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What did you read today?
The National Reading Campaign’s “What Did You Read Today?” contest winners have been chosen! Read on for the message shared with us today from the National Reading Campaign. What did you read today?...
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Sara Cassidy on CBC’s All Points West
While many families in British Columbia enjoyed spending some time together as our province celebrated its first ever Family Day, host of the CBC’s Titles and Tate Nikki Tate-Stratton got in the Family...
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Reviews!
Looking for reviews of our recent titles? The Deakin Review of Children’s Literature, published by the University of Alberta, has reviewed six of our latest titles in its Winter Reading special issue....
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Our Wonderful Women Writers
In recognition of International Women’s Day, we’re excited to share the cooperative efforts of some of our wonderful women writers! They’ve decided to review each other’s new spring titles in the...
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Last Saturday on Global TV, Jill Daum from Kidsbooks discussed the latest releases for young readers. Check out the video below for her top picks, including our very own Seven (the series).
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YOUR NAME in print!
See your name in print—and on a dedication page, no less! William Kowalski, author of three titles in Orca’s Rapid Reads series is running a fantastic new contest through his website. The winner will...
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19 Questions with Richard Van Camp
Richard Van Camp is the author of twelve books, including two board books with Orca: Welcome Song for Baby (2007) and Little You (2013). He recently sat down (online) with Curtis LeBlanc to answer...
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Best Books for Kids & Teens 2013
Looking for the best books for your kids and teens? Of course you are! Fortunately, the Canadian Children’s Book Centre (a national not-for-profit organization founded in 1976) publishes just such a...
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Read! Build! Play! With Lego and Doors in the Air
The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) has teamed up with LEGO® DUPLO® to expand the Read! Build! Play initiative by creating the LEGO® DUPLO® Read! Build! Play! 2013 Summer Reading...
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Lou Allin wins Arthur Ellis Award for Contingency Plan
Huge congratulations to Lou Allin, whose Rapid Reads title Contingency Plan has won this year’s Arthur Ellis Award for Best Novella! The Arthur Ellis Awards honor excellence in Canadian Crime Writing....
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In Pursuit of the Perfect Storm
In Pursuit of the Perfect Storm (Part 1): Planning and Promoting a Book Launch and Signing Guest Post by Karen Spafford-Fitz I was thrilled when Orca released Vanish, my second middle-grade novel, in...
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In Pursuit of the Perfect Storm: Part 2
In Pursuit of the Perfect Storm (Part 2): Planning and Promoting a Book Launch and Signing Guest Post by Karen Spafford-Fitz In part 1 of “In Pursuit of the Perfect Storm,” Karen Spafford-Fitz...
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Raising a Reader with Comics and Graphic Novels
Raising a reader: how comics and graphic novels can help your kids love to read! Great article by Cory Doctorow highlighting a new educational resource about comics’ role in literacy. Titled “Raising...
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