Great Gardening booksv for the active gardener or arm-chair reader.

The Wreath Recipe Book by Alethea Harampolis & Jill Rizzo $33.95, Hardcover ISBN: 9781579655594 Pub date: Oct. 7, 2014 Publisher: Artisan   Canadian Gardening, garland project recipe excerpt, Fall/Winter issue   Other titles to be featured in the Market column of this issue: The Indestructible Houseplant by Tovah Martin $30.95, Paperback ISBN: 9781604695014 Pub date: Jul. 1, 2015 Publisher: Timber Press   Essential  Perennials by Ruth Rogers Clausen & Thomas Christopher $53.95, Hardcover ISBN: 9781604693164 Pub date: Jan. 22, 2015 Publisher: Timber Press   Epic Tomatoes by Craig LeHoullier $26.95, Paperback ISBN: 9781612122083 Pub date: Dec. 30, 2014 Publisher: Storey   The Plant Lover's Guide Series $33.95, Hardcover Assorted titles Publisher: Timber Press

Sherlock Holmes fans --- listen up! Zach Dundas, author of The Great Detective will be on Q with Shad.

The Great Detective by Zach Dundas $35.00, Hardcover ISBN: 9780544214040 Pub date: Jun. 2, 2015 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt   CBC Radio q with Shad; interview to be pre-taped Aug. 26, scheduled to air Fri. Aug. 28

A new perspective on the ROB FORD story by his former Chief of Staff, Mark Towhey - due out this fall season.

Mayor Rob Ford: Uncontrollable by Mark Towhey & Johanna Schneller $35.99, Hardcover ISBN: 9781634500425 Pub date: Nov. 10, 2015 Publisher: Skyhorse Maclean's, confirmed for 1st serial rights excerpt, Nov. 5 issue

Need kids craft ideas - take a look at these two books!

CanadianFamily.ca will be doing online features with excerpts on the following titles:

 

Project Kid by Amanda Kingloff

$30.95, Hardcover

ISBN: 9781579655143

Pub date: Apr. 8, 2014

Publisher: Artisan

 

More Boredom Busters by Caroline Fernandez

$20.95, Paperback

ISBN: 9781782491996

Pub date: Feb. 1, 2015

Publisher: CICO Books

A new Jacques Pepin cookbook - due out in October - media update

 

Jacques Pepin Heart & Soul in the Kitchen (HMH) by Jacques Pepin

9780544301986, $45.00 HC, Pub: Oct. 6, 2015

·         Publishers Weekly, review, Aug. 3

·         Food & Wine, October issue

·         O Magazine, October issue

·         Cooking Light, October issue

·         New York Times Magazine, October (date tk)

·         ABC's The Chew, November (date tk)

·         Rachael Ray, November (date tk)

·         Saveur, Thanksgiving feature, November issue

·         Every Day with Rachael Ray, Thanksgiving feature, November issue

·         CBS' This Morning Saturday, Thanksgiving segment, Nov. 21

·         CBS' The Talk, December (date tk)

·         Martha Stewart Living, December issue

THE FLOWER RECIPE BOOK - A Dewey pick - Media update

The Flower Recipe Book by Alethea Harampolis & Jill Rizzo $33.95, Hardcover ISBN: 9781579655303 Pub date: Apr. 2, 2013 Publisher: Artisan Châtelaine (French edition), feature, August issue

GIRL WAITS WITH GUN - Elle Canada magazine

Girl Waits with Gun by Amy Stewart $36.00, Hardcover ISBN: 9780544409910 Pub date: Sep. 1, 2015 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt   ELLE Canada, to be featured in their October issue

GENDER BORN, GENDER MADE - media update

Gender Born, Gender Made by Diane Ehrensaft, PhD

$22.95, Paperback

ISBN: 9781615190607

Pub date: May 11, 2011

Publisher: The Experiment

 

Today's Parent magazine, to be featured in their September issue

Amy Stewart's anticipated first novel, GIRL WAITS WITH GUN - media updates

 

Girl Waits with Gun (HMH) by Amy Stewart

9780544409910, $36.00 HC, Pub date:

·         New York Times Book Review, assigned for review, date tk

·         New York Times, Metropolitan section feature, date tk

·         Cosmopolitan, review, September issue

·         More Magazine, review, September issue

·         Marie Claire, review, September issue

·         Good Housekeeping, review, September issue

·         Associated Press, review, date tk

·         Times magazine, review, date tk

Good and Cheap Cookbook by Edmonton author, Leanne Brown - Media updates

Good and Cheap by Leanne Brown $22.95, Paperback ISBN: 9780761184997 Pub date: Jul. 14, 2015 Publisher: Workman   Toronto Tour: Sep. 21–22 Edmonton Tour: Oct. 2–3   NEW Updates! ·    CBC Here & Now, interview taping on Sep. 21 (air date tk)   Previously announced upcoming media: ·    CTV Canada AM, Sep. 21 at 8:45 am EST (live) ·    CBC Fresh Air, interview taping on Sep. 22 (likely to air the weekend of Sep. 26/27) ·    The Canadian Press, feature + interview (date tk) ·    CJAD Montreal Dave's World, interview scheduled to air Labour Day weekend (Sep. 5/6) ·    CanadianFamily.ca, online excerpt feature (date tk) ·    CBC Edmonton AM, Oct. 2 (time TBC)   Publicity summary: ·    Winnipeg Free Press, excerpt + interview, Aug. 5 issue

The Apple Cookbook - look for upcoming media!

The Apple Cookbook by Olwen Woodier $19.95, Paperback ISBN: 9781612125183 Pub date: May 19, 2015 Publisher: Storey   Hello! Canada, 3-page feature spread, late September (date tk)   Previously announced – Winnipeg Free Press, recipe feature, Aug. 26 issue

A new photicular book from Workman - POLAR - coming out this fall season.

Explore POLAR as you never have before: http://bit.ly/1MkOQhR

 

Child Soldier-Michel Chikwanine

Kids Can Press will be publishing Michel Chikwanine's story entitled Child Soldier this Fall. This powerful video provides and insight into what you can expect to read about.

Most Lost Authors at TPL

This is a somewhat dubious yet somehow flattering list that Toronto Public Library has put together; our very own Robert Munsch tops the list of authors most likely to be stolen, never returned or simply misplaced. "I am happy to see that thieves like my books and will continue to try to serve the needs of the reading underworld,” said Munsch, taking the news rather well. For more on this check out the Star's article.

THE WALLS AROUND US by Nova Ren Suma

 

The Walls Around Us by Nova Ren Suma $23.95, Hardcover ISBN: 9781616203726 Publication date: Mar. 24, 2015 Publisher: Algonquin Young Readers   - Toronto Star, confirmed for YA-themed Arrivals column, scheduled for Aug. 9 issue