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Manda Group @mandagroup.bsky.social · 10d

Books to Watch From Manda Publishers: b2b.bookmanager.com/catalogues/p... via Bookmanager 📚

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Manda Group @mandagroup.bsky.social · 14d

Great feature on The Greek Islands Cookbook by Carolina Doriti @nationalpost.com.web.brid.gy
Link: nationalpost.com/life/food/co...

Cook This: 3 recipes from The Greek Islands Cookbook, including a spicy beef stew

Make recipes showcasing the diverse influences of the Greek islands: fourtalia, steamed mussels with ouzo and fennel, and pastitsada.

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Manda Group @mandagroup.bsky.social · 17d

Winnipeg Free Press shares a review of THIS PLACE KILLS ME by Mariko Tamaki, illustrated by Nicole Goux.
www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-lif...

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Manda Group @mandagroup.bsky.social · 17d

CBC Books’ “The Next Chapter” includes THIS PLACE KILLS ME by Mariko Tamaki, illustrated by Nicole Goux in their recommendations of Canadian books you should read this autumn! (12:13 mark)
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

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Manda Group @mandagroup.bsky.social · 24d

Congratulations to all the longlisted authors for the 2025 @gillerprize.bsky.social, including Kirti Bhadresa (AN ASTONISHMENT OF STARS), Fanny Britt (SUGARING OFF), and Joanna Cockerline (STILL)! 🙌🎉

#booksky #canadianauthor #canadianliterature #CanLit

Giller Prize @gillerprize.bsky.social · 24d

Fourteen outstanding Canadian authors have been named to the 2025 #GillerPrize longlist! gillerprize.ca/the-giller-p... #CravingCanLit #CanLit #canadianliterature #canadianfiction #canadianshortstories

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Manda Group @mandagroup.bsky.social · Sep 9

Check out @kidsbookcentre.bsky.social BACK TO SCHOOL BOOK LIST featuring This Place Kills Me: A Graphic Novel
Written by Mariko Tamaki 🍁
Illustrated by Nicole Goux
Link: bookcentre.ca/blogs/articl...

Back To School Book List

It’s back to school time! First Day Jitters are no joke! Thankfully, these books are here to remind young readers that school isn’t all about test scores and perfect projects. More important are the l...

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The Canadian Children's Book Centre @kidsbookcentre.bsky.social · Aug 27

The Canadian Children’s Book Centre is excited to announce the finalists for the 2025 CCBC Book Awards. Our congratulations to all of the finalists!

Read the full press release: bit.ly/4fVXjLv

Honouring Excellence in Canadian Books for Young People: Finalists Ann

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Toronto (August 27, 2025)—The Canadian Children’s Book Centre (CCBC) is excited to announce the finalists for the following seven major awards celebrating Canadian books for you...

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Manda Group @mandagroup.bsky.social · Aug 25

And, finally @thewalrus.ca shares an excerpt from NINE MINDS by Daniel Tammet! thewalrus.ca/before-ghost...

Before Ghostbusters: How Asperger’s Shaped Young Dan Aykroyd | The Walrus

As a child, he was smart with stubborn eccentricities. A psychologist knew just the career for him

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Manda Group @mandagroup.bsky.social · Aug 25

🗞️ Ottawa Parenting Times Magazine includes THE LAND KNOWS ME, LITTLE WITCH’S TO-DO LIST, EVERY PEACH IS A STORY, COLETTE, THE MUSIC INSIDE US, IF YOU WANT TO MAKE A WISH and SUPER FUN SLIME PROJECTS in their Canadian authors and illustrators feature! www.ottawaparentingtimes.ca/a-whole-new-...

A whole new world - Ottawa Parenting Times Magazine

This summer, falling into (and in love with) a new world is easy when you find a great book. Parenting Times Magazine rounds up some new reads featuring Canadian authors and illustrators Books for B...

www.ottawaparentingtimes.ca

Manda Group @mandagroup.bsky.social · Aug 25

Awesome News! House & Home shares their feature for FRENCH AT HEART by Marjorie Taylor and Kendall Smith Franchini, including an interview with the authors and recipe excerpts for Quick Gravlax, Marinated Goat Cheese,
Summer Légumes Frites, and Lemon Tartlets. houseandhome.com/gallery/the-...

Fresh Takes on French Classics from The Cook’s Atelier

Kendall Smith Franchini and Marjorie Taylor's cookbook French at Heart features simple, light takes on classic French recipes.

houseandhome.com

Manda Group @mandagroup.bsky.social · Aug 25

Terrific News! @quillandquire.bsky.social shares a starred review for ⭐ THIS PLACE KILLS MEby Mariko Tamaki, illustrated by Nicole Goux! quillandquire.com/review/this-...

This Place Kills Me - Quill and Quire

Being the new kid at school is hard, especially at all-girls boarding school Wilberton, where Abby Kita has been sent in the wake of a personal indiscretion. And though the rumours about her past have...

quillandquire.com

Manda Group @mandagroup.bsky.social · Aug 25

Exciting news! CULPABILITY by Bruce Holsinger is included in CTV Morning Live Ottawa’s segment “Great picks for your next book club meet-up”. www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/video...

Great picks for your next book club meet-up

Author and Avid Reader Mary Taggart joins us to share her top book picks!

www.ctvnews.ca

Manda Group @mandagroup.bsky.social · Aug 25

Beware of these six blind spots. They can sink your career
by author Harvey Schachter! www.theglobeandmail.com/business/car...

Beware of these six blind spots. They can sink your career

The things we consider superstrengths can actually work against us, says psychologist turned business coach Martin Dubin

www.theglobeandmail.com

Manda Group @mandagroup.bsky.social · Aug 20

Check out @quillandquire.bsky.social's article on #FlyingBooks - Toronto’s Flying Books marks 10 years of flight 📚🐦

Toronto’s Flying Books marks 10 years of flight - Quill and Quire

Flying Books founder and publishing industry veteran Martha Sharpe credits the growth of her business over the last 10 years – from one table-top bookshelf in a downtown Toronto store to a two-storefr...

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Manda Group @mandagroup.bsky.social · Aug 18

@quillandquire.bsky.social - Shop Talk: Good Dog Books! 😍

Shop Talk: Good Dog Books - Quill and Quire

Good Dog Books 724 King Street Bridgewater, Nova Scotia The trio behind Good Dog Books first sold books together at Lunenburg Bound, one of three independent bookstores in the seaside tourist town of ...

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ABRAMS ComicArts @abramscomicarts.bsky.social · Aug 8

Join Chip Kidd and Michael Cho join for a talk and signing of the book on August 12, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm at the Lillian H. Smith Public Library in Toronto, Canada!

#Event #Avengers #AuthorSigning #Marvel #GraphicNovel

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Comic Book Couples Counseling @cbccpodcast.bsky.social · Aug 10

Michael Cho making magic happen on the page. The Avengers in The Veracity Trip, script by Chip Kidd.

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Publisher Spotlight @pubspotlight.bsky.social · Aug 12

Happy #BookBirthday to THE REMEMBERING CANDLE from @barefootbooks.bsky.social “the gentle framing may suggest special ways for any family to adopt this tradition.... A beautiful presentation of a custom that explores its many layers of meaning” www.booklistonline.com/products/981...

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Publisher Spotlight @pubspotlight.bsky.social · Aug 12

LITTLE MOUSE WHERE ARE YOU? It's your #BookBirthday and we want to celebrate! @nosycrowus.bsky.social

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Community of Literary Magazines & Presses (CLMP) @clmporg.bsky.social · Aug 6

Read a novel from @bookhugpress.bsky.social this #WomenInTranslationMonth!

Translated from the French by Susan Ouriou, Fanny Britt’s SUGARING OFF “abrades the surface layer of our outward personas, delving into the complexity and contradictions of relationships.”
bookhugpress.ca/shop/author/...

Sugaring Off by Fanny Britt, Translated by Susan Ouriou

Literature in Translation Series Literary Fiction Publication Date: October 8, 2024 5.25 x 8 inches 228 pages Trade Paperback ISBN 9781771669085

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Manda Group @mandagroup.bsky.social · Aug 7

Exciting news! quillandquire.com/omni/newest-... @newestpress.bsky.social

NeWest Press launching speculative fiction imprint - Quill and Quire

Barbour Books, named after the late long-time NeWest president Douglas Barbour, will be edited by author and scholar Jenna Butler and will launch its first title, C.J. Lavigne's The Drowned Man’s Daug...

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Manda Group @mandagroup.bsky.social · Aug 6

Bruce Holsinger has a terrific interview with CP24 Breakfast to talk about CULPABILITY (Spiegel & Grau)!

www.cp24.com/video/2025/0...

'Culpability' is a fictional family drama exploring the very real way A.I. is shaping our lives

Bestselling author Bruce Holsinger's newest novel has been touted as a thought-provoking and timely psychological thriller.

www.cp24.com

Manda Group @mandagroup.bsky.social · Aug 6

THIS PLACE KILLS ME by Mariko Tamaki, illustrated by Nicole Goux (Abrams Fanfare) is included in @quillandquire.bsky.social’s 2025 Fall Preview: Books for Young People – Middle Grade and Graphic Novels!

quillandquire.com/omni/2025-fa...

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Manda Group @mandagroup.bsky.social · Aug 6

CBC Books includes HERE AFTER by Amy Lin (Zibby Publishing) in their roundup titled, “20 powerful nonfiction books featured on Bookends with Mattea Roach”!

www.cbc.ca/books/booken...

Manda Group @mandagroup.bsky.social · Aug 6

THE WISHING LEAF by Kallie George, illustrated by Paola Zakimi (Abrams Fanfare) is included in ‪@quillandquire.bsky.social‬’s 2025 Fall Preview: Books for Young People – Picture Books!

quillandquire.com/omni/2025-fa...