Jess is honoured to be recognized with the Bill Duthie Booksellers’ Choice Award and the Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize (2024 BC and Yukon Book Prizes)!
Thank you for keeping Crushed Wild Mint on the BC Bestseller list for an entire year (September 2023 to September 2024).
You can order Jess’ debut book of poetry directly from Harbour Publishing.
You can also purchase from Indigenous bookstores like Massy Books and Iron Dog Books, or by supporting your favourite local bookstores!
For US readers, you can find Crushed Wild Mint on IndieBound.
Upcoming Events
To be announced
CWM Media Coverage
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THE WRITERS THAT INSPIRE THEM
MAY 1, 2024
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GIFT: AN INTERVIEW WITH JESS HOUSTY
MARCH 13, 2024
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INDIGENOUS POET SPEAKS ABOUT CRAFT
MARCH 13, 2024
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INTERVIEW
JANUARY 8, 2024
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NUMBER 9
JANUARY 4, 2024
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WITH PETER MCCULLY
DECEMBER 26, 2023
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EIGHTEEN POETS
DECEMBER 8, 2023
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JESS IN CONVERSATION
DECEMBER 5, 2023
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INTERCONNECTEDNESS
DECEMBER 1, 2023
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EXQUISITE PRECISION
NOVEMBER 29, 2023
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IMAGINATIVE FRESHNESS
NOVEMBER 24, 2023
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TYEE GIFTS
NOVEMBER 22, 2023
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IN CONVERSATION
NOVEMBER 10, 2023
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TEXTURAL CONNECTIONS
OCTOBER 20, 2023
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BECOMING UNSHAKABLE
OCTOBER 20, 2023
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rob mclennan's blog
OCTOBER 18, 2023
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POTLATCH ABUNDANCE
OCTOBER 6, 2023
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PROFOUND CONNECTION
OCTOBER 5, 2023
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THE BELLIES OF WOLVES
OCTOBER 4, 2023
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CARRY IT WITH YOU
SEPTEMBER 21, 2023
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SENSORY EXPLORATION
AUGUST 22, 2023
CWM REVIEWS
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SAM BOLLINGER
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CHRISTOPHER LEVENSON
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ODETTE AUGER
Past Events
August 17, 2024
April 19, 2024
March 19, 2024
March 18, 2024
Private Event
Toronto
December 5, 2023
November 8, 2023
October 20, 2023
Q&A, Laughing Oyster Book Shop
Courtenay
October 19, 2023
Community Event, Protection Island
Nanaimo
October 18, 2023
Q&A Volume One Books
Duncan
October 17, 2023
October 16, 2023
October 15, 2023
September 27, 2023
Reading, Museum of Northern BC
Prince Rupert
September 25, 2023
Community Event, Gvúkva’áus Haíɫzaqv
Bella Bella
Selected Writing
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Abundance in Practice
2022
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Winter Regeneration
December 2021
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Thriving Together
April 2021
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Find Your Pod
May 2020
