Sylvia McNicoll is the author of more than a dozen middle grade and young adult novels. This year, she brought out What the Dog Knows, a middle grade novel starring a talking dog. Available here.
Also check out Body
Swap, a
young adult novel published by Dundurn Press and the four books in the Mistake Mystery series for middle
grade kids, also from Dundurn.
Hannah Mary McKinnon published her sixth
novel this year: Never Coming Home. “Told with dark wit and a
sharply feminist sensibility, Never Coming Home is a terrifying tale of
duplicity that will have you side-eyeing your spouse as you dash to the
breathtaking end.”
Read more about Never Coming Home
here. Available here.
Heather Marshall published her debut novel this year with Simon & Schuster: Looking for Jane. "Weaving together the lives of three women, Looking for Jane is an unforgettable novel about the devastating consequences that come from a lack of choice – and the enduring power of a mother's love."
Read more about Looking for Jane here. Available here.
Lena Scholman also published her debut novel this
year: Between Silk and Wool: A novel of
Holland and the Second World War. What was Christmas like in the Netherlands that first
year of Nazi occupation? What was it like for the young daughter of a humble
gardener or the wealthy daughter of the village chatelaine? Both young women
find that once one thread is unravelled, everything comes undone.
Read more about Between Silk and Wool here.
Available here.
Carolyne Topdjian’s debut novel The Hitman’s Daughter also has a seasonal flavour. In this gothic horror-thriller, the heroine is trapped in a chateau on New Year’s Eve. Much blood is spilt before the new year dawns.
Visit Carolyn’s webpage here. Available here.
Read more here. Available here.
Richard Tattoni self-published his debut novel: The Stoned Theory of My Own Destruction.
For more details, check out Richard’s website here. Available here.
Gail Copeland self-published her debut middle-grade
novel: The Price of Loyalty. This historical novel shows the
adventures of two Loyalist brothers who make their way from New Jersey to make
a new home in what is now Thorold, Ontario.
Read more here.
Available here.
Darlene Foster published another book in here children’s travel series: Amanda in France: Fire in the Cathedral. Amanda explores the exciting streets of Paris, the fabulous Palace of Versailles and the gardens of the painter Claude Monet, while being drawn into the mystery surrounding the destructive fire of Notre Dame cathedral.
See all nine
Amanda books at Darlene’s blog here.
Available here..
Sue
Williams’ bestselling tale of her journey of
self-discovery while crossing the Atlantic with her husband, Ready
to Come About from Dundurn Press.
And
Jennifer M Smith’s amazing account of her 40,000-mile journey
circumnavigating the globe aboard a small sailboat with just her husband, Green Ghost, Blue Ocean, from
Nimbus publishing.
Plus a fictional sailing yarn:
Dave Moores has two books out: Windward
Legs, a novel for adults, featuring fast
and frisky action both on and off the water. Read and excerpt here
and it’s available here.
And Attitude, a young adult novel, both
from Middle Road Publishers.
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And The Secret Life of Money: A Kid's Guide to Cash.
Kira also has two books written with the Ontario
Science Centre and published with Annick Press: Why Don’t Cars Run on Apple Juice? And Why Does My Shadow Follow Me?
See “Books make some of the very best gifts
~ Part 1” here.
See the best Jewish
Canadian books for kids and teens here and here.
Check
out 77 more gifts for writers here.
Gifts to make the world a better place here.
And check out some of the very best gifts for
writers here.
Plus, don't
forget, try to shop local. Buy your books straight from the publisher or from
a book store.
See
Brian Henry’s upcoming weekly
writing classes, one-day workshops, and weekend retreats here.
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