Second Story Press
@secondstory.bsky.social
Publishing diverse, inclusive, feminist books that entertain, educate, and empower. Follow us on Instagram & TikTok: @_secondstory
Visit our website and learn more: https://linktr.ee/_secondstory
Visit our website and learn more: https://linktr.ee/_secondstory
Introducing: SHY CAT AND THE STUFF-THE-BUS CHALLENGE by Dian Day and Amanda White 🐈 A heartwarming story about best friends and a nuanced look at food insecurity.
Publishing on March 3, 2026! Available for pre-order now 📖
#GraphicNovel #booksky #CanLit #KidLit #Publisher #FoodInsecurity
Publishing on March 3, 2026! Available for pre-order now 📖
#GraphicNovel #booksky #CanLit #KidLit #Publisher #FoodInsecurity
November 10, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Introducing: SHY CAT AND THE STUFF-THE-BUS CHALLENGE by Dian Day and Amanda White 🐈 A heartwarming story about best friends and a nuanced look at food insecurity.
Publishing on March 3, 2026! Available for pre-order now 📖
#GraphicNovel #booksky #CanLit #KidLit #Publisher #FoodInsecurity
Publishing on March 3, 2026! Available for pre-order now 📖
#GraphicNovel #booksky #CanLit #KidLit #Publisher #FoodInsecurity
Read Canadian today! 🇨🇦
At Second Story Press, we are proud to publish diverse Canadian voices. Check out some of our latest books for young readers by local Canadian authors and illustrators!
#IReadCanadianDay #DesLivresCanadiensPourMoi #CanLit #KidLit #ReadCanadian #booksky
At Second Story Press, we are proud to publish diverse Canadian voices. Check out some of our latest books for young readers by local Canadian authors and illustrators!
#IReadCanadianDay #DesLivresCanadiensPourMoi #CanLit #KidLit #ReadCanadian #booksky
November 5, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Read Canadian today! 🇨🇦
At Second Story Press, we are proud to publish diverse Canadian voices. Check out some of our latest books for young readers by local Canadian authors and illustrators!
#IReadCanadianDay #DesLivresCanadiensPourMoi #CanLit #KidLit #ReadCanadian #booksky
At Second Story Press, we are proud to publish diverse Canadian voices. Check out some of our latest books for young readers by local Canadian authors and illustrators!
#IReadCanadianDay #DesLivresCanadiensPourMoi #CanLit #KidLit #ReadCanadian #booksky
HIDDEN LIVES: STORIES FROM CHILD SURVIVORS OF THE HOLOCAUST edited by Rachelle L. Goldstein and the Hidden Child Foundation is now available.
#WWII #AdultNonfiction #HolocaustSurvivors #HolocaustEducation #PubDay #booksky
#WWII #AdultNonfiction #HolocaustSurvivors #HolocaustEducation #PubDay #booksky
November 4, 2025 at 5:30 PM
HIDDEN LIVES: STORIES FROM CHILD SURVIVORS OF THE HOLOCAUST edited by Rachelle L. Goldstein and the Hidden Child Foundation is now available.
#WWII #AdultNonfiction #HolocaustSurvivors #HolocaustEducation #PubDay #booksky
#WWII #AdultNonfiction #HolocaustSurvivors #HolocaustEducation #PubDay #booksky
Introducing… ELLIS ON GUARD, written by Sal Sawler (@salsawler.bsky.social) and illustrated by Nandita Ratan! 🐶✨
Publishing in both English and French on February 3, 2026 — available for pre-order now!
#CoverReveal #booksky #CanLit #KidLit #NewBooks
Publishing in both English and French on February 3, 2026 — available for pre-order now!
#CoverReveal #booksky #CanLit #KidLit #NewBooks
October 28, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Introducing… ELLIS ON GUARD, written by Sal Sawler (@salsawler.bsky.social) and illustrated by Nandita Ratan! 🐶✨
Publishing in both English and French on February 3, 2026 — available for pre-order now!
#CoverReveal #booksky #CanLit #KidLit #NewBooks
Publishing in both English and French on February 3, 2026 — available for pre-order now!
#CoverReveal #booksky #CanLit #KidLit #NewBooks
Meet Kamala Harris!
Find out more about how Kamala Harris got her start in politics in Kate Graham’s latest book, RUN THE WORLD LIKE A GIRL: INTERNATIONAL WOMEN LEADERS!
Available now! For readers ages 9-12.
#ReadWomen #FeministLit #CanLit #KidLit #Kamala Harris #booksky
Find out more about how Kamala Harris got her start in politics in Kate Graham’s latest book, RUN THE WORLD LIKE A GIRL: INTERNATIONAL WOMEN LEADERS!
Available now! For readers ages 9-12.
#ReadWomen #FeministLit #CanLit #KidLit #Kamala Harris #booksky
October 26, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Meet Kamala Harris!
Find out more about how Kamala Harris got her start in politics in Kate Graham’s latest book, RUN THE WORLD LIKE A GIRL: INTERNATIONAL WOMEN LEADERS!
Available now! For readers ages 9-12.
#ReadWomen #FeministLit #CanLit #KidLit #Kamala Harris #booksky
Find out more about how Kamala Harris got her start in politics in Kate Graham’s latest book, RUN THE WORLD LIKE A GIRL: INTERNATIONAL WOMEN LEADERS!
Available now! For readers ages 9-12.
#ReadWomen #FeministLit #CanLit #KidLit #Kamala Harris #booksky
In Montreal, on Thursday, November 13, from 6:30-8:30 PM, the Jewish Public Library Archives is hosting a special exhibition and author talk featuring CAN POSTERS KILL? ANTISEMITIC PROPAGANDA AND WORLD WAR II by Jerry Faivish with Kathryn Cole as part of Jewish Book Month.
#Montreal #BookEvent
#Montreal #BookEvent
October 23, 2025 at 7:04 PM
In Montreal, on Thursday, November 13, from 6:30-8:30 PM, the Jewish Public Library Archives is hosting a special exhibition and author talk featuring CAN POSTERS KILL? ANTISEMITIC PROPAGANDA AND WORLD WAR II by Jerry Faivish with Kathryn Cole as part of Jewish Book Month.
#Montreal #BookEvent
#Montreal #BookEvent
Celebrate Canadian Library Month by visiting your local library! 📚
This month is a great time to visit your nearest library branch, and find some Second Story Press titles along the way!
#CanadianLibraryMonth #OntarioLibraryWeek #Librarian #Publisher #LibrariesForLife #BibliosPourLaVie #booksky
This month is a great time to visit your nearest library branch, and find some Second Story Press titles along the way!
#CanadianLibraryMonth #OntarioLibraryWeek #Librarian #Publisher #LibrariesForLife #BibliosPourLaVie #booksky
October 22, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Celebrate Canadian Library Month by visiting your local library! 📚
This month is a great time to visit your nearest library branch, and find some Second Story Press titles along the way!
#CanadianLibraryMonth #OntarioLibraryWeek #Librarian #Publisher #LibrariesForLife #BibliosPourLaVie #booksky
This month is a great time to visit your nearest library branch, and find some Second Story Press titles along the way!
#CanadianLibraryMonth #OntarioLibraryWeek #Librarian #Publisher #LibrariesForLife #BibliosPourLaVie #booksky
CAN POSTERS KILL? ANTISEMITIC PROPAGANDA AND WORLD WAR II written by Jerry Faivish with Kathryn Cole is out today.
CAN POSTERS KILL? takes readers on a visual journey from medieval anti-Jewish artwork to the venomous Nazi propaganda of the Second World War.
Available now.
#CanLit #YA #booksky
CAN POSTERS KILL? takes readers on a visual journey from medieval anti-Jewish artwork to the venomous Nazi propaganda of the Second World War.
Available now.
#CanLit #YA #booksky
October 21, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Meet Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila!
Learn more about Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila’s path to politics in Kate Graham’s RUN THE WORLD LIKE A GIRL: INTERNATIONAL WOMEN LEADERS. Available now! ✨ For ages 9-12.
#ReadWomen #FeministLit #CanLit #KidLit #Publisher #booksky
Learn more about Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila’s path to politics in Kate Graham’s RUN THE WORLD LIKE A GIRL: INTERNATIONAL WOMEN LEADERS. Available now! ✨ For ages 9-12.
#ReadWomen #FeministLit #CanLit #KidLit #Publisher #booksky
October 18, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Meet Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila!
Learn more about Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila’s path to politics in Kate Graham’s RUN THE WORLD LIKE A GIRL: INTERNATIONAL WOMEN LEADERS. Available now! ✨ For ages 9-12.
#ReadWomen #FeministLit #CanLit #KidLit #Publisher #booksky
Learn more about Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila’s path to politics in Kate Graham’s RUN THE WORLD LIKE A GIRL: INTERNATIONAL WOMEN LEADERS. Available now! ✨ For ages 9-12.
#ReadWomen #FeministLit #CanLit #KidLit #Publisher #booksky
EVERY LITTLE BIT OLIVE TRAN by Phuong Truong is nominated for the Silver Birch Express Award! 🎊
The Silver Birch Express Award recognizes fiction and non-fiction titles for grades 3-4.
Congratulations!
#KidLit #CanLit #AAPIAuthors #ForestofReading
The Silver Birch Express Award recognizes fiction and non-fiction titles for grades 3-4.
Congratulations!
#KidLit #CanLit #AAPIAuthors #ForestofReading
October 15, 2025 at 4:04 PM
EVERY LITTLE BIT OLIVE TRAN by Phuong Truong is nominated for the Silver Birch Express Award! 🎊
The Silver Birch Express Award recognizes fiction and non-fiction titles for grades 3-4.
Congratulations!
#KidLit #CanLit #AAPIAuthors #ForestofReading
The Silver Birch Express Award recognizes fiction and non-fiction titles for grades 3-4.
Congratulations!
#KidLit #CanLit #AAPIAuthors #ForestofReading
Happy #BookBirthday to Kate Graham’s RUN THE WORLD LIKE A GIRL: INTERNATIONAL WOMEN LEADERS!
⭐ “For collections in need of more diversity in their political leader sections, this book will make a great addition.” —School Library Journal, Starred Review
Available now!
#MiddleGrade #CanLit #booksky
⭐ “For collections in need of more diversity in their political leader sections, this book will make a great addition.” —School Library Journal, Starred Review
Available now!
#MiddleGrade #CanLit #booksky
October 14, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Happy #BookBirthday to Kate Graham’s RUN THE WORLD LIKE A GIRL: INTERNATIONAL WOMEN LEADERS!
⭐ “For collections in need of more diversity in their political leader sections, this book will make a great addition.” —School Library Journal, Starred Review
Available now!
#MiddleGrade #CanLit #booksky
⭐ “For collections in need of more diversity in their political leader sections, this book will make a great addition.” —School Library Journal, Starred Review
Available now!
#MiddleGrade #CanLit #booksky
Happy #BookBirthday to LES HAUTS ET LES BAS by Nancy MacNairn, illustrated by Doruntina Beqiraj, and translated by Isabelle Montagnier!
LES HAUTS ET LES BAS is the French edition of UPS AND DOWNS 🫂
Disponible maintenant! / Available now!
#CanLit #KidLit #Publisher #LivreFrancais #booksky
LES HAUTS ET LES BAS is the French edition of UPS AND DOWNS 🫂
Disponible maintenant! / Available now!
#CanLit #KidLit #Publisher #LivreFrancais #booksky
October 14, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Happy #BookBirthday to LES HAUTS ET LES BAS by Nancy MacNairn, illustrated by Doruntina Beqiraj, and translated by Isabelle Montagnier!
LES HAUTS ET LES BAS is the French edition of UPS AND DOWNS 🫂
Disponible maintenant! / Available now!
#CanLit #KidLit #Publisher #LivreFrancais #booksky
LES HAUTS ET LES BAS is the French edition of UPS AND DOWNS 🫂
Disponible maintenant! / Available now!
#CanLit #KidLit #Publisher #LivreFrancais #booksky
October 12, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Today is International Day of the Girl Child is “The girl I am, the change I lead: Girls on the frontlines of crisis” 🌟
RUN THE WORLD LIKE A GIRL by Kate Graham highlights the origins of influential women in politics!
Available October 14, 2025.
#InternationalDayoftheGirlChild #CanLit #KidLit
RUN THE WORLD LIKE A GIRL by Kate Graham highlights the origins of influential women in politics!
Available October 14, 2025.
#InternationalDayoftheGirlChild #CanLit #KidLit
October 11, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Today is International Day of the Girl Child is “The girl I am, the change I lead: Girls on the frontlines of crisis” 🌟
RUN THE WORLD LIKE A GIRL by Kate Graham highlights the origins of influential women in politics!
Available October 14, 2025.
#InternationalDayoftheGirlChild #CanLit #KidLit
RUN THE WORLD LIKE A GIRL by Kate Graham highlights the origins of influential women in politics!
Available October 14, 2025.
#InternationalDayoftheGirlChild #CanLit #KidLit
Eve Zaremba, pioneering feminist, activist, and author, has died peacefully with the assistance of MAID, at home on October 8, 2025, with the love and support of Ottie Lockey, her wife of forty-seven years.
October 9, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Eve Zaremba, pioneering feminist, activist, and author, has died peacefully with the assistance of MAID, at home on October 8, 2025, with the love and support of Ottie Lockey, her wife of forty-seven years.
It’s Banned Books Week! 🚫📚
This week is dedicated to fighting book bans, during a time when censorship is more relevant than ever. Book bans disproportionately target underrepresented voices and themes about race, gender identity, and sexual identity and orientation.
#BannedBooks #booksky
This week is dedicated to fighting book bans, during a time when censorship is more relevant than ever. Book bans disproportionately target underrepresented voices and themes about race, gender identity, and sexual identity and orientation.
#BannedBooks #booksky
October 8, 2025 at 8:30 PM
It’s Banned Books Week! 🚫📚
This week is dedicated to fighting book bans, during a time when censorship is more relevant than ever. Book bans disproportionately target underrepresented voices and themes about race, gender identity, and sexual identity and orientation.
#BannedBooks #booksky
This week is dedicated to fighting book bans, during a time when censorship is more relevant than ever. Book bans disproportionately target underrepresented voices and themes about race, gender identity, and sexual identity and orientation.
#BannedBooks #booksky
THE LIGHT KEEPER is the recipient of the Canadian Jewish Literary Award in the Children & Youth category!
Congratulations to authors Sheila Baslaw and Karen Levine, and illustrator Alice Priestley!
#CJLA #CanLit #KidLit #Publisher
Congratulations to authors Sheila Baslaw and Karen Levine, and illustrator Alice Priestley!
#CJLA #CanLit #KidLit #Publisher
October 7, 2025 at 4:31 PM
THE LIGHT KEEPER is the recipient of the Canadian Jewish Literary Award in the Children & Youth category!
Congratulations to authors Sheila Baslaw and Karen Levine, and illustrator Alice Priestley!
#CJLA #CanLit #KidLit #Publisher
Congratulations to authors Sheila Baslaw and Karen Levine, and illustrator Alice Priestley!
#CJLA #CanLit #KidLit #Publisher
Happy #BookBirthday to LE POUVOIR D'UNE PERLE, translated to French from Kelsey Borgford and Tessa Pizzale's original English language picture book WHAT'S IN A BEAD?
Tessa décide de demander à Kohkom de lui apprendre à perler.
6 à 9 ans
#booksky
Tessa décide de demander à Kohkom de lui apprendre à perler.
6 à 9 ans
#booksky
October 6, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Happy #BookBirthday to LE POUVOIR D'UNE PERLE, translated to French from Kelsey Borgford and Tessa Pizzale's original English language picture book WHAT'S IN A BEAD?
Tessa décide de demander à Kohkom de lui apprendre à perler.
6 à 9 ans
#booksky
Tessa décide de demander à Kohkom de lui apprendre à perler.
6 à 9 ans
#booksky
To every teacher and educator around the world: thank you for all of your hard work 🍎 We are grateful to the classrooms that have given Second Story Press books a new home!
#WorldTeachersDay #InternationalTeachersDay #Publisher #booksky
#WorldTeachersDay #InternationalTeachersDay #Publisher #booksky
October 5, 2025 at 7:30 PM
To every teacher and educator around the world: thank you for all of your hard work 🍎 We are grateful to the classrooms that have given Second Story Press books a new home!
#WorldTeachersDay #InternationalTeachersDay #Publisher #booksky
#WorldTeachersDay #InternationalTeachersDay #Publisher #booksky
October is Global Diversity Awareness Month 🌎
This month is all about celebrating diversity and all of the cultures, backgrounds, and ethnicities that enrich our communities.
Swipe for books that feature diverse voices, characters, and perspectives ➡️
#DiversityAwarenessMonth #KidsLit #booksky
This month is all about celebrating diversity and all of the cultures, backgrounds, and ethnicities that enrich our communities.
Swipe for books that feature diverse voices, characters, and perspectives ➡️
#DiversityAwarenessMonth #KidsLit #booksky
October 4, 2025 at 7:30 PM
October is Global Diversity Awareness Month 🌎
This month is all about celebrating diversity and all of the cultures, backgrounds, and ethnicities that enrich our communities.
Swipe for books that feature diverse voices, characters, and perspectives ➡️
#DiversityAwarenessMonth #KidsLit #booksky
This month is all about celebrating diversity and all of the cultures, backgrounds, and ethnicities that enrich our communities.
Swipe for books that feature diverse voices, characters, and perspectives ➡️
#DiversityAwarenessMonth #KidsLit #booksky
CAN POSTERS KILL?: ANTISEMITIC PROPAGANDA AND WORLD WAR II is Booklist's @ala-booklist.bsky.social Review of the Day!
Publishing October 21, 2025. For ages 13+
Read the full ⭐ starred review here: https://www.booklistonline.com/products/9813275
#booksky #WWII
Publishing October 21, 2025. For ages 13+
Read the full ⭐ starred review here: https://www.booklistonline.com/products/9813275
#booksky #WWII
September 30, 2025 at 10:02 PM
CAN POSTERS KILL?: ANTISEMITIC PROPAGANDA AND WORLD WAR II is Booklist's @ala-booklist.bsky.social Review of the Day!
Publishing October 21, 2025. For ages 13+
Read the full ⭐ starred review here: https://www.booklistonline.com/products/9813275
#booksky #WWII
Publishing October 21, 2025. For ages 13+
Read the full ⭐ starred review here: https://www.booklistonline.com/products/9813275
#booksky #WWII
On this day we take the time to reflect on the painful history of residential schools and the impact they continue to have on Indigenous people, their families, and the very fabric of this land we call Canada.
#EveryChildMatters #NationalDayforTruthandReconciliation #OrangeShirtDay
#EveryChildMatters #NationalDayforTruthandReconciliation #OrangeShirtDay
September 30, 2025 at 2:30 PM
On this day we take the time to reflect on the painful history of residential schools and the impact they continue to have on Indigenous people, their families, and the very fabric of this land we call Canada.
#EveryChildMatters #NationalDayforTruthandReconciliation #OrangeShirtDay
#EveryChildMatters #NationalDayforTruthandReconciliation #OrangeShirtDay
What a fun weekend at The Word on the Street Toronto! 📚❤️
It was so great to meet everyone—from readers who are just learning about us for the first time to those who have been reading our books for years!
Check out some photos from the festival 📸
#WOTS2025 #Publisher #Toronto #booksky
It was so great to meet everyone—from readers who are just learning about us for the first time to those who have been reading our books for years!
Check out some photos from the festival 📸
#WOTS2025 #Publisher #Toronto #booksky
September 29, 2025 at 7:02 PM
What a fun weekend at The Word on the Street Toronto! 📚❤️
It was so great to meet everyone—from readers who are just learning about us for the first time to those who have been reading our books for years!
Check out some photos from the festival 📸
#WOTS2025 #Publisher #Toronto #booksky
It was so great to meet everyone—from readers who are just learning about us for the first time to those who have been reading our books for years!
Check out some photos from the festival 📸
#WOTS2025 #Publisher #Toronto #booksky
Join author Kathy Kacer at A Different Drummer Books in Burlington, Ontario to celebrate the launch of her new picture book MEMORY STONES, illustrated by Hayley Lowe! ✨
The launch will be at 2:00 PM on Sunday, October 19, 2025! We hope you can make it!
#booksky #publisher #readersky #booklaunch
The launch will be at 2:00 PM on Sunday, October 19, 2025! We hope you can make it!
#booksky #publisher #readersky #booklaunch
September 29, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Join author Kathy Kacer at A Different Drummer Books in Burlington, Ontario to celebrate the launch of her new picture book MEMORY STONES, illustrated by Hayley Lowe! ✨
The launch will be at 2:00 PM on Sunday, October 19, 2025! We hope you can make it!
#booksky #publisher #readersky #booklaunch
The launch will be at 2:00 PM on Sunday, October 19, 2025! We hope you can make it!
#booksky #publisher #readersky #booklaunch