Nothing but blue skies

National hopes

How our publishing industry reflects what it means to be Canadian right now – and where we may be heading

Contributors

Chelsee Ivan was born and raised in a rural town in

Narrative shift

Ahmad Danny Ramadan’s English-language debut challenges readers’ perspectives of the refugee experience

The numbers game

Do local bestseller lists help sell regional titles?

Great expectations

Once the joy of being published fades, the challenge of growing as an author begins

Deals

Highlights from Quill & Quire’s daily online reports

Mirror images

Simon & Schuster sheds light on the complexities of Muslim identity for young readers with its new imprint, Salaam Reads

On the road

After three tries, a Canadian indie band’s tour diaries finally yielded a book, writes

Beyond the butter tart

Canadian food writing has come into its own, despite the lack of a homegrown Anthony Bourdain or Ruth Reichl. Three authors share their insights into the country’s culinary prose

Traill guides

A new edition of The Female Emigrant’s Guide provides modern cooks with deeper historic context and kitchen-friendly recipes

Genuine article

Author and illustrator Debbie Ridpath Ohi’s books are a perfect reflection of her big-hearted personality

Books for Young People Fall Preview

Orca Book Publishers has tagged Speaking Our Truth:

Picture this

Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen’s The Wolf, The Duck, and

Graphic content

It looks like fall will be a strong season for graphica

International

Runny Babbit Returns (HarperCollins) is a collection

Coast to coast

Two fun books – one fiction, one non-fiction – give young readers a sense of their country’s geography

Fallible fables

A pair of nature-themed picture books don’t quite live up their potential

Skipped a generation

The loving relationship between a teen and her grandmother are at the heart of Allan Stratton’s riveting YA novel

Kiss and tell

Two novels present teen girls setting out on journeys to discover their sexual identities

The storyteller

Ahmad Danny Ramadan’s first novel examines issues of pain and masculinity arising out of the ongoing Syrian conflict

Tilting at windmills

Pasha Malla returns with a flawed – but very funny – sophomore novel

One step forward, two steps back

Cory Doctorow’s latest novel offers a flawed version of utopia that erases anyone not comfortably middle class

Where the heart is

Sharon Butala’s new book charts her path out of grief following the death of her husband

Playing chicken

Peter Unwin attempts something rare in modern CanLit: a flat-out, corrosive satire

Brewing up business

House of Anansi toasts 50 years of publishing with a custom beer