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Cormorant Books
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Cormorant books is a Canadian independent book publisher of fiction and nonfiction. We’ve been publishing diverse Canadian voices since 1986.
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See Shane Peacock at the Angel Reading Series, December 5, 2025. The Arts and Letters Club of Toronto, 14 Elm Street.
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November 12, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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Such a great turn out to support @kateblair.bsky.social and @cormorantbooks.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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Meet Bat and Mr. Byrd, one with fur and one with feathers, who celebrate joy, loss, and love over one sweet summer. Enjoy the Book Trailer for THE LOVE SONG OF MR. BYRD, with illustrations by Caroline Clarke @cormorantbooks.bsky.social #writer #booksforkids #Canadianbooks #ireadcanadian #chapterbook
The Love Song of Mr. Byrd Book Trailer
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November 5, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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Today's episode of Turning Pages features a conversation with Zilla Jones discussing The World So Wide ( @cormorantbooks.bsky.social ). Online now to stream/DL. umfm.com/programming/...
Turning Pages logo - an open book with flared, colored pages and the cover of Zilla Jones The World So Wide featuring a woman in a flowing dress in Grenadian colours against a green background.
November 5, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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Congrats @kateblair.bsky.social on a great book launch for WE BURY NOTHING (DCB @cormorantbooks.bsky.social) at Queen Books! www.cormorantbooks.com/Books/W/We-B... #CanKidLit #BookLaunch

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Group of smiling people, many holding copies of Kate Blair's We Bury Nothing book, at Kate's book launch. Kate is standing in the middle of the group. Book cake with the cover of Kate Blair's We Bury Nothing as the main decoration. Kate Blair reading from her new book We Bury Nothing at Queen Books in Toronto.
November 8, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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Very pleased to receive a visit from my MP @orourkeguelph.bsky.social to help me promote my novel *The World of After* ( @cormorantbooks.bsky.social) --my bestselling title of the day-- at today's Book Bash in #Guelph, @downtownguelph.bsky.social.
November 9, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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"An inventive, immersive celebration of curiosity, courage, and learning." — Kirkus Reviews
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BRIARWOOD | Kirkus Reviews
Calpurnia “Callie” Garcia dreams of spending a summer at selective, secretive Camp Briarwood, which is reserved for the brightest of minds.
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November 10, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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Join us to celebrate THE LOVE SONG OF MR. BIRD and Philippa Dowding at West End Phoenix. Sunday, Nov 16, 1pm, 3 Bartlett Ave.
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November 3, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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We Bury Nothing by Kate Blair Ties Past to Present with Engaging Mystery
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We Bury Nothing by Kate Blair Ties Past to Present with Engaging Mystery
Reviewed by Melanie Marttila
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October 30, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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“Captures the very essence and soul of Canada World Youth (CWY) ... how youth education, critical thinking and a global vision of development made up the experience of Canada World Youth and achieved something transformational.” — The McLeod Group
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“A School for Tomorrow: The Story of Canada World Youth” by Mark Dickinson - The McLeod Group
McLeod Group blog by Rhonda Gossen, October 29, 2025 This book captures the very essence and soul of Canada World Youth (CWY). Author Mark Dickinson, himself a former participant, writes about how you...
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October 30, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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Check out Zilla Jones on New Books Network
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Zilla Jones, "The World So Wide" (Cormorant Books, 2025) - New Books Network
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October 28, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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“Should be required reading for anyone devoted to city-building.” — Glenn Miller, Plan Canada
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October 28, 2025 at 11:11 AM
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Meet the author: Shane Peacock | Crime Fiction Lover
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October 27, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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Please join us to celebrate the launch of WE BURY NOTHING by Kate Blair. Saturday, Nov 8, 2pm, Queen Books, Toronto.
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October 27, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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Happy Pub Day ROOTS OF PROSPERITY! Congratulations Gary Teelucksingh
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October 25, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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Happy Pub Day HOUSING FOR ALL! Congratulations Frank Lewinberg and Vincenzo Pietropaolo.
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October 25, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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Happy Publication Day Philippa Dowding and THE LOVE SONG OF MR. BYRD
A red maple tree branch, a summer’s twilight, and an unlikely friendship.
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October 25, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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October 24, 2025 at 9:58 AM
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"A comic novel with culinary know how, dry wit and a smart take on that which can bring disparate peoples together. This was a delight, and one of my favourites for the year."
— David Worsley, Words Worth Books (Waterloo)
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October 23, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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Looking for a new read? Check out I DROVE MY BED TO GRANDMA'S HOUSE, RED FLAGS AND BUTTERFLIES, and WE BURY NOTHING on @CBCBook’s Hot Off the Press roundup! bit.ly/1dCTqYI #kidlit #ReadingList #CBCHotOffThePress @cbcbooks.bsky.social
Hot off the Press
This curated list of new publications is a great resource for teachers, librarians, booksellers, and parents.
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October 22, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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A bed overflowing with stuffed toys and naptime inspire Waterloo author's new book | CBC News
Waterloo author Carolyn Heisinger Mills has written a new children's book called I Drove My Bed to Grandma’s House and it's inspired by her own experience as a mom and trying to get her child to nap i...
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October 20, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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Please join us to celebrate the launch of THE SEASIDE CAFÉ METROPOLIS by Antanas Sileika
Oct 28, 7pm, Lithuanian House, 1573 Bloor St West
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October 20, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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Congratulations Sylvia McNicoll. BLUE TO THE SKY has been nominated for the Hamilton Literary Awards!
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October 20, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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Opinion: What a 50-year-old neighbourhood development can teach us about solving Canada’s housing crisis
As a Toronto city planner in the 1970s, I noticed the St. Lawrence neighbourhood’s potential. It’s now a model for an equitable, human-scaled urban development
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October 20, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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Happy Publication Day RED FLAGS AND BUTTERFLIES
Lexie strives to be the perfect daughter — until her seemingly loving father gets in the way of her dreams.
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October 18, 2025 at 1:19 PM