Made in India

My job is pretty awesome on any given day, sometimes it is OFF THE HOOK! Recently I had the chance to have lunch with Meera Sodah who was in town promoting her book Made in India.

Her recipes are from her family who had never written them down. Not only are most of the recipes super easy (and delicious), the photos are stunning. When I brought her cookbook home and showed it to my husband he said it was AMAZING! I am expecting lots of yummy new dishes for dinner :)
Bonus: Her book was excerpted in the NYT this weekend!

The Turner House by Angela Flournoy - A 2015 National Book Award Finalist - fiction

ISBN 978 0 544 30316 4 / Hardcover

A powerful, timely debut, The Turner House marks a major new contribution to the story of the American family.

The Turners have lived on Yarrow Street for over fifty years. Their house has seen thirteen children grown and gone—and some returned; it has seen the arrival of grandchildren, the fall of Detroit’s East Side, and the loss of a father. The house still stands despite abandoned lots, an embattled city, and the inevitable shift outward to the suburbs. But now, as ailing matriarch Viola finds herself forced to leave her home and move in with her eldest son, the family discovers that the house is worth just a tenth of its mortgage. The Turner children are called home to decide its fate and to reckon with how each of their pasts haunts—and shapes—their family’s future.

Praised by Ayana Mathis as “utterly moving” and “un-putdownable,” The Turner House brings us a colorful, complicated brood full of love and pride, sacrifice and unlikely inheritances. It’s a striking examination of the price we pay for our dreams and futures, and the ways in which our families bring us home.

Happy B-day Knopf!

From PW: "As Knopf prepares to celebrate its 100th anniversary, Dave Eggers writes a short piece on Sonny Mehta, "himself an institution." Mehta notes of his arrival at Knopf to succeed Robert Gottlieb: "I was walking into a storm. If you had taken bets on how long I'd survive, it wouldn't have been very long. To be here 28 years later--I'm as surprised as anyone."

Quill & Quire update on the new Mayor Rob Ford book from Skyhorse (distributed by Thomas Allen & Son)

Skyhorse moves up Towhey book on Rob Ford to compete with Filion’s Random House title

Canadian Publishing 2015: What’s Big in Canadian Children’s and YA Publishing This Fall

Every year, PW does a bird's eye view of what is happening in Canadian publishing. I like this as it is a good summation of the past year. I use it in my class I teach at Ryerson. This particular piece is on Canadian Children's publishing.

tinlids training camp!

What really happens behind the scenes at tinlids...

Tinlids Training Camp from Tinlids Inc on Vimeo.

New book reviews on New fall children's books!

And Then It Rained on Malcolm by Paige Feurer & Rich Farr ** $23.99, Hardcover ISBN: 9781634501507 Pub date: Sep. 15, 2015 Publisher: Sky Pony Press  ** Canadian author and Illustrator - from Calgary   From Apple Trees to Cider, Please! by Felicia Sanzari Chernesky & Julia Patton $23.99, Hardcover ISBN: 9780807565131 Pub date: Sep.1, 2015 Publisher: Albert Whitman & Co.   Madame Martine Breaks the Rules by Sarah S. Brannen $23.99, Hardcover ISBN: 9780807549070 Pub date: Sep. 1, 2015 Publisher: Albert Whitman & Co.   Book reviews syndicated on Simcoe.com, Muskokaregion.com, Durhamregion.com, Parrysound.com, Northbaynipissing.com, Insidehalton.com, Ourwindsor.ca, Sep. 28

We are counting down the days for the publication of MAYOR ROB FORD: UNCONTROLLABLE

Mayor Rob Ford: Uncontrollable by Mark Towhey & Johanna Schneller $32.99, Hardcover ISBN: 9781634500425 Pub date: Oct. 27, 2015 Publisher: Skyhorse   Confirmed: ·    Maclean's, 1st serial excerpt (8 pgs.), Oct. 15 issue – NEW DATE! ·    The Globe and Mail, conversation-style feature between Mark & Robyn Doolittle, pub date tk ·    CBC Metro Morning, interview with Mark Towhey, Oct. 26 (air time TBD) ·    CTV Canada AM, live on-air interview with Mark Towhey, Oct. 27 @ 7:40 am ET (national) ·    CBC As It Happens, pre-taped interview with Mark, scheduled to air Oct. 28 ·    TVO The Agenda, pre-taped interview with authors, taping on Nov. 10 @ 6:00 pm; episode scheduled to air 3rd week of Nov.   Media Interest (TBC): ·    National Post ·    Toronto Star ·    CBC Metro Morning ·    CTV News Channel ·    City News ·    Global News ·    Toronto Sun ·    Metro News ·    CFRB 1010 ·    CP24 ·    Toronto Life   Publicity Highlights ·    Chronicle Herald, mentioned (print) [clipping attached], Oct. 5

Calling All Kids...Get Out and Vote!

Finalists Announced for the 2015 Canadian Children's Book Centre Awards

TD is once again partnering with CBC Books to present the TD Canadian Children's Literature Fan Choice Award. Young people across Canada are encouraged to vote for their favourite book online at CBCBooks.ca from October 1 to 30, 2015. This year, in partnership with Radio-Canada, the Fan Choice Award will also be presented to a French-language title — young readers can vote for their favourite book from September 28 to October 24, 2015 at ici.radio-canada.ca/coinlecture. Two lucky voters will be selected to attend the Montreal and Toronto galas to meet their favourite author/illustrator and present the award. Click here to vote.

Owlkids has the Inside Track!

Here is a cool video that Owlkids made about Edward Keenan, Toronto Star city politics columnist and author of The Art of the Possible: An Everyday Guide to Politics. See what a day in Keenan's life looks like, and hear his take on why kids and young people should care about politics. Owlkids has launched The Inside Track, a new site that has all kinds resources for teachers and librarians as well as behind the scenes looks at what's happening. Check it out!

Canadian Book Buying Habits By Region

BookNet Canada just released this study and it's filled with interesting facts...who knew that way out West, they prefer non-fiction to fiction. To read more, go here!

Me, My Hair and I edited by Elizabeth Bennett

People Magazine (Oct 5th) has chosen this book as their Book of the Week and one of the Best New Books for Fall 2015.

GIRL WAITS WITH GUN - a new mystery from Amy Stewart

Girl Waits with Gun by Amy Stewart $36.00, Hardcover ISBN: 9780544409910 Pub date: Sep. 1, 2015 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt   Brandon Sun and Prince George Citizen, review (from The Associated Press), Sep. 15

The long awaited sequel has arrived.... and it's a Dewey pick from Laureen

The Full Moon at the Napping House by Audrey Wood & Don Wood $24.50, Hardcover ISBN: 9780544308329 Pub date: Sep. 1, 2015 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt   Waterloo Region Record and Guelph Mercury, review ("A lovely book for full-moon nights"), Sep. 12 [clippings available]

More regional reviews for this new mystery.

The Daylight Marriage by Heidi Pitlor $33.95, Hardcover ISBN: 9781616203689 Pub date: May 5, 2015 Publisher: Algonquin   Waterloo Region Record and syndicated in the Guelph Mercury, Northumberland News, and Durham Region, review, Sep. 19

The Perfect Theory by Pedro Ferreira $20.95, Paperback ISBN: 9780544483866 Pub date: Mar. 24, 2015 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt   CBC Radio Quirks & Quarks, interview with Dr. Pedro Ferreira, late October (run date tk)