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)

Lovable Livable Home - a fall Dewey Pick from Laureen is now available - Canadian media just about to happen!

Lovable Livable Home by Sherry & John Petersik $37.50, Hardcover ISBN: 9781579656225 Pub date: Sep. 22, 2015 Publisher: Artisan   National Post, Homes feature, run date tk

The Secrets Are Coming!

Kelley Armstrong, Eric Walters, Vicki Grant and the rest of the Secrets authors will be touring extensively in Canada to promote the new series starting with a blog tour. For all the dates you can go here!

Canadian Children's Authors and Illustrators Support Refugees

Author/editor Sarah Harvey and author Robin Stevenson launched a fundraising campaign for Syrian refugee relief this weekend, and I think it’s fair to say that it’s gone viral – they raised over $10,000 in less than 72 hours, including a hefty donation from Kenneth Oppel and have surpassed their goal set of $20,000. Here’s the link to the fundraiser where they are soliciting donations for Doctors Without Borders.  
CBC has also picked up the story!

No Pants Party! And You Are Invited!

Jenny Lawson will be launching her new book Furiously Happy on Tuesday online. Be there or be square!

Rosemary the Hidden Kennedy made the cover of People Magazine.

Pub month - November 2016

 

The long-awaited sequel is now available and a Dewey Diva Pick

The Full Moon at the Napping House by Audrey Wood, illustrated by Don Wood

$24.50, Hardcover

ISBN: 9780544308329

Pub date: Sep. 1, 2015

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

 

Review syndicated in Simcoe.com, Durhamregion.com, Muskokaregion.com, Northbaynipissing.com, Parrysound.com, Insidehalton.com, Ourwindsor.ca, Sep. 6

The 2016 Old Farmer's Almanac is now available. Take a look at the Canadian media lined up for this title

The Old Farmer's Almanac 2016 (Canadian Edition) $6.99, Paperback ISBN: 9781571986863 Pub date: Sep. 8, 2015 Publisher: Yankee   Winnipeg Tour: Sep. 22 ·    CTV Morning Live, in-studio interview (live) ·    Global The Morning News, in-studio TV interview (live)   Toronto Tour: Sep. 23 ·    CTV Canada AM, in-studio national TV interview (live) ·    CTV Morning News, in-studio interview ·    CP24-TV, in-studio interview ·    CKFM The Breakfast Show with Mad Dog & Maura, in-studio radio interview (live) ·    CKHC, in-studio radio interview (live)   Montreal Tour: Sep. 24 ·    CityTV Breakfast Television, in-studio interview (live)   Recent: ·    Toronto Sun, "Old Farmer's Almanac gives Canadians a head's up with weather," Aug. 27

Star Reads Day...Only a Month AWAY!

October 10th...be there or be square! Check this link out for more info.
If you are a librarian and want more information please leave a comment and we can send you some materials to celebrate. Supplies are limited!

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