A Fine Review

This past weekend, Don Graves of The Hamilton Spectator reviewed Don Easton’s Angel in the Full Moon as part of his Canadian Mysteries column. Here’s a portion of that review. To read the full review click here.

“Angel in the Full Moon is a raw, in-your-face sequel that draws on the author’s career as a RCMP [...]

Our Very Own Damon Runyon

This past weekend, J.D. Carpenter and his novel Twelve Trees  received high praise from The Sun Times’ book critic Andrew Armitage who deemed Priam Harvey, who first appeared in Carpenter’s Campbell Young Mysteries, a Damon Runyon character. In case, like me, Damon Runyon rings a bell but you can’t quite place the name, Damon Runyon is best known [...]

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 [...]

To Stand and Fight Together: A Review Round-Up

Since its publication To Stand and Fight Together: Richard Pierpoint and the Coloured Corps of Upper Canada, has received a fair amount of reviews. Here are the highlights.
In May CM Magazine gave To Stand and Fight Together 3 out of 4 stars and reviewer Thomas F. Chambers wrote the following:
“Pitt does a fine job retelling the history [...]

Lake Erie Stories Sets Sail

Last Thursday was the book launch for Chad Fraser’s Lake Erie Stories: Struggle and Survival on a Freshwater Ocean, which was held at the Victory Cafe. To read all about it visit Chad’s blog, Leeward Press, by clicking here. Congratualations, Chad!

Commuters Kickstart Their Morning

The media buzz continues for Kickstart: How Successful Canadians Got Started. This past Sunday, an interview with the authors ran on AM 680 in Toronto. Click here to listen to the interview. And Vancouver and Toronto commuters kickstarted their morning with an article about Kickstart in Metro featuring an interview with Alex and Andrew. Click here to read the article. [...]