Canadian Book Review Annual

It’s been a while since I’ve blogged, but have been busy the last handful of months working as an assistant on editing and updating the database for the online transition of the Canadian Book Review Annual (a recent acquisition and welcome addition to the Dundurn family tree) and launching CBRAOnline. A much revered publication since [...]

YA review round up

Back to Books on Patricia Bow’s The Ruby Kingdom:
“The dialogue was realistic and the book was very well written. The plot was gripping and very exciting to see it unfold with a big surprise reveal[ed] towards the end…I thoroughly enjoyed this tale of fantasy, magic and other worlds.”
The Calgary Herald on Rhonda Batchelor’s She Loves [...]

Review round up

Tess Bridgewater of the Waterloo Region Record on Pat Mattiani Mestern’s Granite:
“What Mestern does best is paint evocative pictures of the lovely rural area in the rolling hills between Fergus and Collingwood, and Shelburne to the east.
The book is worth reading for this alone, especially if you are familiar with the area.”

Alberta History on David Elliott’s Adventures [...]

CM Magazine review roundup

The reviewers of CM Magazine have presented quite a bit of praise for some of our latest titles.
An excerpt from Thomas Chambers’ 4 star (out of 4) review of late historian The Firebrand:
William Kilbourn was a first rate historian and a gifted storyteller. Using a combination of primary and secondary sources, he takes the reader [...]

In praise of For the Record

Jennifer Haliburton of Canadian Architect on Joan Grierson’s For the Record :
For the Record is a valuable resource that documents architectural projects while examining  the evolving role of female architects in Canada from their first acceptance into architectural education.

Riding the railroad of Canada’s past

One of our latest titles, Ron Brown’s The Train Doesn’t Stop Here Anymore explores that overlooked faction of Canada’s past; the railroad and railway stations of years past and the pivotal role this has played in our country’s history both economically and culturally.
Linda Turk of Thunder Bay’s Chronicle Journal writes:
For an understanding and [...]

Review round-up

First time author Nahtab Narsimhan’s novel for younger readers, The Third Eye was reviewed in this Spring’s issue of Canadian Children’s Book News. Here are a couple excerpts from Rachel Steen’s review:
In her first novel, author Mahtab Narsimhan combines elements of classic fairy tales, such as ‘Hansel and Gretel,’ with Indian mythology for a highly [...]