The following is a guest post from debut author Jeff Pinkney. Soapstone Signs, part of the Orca Echoes series, is the story of a young Cree boy who is visited one spring by a master soapstone carver. The carver gives him four pieces of soapstone, and teaches him to listen …
The Orca Footprints series of nonfiction titles for young readers continue to make their mark. With five titles now available on topics such as sustainable energy, clean water, food production, housing and bicycling, these books are helping young global citizens learn about the world and make small steps for big …
The much anticipated Seven Sequels launch this Wednesday October 1st, with seven new books from bestselling authors Eric Walters, Ted Staunton, Richard Scrimger, Norah McClintock, Sigmund Brouwer, John Wilson and Shane Peacock. What’s the premise for The Seven Sequels? Just months after the events in the original Seven (the series), …
On June 7, 2014, the BC book community lost a very dear, talented and exuberant person, children’s author Joan Betty Stuchner. Joan resided in Vancouver with her family, where she wrote part-time and taught part-time. Joan passed away after a short but spirited battle with pancreatic cancer. One of her …
A guest post from Orca author Patricia McCowan, whose first novel, Honeycomb, part of the Limelights series, will be released this September 2014. A Space Apart There’s a certain magic to the spaces where performing artists work. Not just on stage, where bright lights, an audience and performers’ adrenalin combine …
Helaine Becker’s new middle grade offering, Dirk Daring, Secret Agent, will hit shelves this October. In the book, Darren Dirkowitz (aka Dirk Daring), has to navigate the usual middle school hurdles, as well as his keep his covert alternate life as a secret agent under wraps. We sat down with …
