Dingbats Notebooks has finally brought in their two new products that I am so excited about. The new format B5 Dingbats Pro-line Bee and Cactus notebooks arrived on my doorstep. It is stunning and exquisite, beyond my expectations. It is a super-luxe notebook not previously in this line. I am blown away by the quality […]
Month: April 2021
Books in the Media: April 28, 2021
Here is this week’s culled media list from all my Read + Co publishers. It includes the following: Alan Rusbridger was on CBC’s The Current discussing News and How to Use It with Matt Galloway. It starts around the 47 minute mark. It’s a great interview. Very thorough at well over 20 minutes, too! News […]
Always Brave, Sometimes Kind Shortlisted for Relit Award
Katie Bickell’s Always Brave, Sometimes Kind has been shortlisted for the 2021 ReLit Awards. This is an excellent read according to my co-rep Bridget, it has really standout writing. Author lives in Alberta. Here are Bridget’s notes: Stirring linked short stories that capture present day realities in various settings around Alberta (Fort Mac, Edmonton, others). […]
Loving This Now: Son of the House
I am reading and loving just now: Son of the House by Cheluchi Onyemelukwe-Onuobia. Dundurn bought it from Penguin South Africa. Wow, it is excellent! I am so sucked into this one—I can’t stop reading. This debut Nigerian novel won the Best International Fiction Book Award in 2019, and it’s finally being published .The book […]
Books in the Media: April 19, 2021, and Top 40 List
Here is the Read + Co media list on Bookmanager for this week. Follow this link to view the Read + Co Top 40 Bestsellers (including forthcoming) for this week.
The Local Author Advantage
How authors can work with local booksellers to help create a thriving community, share ideas, and sell some books too. By Bridget Clark As independent book reps, we spend most of our time talking to booksellers about what’s happening in their local communities. Time and time again we hear from them that having strong links […]