I AM NOT A NUMBER by Jenny Kay Dupuis and Kathy Kacer, illustrated by Gillian Newland, was featured in an article from the Hamilton Spectator about truth and reconciliation. Read the full article here: www.thespec.com/opinion/cont...

RUN THE WORLD LIKE A GIRL: INTERNATIONAL WOMEN LEADERS has a starred review in School Library Journal! ⭐ @slj.com "For collections in need of more diversity in their political leader sections, this book will make a great addition." Read the full review: www.slj.com/review/run-t... #booksky

CAN POSTERS KILL?: ANTISEMITIC PROPAGANDA AND WORLD WAR II is Booklist's @ala-booklist.bsky.social Review of the Day! Publishing October 21, 2025. For ages 13+ Read the full ⭐ starred review here: https://www.booklistonline.com/products/9813275 #booksky #WWII

On this day we take the time to reflect on the painful history of residential schools and the impact they continue to have on Indigenous people, their families, and the very fabric of this land we call Canada. #EveryChildMatters #NationalDayforTruthandReconciliation #OrangeShirtDay

What a fun weekend at The Word on the Street Toronto! 📚❤️ It was so great to meet everyone—from readers who are just learning about us for the first time to those who have been reading our books for years! Check out some photos from the festival 📸 #WOTS2025 #Publisher #Toronto #booksky

PODCAST up! We speak with Karin Wells about her new book Women Who Woke up the Law. @writersfest.bc.ca @westcoastleaf.bsky.social @secondstory.bsky.social tiny.cc/z37t001

Join author Kathy Kacer at A Different Drummer Books in Burlington, Ontario to celebrate the launch of her new picture book MEMORY STONES, illustrated by Hayley Lowe! ✨ The launch will be at 2:00 PM on Sunday, October 19, 2025! We hope you can make it! #booksky #publisher #readersky #booklaunch

Authors Jerry Faivish and Kathy Kacer will be on the FOCUS ON: WWII panel at the SLJ Day of Dialog 📖 The FOCUS ON: WWII panel highlights stories centered on WWII and its aftermath and runs from 4:50 - 5:25 PM ET on October 9! Free to attend! #SLJ #SchoolLibraryJournal #DayofDialog #WWII #booksky

Join author Phuong Truong from 11:00 to 11:25 AM EST for the What’s New in Chapter Books panel, where she’ll be discussing the latest book in her Olive Tran series: TAKE A BREATH OLIVE TRAN 🍕 @slj.com #SLJ #SchoolLibraryJournal #LibraryBooks #booksky

This week is Gender Equality Week 💪 We’re celebrating the feats and achievements of women, and recognizing the important work that goes into lessening gender gaps. Check out these books that feature women as leaders for generations to come! #FeministBooks #GenderEqualityWeek #ReadWomen #booksky

"One day, she just had enough." Welcome to Season 2 of Verdicts and Voices. To start the new season, host Alison Crawford is joined by journalist Karin Wells for a discussion about the women behind landmark cases in Canadian law. 🎧 Listen here: https://bit.ly/4nGACO0 @secondstory.bsky.social

2/2 ...and Grey Dog by @elliottgish.bsky.social from @ecwpress.bsky.social & More Than a Footnote by Karin Wells from @secondstory.bsky.social. URLS = alt-text. #SmallPress #books #DSPBposts #BookSky

Join us this weekend, September 27-28, at The Word On The Street Toronto 📚 Come say hi and browse all our latest books! ⏰ Saturday, 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM & Sunday, 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM 🗺️ David Pecaut Square, 215 King Street W, Toronto, ON 📍Zone B Booth B23 #WOTS2025 #MeetMeAtWOTS #booksky

Michael Hutchinson's THE CASE OF THE PILFERED PIN is included in CCBC's Truth and Reconciliation Book List @kidsbookcentre.bsky.social THE CASE OF THE PILFERED PIN is the fifth book in the Mighty Muskrats series Check out the full list here: bookcentre.ca/blogs/articl... #booksky

STOLEN WORDS by Melanie Florence and illustrated by Gabrielle Grimard is in The Review's list of books for National Day of Truth and Reconciliation Check out their full list, complete with tips on how to talk about residential schools and reconciliation with children: thereview.ca/2025/09/22/t...

Karin Wells's WOMEN WHO WOKE UP THE LAW featured in On Our Bookshelf, by the Women's History Project 🍁 On Our Bookshelf shares books by and about women! Read more here: womenshistoryproject.substack.com/p/on-our-boo... #ReadWomen #FeministBooks #booksky

Today is International Equal Pay Day, a day dedicated to raising awareness about the gender wage gap. On this day, we’re sharing books that detail historic moments in Canadian history where individuals and groups fought for equal pay. #EqualPayDay #booksky #PayEquity #FeministBooks

Motherlike by Katherine Leyton is a finalist for the Ottawa Book Awards! 🎉 Nominated in the English Non-fiction category, Motherlike is a memoir on motherhood and a rumination on what it means to be a woman. Congratulations to Katherine! #Booksky #Memoir #ReadWomen #FeministBooks

On September 16, 1921, Ursula Franklin was born! Learn more about Ursula Franklin in UNDAUNTED URSULA FRANKLIN: ACTIVIST, EDUCATOR, SCIENTIST, a middle grade nonfiction book written by her daughter Monica Franklin, and Erin Della Mattia. #UrsulaFranklin #FeministBooks #WomenInSTEM #booksky

Happy #BookBirthday to TAKE A BREATH OLIVE TRAN! 🎈 In the second book in the Olive Tran series, Olive is desperate to win the school talent show, but she can’t figure out what her talent is. Olive is learning that perfectionism can have a price. Available now! #EarlyReader #AAPIAuthors #booksky

Meet Ellen Johnson Sirleaf! Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is featured in Kate Graham’s RUN THE WORLD LIKE A GIRL: INTERNATIONAL WOMEN LEADERS, publishing on October 16, 2025 🌏 Pre-order your copy now! #ReadWomen #FeministLiterature #FeministBooks #EllenJohnsonSirleaf #booksky

New review of Karin Wells's Women Who Woke Up the Law in the October 2025 issue of Canada's History! "Women Who Woke Up the Law crackles with lively storytelling power, wit and relevance from start to finish." Read more here: www.pressreader.com/canada/canad... #Booksky #ReadWomen #Review

TAKE A BREATH OLIVE TRAN is on CCBC's September Book List! 🎉 Written by Phuong Truong, with spot illustrations by Christine Wei 🎨 Releasing next week on September 16, 2025 Check out the full list here: bookcentre.ca/blogs/newsle... #EarlyReader #AAPIAuthors #ChildrensLit #booksky

For our final 2025 Fall Preview, get to know Christine Wei—the artist behind the spot illustrations in TAKE A BREATH OLIVE TRAN ✨ Swipe to learn more about Christine and what advice she would give to up and coming illustrators! Publishing on September 16, 2025 🍕 #Illustrator #booksky

Take a Breath Olive Tran is in CBC Books' Kids Fall Preview! Written by Phuong Truong, with spot illustrations by Christine Wei, the second book in the Olive Tran series publishes on Sept. 16 ✨ Read more here: www.cbc.ca/books/30-can... #CBCBooks #ReadCanadian #AAPIAuthors #booksky

Today we’re celebrating International Literacy Day 📖 Literacy is a human right—one that empowers individuals to grow their skills and knowledge. On this day, we’re spotlighting books that spread awareness about the importance of literacy and its ability to spark change. #LiteracyDay #booksky

Michael Hutchinson's Mighty Muskrats Mystery series is featured in this week's Ask a Bookseller! 🔎 Listen to Rosanne Parry from Annie Blooms Books in Portland, OR discuss this middle grade mystery series here: www.mprnews.org/episode/2025... #booksky #MightyMuskrats #MiddleGrade #MysteryBooks

Who is Jacinda Ardern? Kate Graham’s RUN THE WORLD LIKE A GIRL: INTERNATIONAL WOMEN LEADERS explores the origins of inspirational women in politics, including Jacinda Ardern. RUN THE WORLD LIKE A GIRL releases October 16, 2025 💫 #ReadWomen #booksky #FeministBooks #JacindaArdern

As students return to the classroom this week, these books confront the fact that not all kids have equal access to school. Check out these books about diverse school experiences that advocate for educational equity 📚 #EducationalEquity #BacktoSchool #PictureBooks #booksky #ReadCanadian

TWO PIECES OF CHOCOLATE by Kathy Kacer and illustrated by Gabrielle Grimard is a CCBC Book Awards Finalist! 🎉 “Two Pieces of Chocolate is a poignant story, inspired by true events, that captures a small yet deeply sincere moment." —CCBC #CCBCBookAwards #ReadCanadian #HolocaustEducation #booksky

Happy #BookBirthday to I WAS SUPPOSED TO BE AT SCHOOL by the children of Maré, edited by Ananda Luz and Isabel Malzoni 📚 Children living in Maré wrote letters to their government showing what happens to them during the violent police raids that are part of their everyday life. Ages 6-8. #booksky

Happy #BookBirthday to MEMORY STONES and LES PIERRES DE MÉMOIRE by Kathy Kacer, illustrated by Hayley Lowe When Sophie learns that some people place stones on loved ones’ graves, because stones last forever, she has an idea for a special way to remember her Granny. #booksky #NewBooks #CanadianLit

Nights Too Short to Dance by Marie-Claire Blais, translated by Katia Grubisic is featured in this CBC Books article! Nights Too Short to Dance received the 2024 Governor General's Award for Translation 🏆 Read more here: www.cbc.ca/books/canadi... #booksky #ReadCanadian #QueerLit #ReadWomen

Kathy Kacer's new #picturebook, illustrated by @hloweart.bsky.social, is called MEMORY STONES, publ by @secondstory.bsky.social. In it, Sophie is helped to remember and honour her much-loved grandmother after she passes. canlitforlittlecanadians.blogspot.com/2025/09/memo...

See what’s new this month at Second Story Press! 📚👀 #NewBooks #ReadCanadian #ReadWomen #ChildrensLit

Gear up for the start of school with a new book! 🎒 These back-to-school books will have readers ready for their first day, whether they’re starting at a new school or starting their first-ever year of school 🏫 #BacktoSchool #ReadCanadian #PictureBooks #YA #booksky

PRIDE AND PERSISTENCE: STORIES OF QUEER ACTIVISM by Mary Fairhurst Breen is a middle grade book in the Do You Know My Name? series that features profiles of extraordinary queer activists in Canada and the US. Get an inside look at PRIDE AND PERSISTENCE ➡️ #QueerActivism #QueerLiterature #booksky

Today—August 28, 2025—marks the 54th anniversary of the We Demand Rally 🏳️‍🌈 The rally was the first large-scale demonstration for 2SLGBTQ+ rights in Canada. We’re highlighting some books that feature queer activists, stories, and creators 🌟 #2SLGBTQRights #QueerLiterature #booksky

TWO PIECES OF CHOCOLATE (Kathy Kacer, illus. Gabrielle Grimard) is a CCBC Book Award finalist! 🎉 Read more in Quill & Quire: quillandquire.com/omni/canadia... #ReadCanadian #ReadWomen #booksky

New French language picture books 💫 Find your next read! Nouveaux albums illustrés en français 💫 Trouvez votre prochaine lecture! #LivreFrancais #Livreenfant #booksky

Behold! It's me, talking about my upcoming picture book, Ellis on Guard, illustrated by the immensely talented Nandita Ratan! It's not out til February, but my publisher, @secondstory.bsky.social, sent me an ARC, so I decided to show it off a bit, cause I'm SO EXCITED about this character. 1/3

I have something exciting to show you later today… but first I have to take the 13yo to camp. (And maybe drop in on @blockshopbooks.bsky.social and @lunenburgbound.bsky.social while I’m at it.) cc @secondstory.bsky.social

CAN POSTERS KILL? ANTISEMITIC PROPAGANDA AND WORLD WAR II has received a starred review from Booklist ⭐ "Arresting artwork and insightful commentary." — Booklist Publishing on October 21, 2025 — available for pre-order now. #YANonfiction #WWII #HolocaustEducation #booksky

Our next 2025 Fall Preview highlights HIDDEN LIVES: STORIES FROM CHILD SURVIVORS OF THE HOLOCAUST, edited by Rachelle L. Goldstein and the Hidden Child Foundation/ADL. Learn more about our latest adult nonfiction title and the book’s editor, Rachelle L. Goldstein. #booksky #AdultNonfiction #WWII

Next up for our 2025 Fall Preview is Kate Graham’s RUN THE WORLD LIKE A GIRL: INTERNATIONAL WOMEN LEADERS 🌎 Read more about RUN THE WORLD LIKE A GIRL and get to know author Kate Graham! Publishing October 14, 2025 — available for pre-order now! #ReadWomen #FeministLiterature #MiddleGrade #booksky

We are celebrating Women in Translation Month by spotlighting the women behind the novel Nights Too Short to Dance - author Marie-Claire Blais, and translator Katia Grubisic. #SecondStoryPress #WomenInTranslation #ReadWomen

Today is International Youth Day — this year, the UN’s theme is Local Youth Actions for the SDGs and Beyond. This theme recognizes the ways in which children are critical in enacting change within their local governments 🌎 See how children inspired change in: I WAS SUPPOSED TO BE AT SCHOOL 📖

We’re continuing our 2025 Fall Preview with TAKE A BREATH OLIVE TRAN, written by Phuong Truong with spot illustrations by Christine Wei 🍕 Learn more about TAKE A BREATH OLIVE TRAN and the Olive Tran series author, Phuong Truong! #AAPIAuthors #CanadianAuthor #ReadWomen #booksky

Today we're kicking off our Fall 2025 Preview! 🍂 MEMORY STONES by Kathy Kacer and illustrated by Hayley Lowe is a heartwarming and gentle picture book which looks at a child’s first experience with grief and loss. For ages 6-8. #BFYR #ReadCanadian #ReadWomen #booksky

"Readers will become immersed in this fun mystery and learn some interesting facts about carrots." Madeleine Hart's YEAR OF THE CARROT in Barbra Hesson's "Children's books for August 2025" in the Calgary Herald @calgaryherald.com ☀️🥕 Read more: calgaryherald.com/entertainmen... #BFYR #booksky