Hi guys, The First Book Canada Scotiabank Pongapalooza event is back and we are gearing up to fight the good fight with our incredible (very limited) ping...
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Hi guys, I know that I’ve talked about this cookbook before, but I tried something that I’ve never tried before this weekend: PICKLING! As it turns out...
Hi everyone! We are bubbling over with excitement and anticipation of what’s going to happen today at the Scotiabank Giller Prize. We have our fingers crossed for...
Hi guys! Last week I finally tried a recipe out of Meera Sodha’s cookbook, Made In India. I chose the Eggplant, and Cherry Tomato Curry as she mentions...
Happy Friday! This will be my last post as an Ampersander, a fact I am still trying to get my head around. As of Wednesday August 12...
Happy Friday! I would like to introduce you to our new Ampersand account manager, Dani Farmer. She will be taking over my territory when I retire on...
Happy Friday! There has been a book on my to-be-read pile for quite some time now and I finally got around to reading it. It is called...
Happy Friday! I don’t know if you’ve heard but the news is out. I will be retiring (early I might add) in August and will be moving...
Happy Friday, I’m on vacation so I’ll talk to you next Friday. Have a great weekend! Dot
Happy Friday! As of this afternoon I am on vacation for a week. I guess it qualifies as a staycation as I am only going as far...
Happy Friday. I am on the road this week selling the new Fall titles in the sunny Okanagan. It was great to see all my people at...
Happy Friday! When you read this I will be on my way to Kelowna for our Western Reps Book Fair. It is going to be fantastic –...
Happy Friday! I had my first local strawberries of the season this week. My husband picked them up on his way home from work because they were...
Happy Friday! One of my booksellers, Sarah, from Mosaic Books in Kelowna, BC sent me a couple of book reviews. She had written one and her daughter...
Happy Friday, We have just finished our massive mail-out of the Fall catalogues – high fives all around to the team – Cheryl, Ali, Mark, and Paulina...
Happy Friday! The unofficial first weekend of summer is here and I hope you’re going to enjoy it to the hilt. I am heading off to my...
Happy Friday! I am so happy to be home. I love going to Toronto, staying in a hotel, seeing our publishers there and hearing about their wonderful...
Happy Friday! Week one of Sales Conference is now history and already I can tell that my to-be-read pile is going to be a tall tower of...
Happy Friday! Tomorrow we head into Sales Conference to learn about the new books for the Fall season. I am starting to get excited because of all...
Happy Friday! When you read this, I will have been on vacation for a week. Nothing earth shattering, I will have been doing some spring cleaning, decluttering...