by Dory Cerny

Spring Preview 2017: Books for Young People

Love the one you’re with This spring, Lorimer introduces its Real Love series, focused on realistic teen romances while also addressing body image, gender identity, and LGBTQ issues. Two titles, Love is Love by Mette ... Read More »

January 30, 2017

Family Literacy Day events take place across Canada this weekend

By Dory Cerny

Friday, Jan. 27, marks the 18th annual Family Literacy Day, a national awareness campaign launched by ABC Life Literacy Canada, aimed at encouraging families to participate in literacy-building activities. This year's honorary chair is author-illustrator ... Read More »

January 26, 2017 | Filed under: Book news, Events

Canadians have strong showing on USBBY Outstanding International Books list

By Dory Cerny

Canadian authors and illustrators have a strong presence on this year's USBBY list of Outstanding International Books, with several titles published by Groundwood Books. The annual list, selected by a committee appointed by USBBY (the ... Read More »

January 25, 2017 | Filed under: Awards, Children's publishing

Tundra Books celebrates 50th anniversary with new logo and award

By Dory Cerny

In celebration of the 50th anniversary of its founding, Tundra Books has unveiled a new logo, which will begin appearing on books publishing in fall 2017. The stylized antlers are the handiwork of Frank Viva ... Read More »

January 19, 2017

Children’s author Patricia Bow dies at age 70

By Dory Cerny

Patricia Bow, author of sci-fi/fantasy books for young readers, died on Jan. 7 following a brief battle with pancreatic cancer. She was 70. Bow is perhaps best known for her 2004 middle-grade novel, The Bone Flute (Orca Book ... Read More »

January 12, 2017

Spring Preview 2017: Emma Donoghue gambles on middle-grade

By Dory Cerny

Irish-Canadian author, playwright, and screenwriter Emma Donoghue wades into new literary territory this March with the release of her first middle-grade novel, The Lotterys Plus One (HarperCollins Canada). The book tells of a blended multicultural ... Read More »

December 14, 2016

Kids Books of the Year 2016

By Dory Cerny

Q&Q’s Books for Young People editor shares her favourite children’s titles of 2016 Canada Year by Year Elizabeth MacLeod, Sydney Smith, ill. (Kids Can Press) It can be difficult to convince kids to care about ... Read More »

December 6, 2016

Books of the Year 2016: Three authors speak to adapting their adult titles for young readers

By Dory Cerny

When Katherine Ashenburg pitched a middle-grade adaptation of The Dirt on Clean: An Unsanitized History (Vintage Canada), her popular 2007 non-fiction title for adults, she had no idea what she was getting herself into. “I ... Read More »

November 23, 2016

Florence, Thisdale win TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award

By Dory Cerny

The Canadian Children's Book Centre held its annual awards ceremony on Nov. 17, presenting seven English-language prizes in categories including historical fiction, non-fiction, and picture books. This year's top prize went to author Melanie Florence and illustrator François Thisdale, who share the $30,000 ... Read More »

November 18, 2016 | Filed under: Awards, Book news

Kidlit spotlight: Ses-squee!-centennial

By Dory Cerny

Leading up to the 150th anniversary of the founding of our home and native land, publishers are releasing a handful of titles this fall that celebrate everything from our history to our future, our culture ... Read More »

October 5, 2016

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Spring Preview 2017: Books for Young People

Family Literacy Day events take place across Canada this weekend

Canadians have strong showing on USBBY Outstanding International Books list

Tundra Books celebrates 50th anniversary with new logo and award

Children’s author Patricia Bow dies at age 70

Spring Preview 2017: Emma Donoghue gambles on middle-grade

Kids Books of the Year 2016

Books of the Year 2016: Three authors speak to adapting their adult titles for young readers

Florence, Thisdale win TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award

Kidlit spotlight: Ses-squee!-centennial

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