February 1–4: Patrick Bowman is attending the Ontario Library Association Super Conference 2012, Toronto, ON

Patrick Bowman will be attending the Super Conference 2012 being held February 1st–4th at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre promoting his Red Maple nominated book, Torn from Troy.

Check out their website for more info!

This entry was posted on Thursday, December 15th, 2011 at 2:30 pm and is filed under Events.

January 27: Inge Israel to give a talk at University of Victoria, Victoria, BC

Inge Israel is scheduled to give a talk at the Royal Society luncheon held at the University of Victoria.

January 27th
12:00–1:00
University Club
University of Victoria

This entry was posted on Tuesday, December 13th, 2011 at 5:29 pm and is filed under Events.

Norma Charles and Beryl Young on their Island Tour!

Beryl Young and Norma Charles recently toured Vancouver Island promoting their new books. Here they are giving school presentations:

This entry was posted on Friday, December 9th, 2011 at 6:23 pm and is filed under Blog.

“Be the Media”’s interview with Norma Charles and Beryl Young

Norma Charles and Beryl Young talk about their new books, Run Marco Run and Charlie: A Home Child’s Life in Canada with Joy Guegler in this radio interview on “Be the Media” (http://chly.dailysplice.com/bethemedia/).

Click here to listen!

This entry was posted on Friday, December 9th, 2011 at 12:53 pm and is filed under Blog.

Patrick Bowman nominated for the 2012 Red Maple Award

Listen to Patrick Bowman on 101.9 Dawg FM Radio encouraging young readers to join the Forest of Reading Program!

Forest of Reading – Patrick Bowman

This entry was posted on Thursday, December 8th, 2011 at 3:34 pm and is filed under Blog.

Carol Anne Shaw wins silver at the 2011 Moonbeam Children’s Award

Carol Anne Shaw won the silver medal in the Pre-Teen Fiction-Historical/Cultural category for her book Hannah & the Spindle Whorl.

Check out the full list of winners here!

This entry was posted on Thursday, December 1st, 2011 at 2:58 pm and is filed under Blog.

December 10: Book signing with Jean Rae Baxter at Pickwick Book Store, Waterdown, ON

Come meet author Jean Rae Baxter on December 10th at the Pickwick Book Store. Pick up a copy of The Way Lies North, Broken Trail, or any of her Serephim Editions books.

Pickwick Book Store
325 Dundas Street East
Waterdown, Ontario
December 10, 2011
10:00–12:00

This entry was posted on Monday, November 28th, 2011 at 2:31 pm and is filed under Events.

Broken Trail Activity in the Loyalists Gazette

A fun worksheet for children based on Jean Rae Baxter’s Broken Trail.

Can you spot the differences?

This entry was posted on Friday, November 25th, 2011 at 11:50 am and is filed under Blog.

Author Richard Wagamese among Aboriginal Achievement Award Honourees

Richard Wagamese is a winner of the 19th annual National Aboriginal Achievement Awards the area of Media and Communications. For more about the awards and the full list of winners, check out the Indian Country Today Media Network website. Congrats Richard!

This entry was posted on Thursday, November 24th, 2011 at 3:30 pm and is filed under Blog.

November 23: Norma Charles and Beryl Young at Volume One Bookstore in Duncan, BC

Authors Norma Charles and Beryl Young will be signing their new books, Run Marco, Run and Charlie: A Home Child’s Life in Canada, at Volume One Bookstore in Duncan, BC.

Drop by in Wednesday, November 23rd in the afternoon for a chance to meet these popular authors!

Volume One Bookstore
149 Kenneth Street
Duncan, BC
V9L 1N5

This entry was posted on Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011 at 5:57 pm and is filed under Blog, Events.