That’s right, this week is the beginning of our Winter 2016 sales conference! On the one hand, how did that happen? Summer has flown by! On the...
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Yeah, I know it’s only a thing here, but you should all celebrate having such a beautiful province in your country! Some fun facts about BC for...
Guess what I did this weekend! Watching fireworks ON A BOAT! Just like this: Except with less T-Pain, sadly. -Ali
This weekend was the 38th annual Vancouver Folk Music Festival, so I was down at Jericho Beach Park ALL weekend, eating whale’s tails, listening to excellent music,...
I’m in Halifax and the weather is GLORIOUS! Also, you know: bookfair, awesome booksellers, and lobster! -Ali
You guys I am DYING! It’s so hot in Vancouver, all I can do is lay around and sweat. It’s gross! -Ali
This week it’s Calgary! I’m pretty excited about all the librarians I’m meeting with this week, and the great new fall books I’m presenting. Some of my...
Travelling season has begun again! This week it’s beautiful, sunny Kelowna for the BC Bookfair. At the very least I’m hoping for some delicious local wines, but...
I love a good book list, but so often I find they exclude the kinds of books I love to read (namely Canadian books, and childrens’ books),...
I think I might be one of the last Canadians around who hasn’t read The Sisters Brothers, by Patrick DeWitt. That thing sold in the hundreds of...
Well, it’s not till Wednesday, if we’re being official, but I tend to spend the whole week celebrating. I mean, it’s really just an excellent excuse to...
Enjoy your 2-4 of beer up at the cottage, eh? -Ali
Isn’t it lovely to sleep in your own bed after a trip? I just got back from a week in Toronto, so I’m home in Vancouver, enjoying...
Hello, and happy May Fourth to us all! -Ali
So you’ve probably already figured out that I’m PRETTY into food. I’m also a big lover of art books (please see previous posts for evidence of my...
Holy smokes, you guys, it’s almost time for sales conference! Starting this Saturday, we’ll all have our butts parked in conference room chairs so we can take...
Spring is in full bloom here in Vancouver, and I’m considering an overhaul of my patio area. I’n not a great gardener by any means, but looking...
I’m still feeling the bruises from my family’s full-contact Easter egg hunt! -Ali
The other day I was hunting around for my copy of Kate Beaton’s Hark! A Vagrant (I have a signed copy! I wanted to show it off!),...
We’re just getting started with our Open House here in Vancouver! We invite accounts to come in and check out books and gift items in person, place...