The following post is written by Bob Tyrrell, founder of Orca Book Publishers. The book community on the west coast suffered a great loss this past fall when we lost both Jim Munro and Mel Bolen, a mere month apart. Although both were well and truly retired, and had …
Natasha Deen‘s books include Burned from Orca’s Retribution series, Sleight of Hand and Across the Floor. She lives in Edmonton, Alberta with her family. The following is a post written by her. Stories change the world. I’m proof of this. My family immigrated from Guyana, South America to Canada, inspired by stories of …
#TBT to this guest post by author Gail Bowen. We love showing our authors and illustrators around our snug little office! All of us who gathered at Salt Spring Island the week of June 6th for the Mystery Retreat were book people: writers—published and emerging–an editor and an agent. We …
Author Melanie Jackson talks about her new novel, Death Drop: In his famous portrait of Persephone, Dante Gabriel Rossetti shows the young woman of myth having just taken a bite out of a pomegranate. Persephone’s gloomy, brooding expression conveys that she knows quite well she should have left the delicious …
The 25th anniversary edition of Waiting for the Whales, written by Sheryl McFarlane and illustrated by Ron Lightburn, is on shelves now at your local bookstore. Throughout my illustration career I have never believed in imposing one art style on every project. I’ve been fortunate to have the facility to adapt my …
For the last day of Pride Month, we have a language lesson adapted from Pride: Celebrating Diversity & Community by Robin Stevenson. Last week’s interview with a transgender youth revealed how words and names are tied to identity, and, as Robin tells us in her book, inclusive language is important …
