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Tammy

Tammy has written 10 posts for Defining Canada

Speechless shortlisted for the Ann Connor Brimer Award!

It’s a good day for Valerie Sherrard: Speechless was shortlisted for the Ann Connor Brimer Award for Children’s Literature! Established in 1990, the Ann Connor Brimer Award recognizes writers in Atlantic Canada who have made an outstanding contribution to children’s literature.
Winners will be announced at the Atlantic Book Awards Ceremony on May 12 at [...]

Blog Reviews & Award News for FATHOM FIVE!

Wands and Worlds, a fantasy and science fiction blog for children and teens, has recently reviewed James Bow’s Fathom Five:
“Fathom Five is an exciting book and a quick read. The teen relationship issues feel real, and the story is well-paced. This isn’t just a relationship book, however. There’s plenty of action, and a theme [...]

This is NOT a Reading Series Double Book Launch!

Book Launch/Blogstravaganza this Saturday for James Bow & Bob Tarantino!

Two of our Dundurn authors, James Bow and Bob Tarantino, will be hosting the launch of their latest books at Nicholas Hoare Books, located at 45 Front Street East in Toronto this Saturday, June 30, from 2pm to 4pm.  James will be launching his latest, Fathom Five, the second addition to his Unwritten Books series, and [...]

Blog with us at BookExpo Canada 2007!

 
Tell us what you think and get a chance to be featured on our blog! Visit booth #515 at BEC, where we will ask deep and insightful questions (okay, okay, maybe just a few amusing ones) about books, publishing, and more! We will be located in the North Building of the Metro Toronto Convention Centre [...]

Art is hot!

For many of us, the Canadian art market is a mysterious creature. But for those of us in the know, it’s a business that is growing rapidly as more and more works become available for auction. Val Ross’s article in yesterday’s Globe and Mail talks about this growing market in Canada and its [...]

Reviews Galore!

Three of Dundurn’s titles were recently reviewed in the weekend edition of the Globe and Mail.  Cordelia Strube’s Planet Reese, James Hawkins’s Deadly Sin, and J.D. Carpenter’s 74 Miles Away all received glowing praise for their books.  A warm congratulations to them all! If you’ve yet to read the above titles, be sure to check them out! In [...]