OLA Superconference 2020 Author Signings- HarperCollins/Harlequin

Please be sure to visit the HarperCollins (732/734) and Harlequin (730) Booths at the OLA Superconference this week! 

We have some great authors signing throughout the day on Thursday and Friday, and lots of great ARC giveaways and contests in-booth!

Thursday, Jan 30^th

• Molly Fader (The Bitter and Sweet of Cherry Season) 10:30am
• Kate Hilton (Better Luck Next Time) 10:30am
• Bryn Turnbull (The Woman Before Wallis) 11:30am 
• The Fan Brothers (The Scarecrow) 12:30pm 
• Hannah Mary McKinnon (Sister Dear) 2:30pm.

 Friday, Jan 31st

• Kelly Rimmer (Truths I Never Told You) 10:30am 
• Jessica Westhead (Worry) 10:30am
• Ken Oppel (Bloom) 11:30am 
• Kate Elizabeth Russell (My Dark Vanessa)- 12:30 pm 

Tune in tomorrow for a preview of some of the ARCs we'll have on hand at the HarperCollins booth!

Hope to see you at the conference!

Rosalyn

Author Events at the 2016 OLA Superconference

The Dewey Divas & Dudes are looking forward to the OLA Superconference January 28th & 29th! 

Here's a summary of the author signings that will be happening at our booths during the trade show this year. Even if you can't make it to a signing, please drop by and say hello! 

You can also pick up our lists of new Dewey Diva picks for Winter & Spring/Summer and enter a draw for a great prize pack of books. 

We hope to see you there! 

 Thursday January 28th

10:00 AM: Kenneth Oppel, The Nest HarperCollins Canada- Booth 730/732

10:00 AM: Patricia Storms, The Ghosts Go Spooking

Scholastic Canada- Booth 211

10:30 AM: Allison Day, Whole Bowls Thomas Allen & Sons- Booth 318/320

11:00 AM: E. K. Johnston, A Thousand Nights Canadian Manda Group- Booth 217/219

11:00 AM: Barbara Reid, Read Me A Book and Sing a Song of Bedtime- Scholastic Canada- 211

12:00 PM: Don Cummer, Blood Oath

Scholastic Canada- Booth 211

12:30 PM: Joel A. Sutherland, Haunted Canada 5 Scholastic Canada- Booth 211

1:00 PM: Teresa Cascioli, M is for Money: The Storybook Vol. 1 Canadian Manda- Booth 217/219

1:00 PM: Lena Coakley, Worlds of Ink and Shadow HarperCollins Canada- Booth 730/732

1:00 PM: Kelley Armstrong, City of the Lost  Penguin Random House Canada- Booth 716-724
1:00 PM: Jennifer Mook-Sang, Speechless Scholastic Canada- Booth 211
1:00 PM: Toko Hosoya,  A, B, C Animals and 1, 2, 3 Sea Creatures Thomas Allen- Booth 318/320

2:00 PM: Terry Fallis, No Relation & Tanis Rideout, Above All Things Penguin Random House Canada- Booth 716-724
2:00 PM: David Skuy, Last Shot Scholastic Canada Booth 211
3:00 PM: Karma Brown,  The Choices We Make HarperCollins Canada- Booth 730/732

3:00 PM: Mahtab Narsimhan, Mission Mumbai Scholastic Canada- Booth 211

Friday January 29th

10:00 AM:  Evan Munday, Loyalist to a Fault: The Dead Kid Detective Agency #3 Canadian Manda Group- Booth 217/219

10:00 AM: Stella Partheniou Grasso, Five Busy Beavers Scholastic Canada- Booth 211
10:30 AM: Jennifer Robson , Moonlight Over Paris HarperCollins Canada- Booth 730/732

11:00 AM: Frank Viva, Young Charlotte, Filmmaker, Canadian Manda Group-Booth 217/219

11:30 AM: Helaine Becker, A Porcupine in a Pine Tree Scholastic Canada- Booth 211
11:30 AM: Caroline Fernandez, Boredom Busters and More Boredom Busters Thomas Allen & Sons- Booth 318/320
12:00 PM: Emil Sher, Young Man With Camera Scholastic Canada- Booth 211

12:30 PM: Amanda Sun, Heir To The Sky HarperCollins Canada- Booth 730/732
1:00 PM: Frieda Wishinsky, Survival: Shipwreck! Scholastic Canada- Booth 211
1:30 PM: David Carroll, Sight Unseen Scholastic Canada- Booth 211
2:00 PM: Leah Bobet, An Inheritance of Ashes Scholastic Canada Booth 211

OLA Superconference: Meet the author of SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE, Jennifer Robson!

Come and meet Jennifer Robson, author of SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE, on Friday January 31st at the HarperCollins booth at OLA Superconference (#731/733) from 1:30-2:30 pm!

OLA Super Conference-HarperCollins Author Signings

So, who is excited about OLA Super Conference next week? I know I am! It's always a great chance to catch up with people that we don't see often and to hear about new & upcoming books. The Deweys aren't doing a session this year, but I'll definitely have a list of my newest picks at my booth, which I'd love to share!


Part of the fun of the OLA show is meeting some of your favourite authors, so I thought I'd help with your conference planning by giving you the heads up about the authors who will be signing at the HarperCollins booth (#731/733).


Thursday February 2nd:

10-10:45 a.m: Vicki Grant- Signing copies of Betsy Wickwire’s Dirty Secret

11 a.m. -12 p.m.: Gail Vaz-Oxlade- Signing copies of It’s Your Money: Becoming a Woman of Independent Means
2-3pm: Kenneth Oppel- Signing copies of ‘This Dark Endeavour’

Friday Feb 3

10-11am: Allan Stratton - Signing copies of ‘The Grave Robber’s Apprentice’

1-2pm: Frank Viva- signing copies of ‘Along a Long Road’


If you have a moment, you might also want to check out the new HarperCollins Library Love Tumblr blog where I've posted a picture of one of the giveaways we'll have at our booth...

Hope to see you at OLA next week!

-Rosalyn

National Reading Summit on You Tube

The National Reading Campaign has announced the dates for their third summit May 2nd-5th in Vancouver. They have also launched their own You Tube Channel. On this channel you will see Terry Fallis speak about what "Reading Means To Me".

HarperCollins Authors at the 2011 OLA Superconference

HarperCollins will be located this year at booths #731/733 at the Metro Convention Centre for the OLA Super Conference. We have a lot of exciting in-booth giveaways and events planned, including the following author appearances:

Thursday February 3rd:

10:30-11:30 Tom Earle, author of The Hat Trick
1:30-2:30 Vicki Grant, author of Not Suitable for Family Viewing
2:30-3:30 Lesley Livingston, author of Tempestuous

Friday February 4th:

9:30-10:15: Jenn Kelly, author of Jackson Jones
10:15-11:00: Rachna Gilmore, author of The Trouble With Dilly
11:00-11:45: Tish Cohen, author of The Truth About Delilah Blue and Invisible Rules of the Zoe Lama
1:15-2:00: Dan Vyleta, author of The Quiet Twin

Please stop by the booth and meet these fantastic Canadian authors and have a book signed (while supplies last).

For those still reading, here comes the contest- the first person to come to the HarperCollins Booth each day of the OLA Show (Thursday February 3rd and Friday February 4th) and say the secret phrase 'I LOVE THE DEWEY DIVA BLOG' will win a fabulous prize!

I look forward to seeing you at OLA!

TD National Reading Summit II: Save the Date

January 20-21, 2011 has been set as the date for the second of the three summits. The summit will be held in Montreal. The group is still looking for more voluteers. To get more details, and to see a report on the conference click this link.

Fan Expo!!!

In case you missed it, Fan Expo 2010 was a total blast...the crowds were absolutely insane. At one point, they had to shut the doors for two hours as there were so many people. They have put a note on their website saying they have secured an even bigger location at Toronto's Metro Convention Centre for next year. The costumes were amazing, weird and sometimes not quite understandable (click on the picture to get a real good look at some of the best ones). As the publisher of the many Encyclopedia's (Marvel, Star Wars, Lost etc) DK's booth was packed. We like to think we know alot about our books, but the fans really had us beat. Until next year!

The TD National Reading Summit has just sent a shout out for volunteers. I strongly encourage you to sign up for this amazing project. They are looking for a truly national particpation to achieve this amazing goal!

Jane Pyper, Toronto Public Library's CEO was one of the many speakers at the TD National Reading Summit. Here is what she had to say:

Five Principles Needed for a Canadian Reading Program

1. Recognize Literacy as a Fundamental Human Right


2. Reading Material Should Always Be Available and Free From Censorship


3. Need to Address All Audiences and All Ages


4. Need to Create Places, Time and Spaces for Reading to Happen


5. We Cannot Priviledge Reading: reading is reading whether it be a book, newspaper, comic etc.

I am currently attending the TD National Reading Summit. I have to tell you it is simutaneously inspiring, informative and overwhelming. There is so much to do! Out of the 150 plus attendees, the vast majority of the attendees are librarians and many are from across the country. The panelists and speakers have been discussing amongst many things National Reading Policies from other countries. Ingrid Bon, who is the Chair of the Children's Libraries Section at the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions in the Netherlands, gave a detailed blueprint of how the Netherlands has enacted their National Reading policy. The challenge for them, as well as us, is how to create a National program when there are so many different stakeholders and it crosses so many juristrictions.

One of the many interesting things I heard was that in Richmond, VA, they are able to predict the number of jail cells they will need based on Grade Two reading scores.

Elisa Bonilla, who lead the National Literacy Program in Mexico, gave the Ten Commandments to Ensure Effective Public Policy which is crucial when developing a National Reading Strategy.

1. Long Term Shared Vision
2. Precise Legal Framework
3. Ambitious Goals
4. Actions That Promote Equity and Fairness
5. Regular and Sufficient Budgets
6. Capacity Building
7. Developing Human Capital
8. Continuity
9. Coordination of Efforts
10. Continuous Evaluation

The effect of National Reading Policies on both of these countries has been profound; as I am sure it will be on ours!

Stay tuned...more to come.