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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.
Congratulations Meagan Mahoney! THE TIME KEEPER is a Red Maple Award Nominee
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PLAGUE THIEVES is nominated for the Saskatchewan Young Readers’ Choice Awards — Diamond Willow 2025, and has been shortlisted for the IODE Violet Downey Book Award for 2025 and the SCBWI Crystal Kite Awards 2025. pub by @cormorantbooks #kidlit #CanKidLit #PlagueThieves
PLAGUE THIEVES is nominated for the Saskatchewan Young Readers’ Choice Awards — Diamond Willow 2025, and has been shortlisted for the IODE Violet Downey Book Award for 2025 and the SCBWI Crystal Kite Awards 2025.
pub by @cormorantbooks.bsky.social
#kidlit #CanKidLit #PlagueThieves
“She always said, ‘If this book helps one person, it’s all been worth it.’”—Quill and Quire
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Congratulations Meagan Mahoney! THE TIME KEEPER is a Forest of Reading, Red Maple Award Nominee
@mandagroup.bsky.social @forestofreading.bsky.social #IReadCanadian #CanLit #bookaward #kidlit #ForestofReading #redmapleaward
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Read an excerpt from A PLACE OF SECRETS (@cormorantbooks.bsky.social), the new Northern Gothic mystery from Shane Peacock. Check it out right here!
#AmReading #Novel #Mystery #Excerpt
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A SCHOOL FOR TOMORROW by Mark Dickinson is a Globe and Mail must-read book for this fall.
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@mandagroup.bsky.social #IReadCanadian #CanadianPolicy #CanadianGovernment #youthdevelopment #CWY #CanadaWorldYouth #jeunessecanadamonde #globeandmail
A graphic for All Lit Up’s Women Asking Women series. On the top left is Zilla Jones, a Black woman with shoulder-length curly hair and brown eyes. On the bottom right is Elise Levine, a light-skin-toned woman with brown hair down past her shoulders. Text on the graphic reads: “Women Asking Women (Writers Asking Writers). Zilla Jones and Elise Levine. Women’s History Month on ALU."
For #aluwomenaskingwomen, Zilla Jones and Elise Levine reflect on the art of writing women and explore how personal history shapes their new books THE WORLD SO WIDE (@cormorantbooks.bsky.social) and BIG OF YOU (@biblioasis.bsky.social).
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Join us to celebrate the launch of Shane Peacock's new mystery A PLACE OF SECRETS.
Thursday, Oct 16, 5pm
Ben McNally Books, 108 Queen St E., Toronto
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Teachers and librarians! Did you know there are activity pages for my #MGbook Plague Thieves? Read the book and then enjoy the word search for added discussion (and I'm open to author Q & As too!). Plague Thieves is published by @cormorantbooks.bsky.social #kidlit #PlagueThieves
Teachers and librarians! Did you know there are activity pages for my #MGbook Plague Thieves?
Read the book and then enjoy the word search for added discussion (and I'm open to author Q & As too!).
Plague Thieves is published by @cormorantbooks.bsky.social
#kidlit #PlagueThieves
Celebrate the launch of RED FLAGS AND BUTTERFLIES by Sheryl Azzam
Oct 22, 7 to 9pm
Lee Academy (Lynden campus), 1978 Concession Road 2 W., Lynden, ON
The proceeds from sales of the book will be donated to Nova Vita
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Happy Pub Day Shane Peacock and A PLACE OF SECRETS!
@mandagroup #ireadcanadian #canadianauthor #publicationday
Happy Pub Day Antanas Sileika and THE SEASIDE CAFÉ METROPOLIS!
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Most Anticipated: Our Fall 2025 Books for Young Readers Preview with titles from @owlkids.bsky.social @groundwoodbooks.bsky.social @orcabook.bsky.social @kidscanpress.bsky.social @cormorantbooks.bsky.social
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Meet Sara de Waard at Telling Tales, Oct 4, 12:15-1:15pm
25.09.2025 07:20 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Melodie Campbell, the author of THE MERRY WIDOW MURDERS mystery series will be presenting at The Grounding Power of Escapist Fiction Saturday, Sept 27 at 5pm.
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Check out Zilla Jones and THE WORLD SO WIDE at Thin Air this week.
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If you happen to attend @torontowots on Sunday -- I'm signing copies of PLAGUE THIEVES at the @cormorantbooks booth (B11) at 11am -- for those of you who enjoy #mgbooks. However, I understand if you all go to see @davidrobertsonwriter (who has a panel at the exact same time/same day). If only we could all be in two places at once because I'd love to see/meet Mr. Robertson myself.🙂 #MeetMeAtWOTS #WOTS2025
If you attend WOTS on Sunday -- I'm signing copies of PLAGUE THIEVES at the @cormorantbooks.bsky.social booth (B11) at 11am.
However, I understand if you all go to see @davidarobertson.bsky.social (who has a panel at the exact same time/same day).🙂
#MeetMeAtWOTS #WOTS2025
Delighted to be signing THE LOVE SONG OF MR. BYRD at Word on the Street, Toronto, this weekend. I'll be at the Cormorant/DCB booth, B11, this Saturday, September 27, at 2:45. Drop by and say hello!
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Q&A with Natasha Deen about her new middle grade novel, A SUMMER OF DRAGONFLIES.
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It'll change tomorrow but today (Fri Sept 19) - lifting a cup to the orange banner ☕
It'll change tomorrow but today (Fri Sept 19) - lifting a cup to the orange banner ☕
PLAGUE THIEVES is published by @cormorantbooks.bsky.social
#CanKidLit #KidLit #mgbooks
Check out this great interview about Housing for All: How Toronto Built the St. Lawrence Neighbourhood
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@mandagroup.bsky.social #IReadCanadian #canadianauthor #HousingForAll #AffordableHousing #toronto #torontohousing #HousingPolicy
The cover for The Seaside Café Metropolis by Antanas Sileika, featuring an illustrated dinner setting with a red knife, fork, and plate showcasing a hammer and sickle.
A Canadian restaurateur in 1959 Vilnius finds himself running a Soviet café, where absurdity and suspicion share the menu.
Read an excerpt from Antanas Sileika’s comic Cold War novel THE SEASIDE CAFE METROPOLIS (@cormorantbooks.bsky.social).
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"A Summer Of Dragonflies is a magical read that encourages us to face our own dragons with a courageous, curious heart – and reminds us that we don’t have to do it alone.” — Quill and Quire, starred review
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Happy Pub Day to Natasha Deen and A SUMMER OF DRAGONFLIES!
#IReadCanadian #publicationday #middlegradebooks #canadianauthor
A poster reading "What indie books did Canadians borrow in August 2025?" Featuring the covers of the top 10 most-borrowed books: The Marrow Thieves, Dandelion, Moon of the Crusted Snow, What I Know About You, Retirement Income for Life, Scarborough, Encampment, Beneath Dark Waters, Off Menu, The Notebook.
With the help of BookNet Canada's #librarydata, here're the 50 books from indie lit publishers Canadians borrowed most in Aug 2025. Feat. a top 10 from: @cormorantbooks.bsky.social, @arsenalpulp.bsky.social, @ecwpress.bsky.social, @coachhousebooks.bsky.social, and @biblioasis.bsky.social.
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#RedFlagsandButterflies will be released on Oct 18th. “A tender, heartfelt, and intelligent coming-of-age story that celebrates quiet strength and trusting your instincts.” Starred review. -Kirkus Reviews @cormorantbooks.bsky.social 📚👍🏼#sherylazzam
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Read an excerpt from A SCHOOL FOR TOMORROW (@cormorantbooks.bsky.social) by Mark Dickinson, chronicling the founding and growth of the Canada World Youth movement!
#AmReading #Nonfiction #Politics #Canada
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Part 2 of 4!
➡️ Featuring: @cormorantbooks.bsky.social, @ecwpress.bsky.social, Fitzhenry & Whiteside, Gordon Hill Press, and @guernicaeditions.bsky.social
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