Necessity
May 9, 2016 |
You may or not remember me getting PRETTY excited a few months back about a new Jo Walton title…. Well I finally got the ARC last week...
Pongapalooza
May 5, 2016 |
Hi guys, The First Book Canada Scotiabank Pongapalooza event is back and we are gearing up to fight the good fight with our incredible (very limited) ping...
Vassa In the Night
May 4, 2016 |
Do you enjoy modern retellings? Well, have I got the book for you! Vassa In the Night by Sarah Porter is one of my most anticipated fall titles!...
BC Book Prize Gala
May 3, 2016 |
Last Saturday night I had the privilege of attending the 32nd Annual Lieutenant Governor’s BC Book Prize Gala at Government House in Victoria. Here is the view...
How was YOUR Authors for Indies day?
May 2, 2016 |
I had a great time, up at Book Warehouse on Main Street. It was a gorgeous day, I met some fun authors, and I picked up a...
Authors for Indies
April 28, 2016 |
I was morosely scanning through my calendar and Facebook invites, pondering what the heck I was going to do this weekend. Another weekend of glamorous parties with...
Get drinking!
April 28, 2016 |
Hi guys, I’ve recently discovered the wonders of our Native Northwest travel cups. Not only do they come in a multitude of beautiful rich colours including golds,...
Open House
April 25, 2016 |
Twice a year we host an open house here in our Richmond showroom, and invite all our accounts to come check out new books and gift products,...
#DVpit
April 21, 2016 |
This Tuesday I noticed the #DVpit hashtag trending on Twitter which was pretty exciting. Standing for Diverse Voices Pitch the hashtag had a ton of tweets from people...
Paper Mania!
April 18, 2016 |
I have to tell you, as much as fun as it is to listen to publishers talk about new books, it’s even more fun to see the...
Once more unto the breach!
April 15, 2016 |
We wrapped up a week of Vancouver sales conference earlier this month and, after a week of in-office downtime, I’m off again to Toronto to visit my...
even this page is white
April 13, 2016 |
We are in the thick of Sales Conference learning about all of the fantastic new books coming out this fall, but one of my most anticipated spring...
East Side vs. West Side
April 7, 2016 |
Hi guys, As you know it`s sales conference time. The reps in Toronto have been biting at the bit to leave the confusing weather of Ontario and...
Phenomenal Woman
April 6, 2016 |
In honour of National Poetry Month, I present to you a reading of “Phenomenal Woman” by the incomparable Maya Angelou. – Jenny
Badass Characters
March 31, 2016 |
Guys, I was on Twitter and J.K. Rowling retweeted this: @Evy_Lynch So for #WorldBookDay my son wanted to dress as the most badass character from his favourite...
Beautiful Barbados
March 25, 2016 |
This is going to be a short one because I am currently on a plane headed to Paradise! I’ll see you all in a week! Until I...
Easter Puppies
March 24, 2016 |
Hi guys, Since it was National Puppy Day yesterday and it’s Good Friday tomorrow I thought I’d share the best of both worlds with this “Puppy Easter”...
How To Be Miserable
March 21, 2016 |
I recently received an advance reading copy of How to Be Miserable: 40 Strategies You Already Use, coming from New Harbinger (Raincoast) May 1. Author Randy J....
Fall Again?
March 21, 2016 |
You guys, it’s only two weeks till sales conference! We’re about to hear about all the books publishing in Fall 2016. Can you believe it?! I’ve been...
A “Ferry” Windy Day
March 18, 2016 |
Everyone knows that “April showers bring May flowers.” But do you know what brings the April showers? Well here in BC, it’s typically massive March windstorms! I...