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Curtis Brown, Ltd @curtisbrownltd.bsky.social · 8d

Pre-orders are live for Megan Oliver's new book, SECRET NIGHTS AND NORTHERN LIGHTS! Don't miss out on your chance to get a signed copy at the link below!

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Curtis Brown, Ltd @curtisbrownltd.bsky.social · 9d

Don't miss Kindle's discount deal for THE CANDYMAKERS by
@wenmass.bsky.social! Only $1.99 for the month of October!

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The Candymakers

The Candymakers - Kindle edition by Mass, Wendy. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading The Candymakers.

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Curtis Brown, Ltd @curtisbrownltd.bsky.social · 12d

"A stunning achievement, full of unresolved emotion and angst that results in feelings simmering to the surface," says Kirkus in a glowing 🌟 review of Megan Oliver's debut novel, SECRET NIGHTS AND NORTHERN LIGHTS

www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...

SECRET NIGHTS AND NORTHERN LIGHTS | Kirkus Reviews

A travel journalist takes a work trip to Iceland with the photographer who broke her heart years ago.

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Curtis Brown, Ltd @curtisbrownltd.bsky.social · 16d

"Anything but predictable, traveling through...time and space to come to a conclusion that is surprisingly logical, followable, and thought-provoking." - The Bulletin for The center for Children's Books

THE PLANET, THE PORTAL, AND A PIZZA by @wenmass.bsky.social and Nora Raleigh Baskin

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Curtis Brown, Ltd @curtisbrownltd.bsky.social · 25d

Pre-orders are live for Megan Oliver's new book, SECRET NIGHTS AND NORTHERN LIGHTS! Don't miss out on your chance to get a signed copy at the link below!

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Curtis Brown, Ltd @curtisbrownltd.bsky.social · 26d

We're beyond thrilled that BIRDS ON THE BRAIN by @brokentusk1.bsky.social has been shortlisted for the 2025 @victoria.ca Book Prize! Congrats to all the finalists! 🥳

Read the full list here:
www.victoria.ca/city-governm...

2025 Victoria Book Prize Finalists Announced | City of Victoria

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Curtis Brown, Ltd @curtisbrownltd.bsky.social · 29d

What a terrific write-up by author @wendelinvand.bsky.social about writing and her new book, THE STEPS!

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Getting to the Heart of Why I Write, a guest post by Wendelin van Draanen

Courage reaches very directly to the heart of why I write. It’s not easy navigating the teen years.

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Curtis Brown, Ltd @curtisbrownltd.bsky.social · Sep 10

The Canadian Broadcasting Company included MY STREET REMEMBERS by @karenkrossing.com in their list of 30 books for younger readers that they're excited about this fall! Congrats to all the authors and illustrators featured!

Check out the full list here:

www.cbc.ca/books/30-can...

30 Canadian books for younger kids that we are excited about this fall | CBC Books

Here are the new Canadian picture books and early chapter books that we can't wait to read this fall.

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Curtis Brown, Ltd @curtisbrownltd.bsky.social · Sep 8

What a great 🌟 review! @slj.com says THE DAY THE BOOKS DISAPPEARED by @joannahowrites.bsky.social and @carolinekpritchard.bsky.social, illustrated by @dansantat.bsky.social is "Destined to become a cherished read-aloud in classrooms everywhere."

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The Day the Books Disappeared

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Curtis Brown, Ltd @curtisbrownltd.bsky.social · Aug 15

What a terrific review of THE STEPS by @wendelinvand.bsky.social! Kirkus Reviews calls it "A fun, twisty mystery"!

www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...

THE STEPS | Kirkus Reviews

A teen adrift in a sea of loneliness is drawn into a mystery surrounding her dysfunctional family’s fortune.

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Curtis Brown, Ltd @curtisbrownltd.bsky.social · Aug 7

Congrats to @keklamagoon.bsky.social! THE SECRET LIBRARY is on the NY Times bestseller list!

See the full list here:

www.nytimes.com/books/best-s...

Children’s Middle Grade Hardcover Books - Best Sellers - Books - May 26, 2024 - The New York Times

The New York Times Best Sellers are up-to-date and authoritative lists of the most popular books in the United States, based on sales in the past week, including fiction, non-fiction, paperbacks, chil...

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Curtis Brown, Ltd @curtisbrownltd.bsky.social · Jun 16

We're thrilled by this Kirkus Review of I CAN HELP ON THE FARM, written and illustrated by David Hyde Costello!

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I CAN HELP ON THE FARM | Kirkus Reviews

Friendly creatures lend a hand (or a paw, a hoof, or a wing).

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Curtis Brown, Ltd @curtisbrownltd.bsky.social · Jun 16

Come out to P&T Knitwear on TUESDAY, JULY 1ST at 6:30pm, where our lovely @lauravandenberg.bsky.social will appear for FLORIDA NIGHT to talk about her novel STATE OF PARADISE!

#florida #lauravandenberg #stateofparadise

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Curtis Brown, Ltd @curtisbrownltd.bsky.social · Jun 5

HOW TO COMMIT A POSTCOLONIAL MURDER by @ninamcconigley.bsky.social is part murder mystery, part 80s nostalgia trip, part indictment of empire—and 100% original!

@pantheonbooks.bsky.social will publish this incredible debut novel in January 2026, but lucky for you it’s available for pre-order now!

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Curtis Brown, Ltd @curtisbrownltd.bsky.social · Jun 5

Congrats, @carolinekpritchard.bsky.social! THE KEEPER OF STORIES is The Social Justice Book Club's Book of The Month!

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Social Justice Book Club Book of the Month: The Keeper of Stories | The Conscious Kid

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Curtis Brown, Ltd @curtisbrownltd.bsky.social · May 27

⭐️📺 DARK WINDS has been renewed for Season 4 at @amcplus.com!
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‘Dark Winds’ Renewed For Season 4 At AMC; Zahn McClarnon To Make Directorial Debut

There will be more Dark Winds on AMC.The network has renewed the thriller for a fourth season with Zahn McClarnon set to make his directorial debut.

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Curtis Brown, Ltd @curtisbrownltd.bsky.social · May 23

What a great review in @publisherswkly.bsky.social about @wendelinvand.bsky.social's forthcoming novel, THE STEPS!

www.publishersweekly.com/9780823460380

The Steps by Wendelin Van Draanen

Following a car accident that killed their mothers, cousins Ruby and Sterling Vossen haven’t spoken for almost a year, forbidden...

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Curtis Brown, Ltd @curtisbrownltd.bsky.social · May 20

The audiobook of the award-winning GATHER by Kenneth M. Cadow is available everywhere today! 🎉

“Arguably one of the finest novels of the year.”—Booklist (starred review)

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Curtis Brown, Ltd @curtisbrownltd.bsky.social · May 16

What an amazing ⭐️ review of LEGENDARY FRY BREAD DRIVE-IN, edited by @cynleitichsmith.bsky.social! Kirkus Reviews calls it:

"Superlative."

Congrats to the editor and all the contributing authors! Read the full review here:

www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...

LEGENDARY FRYBREAD DRIVE-IN | Kirkus Reviews

The titular food truck’s imagined travels link the entries in this anthology by celebrated and up-and-coming Native authors.

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Curtis Brown, Ltd @curtisbrownltd.bsky.social · May 1

Lisa Brackmann is one of the best writers of political suspense around. BLACK SWAN RISING is "An absorbing and apocalyptic vision of American politics that leaves the reader hoping it will never come to this" (Booklist).
@otherlisa.bsky.social

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The Majestic Phenomenal Whacky Fan of 'Pool @pooltasticdeadpool.bsky.social · Apr 24

Deadpool/Wolverine #4
★★★★☆

As someone who is a massive Benjamin Percy Wolverine fan? This series continues to show why I personally place Percy on my Mt. SNIKTmore list. Always capturing the grumbling old man feels, his Deadpool writing is pretty damn funny too!

And the big spotlight

1/5

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Curtis Brown, Ltd @curtisbrownltd.bsky.social · May 1

MY LADY JANE: now available in audio book in the UK and ANZ from Bolinda Audio.
#MyLadyJane
#BolindaAudio

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Curtis Brown, Ltd @curtisbrownltd.bsky.social · Apr 28

What an amazing 🌟 review of THE METAMORPHOSIS OF BUNNY BAXTER by Barbara Carroll Roberts! @publisherswkly.bsky.social says it "nimbly explores subjects such as the ecological importance of pollinators alongside a fine-tuned emotional exploration of adoption."

www.publishersweekly.com/9780823458561

The Metamorphosis of Bunny Baxter by Barbara Carroll Roberts

Because of school redistricting, shy Theodosia “Bunny” Baxter starts seventh grade at a different middle school than her best fr...

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Curtis Brown, Ltd @curtisbrownltd.bsky.social · Apr 25

What a great Q&A with author @leewardlaw.bsky.social about her new book, MY BOOK OF FIRSTS, illustrated by Bruno Brogna!

poetryforchildren.blogspot.com/2025/04/gues...

Guest Post: Lee Wardlaw on MY BOOK OF FIRSTS

I invited Lee Wardlaw to give us a sneak peek into her new poetry book, My Book of Firsts: Poems Celebrating a Baby's Milestones illustrated...

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Curtis Brown, Ltd @curtisbrownltd.bsky.social · Apr 24

Not that it’s a contest, but we love seeing Lucia Berlin holding her own (and then some) in this LitHub essay comparing her to fellow-realist Raymond Carver.
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Lucia Berlin vs. Raymond Carver: Who Is the Real Patron Saint of Realism?

I can’t remember the first Raymond Carver story I read. “Cathedral” is a safe bet, but I can’t be sure. I only remember that, in my early twenties, when I began dreaming of a writing life in earnes…

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