On Island Time

My third book is here! On Island Time is a quirky illustrated travel guide that showcases the hidden delights, natural wonders, and singular history of the islands of Washington and British Columbia. Chock-full of unusual facts, hidden histories, and roadside attractions, this offbeat island adventure celebrates a slower lifestyle that is diverse, fascinating, and altogether magical. A labor of love more than two years in the making, On Island Time contains hundreds of hand-painted illustrations, including hand-drawn maps and watercolor scenes inspired by my sketchbook drawings created on my annual island travels.

On Island Time: A Traveler’s Atlas (Illustrated Adventures On & Around the Islands of Washington & British Columbia)
Published by Sasquatch Books
ISBN 978-1632173386
Paperback, 208 pages
Release date: February 28, 2023

Available wherever books are sold!

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Want to order a signed copy to be shipped?

My amazing local bookstore, King’s Books, can ship a signed copy anywhere in the world! Simply place your order online, and in the “order comments” box mention that you want a signed copy, and whether or not you want the book personalized to a specific name.

Looking to buy a signed copy directly from me?

I have signed books available in my web shop! If you’d prefer to buy from me in person, I do a handful of live events each year where I sell my work (including books)—here is where you can find a list of my upcoming events.

Order On Island Time from your favorite retailer:

Buy from Powell’s | Buy from Amazon | Buy from King’s Books | Buy from your local bookstore (via Indie Bound) | Buy from Barnes & Noble | Available in my web shop after March 1

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Praise for The Best Coast and Drawn the Road Again:

“The Best Coast may be the quirkiest, prettiest, and most enthusiastic guide/love letter to the coast we call home to ever land on our desks.”
—Powell’s Books Blog

“Not just an indispensable guide to the West Coast, this is a beautiful, one-of-a-kind love letter to some of my favorite places in the world.”
—Geraldine DeRuiter, founder of Everywhereist.com

“The Best Coast, Chandler O’Leary’s illustrated road trip atlas spanning San Diego, Calif., and Washington State, taps into a desire among vacationers to see America as it was before chain restaurants and frequent-flyer mileage homogenized and shrunk the landscape.”
—Publishers Weekly

“O’Leary’s bright, delightful watercolors depict worthwhile stops and sights, from the mission architecture of San Diego to the parks of Vancouver, British Columbia. The book is also packed with the kind of dad-approved roadside history (did you know there are wild zebras in California?) that makes for memorable meandering.”
—Seattle Magazine

“Chandler O’Leary’s new book…The Best Coast: Illustrated Adventures Along the West Coast’s Historic Highways, offers…a way to make travel books relevant again…This is a book I’d love to take in the car with me as I navigated the west coast from south to north, the kind of personalized compass that would point me in the direction of adventures, and it identifies a more intimate solution for travel books in an Extremely Online age.”
—The Seattle Review of Books

“Nobody is clear on the exact ratio of picture-to-words worthiness—some estimates have it as high as 1:1000—but it’s hard to argue that your average travel writer could capture the essence of a place as well as Chandler O’Leary does with her . . . watercolor artwork.”
—Fast Company

“O’Leary has a unique perspective on the sense of discovery in the journey as well as the destination.”
—Atlas Obscura