A Day in the Life of a Publicist

Oh what an exciting day! Not only did today see the launch of Bookarmy, but it is also Canada Book Day and Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day.  In light of it being Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day we here at Dundurn thought why not tweak the name a bit [...]

A Healthy Addiction to YA Fiction

I’ve been out of my teens for 10 years but I still love children and young adult books.  A trip to a bookstore always includes a visit to the children’s section. From old favourites such as L.M. Montgomery’s Anne of Green Gables and Kit Pearson’s The Sky is Falling and its sequels to new favourites [...]

Beat the Cold with Still Waters

With the temperature siting at -17 Celsius here in Toronto and no relief in sight ’till Saturday and an Arctic blast striking much of the American Midwest with temperatures dipping down to -40 Celsius, what better way to escape the cold that has decended upon us then finding a comfy chair by a roaring fireplace and [...]

Stars for Dundurn’s YA Titles

CM Magazine handed out stars to four of our YA novels!  Here are some highlights from the reviews.
“A respected historian, Boissery has done her research into Australia’s convict roots, and her knowledge of the historical and geographical setting is evident in the writing. Boissery manages to incorporate that historical and geographical knowledge into the story in [...]

And We’re Back

Happy 2009!
From Tim Hortons to Old Navy, gift cards for retailers remained a popular present this year. If you’re still debating on how to use that Chapters gift card you received over the Holidays how about one or two of Dundurn’s many titles that made it on the media’s many top ten year end lists.
Caribou [...]

Out of the Mouths of Teens

Although I enjoy reading what the critics have to say about our juvenile and young adult novels, I really enjoy finding out what teens have to say about them. KIdsWWwrite is a wonderful e-zine that posts reviews from teens. Here’s a round-up of what they had to say about some of our fall books.
“I think kids should read this book [...]

More Reviews for Still Waters

The reviews for Still Waters by John Moss continue to flood in with reviews in Quill & Quire, Bookgasm.com, and New Mystery Reader. Here’s what the critics had to say about this psychological mystery.

“… John Moss is off to a good start, and Morgan and Quin are promising and appealing protagonists worth following in future books.” – Sarah [...]