Join us for the launch of THE RIGHT TO BE WRONG by Ray Robertson. Wednesday, Feb 18, 5-7pm at Ben McNally Books, 108 Queen St. E., Toronto. #IReadCanadian #BookLaunch2026 #BookEvent2026

Celebrate friendship with THE LOVE SONG OF MR. BYRD! An early reader chapter book about what it means to love your friend, right to the very end. For ages 6 to 9 (and 99), a gentle read-aloud for everyone. MORE: phdowding.blogspot.com @cormorantbooks.bsky.social

Yesterday I had the pleasure of visiting the graduate residence building (apparently slated for demolition) on LIttle Clarendon Street, Oxford, where I once lived for two years, and which plays an important role in my novel *The World of After* (@cormorantbooks.bsky.social).

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The perfect Valentine's Day gift for ages 6 to 9. As one perfect summer day fades to twilight, Bat and Mr. Byrd both land, quite unexpectedly, on the same branch of the same red maple tree at the same time, and this story begins … @mandagroup.bsky.social #IReadCanadian #ValentinesDay2026

Love stories for your Valentine. SEMI-DETACHED by Elizabeth Ruth and THE CASTOR'S CHOICE by Jeff Wilson. #IReadCanadian #ValentinesDay2026 #valentinesgift

Need a great read for 14-year-olds and older for Black History Month? BOYS AND GIRLS SCREAMING by Kern Carter tells the story of a generation of teens finding the support they need to process their trauma in their own ways. #BlackHistoryMonth2026 #IReadCanadian @mandagroup.bsky.social

With the help of BookNet Canada's #librarydata, here're the 50 books from indie lit publishers Canadians borrowed most in January 2026. Feat. a top 10 from: @cormorantbooks.bsky.social, @coachhousebooks.bsky.social, @ecwpress.bsky.social, @arsenalpulp.bsky.social.

Celebrate Black History Month with a great book or two. THE WORLD SO WIDE by Zilla Jones, FINDING EDWARD by Sheila Murray, THE PAIN TREE by Olive Senior, and OUT OF MY SKIN by Tessa McWatt. #ireadcanadian #blackhistorymonth2026

Illustrator Nick Craine shared his creative process for designing the cover of SHUDDER PULP in the Globe and Mail article, "How a Book Cover Comes to Life." @mandagroup.bsky.social #ireadcanadian #bookcoverdesign #mysterybook

Sylvia McNicoll will be at Sharp Words at Bridgeworks in Hamilton for the Hamilton Literary Awards Reading and Discussion. Join us January 31, 3:30 - 4:30.

Author signing at OLA Super Conference! Carolyn Huizinga Mills and Jan Dolby, author and illustrator of I DROVE MY BED TO GRANDMA'S HOUSE Friday, January 30 at 2pm. OBPO Pavilion. @mandagroup.bsky.social @jandolby.bsky.social

This is the second picture book project of 2025. It was a quick turn around. I found out that I work better under pressure and I think it shows. A great book about having a nap. Super fit for grandparents and parents. @cormorantbooks.bsky.social #KidLitArt #KidLit #illustration

Author signing at OLA Super Conference! Eric Walters, author of SAM. Friday, January 30 at noon. OBPO Pavilion. @mandagroup.bsky.social @onlibraryassoc.bsky.social #IReadCanadian #olasuperconference2026 #OLASC

Author signing at OLA Super Conference! Philippa Dowding, author of THE LOVE SONG OF MR. BYRD. Thursday, January 29 at 1:20pm. OBPO Pavilion.

Author signing at OLA Super Conference! Kate Blair, author of WE BURY NOTHING. Thursday, January 29 at 12:40pm. OBPO Pavilion.

Enjoy a little sweetness from Grade 4 students. Thank you to them for writing to me about THE LOVE SONG OF MR. BYRD! @cormorantbooks.bsky.social #writing

We'll be at the OLA Super Conference January 28-31. Please come visit us in the OBPO Pavilion. @onlibraryassoc.bsky.social @mandagroup.bsky.social

YA Review: WE BURY NOTHING by @kateblair.bsky.social 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 highly recommend Pub tag line: "Bodies or secrets — nothing stays buried forever." Pub by @cormorantbooks.bsky.social #YABooks #kidlit #weburynothing

Psst...#authorvisits Fri Jan 30th 10:30-11:25 (OLA Superconference - Toronto) Wed Feb 11th 11am-2pm (Indigo Mount Sinai - Toronto ) April 21-26 (Morrin Centre - Quebec City) Available for school and library visits @cormorantbooks.bsky.social @commondeerpress.bsky.social @canscaip.bsky.social

Thank you @karenautio.bsky.social for the recommender review of Plague Thieves. Image Description (ID): Book review: 5 stars, highly recommended. With book cover image of Plague Thieves by Caroline Fernandez @cormorantbooks.bsky.social #kidlit #PlagueThieves

Dream big, read deeply. THE MARROW THIEVES by Cherie Dimaline is featured in @CBCBook’s Dream a Little Dream Winter 2026 Showcase. cbcbooks.org/cbc-book-lis... #CBCShowcase #kidlit @mandagroup.bsky.social

Looking for stories that spark imagination? ✨ Explore I DROVE MY BED TO GRANDMA'S HOUSE by Carolyn Huizinga Mills and Jan Dolby @jandolby.bsky.social in @CBCBook’s Dream a Little Dream Winter 2026 Showcase. cbcbooks.org/cbc-book-lis... #CBCShowcase #kidlit @mandagroup.bsky.social

THE WORLD SO WIDE by Zilla Jones highlighted in the Free Press Material reading www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-lif... @mandagroup.bsky.social

Thank you Angela Misri for highlighting A PLACE OF SECRETS by Shane Peacock on CBC's The Next Chapter www.cbc.ca/books/angela... @mandagroup.bsky.social

With all best wishes for light, warmth, and especially peace this season, when the days grow short and we find ourselves in cold and dark times. From all of us at Cormorant Books and DCB Young Readers.

A School for Tomorrow: The Story of Canada World Youth #CanadaWorldYouth #IReadCanadian reviewcanada.ca/magazine/202...

"Written in tight but evocative prose, Peacock’s novel layers character-driven drama over a stark, unsettling whodunit that will keep readers guessing until the end." — Literary Review of Canada #IReadCanadian #bookreview #mysterybooks

What are we reading in our downtime over the holidays? Read more about our picks from @cormorantbooks.bsky.social, @cloudscapecomics.com, @fernpub.bsky.social, @gooselane.bsky.social & Freehand Books: alllitup.ca/staff-picks-...

"The charm of the wry novel lies in its origin story." @reviewcanada.bsky.social @mandagroup.bsky.social reviewcanada.ca/magazine/202...

Three great middle-grade books for gifting this holiday season: A Summer of Dragonflies by Natasha Deen, Sam by Eric Walters, and In the Forests of the Night by Alison Hughes. @mandagroup.bsky.social

THE SEASIDE CAFE METROPOLIS by Antanas Sileika was on The Next Chapter: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-... @mandagroup.bsky.social

Congratulations Sylvia McNicoll. Blue to the Sky won the Children's Literature Award at the Hamilton Literary Awards. @sylviamcnicoll.bsky.social @gritlitfestival.bsky.social @mandagroup.bsky.social hamiltoncitymagazine.ca/hamilton-lit...

This week’s #ThrowbackThursday post is "Birdspell” by Valerie Sherrard, a 2021 middle-grade novel that addresses some serious issues. Published by @cormorantbooks.bsky.social open.substack.com/.../birdspel...

My allergic to everything story Blue to The Sky just won the Hamilton Arts Children’s Book Award. Hope more kids see themselves and find empathy @cormorantbooks.bsky.social

Autumn chills set the scene in Vanessa Westermann’s SHUDDER PULP (@cormorantbooks.bsky.social), the latest Charley Scott Mystery where Charley navigate myths, murder, & sparks of romance. Join Vanessa reading a cozy scene for #ALUCozyFest: alllitup.ca/cozy-fest-vanessa-westermann-shudder-pulp/

Four great young adult books to gift this holiday season: We Bury Nothing by Kate Blair, Show by Shane Peacock, Red Flags and Butterflies by Sheryl Azzam, and The Fragments That Remain by Mackenzie Angeconeb. @mandagroup.bsky.social #IReadCanadian #youngadultbookstagram #youngadultbook

Four great novels to gift this holiday season: The Seaside Café Metropolis by Antanas Sileika, The Blue House by Sky Gilbert, The World So Wide by Zilla Jones, and The Castor's Choice by Jeff Wilson.

Four great non-fiction reads to gift this holiday season: Housing for All by Frank Lewinberg & Vincenzo Pietropaolo, Roots of Prosperity by Gary Teelucksingh, A School for Tomorrow by Mark Dickinson, and Playing Hard by Peter Unwin.

Check out this Q&A with Philippa Dowding. @deborahkalb.bsky.social deborahkalbbooks.blogspot.com/2025/12/q-wi...

Three great mysteries to gift this holiday season: A Place of Secrets by Shane Peacock, The Silent Film Star Murders by Melodie Campbell and Who By Water by Greg Rhyno

Have you seen YALSA's finalists for the William C. Morris YA Debut Award? Read them all before we announce the winner in January! Learn more: https://ow.ly/vPmm50XE6Wr askel aden Mary Shyne DeAndra | add ALL THE NOISE AT ONCE on GR! 泛依婷 Stefany Valentine Cormorant Books

With the help of BookNet Canada's #librarydata, here're the 50 books from indie lit publishers Canadians borrowed most in October 2025. Feat. a top 10 from: @ecwpress.bsky.social, @coachhousebooks.bsky.social, @cormorantbooks.bsky.social, and @arsenalpulp.bsky.social.

"The Seaside Cafe Metropolis is a rich, funny, and quietly poignant chronicle of this most distinguished undistinguished establishment, where KGB agents listen from the basement to microphones installed at the tables." 49thshelf.com/Blog/2025/12... @49thshelf.bsky.social

Congratulations Sylvia McNicoll, BLUE TO THE SKY is shortlisted for the Hamilton Literary Awards! @mandagroup.bsky.social @gritlitfestival.bsky.social @sylviamcnicoll.bsky.social #IReadCanadian #kidlit #bookawards2025

What is The Love Song of Mr. Byrd about? What made you write it? Are there books that inspired you? Who would enjoy this story? Q & A about Mr. Byrd on the blog today! @cormorantbooks.bsky.social

THE WORLD SO WIDE by Zilla Jones is a 49th Shelf Top Fiction of 2025 pick! 49thshelf.com/Blog/2025/12... @49thshelf.bsky.social @mandagroup.bsky.social

Meet Sara de Waard and get signed copies of her books at Niagara Falls Comic Con, Dec 6

SAM, SHOW, and THE FRAGMENTS THAT REMAIN are all CCBC Best Books for Kids & Teens, Fall 2025! @mandagroup.bsky.social @kidsbookcentre.bsky.social #IReadCanadian #CanLit #kidlit #CCBC