All it takes is a SPARK of inspiration! In this buoyant picture book, three friends go to the park and their creativity spreads to everyone around them, into dance, chalk drawings, dramatic play and, when the day is over, inspirational dreams. Learn more: orcabook.com/What-Inspires

I'M ON THE COVER OF THE NEWEST ISSUE OF CHERRY BOMBE! 🚨

Heads up - my review of Tanya Talaga's new book, THE KNOWING has just popped up in The Globe and Mail. Again, I have no control over the paywall but it will give you an idea where to look. Spoiler note, it's amazing (the book, not my review). theglobeandmail.com/arts/books/rev…

Ocean Drive is out this week in the US! "Wiebe is known for his tough, noirish sensibility and he outdoes himself here...a high-octane thriller." --Toronto Star bookshop.org/a/10486/978199…

Advanced praise for PUFFIN AND PENGUIN, written by Helaine Becker and illustrated by Kevin Sylvester. This delightfully funny graphic novel is from bestselling creators Helaine Becker and Kevin Sylvester. bit.ly/4efkmPz

Happening on Oct 2: a TMU Immigration and Settlement Studies homecoming with Janika Oza and Sheila Murray. 🎉

My novel, Reuniting with Strangers, has been out for a year now, and more opportunities to meet readers & writers are coming up: Word on the Street, Toronto Book Awards, the Filipino American International Book Festival & more! See you in Toronto, San Francisco, LA & Vancouver❤️

Looking forward to meeting old friends and new at the OFO Conference in Leamington this weekend. I'll be at the ZEISS Birding display on Friday and Saturday evenings ready to chat about binos, birds and books! Hope to see you there @wca_litagency @OFObirds steveburrows.org

Good night for @Zeissbirding representatives at OFO's annual birding quiz last night. Two different questions featuring our books. Both answered correctly, by the way! Julia Zarankin Westwood Creative Artists

September 30 is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Today we honor the thousands of children who lost their lives in residential schools, the survivors, and their communities. Please wear orange today and visit NCTR. nctr.ca

It’s my book birthday and I’ll fly if I want to! Penguin and Puffin - with words by Helaine and pics by me - is out TODAY from kidscanpress kidscanpress.com/product/puffin…

It's #NationalSeniorsDay so here's some shameless self-promotion by an almost-senior. Book still available: Neglected No More: The Urgent Need to Improve the Lives of Canada's Elders in the Wake of a Pandemic. penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/669793/n… NeglectedNoMore PenguinRandomHouseCA Westwood Creative Artists

Loved seeing Susan Juby's A MEDITATION ON MURDER in BC BookWorld's latest issue! bcbooklook.com/latest-issue/

So proud to live in this city that has so much love for the arts. Thank you for everything, Toronto. Grateful to TMU Centre for Immigration & Settlement, Diaspora Dialogues, The Word On The Street, the Toronto Book Awards, Toronto International Festival of Authors (TIFA), City of Toronto Culture, Douglas & McIntyre, Westwood Creative Artists, and the Jamii team!

I am honoured by these endorsements for KENZIE’S LITTLE TREE! Huge thanks to these authors and chronic illness warriors! 🌸Pre-order while also fundraising for IBD and arthritis at alisonmcgauley.com/books/my-books or my Linktree - linktr.ee/alisonmcgauley PB25Vibes Westwood Creative Artists

Congratulations to Dean Jobb | True Crime Writer, whose A GENTLEMAN AND A THIEF is shortlisted for for the Chicago Writers Assn Traditional Nonfiction Book of the Year Award! 🤞

Congratulations to Matt James and Danielle Daniel! Our fingers are crossed! #GGBooks2024

Perfect for spooky season! 🎃

Delighted to see my book Empire of Deception (Algonquin Books & HarperCollinsCa), the story of a 1920s Chicago swindler who fled to Nova Scotia, on this list. 8 #TrueCrime Books So Riveting You Won’t Sleep: From Serial Killers to Real-Life Cold Cases firstforwomen.com/entertainment/…

'A rollicking real-life heist story...Jobb is a consummate scene-setter & context-provider, making this a book about more than just the stylish thief who furnishes its through line' - Globe Books A Cdn bestseller from HarperCollinsCa & Algonquin Books theglobeandmail.com/arts/books/rev…