Second Story Press
@secondstory.bsky.social
Publishing diverse, inclusive, feminist books that entertain, educate, and empower. Follow us on Instagram & TikTok: @_secondstory
Visit our website and learn more: https://linktr.ee/_secondstory
Visit our website and learn more: https://linktr.ee/_secondstory
For our final preview, get to know Amanda White, co-creator of SHY CAT AND THE STUFF-THE-BUS CHALLENGE! 🍎
Discover Amanda’s art inspirations, her favourite scene to draw, and her take on why #graphicnovels are so special! ✨
Publishing March 3, 2026. Available for pre-order now!
#booksky #kidlit
Discover Amanda’s art inspirations, her favourite scene to draw, and her take on why #graphicnovels are so special! ✨
Publishing March 3, 2026. Available for pre-order now!
#booksky #kidlit
February 18, 2026 at 4:04 PM
For our final preview, get to know Amanda White, co-creator of SHY CAT AND THE STUFF-THE-BUS CHALLENGE! 🍎
Discover Amanda’s art inspirations, her favourite scene to draw, and her take on why #graphicnovels are so special! ✨
Publishing March 3, 2026. Available for pre-order now!
#booksky #kidlit
Discover Amanda’s art inspirations, her favourite scene to draw, and her take on why #graphicnovels are so special! ✨
Publishing March 3, 2026. Available for pre-order now!
#booksky #kidlit
February 14th marks #PinkTriangleDay, a day that recognizes and affirms queer existence, solidarity, and love.
BRANDED BY THE PINK TRIANGLE, provides a compelling and detailed account of the history of the pink triangle and of the Nazi regime’s persecution of gay men during the Holocaust.
#booksky
BRANDED BY THE PINK TRIANGLE, provides a compelling and detailed account of the history of the pink triangle and of the Nazi regime’s persecution of gay men during the Holocaust.
#booksky
February 14, 2026 at 5:30 PM
February 14th marks #PinkTriangleDay, a day that recognizes and affirms queer existence, solidarity, and love.
BRANDED BY THE PINK TRIANGLE, provides a compelling and detailed account of the history of the pink triangle and of the Nazi regime’s persecution of gay men during the Holocaust.
#booksky
BRANDED BY THE PINK TRIANGLE, provides a compelling and detailed account of the history of the pink triangle and of the Nazi regime’s persecution of gay men during the Holocaust.
#booksky
LISTEN: Joanne Robertson and Shirley (Fletcher) Horn discuss SHIRLEY: AN INDIAN RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL STORY on #CBC Up North with Jonathan Pinto 🔈
Available now in English and in #French as SHIRLEY: UNE HISTOIRE DE PENSIONNAT INDIEN
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#kidlit #booksky #interview
Available now in English and in #French as SHIRLEY: UNE HISTOIRE DE PENSIONNAT INDIEN
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
#kidlit #booksky #interview
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February 13, 2026 at 6:26 PM
LISTEN: Joanne Robertson and Shirley (Fletcher) Horn discuss SHIRLEY: AN INDIAN RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL STORY on #CBC Up North with Jonathan Pinto 🔈
Available now in English and in #French as SHIRLEY: UNE HISTOIRE DE PENSIONNAT INDIEN
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
#kidlit #booksky #interview
Available now in English and in #French as SHIRLEY: UNE HISTOIRE DE PENSIONNAT INDIEN
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
#kidlit #booksky #interview
Fun fact: Library Lovers’ Day is the same day as Valentine’s Day! 💕
We’re showing our appreciation for libraries, librarians, and all library lovers! On February 14th, celebrate with fellow book lovers, visit your local public library branch, and find your favourite Second Story Press book 📚♥️
We’re showing our appreciation for libraries, librarians, and all library lovers! On February 14th, celebrate with fellow book lovers, visit your local public library branch, and find your favourite Second Story Press book 📚♥️
February 13, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Fun fact: Library Lovers’ Day is the same day as Valentine’s Day! 💕
We’re showing our appreciation for libraries, librarians, and all library lovers! On February 14th, celebrate with fellow book lovers, visit your local public library branch, and find your favourite Second Story Press book 📚♥️
We’re showing our appreciation for libraries, librarians, and all library lovers! On February 14th, celebrate with fellow book lovers, visit your local public library branch, and find your favourite Second Story Press book 📚♥️
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Daily(ish) #SmallPress #books: Alina in the Deep (Shenaaz G. Nanji, ill. Beena Mistry, @secondstory.bsky.social) & A Thousand Ways to Talk About It (Moridja Kitenge Banza, @figure1publishing.bsky.social). See alt-text.
#DSPBposts 💙📚 #BookSky #bookstodon #BlackHistoryMonth #bookish #booklovers
#DSPBposts 💙📚 #BookSky #bookstodon #BlackHistoryMonth #bookish #booklovers
February 12, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Daily(ish) #SmallPress #books: Alina in the Deep (Shenaaz G. Nanji, ill. Beena Mistry, @secondstory.bsky.social) & A Thousand Ways to Talk About It (Moridja Kitenge Banza, @figure1publishing.bsky.social). See alt-text.
#DSPBposts 💙📚 #BookSky #bookstodon #BlackHistoryMonth #bookish #booklovers
#DSPBposts 💙📚 #BookSky #bookstodon #BlackHistoryMonth #bookish #booklovers
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The winter releases have arrived from Picture Books, eh! Check out this incredible lineup of Canadian picture books.
@picturebookseh.bsky.social #kidlit #CanKidLit #EduSky
@picturebookseh.bsky.social #kidlit #CanKidLit #EduSky
February 13, 2026 at 12:47 AM
The winter releases have arrived from Picture Books, eh! Check out this incredible lineup of Canadian picture books.
@picturebookseh.bsky.social #kidlit #CanKidLit #EduSky
@picturebookseh.bsky.social #kidlit #CanKidLit #EduSky
Looking for a great book to teach with during Black History Month for elementary students? 🏫
Second Story Press proudly offers free Teachers’ Guides for many of our books, including one for I, TOO, AM HERE, written by Morgan Christie and illustrated by Marley Berot. Visit our website to download!
Second Story Press proudly offers free Teachers’ Guides for many of our books, including one for I, TOO, AM HERE, written by Morgan Christie and illustrated by Marley Berot. Visit our website to download!
February 12, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Looking for a great book to teach with during Black History Month for elementary students? 🏫
Second Story Press proudly offers free Teachers’ Guides for many of our books, including one for I, TOO, AM HERE, written by Morgan Christie and illustrated by Marley Berot. Visit our website to download!
Second Story Press proudly offers free Teachers’ Guides for many of our books, including one for I, TOO, AM HERE, written by Morgan Christie and illustrated by Marley Berot. Visit our website to download!
Today is the International Day of Women and Girls in Science! 🧪
Women and girls have historically been underrepresented in STEM, but the fight to close the gender gap is far from over 💪 Today, we’re sharing two titles that celebrate inclusivity and representation in #STEM!
#booksky #kidlit
Women and girls have historically been underrepresented in STEM, but the fight to close the gender gap is far from over 💪 Today, we’re sharing two titles that celebrate inclusivity and representation in #STEM!
#booksky #kidlit
February 11, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Publishing today… SHIRLEY: AN INDIAN RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL STORY 📖
Written and illustrated by Joanne Robertson with Shirley (Fletcher) Horn, SHIRLEY tells the true story of a young girl who is taken to live at the Shingwauk Residential School at just five years old.
#booksky #newbooks #kidlit
Written and illustrated by Joanne Robertson with Shirley (Fletcher) Horn, SHIRLEY tells the true story of a young girl who is taken to live at the Shingwauk Residential School at just five years old.
#booksky #newbooks #kidlit
February 10, 2026 at 5:30 PM
We’re hiring a Marketing Coordinator! Come join our wonderful team.
We are looking for a highly organized, enthusiastic book lover to join our sales and marketing team.
Learn more about the position and how to apply:
secondstorypress.ca/pages/careers
We can’t wait to hear from you! 📚
We are looking for a highly organized, enthusiastic book lover to join our sales and marketing team.
Learn more about the position and how to apply:
secondstorypress.ca/pages/careers
We can’t wait to hear from you! 📚
February 10, 2026 at 3:11 PM
We’re hiring a Marketing Coordinator! Come join our wonderful team.
We are looking for a highly organized, enthusiastic book lover to join our sales and marketing team.
Learn more about the position and how to apply:
secondstorypress.ca/pages/careers
We can’t wait to hear from you! 📚
We are looking for a highly organized, enthusiastic book lover to join our sales and marketing team.
Learn more about the position and how to apply:
secondstorypress.ca/pages/careers
We can’t wait to hear from you! 📚
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Joanne Robertson and Shirley (Fletcher) Horn Tell the crucial story of a young girl's resilience and survival in SHIRLEY: AN INDIAN RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL STORY (@secondstory.bsky.social). We interviewed them here!
#AmReading #Indigenous #Nonfiction #YoungReaders
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#AmReading #Indigenous #Nonfiction #YoungReaders
open-book.ca/News/Joanne-...
Joanne Robertson and Shirley (Fletcher) Horn Tell the Crucial Story of a Young Girl's Resilience and Survival
At five years old, Shirley is taken from her family and sent to a residential school, a strange place that she does not understand. The long walk up the ...
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February 9, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Joanne Robertson and Shirley (Fletcher) Horn Tell the crucial story of a young girl's resilience and survival in SHIRLEY: AN INDIAN RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL STORY (@secondstory.bsky.social). We interviewed them here!
#AmReading #Indigenous #Nonfiction #YoungReaders
open-book.ca/News/Joanne-...
#AmReading #Indigenous #Nonfiction #YoungReaders
open-book.ca/News/Joanne-...
We love librarians! We had a blast at @onlibraryassoc.bsky.social Super Conference in #Toronto!
Thanks to everyone who visited the SSP booth and to all the #authors and #illustrators who stopped by to sign some books 🎉📚
#OLASC #booksky
Thanks to everyone who visited the SSP booth and to all the #authors and #illustrators who stopped by to sign some books 🎉📚
#OLASC #booksky
February 9, 2026 at 7:30 PM
We love librarians! We had a blast at @onlibraryassoc.bsky.social Super Conference in #Toronto!
Thanks to everyone who visited the SSP booth and to all the #authors and #illustrators who stopped by to sign some books 🎉📚
#OLASC #booksky
Thanks to everyone who visited the SSP booth and to all the #authors and #illustrators who stopped by to sign some books 🎉📚
#OLASC #booksky
Celebrate #BlackHistoryMonth with these titles that will uplift young readers ✨
These titles find their inspiration in influential Black trailblazers, including a poet, athletes, and a group of revolutionary Black women and women’s collectives that you may be discovering for the very first time!
These titles find their inspiration in influential Black trailblazers, including a poet, athletes, and a group of revolutionary Black women and women’s collectives that you may be discovering for the very first time!
February 6, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Celebrate #BlackHistoryMonth with these titles that will uplift young readers ✨
These titles find their inspiration in influential Black trailblazers, including a poet, athletes, and a group of revolutionary Black women and women’s collectives that you may be discovering for the very first time!
These titles find their inspiration in influential Black trailblazers, including a poet, athletes, and a group of revolutionary Black women and women’s collectives that you may be discovering for the very first time!
Discover the inspiration behind award-winning #author Kathy Kacer’s forthcoming book, LAST KNOWN ADDRESS: THE STUMBLING STONES OF EUROPE in our latest author Q&A 🌍
Publishing March 10, 2026. Available for pre-order now.
#booksky #middlegrade
Publishing March 10, 2026. Available for pre-order now.
#booksky #middlegrade
February 5, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Discover the inspiration behind award-winning #author Kathy Kacer’s forthcoming book, LAST KNOWN ADDRESS: THE STUMBLING STONES OF EUROPE in our latest author Q&A 🌍
Publishing March 10, 2026. Available for pre-order now.
#booksky #middlegrade
Publishing March 10, 2026. Available for pre-order now.
#booksky #middlegrade
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Check out @salsawler.bsky.social on @truenorthcomics.bsky.social as they talk about their new picture book, Ellis on Guard!
Check out @salsawler.bsky.social on @truenorthcomics.bsky.social as they talk about their new picture book, Ellis on Guard!
Sal Sawler discusses new 'Ellis On Guard' picture book
True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Sal Sawler about 'Ellis On Guard'
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February 4, 2026 at 2:32 PM
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Check out @salsawler.bsky.social on @truenorthcomics.bsky.social as they talk about their new picture book, Ellis on Guard!
Check out @salsawler.bsky.social on @truenorthcomics.bsky.social as they talk about their new picture book, Ellis on Guard!
Happy #BookBirthday to ELLIS ON GUARD written by Sal Sawler (@salsawler.bsky.social) and illustrated by Nandita Ratan! 🎉
Available now! For ages 6-8.
#booksky #newbooks #canlit #kidlit
Available now! For ages 6-8.
#booksky #newbooks #canlit #kidlit
February 3, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Happy #BookBirthday to ELLIS ON GUARD written by Sal Sawler (@salsawler.bsky.social) and illustrated by Nandita Ratan! 🎉
Available now! For ages 6-8.
#booksky #newbooks #canlit #kidlit
Available now! For ages 6-8.
#booksky #newbooks #canlit #kidlit
LAST KNOWN ADDRESS: THE STUMBLING STONES OF EUROPE has a starred review from @ala-booklist.bsky.social!
“A profoundly moving tribute to both the Stolpersteine Project and the victims themselves, lest their names be forgotten.” —Booklist
Available March 10, 2026⭐
“A profoundly moving tribute to both the Stolpersteine Project and the victims themselves, lest their names be forgotten.” —Booklist
Available March 10, 2026⭐
February 2, 2026 at 6:30 PM
LAST KNOWN ADDRESS: THE STUMBLING STONES OF EUROPE has a starred review from @ala-booklist.bsky.social!
“A profoundly moving tribute to both the Stolpersteine Project and the victims themselves, lest their names be forgotten.” —Booklist
Available March 10, 2026⭐
“A profoundly moving tribute to both the Stolpersteine Project and the victims themselves, lest their names be forgotten.” —Booklist
Available March 10, 2026⭐
HIDDEN LIVES: STORIES FROM CHILD SURVIVORS OF THE HOLOCAUST, edited by Rachelle Goldstein, has been shortlisted in the Holocaust Memoir category for the National Jewish Book Awards!
The winners of the National Jewish Book Awards will be announced in February.
#booksky #awards #nonfiction
The winners of the National Jewish Book Awards will be announced in February.
#booksky #awards #nonfiction
January 30, 2026 at 5:30 PM
HIDDEN LIVES: STORIES FROM CHILD SURVIVORS OF THE HOLOCAUST, edited by Rachelle Goldstein, has been shortlisted in the Holocaust Memoir category for the National Jewish Book Awards!
The winners of the National Jewish Book Awards will be announced in February.
#booksky #awards #nonfiction
The winners of the National Jewish Book Awards will be announced in February.
#booksky #awards #nonfiction
Come visit us at @onlibraryassoc.bsky.social Super Conference from January 29-30, 2026! 📚✨📖
Find us at booth #423 for book signings, giveaways, and more! Swipe through to see when our SSP authors and illustrators will be stopping by the booth 🖊️
#OLASC
Find us at booth #423 for book signings, giveaways, and more! Swipe through to see when our SSP authors and illustrators will be stopping by the booth 🖊️
#OLASC
January 28, 2026 at 7:03 PM
Come visit us at @onlibraryassoc.bsky.social Super Conference from January 29-30, 2026! 📚✨📖
Find us at booth #423 for book signings, giveaways, and more! Swipe through to see when our SSP authors and illustrators will be stopping by the booth 🖊️
#OLASC
Find us at booth #423 for book signings, giveaways, and more! Swipe through to see when our SSP authors and illustrators will be stopping by the booth 🖊️
#OLASC
Today, on International Holocaust Remembrance Day, we honour the millions of victims of the Holocaust and recognize the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau in 1945. This day reminds us of the importance of engaging in Holocaust history through listening, learning, and reading. 🕯️
January 27, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Today, on International Holocaust Remembrance Day, we honour the millions of victims of the Holocaust and recognize the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau in 1945. This day reminds us of the importance of engaging in Holocaust history through listening, learning, and reading. 🕯️
Joanne Robertson and Shirley (Fletcher) Horn discuss SHIRLEY: AN INDIAN RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL STORY with @windspeaker.bsky.social
Read the full article here: windspeaker.com/news/windspe...
Publishing February 10, 2026. Simultaneously publishing in #French
Read the full article here: windspeaker.com/news/windspe...
Publishing February 10, 2026. Simultaneously publishing in #French
An Elder remembers her friends and their fun during difficult times
“When you're a child, you're not living in the past. You're not living in the future. You're living with your everyday people, everyday things that you do… We were so busy doing things and that was ou...
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January 26, 2026 at 9:16 PM
Joanne Robertson and Shirley (Fletcher) Horn discuss SHIRLEY: AN INDIAN RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL STORY with @windspeaker.bsky.social
Read the full article here: windspeaker.com/news/windspe...
Publishing February 10, 2026. Simultaneously publishing in #French
Read the full article here: windspeaker.com/news/windspe...
Publishing February 10, 2026. Simultaneously publishing in #French
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Guess what? We've been cooking up a lil preorder surprise for indie bookstore fans! While supplies last, anyone who preorders Ellis on Guard or Ellis prend garde from @woozlesbooks.bsky.social, @anotherstoryto.bsky.social, or Iron Dog Books will get a signed bookplate! cc: @secondstory.bsky.social
January 26, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Guess what? We've been cooking up a lil preorder surprise for indie bookstore fans! While supplies last, anyone who preorders Ellis on Guard or Ellis prend garde from @woozlesbooks.bsky.social, @anotherstoryto.bsky.social, or Iron Dog Books will get a signed bookplate! cc: @secondstory.bsky.social
On #InternationalEnvironmentalEducationDay, inspire children with the leadership of Indigenous water protectors, in Joanne Robertson’s THE WATER WALKER 🌊
THE WATER WALKER tells the story of Ojibwe Grandmother (Nokomis) Josephine-ba Mandamin who walks to raise awareness about protecting water 💧
THE WATER WALKER tells the story of Ojibwe Grandmother (Nokomis) Josephine-ba Mandamin who walks to raise awareness about protecting water 💧
January 26, 2026 at 5:30 PM
On #InternationalEnvironmentalEducationDay, inspire children with the leadership of Indigenous water protectors, in Joanne Robertson’s THE WATER WALKER 🌊
THE WATER WALKER tells the story of Ojibwe Grandmother (Nokomis) Josephine-ba Mandamin who walks to raise awareness about protecting water 💧
THE WATER WALKER tells the story of Ojibwe Grandmother (Nokomis) Josephine-ba Mandamin who walks to raise awareness about protecting water 💧
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My author copies have arrived!! Thank you so much to everyone who helped bring Ellis to life—Nandita Ratan, Isabelle Montaignier, and everyone at @secondstory.bsky.social, including April Masongsong, @mojoryder.bsky.social, @chloecoome.bsky.social, and so many others.
January 24, 2026 at 2:59 AM
My author copies have arrived!! Thank you so much to everyone who helped bring Ellis to life—Nandita Ratan, Isabelle Montaignier, and everyone at @secondstory.bsky.social, including April Masongsong, @mojoryder.bsky.social, @chloecoome.bsky.social, and so many others.
January 24 marks the International Day of Education!
This year’s theme, The Power of Youth in Co-creating Education, recognizes the influence that youth have on their own learning.
Get inspired with these #books that show how youth can create their own educational pathways! 🎒
#booksky #kidlit
This year’s theme, The Power of Youth in Co-creating Education, recognizes the influence that youth have on their own learning.
Get inspired with these #books that show how youth can create their own educational pathways! 🎒
#booksky #kidlit
January 24, 2026 at 5:30 PM