Biblioasis Rocks the Giller Shortlist!
October 6, 2015 |
A good start to the week for Dan Wells, founder of Biblioasis – our Windsor -based publisher who had three titles longlisted for the Giller – pictured...
That Lonely Section of Hell
October 5, 2015 |
As soon as I read the excerpt of Lori Shenher’s book in the Globe & Mail I called up Book Warehouse and had them set aside a copy...
Roadtrip Picture Dump
October 2, 2015 |
It feels like I got back from my roadtrip ages ago but, really, Ive only been back a week. I finally have the time to share some...
World Vegetarian Day
October 1, 2015 |
Hi everyone! I heard that today is World Vegetarian Day. The official day to put down that chicken wing and pick up some kale. When I...
Skeptic
September 30, 2015 |
9781627791380 I have been perusing Michael Shermer’s collection of columns from Scientific American, Skeptic coming from Raincoast in January. Shermer aims to synthesize scientific concepts and theory...
Open House
September 28, 2015 |
Today marks the first day of our two week showroom open house, here in Richmond. Accounts are invited to check out new books, Christmas books, colouring books,...
Coming at you from Kelowna
September 25, 2015 |
I’ll keep this one short and sweet since you’ll be getting a full report of my travels next week. I’ve done just over 1100kms in four days...
Field Trip With My Boss
September 24, 2015 |
Hi friends, Last Friday I went on a little field trip with my boss. When we moved to our new office three years ago my boss and...
Light Years
September 22, 2015 |
This past week my good friend and former colleague Caroline Woodward was in town promoting her new book Light Years: Memoir of a Modern Lighthouse Keeper from...
Road trippin’
September 18, 2015 |
I’m hitting the road next week to head up to the Okanagan on my first road trip as a book rep. I’m visiting a bunch of my...
SPOOKTACULAR!
September 17, 2015 |
Hi guys! The ever-ready-to-help Ampersand team have come up with an excellent list of Halloween books that you might want to check out for next month! Click on...
On the Lamb at Government House
September 16, 2015 |
Last Sunday while on a dog walk with a friend at Government House in the heart of Victoria we bumped into Little Lamb – really that’s his...
Catalogue Time!
September 14, 2015 |
Huzzah, we have completed our Winter mailing of catalogues! Bookstores and libraries across the country will start to receive exciting bundles containing pages and pages of new...
Children’s Lit News
September 11, 2015 |
I don’t just have one excellent thing to talk about today… I have three! First of all, I attended the Vancouver launch of Are You Seeing Me?...
Fish Tacos!
September 10, 2015 |
Hi guys! This long weekend I made some delicious fish tacos using recipes from two of our cookbooks. From Chronicle’s One Pan, Two Plates: I made a...
Giller Prize Longlist Announced!
September 9, 2015 |
As many of you might know, the Scotiabank Giller Prize longlist was announced this morning. The Ampersanders in the Toronto office gathered ’round and live-streamed it. And...
Two of My Favourite Things!
September 9, 2015 |
While wandering near Stanley Park recently I came across this community garden – and right beside it was another of my favourite things – a tennis court!...
Between the World and Me
September 7, 2015 |
Although I try to read as many books from my own publishers as is humanly possible, sometimes I slip up and read something else. This summer, I...
Firsts by Laurie Elizabeth Flynn
September 4, 2015 |
I just finished reading Firsts by Laurie Elizabeth Flynn and I have to say, it was pretty fantastic. If you liked the movie, Easy A, you’ll definitely...
Film Fest Madness
September 3, 2015 |
Hi friends! The Toronto International Film Festival is coming, which means it’s around the time my best friend Bill Murray and I hang out while he’s in the city...