Word on the Street

My favourite season, without a doubt, is fall. Not only do I get to break out my comfy sweaters, but I get to indulge my book buying addiction with the arrival of new Fall books (I’ve already made a list of must-haves) and Word on the Street, which occurs this Sunday, September 28 in Toronto, Vancouver, [...]

Kickstart Interview Alert

If you live in Montreal, or will be in Montreal, this Monday September 22 tune into All Things McGill on CKUT 90.3FM at 11am to listen to author and McGill student Alexander Herman talk about his book Kickstart: How Successful Canadians Got Started. 

Ohmpage.ca recommends Kickstart

Rajio of Ohmpage.ca recently reviewed Kickstart: How Successful Canadians Got Started. Here’s a portion of that review:
“… a great and unexpected look across the country at the different paths people take to different kinds of success. The book is kind of comforting to those who aren’t entirely sure of how to proceed or even of [...]

From Published Authors to Maclean Bloggers

“Hello World, This is Kickstart.” And with those words, Alexander, Andrew and Paul, authors of Kickstart: How Successful Canadians Got Started, began their foray as bloggers for macleans.ca’s On Campus section. They join eight other bloggers who blog on a variety of topics concerning post-secondary education. And for those new to Kickstart macleans.ca has posted [...]

Review Round-Up

Time for another review round-up! Today’s round-up is brought to you by Shelf Life. The September and October issues of Shelf Life featured not one, not two, but four Dundurn books! What follows are a few snippets from the reviews.

YA Reviews from Resource Links

Just received the June issue of Resource Links and it features reviews for Shabash!, Reading the Bones, and Kickstart! Here are some highlights.

Shabash!

“Set in a mill town in British Columbia during the 1980s, Ann Wheeler realistically portrays the prejudices Rana both encounters and harbours toward the white community. Despite the fears and warnings from his [...]

Gold Stars from CM Magazine

A re-issue of the junior fiction novel Shabash! received 4 out of 4 stars from CM Magazine! And both Kickstart: How Successful Canadians Got Started and Reading the Bones received 3 out of 4 stars. Reviewer Christine Torchia highly recommended Shabash!, which is about 11-year-old Rana, a Canadian born Sikh, who wants to join a [...]