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Promotional banner for an Open Book interview with J. Torres, author of Paisley & Peck: Jurassic Farm, illustrated by Mike Deas. The left side features a red background with text and an illustration of a worried pink pig standing in front of a barn. On the right is the book cover showing the pig and a frightened yellow chick reacting to a dinosaur shadow on the barn wall. The Open Book logo appears at the bottom.

Take a Visit to the Riotous, Colourful World of PAISLEY & PECK, JURASSIC FARM

In Paisley & Peck: Jurassic Farm (Owlkids), the barnyard becomes a stage for laughter, friendship, and a touch of prehistoric chaos. This lively first installment in the new graphic novel series ...

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Coltrane Seesequasis Continues the Powerful A Wolf in the Sun Series with THE THREADS OF TIME

In The Threads of Time (Kegedonce Press), the second novel in the A Wolf in the Sun series, the very talented Coltrane Seesequasis takes readers back to a world of ancient rivalries and haunting choices. ...

October 14, 2025

Read an Excerpt from A PLACE OF SECRETS, a New Northern Gothic Mystery from Shane Peacock

Shane Peacock, one of Ontario’s most accomplished storytellers, returns with A Place of Secrets (Cormorant Books), the second novel in his acclaimed Northern Gothic Mysteries series. Set against the ...

October 10, 2025

Danila Botha Invites Readers Into the Tender, Chaotic World of A PLACE FOR PEOPLE LIKE US

The brand new novel from acclaimed author Danila Botha, aptly titled A Place for People Like Us (Guernica Editions), is a bold and deeply moving exploration of friendship, trust, and the thin line ...

October 08, 2025

Jumoke Verissimo's New Poetry Collection CIRCUMTRAUMA is a Haunting Poetic Reckoning

In the fascinating new collection Circumtrauma (Coach House Books), one of Africa’s most celebrated literary voices turns to poetry to reckon with one of the continent’s most haunting histories. ...

October 07, 2025

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