Kidlit Spotlight: What would Martchenko draw?

The next generation

ARGUABLY, NO other author-illustrator duo in Canada

History in motion

Itah Sadu, co-owner of A Different Booklist, sees continued vitality despite a neighbourhood’s ongoing change

Europe calling

With book fairs in London and Bologna on the horizon, publishers report a rise in European demand for Canadian titles

Loan Stars

EACH MONTH, Canadian library staff vote for their favourite

Bloody truth

Research your options before unleashing your horror novel on potential publishers

Labour of love

Running the Goat, Books & Broadsides publisher Marnie Parsons on the process of publishing Jan Andrews’s inal novel

Mindful mice

TV’s adorable gumbootwearing critters get their own picture-book series

In conversation

Speaking with valued colleagues, Whitney French and Alicia Elliott share personal insights into their new essay collections

New on the scene

Calgary illustrator Byron Eggenschwiler is about to make a big splash in the world of Canadian kidlit

Drag kings and Texan teens

Two Canadian #ownvoices YA writers launch debuts that are funny, unique, and full of attitude

Shaman tales

Inuk author Aviaq Johnston considers herself very modern – but her novels are steeped in traditional storytelling

In sickness and in health

Cancer is given honest and bracing treatment in India Desjardins and Marianne Ferrer’s graphic novel–style picture book

Running for their lives

The young characters in these issue-driven graphic novels show resilience and bravery in the face of danger and trauma

When the reader tells the story

These minimally worded illustrated stories are conversation starters

Women in charge

Two new books shine a spotlight on women who blazed trails in Canadian politics and the judiciary

Creation stories

Deafness and metaphor, respectively, are the poles through which Adam Pottle and Adrian McKerracher view the creative process

Authentic identities

Two new books about transitioning genders highlight the importance of having these stories told by trans people

All in the family

Two novels employ genre tropes to tell stories about the fractures and resiliency inherent in our closest relationships

Index

Amado, Elisa and Abraham Urias, ill. Manuelito: A Graphic

New school

Academic cover design is breaking out of its staid traditions, as evidenced by these Canadian-designed jackets singled out by the Association of University Presses