Oh hi all, and a happy Victoria Day to you! I’m celebrating by eating a delicious Victoria sponge, courtesy of Mary Berry and DK! Baking with Mary...
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Hello hello! This week is my first trip to sell the fall list. I’m off to Calgary to visit a few accounts, and probably to eat something...
You may or not remember me getting PRETTY excited a few months back about a new Jo Walton title…. Well I finally got the ARC last week...
I had a great time, up at Book Warehouse on Main Street. It was a gorgeous day, I met some fun authors, and I picked up a...
Twice a year we host an open house here in our Richmond showroom, and invite all our accounts to come check out new books and gift products,...
I have to tell you, as much as fun as it is to listen to publishers talk about new books, it’s even more fun to see the...
So one more week till I’m off to Toronto to eat more food learn about more new books! So far I believe we have plans to hit...
It’s here, it’s here, it’s finally here! Week one of sales conference that is! This is me, learning about all the new fall titles: Until about half...
I’ve always prided myself on having pretty great vision, but the last few months I’ve been struggling a bit. I keep changing the resolution on my computer...
You guys, it’s only two weeks till sales conference! We’re about to hear about all the books publishing in Fall 2016. Can you believe it?! I’ve been...
This past weekend, my partner and I went off to Manning Park to get in some cross country skiing, and, of course, some all important apres-skiing. Really,...
One of the best parts about touring around the country to various bookfairs is that you get to go to bookstores! I’ve been making my way through...
Cheryl and Dani are out of the office this week, so you know what that means! Chair dancing central up in here! -Ali
Saving the best for last, this February, because I’m off to Calgary! One of my favourite events at this bookfair is the two hours I get to...
Halifax was lovely (and oh! the lobsters!), but you know, seeing all the blossoms in Victoria might be even lovelier! Smiling booksellers on both coasts are...
Just last week I was complaining about rain, but now I’m in Halifax, and you guys, the sun! I feel a little bit like a mole person,...
While some people are working their butts off and having a great time at TGF, others of us are back at the office, staring out at this: It’s...
This weekend I headed off to Apex Mountain in the BC interior. Some people looked like this: I did a lot more hanging out here: But a fabulous...
At last, you guys! I moved way back in November, and have been steadily working away at painting and fixing up my new apartment since then. On...
If you aren’t in the book biz, you may not know that February is bookfair month. Yes, reps all over the country are meeting with booksellers, presenting...