Spring 2012 Online Catalogue

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‘The Tiffin’ (Mahtab Narsimhan) is reviewed by 13-year old in the National Post

A review of The Tiffin (Mahtab Narsimhan) written by 13-year-old Brie Martin, appears in the National Post here

Toronto Star reviews ‘The Pursuit of Perfection: A Life of Celia Franca’ by Carol Bishop-Gwyn

An article about The Pursuit of Perfection: A Life of Celia Franca by Carl Bishop-Gwyn has appeared in the Toronto Star here

‘Progress’ by Michael V. Smith is reviewed in Broken Pencil (Issue 53)

                    A review of Progress appears in the current print issue of Broken Pencil (issue [Read More]

Open Book Toronto interviews Mahtab Narsiman for her book ‘The Tiffin’

An interview with Mahtab Narsiman for The Tiffin appears in Open Book Toronto here. 

Libris Notes reviews ‘The Tiffin’ (Mahtab Narsimhan)

A review of The Tiffin appears in the Libris Notes book blog here.  “A beautifully crafted story… Mahtab Narsimhan’s descriptions of India and the people [Read More]

Author Mary Rose Donnelly recommends ‘To the Lighthouse’ by Virginia Woolf

Mary Rose Donnelly recommends To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf, in an “Old Book, New Author” piece in the National Post here

Review of Dancing Lessons (Olive Senior)

A review of Dancing Lessons has appeared in the Winnipeg Review here. “The early narrative is full, flowing through images, settings, and times, evoking [Read More]

Review of Carol Bishop-Gwyn’s, The Pursuit of Perfection: A Life of Celia Franca

The Pursuit of Perfection: A Life of Celia Franca is called “a juicy read” in a dance review of Ratmansky’s Romeo [Read More]

Reviews and Interviews! The Jonas Variations: A Literary Seance by George Jonas

A review of The Jonas Variations: A Literary Seance has appeared in the Ottawa Citizen here! “I wish to recommend [The Jonas Variations], earnestly, [Read More]

Upcoming Readings by Olive Senior (Dancing Lessons)

Coming up, the lovely Olive Senior will be reading  from her new book Dancing Lessons in multiple Toronto locations! This Saturday December [Read More]

The Gazette reviews ‘Some Frames,’ poetry by Jack Hannan!

A review of Some Frames appears in The Gazette (third on the list) here! “[Hannan allows] the reader to discover a narrative, or to accept that [Read More]

Praise for ‘The Pursuit of Perfection: A Life of Celia Franca’ (Carol Bishop-Gwyn)

A review of The Pursuit of Perfection: A Life of Celia Franca has appeared in the Ottawa Citizen! “Bishop-Gwyn certainly reveals the dark side [Read More]

Cormorant poetry reading at Bar Italia

On Monday, November 21st, a group of poets from our anthology Undercurrents: New Voices in Canadian Poetry at Bar Italia [Read More]

The ‘Circle Game’ (Joni Mitchell & Brian Deines) in the National Post!

The Circle Game is mentioned in the National Post here!: The print version (from Saturday, November 19), includes two illustrations from the book!

Sun-Times Reviews Come From Afar (Gayla Reid) and Passing Through (David Penhale)

  A review of Gayla Reid‘s Come from Afar has appeared in the November 19th issue of the Owen Sound Sun-Times! “Come From [Read More]

Open Book Ontario: Mahtab Narsiman on fiction writing!

Mahtab Narsiman speaks about the craft of fiction writing in Open Book Ontario (fourth entry from the top) here!

Open Book Ontario: Olive Senior on fiction writing!

Olive Senior speaks about the craft of fiction writing in Open Book Ontario (third entry from the top) here!

National Post reviews ‘Passing Through’ by David Penhale!

Passing Through by David Penhale has been reviewed in the National Post! “[Daniel] Foster’s journey through the netherworld of the underclass is [Read More]

Etienne’s Alphabet (James King) nominated for the 2011 Hamilton Literacy Award!

Etienne’s Alphabet Nominated for the 2011 Hamilton Literacy Award October 26, 2011 – Cormorant Books is proud to announce that [Read More]

Fiction Vixen reviews The Heart Specialist (Claire Holden Rothman)

A review of The Heart Specialist appears in the Fiction Vixen Book Reviews blog!  “There is such starkness to the story… it is engaging [Read More]


Spring 2012 Titles
Dark Days at Saddle Creek
Shelley Peterson
Age: 10-13 | TPB | ISBN 9781770860896 | 320 pp

Bird has always had the ability to communicate telepathically with animals, but until now, she’s never received a mental transmission from a human. When she intercepts a message from a farmhand at a horse show, she realizes there is someone else in the world who understands her special bond with horses, and who can give her answers to questions she’s been asking her entire life.

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Under the Moon
Deborah Kerbel
Age: 12-15 | TPB | ISBN 9781770860902 | 320 pp

Lily MacArthur has never been much of a sleeper, but since the death of her Aunt Su, she’s lost the ability to sleep completely. Looking for a way to spend her sleepless nights, she slips out of the house. She meets Ben, who works the night shift at the local drive-thru. A newcomer to town, Ben has a troubled past — and future — that he keeps from Lily.

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Fall 2011 Titles
The Tiffin
Mahtab Narsimhan
Age: 9-12 | TPB | ISBN 9781770860391 | 176 pp

The dabbawallas of Mumbai deliver box lunches — called tiffins — to whitecollar workers all over the vast city. They are legendary for their near-perfect service: for every six million lunches sent, only one will fail to reach its intended destination. The Tiffin is about that one time in millions when a box goes astray, changing lives forever.

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The Circle Game
Joni Mitchell
Illustrated by Brian Deines
Age: 3-6 | HC | ISBN 9781770860421 | 32 pp

More than forty years ago, Joni Mitchell’s music helped define a generation of young people. Now, one of her classic songs is introduced to a new generation through the remarkable art of Brian Deines.

More Info | Online Media Release

Fall 2010 Titles
Burn
Alma Fullerton
Age: 9-12 | TPB | ISBN 9781897151952 | 264 pp

Finalist for the 2011 TD Canadian Children's Literature Award

Shortlisted for the 2011 CLA Book of the Year for Children Award

A powerful free verse novel by Alma Fullerton, author of the Governor General's Literary Award-nominated Libertad, exploring a girl’s desperate attempt to keep her family together, even as
her growing obsession threatens to destroy them all.

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Home Truths
Jill MacLean
Age: 12+ | TPB | ISBN 9781897151969 | 288 pp

Finalist for the 2012 OLA Red Maple Award

Finalist for the 2011 SYRCA Snow Willow Award

The revealing portrait of a bully-in-the-making and his journey
to redemption. From Jill MacLean, two-time winner of the Ann
Connor Brimer Award.

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Giraffe and Bird
Rebecca Bender
Age: 3-6 | HC w/ dust jacket | Full colour illustrations
ISBN 9781897151846 | 32 pp

Shortlisted for the 2011 CBA Libris Award for Children's Picture Book of the Year

Finalist for the 2011 SYRCA Shining Willow Award

A giraffe and bird pester and annoy each other so much that they
decide to go their separate ways, only to discover that they miss
each other and, despite all the bickering, might have been good
friends after all.

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