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If you’ve received your June issue of Quill and Quire, you’ll see an impressive article entitled “The Remarkable Rise of Dundurn”. After almost forty years in business, Dundurn is set to become the largest Canadian owned and operated publisher in Canada. Many of those years we flew just below the radar, but that’s all changing! As the author of the article John Lorinc points out – at the rate we’re working at, we’ll soon eclipse McClelland & Stewart. No small accomplishment! The newest Q&Q should be in stores now. Some great new releases just in time for the first long weekend of the summer! Memories of the Beach by Lorraine O’Donnell Williams details life in the Beach community in the 1930s and 1940s. Knowing the area myself quite well, it’s fascinating to read about this community before it became the trendy, upscale neighbourhood it is now. The author’s childhood home, which abutts the boardwalk, is currently up for sale for a cool $2.4 million. Take Memories of the Beach with you the next time you hit the boardwalk for a true stroll down memory lane. For YA readers, Jailbird Kid is the newest read from Calgary author Shirlee Smith Matheson. Angela’s just about to turn 15 – it should be a happy day except that the date, June 5th, is also when Angela’s father gets out of jail! Angela’s a heroine in her own life story. Have a great long weekend, may it be filled with nothing more than a good book, something cool with an ice cube or two, and the time to enjoy both!

Tags: Dundurn Press, Jailbird Kid, Lorraine O'Donnell Williams, Memories of the Beach, publishing, Quill and Quire, Shirlee Smith Matheson, summer reading

About the author

Karen has been active in the Canadian publishing industry for almost fourteen years. During that time, she's worked in the marketing and publicity departments of numerous publishers including Owl Books (now Maple Tree Press), Stoddart Kids, and Penguin Group Canada. She joined Dundurn Press in October, 2009 as their Publicity Manager. While she enjoys a good scary movie, she doesn't like it when people sneak up on her.