we lose it, how we find it again.
Signed copies available.
The award-winning, bestselling author of Hamnet and The Marriage Portrait returns with a soaring historical novel set in Ireland in the years before and after The Great Hunger.
Ah, the irony! 💩💩💩
This is actually a great book by the way! Here’s a little about it:
Ensh*ttification: It’s not just you—the internet sucks now. It’s been ensh*ttified. That was no accident, and it’s not gonna fix itself. Here’s how we’ll disensh*ttify it so we can have a new, good internet.
In Ensh*ttification, Cory Doctorow shows us how this has come to pass: not from the iron laws of economics, or the great forces of history, but specific policy choices made by powerful people who ignored every warning about the consequences of those choices. These are choices that can be undone. Ensh*ttification is a Big Tech disassembly manual, a road map for the seizure of the means of computation. It is a diagnosis, and it is a cure.
*ttification
05/20/2026
Book Signing with Theresa Kishkan
Join us for the launch of Theresa Kishkan's book, The Art of Looking Back. It is a meditation on the male gaze, as she looks back on her earlier, sometimes troubling friendship with Victoria artist Jack Wilkinson and his paintings and writings inspired by her.
About the Author:
Theresa is an established writer who lives on the Sechelt Peninsula with her husband, poet John Pass. She has published 16 books and her work has been nominated for many awards, including the Hubert Evans Award and the Ethel Wilson Prize. Theresa’s essay collection Phantom Limb received the inaugural Readers’ Choice Award from the Creative Nonfiction Collective in 2008.
05/20/2026
Signed by Kathy Coster who started Volume One back in 1972!
We hope Neil got a great book for his $10. He probably did back in 1980!
11/13/2025
What's up at Volume One this November?
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149 Kenneth Street
Duncan, BC
V9L1N5
Opening Hours
| Monday | 9:30am - 5:30pm |
| Tuesday | 9:30am - 5:30pm |
| Wednesday | 9:30am - 5:30pm |
| Thursday | 9:30am - 5:30pm |
| Friday | 9:30am - 5:30pm |
| Saturday | 9:30am - 5:30pm |