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Promotional banner for “Deborah Kerbel & Tine Modeweg-Hanson in conversation.” The left side features text in white and olive green on a dark background, with the Open Book logo below. The right side shows portraits of two women: Deborah Kerbel, smiling with long blonde hair, and Tine Modeweg-Hanson, in black and white, smiling with short light hair and a textured sweater. Behind them is an illustration from Community Snowman showing children joyfully playing and rolling snowballs across fluffy white clouds against a bright blue sky.

KidLit Convos Featuring Deborah Kerbel and Tine Modeweg-Hansen, Author and Illustrator of COMMUNITY SNOWMAN

In our featured title today, Community Snowman (Groundwood Books), one particularly snowy morning sparks an unexpected chain of kindness as one girl’s simple plan to build a snowman quickly turns into ...

December 04, 2025
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Ink & Imagination – Open Book Author & Illustrator Dialogues with Lisa Frenette & August Swinson

in the vibrant and wonderful debut picture book from Lisa Frenette and illustrator August Swinson, a feather sets off on an unexpected journey after a sudden gust sweeps it from the wings of a soaring ...

December 02, 2025

Charlie Petch's INFINITE AUDITION is an Unpredictable, Theatrical Poetic Tour de Force

Our featured title today comes from Charlie Petch, a celebrated artist who explores transmasculine and disabled perspectives in their writing. Their work invites readers to engage with art that refuses ...

November 26, 2025

Read an Excerpt from PLANET EARTH, the New Short Story Collection from Nicholas Ruddock

Today we're featuring a vibrant new short story collection that captures a wild mix of tenderness, humour, and flawed humanity, all of which stands out against the backdrop of an unsteady world. Told ...

November 25, 2025

Sadiqa de Meijer Searches for True Meaning and Connection in the Essays of IN THE FIELD

Governor General’s Award winner Sadiqa de Meijer returns with a thoughtful and beautifully composed collection of essays that invites readers to look closely at the world around them. Building on the ...

November 20, 2025