Volume One Bookstore

Volume One Bookstore 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.

06/03/2026

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.



05/30/2026

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.



Book Signing with Theresa KishkanJoin us for the launch of Theresa Kishkan's book, The Art of Looking Back. It is a medi...
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.



Signed by Kathy Coster who started Volume One back in 1972!We hope Neil got a great book for his $10. He probably did ba...
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!

Long Weekend Hours:Saturday May 16th 9:30-5:30Sunday May 17th ClosedMonday May 18th Closed
05/14/2026

Long Weekend Hours:
Saturday May 16th 9:30-5:30
Sunday May 17th Closed
Monday May 18th Closed



David Attenborough is 100 today! He's written so many great books, pop by the store or see them all on our website https...
05/08/2026

David Attenborough is 100 today! He's written so many great books, pop by the store or see them all on our website https://volumeone.ca/

05/08/2026

Wishing you some time to read this Mother's Day, or to do whatever brings you joy!

❤️

Did you love Finding Flora by Canadian author Elinor Florence? Now you can read Wildwood, fresh on the shelves here at V...
05/06/2026

Did you love Finding Flora by Canadian author Elinor Florence? Now you can read Wildwood, fresh on the shelves here at Volume One. Historical fiction at its best- A single mother, an abandoned farmhouse, and an epic battle with the Northern wilderness.

…and Mel’s Mom Highly Recommends!



What's up at Volume One this November? - follow the link in our bio to see!
11/13/2025

What's up at Volume One this November?
- follow the link in our bio to see!


Address

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

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