Hearts may freeze or thaw, but love never dies.

In December 2013, an ice storm buries Toronto as realtor Laura Keys prepares to sell a one-of-a-kind house on behalf of its comatose owner. Haunting Laura, and longing to be invited in, is a mysterious teenage girl with a Scottish terrier tucked into her coat.

As Laura readies the house for showing, she learns more about its owner, Edna “Eddie” Ferguson. Leading up to the Great Snowstorm of 1944, Eddie, a brickmaker, enters into a passionate yet ill-fated affair with her boss’s daughter. While uncovering the past, Laura navigates both the death of her mother and a troubled marriage straining under the weight of her infertility.

Across two paralyzing winter storms, set nearly seventy years apart and connected by a house and a murder, Semi-Detached contends with living after loss, love, and the meaning of home.

Insightful and evocative, emotionally intelligent and propulsive, this is a novel from a writer at the top of her game.

- Book launch close to pub day with independent bookstore partner (TBA)
- National, international, and regional review mailing & interview pitches - Herizons, CBC, Globe and Mail, Quill & Quire, Kirkus, Toronto Star, Xtra, Toronto Star, NOW Magazine, This Magazine, Chatelaine, The Walrus
 and other publications where author has been reviewed/featured before
- Possible author events at Heliconian Club, book clubs, and possibly with EGALE
- Pitch for Open Book for writer in residence month, or interview/excerpt
- Pitch author for 3 essays prior to the book’s publication – relationship to Carol Shields, queer Toronto, Jewish identity in Toronto/East End Toronto
- Festivals/event pitches including TIFA, Word on the Street, Eden Mills, Vancouver Writers Fest, Thin Air Winnipeg, Ottawa Writers Fest, Kingston Writers Fest
- Social media influencer pitches (Bloggers, Instagrammers, BookTubers) 
- Social media promotions, review mentions, interview appearances, etc.
- Submitting to regional, national, and global awards
- Notice to places where author has been writer-in-residence and has previously hosted writing workshops, for inclusion in alumni and student newspapers/magazines
- Advertising

Missing jewelry, a false accusation, and a real thief. Shamus the Urban Rez Dog, P.I. is on the case.

The name’s Shamus. I’m a special kind of dog known as a Rez Dog. That means I’m a mix of different breeds and I come from a reserve. I live in the city with Mom and the twins, Rainey and Cole. We are one of many Indigenous families on our block.

Life is great — until Mom is falsely accused of stealing from the jewelry store she’s worked at for years. When the kids and I set out to catch the real thief, we discover some surprising and, if I do say so myself, hilarious clues — including a false wall, a lucky bowling ball, and a vicious poodle named Hepzibah!

- Book launch close to pub date with independent bookstore partner (TBA)
- National, international, and regional review mailing & pitches (Kirkus, SLJ, Booklist, CM Magazine, BBKT, Quill & Quire, Globe and Mail, National Post, CBC Books, 49th Shelf, Toronto Star, Publishers Weekly, Kids Book Buzz, Readers’ Choice)
- ARC mailing to select bookstores and digital galleys available on request
- Pitching to regional and national festivals – Vancouver Writers Fest, Telling Tales, WOTS Vancouver, THIN AIR Kids
- Pitching to book bloggers, social media influencers, and podcasts – CanLit for Little Canadians, Storytime with Stephanie, Vikki van Sickle, MG Book Village, etc.
- Pitching to CBC Radio, local and national radio stations, and local and national TV
- Submitting to regional, national, and global awards
- Inclusion at OLA’s 2023 Super Conference (Cormorant Books’ booth and other opportunities)
- Social media promotions and support, highlighting author’s previous awards and praise
- Targeted email flyer to children’s specialty bookstores and in Cormorant/DCB regular newsletter
- Creating an accompanying teachers’ guide and including in newsletter to DCB’s teacher and teacher-librarian contacts
- Author participating in school/classroom visits
- Advertising in Canadian Children’s Book News

Maybe you’ve never thought about it, but you are constantly communicating, and with more than just words. Body language, hand gestures, facial expressions — they all have a lot to say. Are you aware of the silent signals you may be sending? How do you read verbal and nonverbal cues from other people?

Through this illustrated book, you will learn how to communicate effectively — virtually and in person — with more confidence and fewer misunderstandings. You’ll learn about active listening, speaking skills, empathy, conflict resolution, critical thinking, and more!

Then you’ll put your newfound knowledge into practice through individual exercises and group activities that will help you master your communication superpowers!

- Book launch near pub date with an independent bookstore partner – likely online to accommodate the distance between the authors
- National, international, and regional review mailing & pitches (Kirkus, SLJ, Booklist, CM Magazine, BBKT, CCBN, Quill & Quire, Globe and Mail, National Post, CBC Books, 49th Shelf, Publishers Weekly, The Miramichi Reader)
- ARC mailing to select bookstores
- Pitching to regional and national festivals like Telling Tales, TIFA, Word on the Street
- Pitching to book bloggers, Instagrammers, and podcasts with emphasis on educator/teacher blogs to highlight classroom relevance and learning angle
- Creating an accompanying teachers’ guide for use in the classroom
- Pitching to CBC Radio, local and national radio stations, and local and national TV in both authors’ and the illustrator’s regions
- Submitting to regional, national, and global awards
- Inclusion at OLA’s 2023 Super Conference (Cormorant Books’ booth and other opportunities)
- Social media promotions and support including sharing select imagery from the book as
- Targeted email flyer to children’s bookstores and inclusion in regular Cormorant/DCB newsletter, including to teacher and teacher-librarian mailing list
- Advertising in Canadian Children’s Book News

How do you go on after making a life-altering discovery about yourself?

Sophie St. John’s grandmother, a world-renowned writer, may be as talented as she is rude, but Sophie is just Sophie: clumsy, emotional, and prone to outbursts.

When she stars in a class play based on her grandmother’s famous novel and then comes across an old legal case while doing research for homework, Sophie uncovers a profound, devastating, life-changing secret — a secret her parents have kept from her since birth.

Faced with a revelation that changes her entire future, Sophie must confront her dysfunctional family, ponder her life goals, and summon the courage to finally start living on her own terms.

- Book launch around date of publication with an independent bookstore partner (TBA)
- National, international, and regional review mailing & pitches (Kirkus, SLJ, Booklist, Canadian Materials, BBKT, CCBN, Quill & Quire, Globe and Mail, National Post, CBC Books, 49th Shelf, Publishers Weekly, Kids Book Buzz)
- Pitching to regional and national festivals (LitFest Alberta, TIFA, Telling Tales, THIN AIR Kids Fest, Montreal YA Fest)
- Pitching to book bloggers, YouTubers, Instagrammers, TikTokers and podcasts with emphasis on YA audience and disability rights audience
- Pitching to CBC Radio, local (Edmonton) and national radio stations, and local and national TV
- Submissions to regional, national, and global awards
- Inclusion at OLA’s 2024 Super Conference (Cormorant Books’ booth and other opportunities)
- Social media promotions and support
- Targeted email flyer to children’s specialty bookstores and inclusion in Cormorant/DCB regular newsletter
- Creating an accompanying teachers’ guide and including in newsletter to DCB’s teacher and teacher-librarian contacts
- Advertising in Canadian Children’s Book News

• Trade and wholesaler advertising
• Publicity campaign to targeted media and influencers
• Representation at international trade shows and conferences
• Social media campaign and online advertising
• Email campaigns to consumers, booksellers, and librarians
• Digital galley available: NetGalley, Edelweiss, Catalist
• Goodreads giveaway
• Influencer mailing
• STAY CONNECTED
• Author Website:
• Author Twitter: @eternalwetdog
• Book hashtag: #BlissHouse

Aley Waterman is a writer and musician who completed her M.A. in creative writing at the University of Toronto. Her writing has appeared in Bad Nudes, the Hart House Review, Vault Zine, Riddle Fence, and the Trampoline Hall podcast. Aley lives in Corner Brook, Newfoundland.

• Advance review copies, mailed to bookstores, media and influencers
• Trade and wholesaler advertising: Publishers Weekly, Montreal Review of Books, The Grind
• Publicity campaign to targeted media and influencers
• Author appearance: Atlantic Book Fair
• Representation at international trade shows and conferences
• Social media campaign and online advertising
• Email campaigns to consumers, booksellers, and librarians
• Digital galley available: NetGalley, Edelweiss, Catalist
• Goodreads giveaways
• STAY CONNECTED
• Author Instagram: @aleywat
• Book hashtag: #Mudflowers

Johanne Durocher fights to free her daughter and four grandchildren from a nightmarish life of abuse and poverty in Saudi Arabia.

In 2001, Nathalie Morin was just seventeen when she met Saeed, a Saudi man who claimed to be studying in Montreal. She fell in love with him, but soon after she gave birth to their son, Saeed was deported back to his country of origin. Struggling as a single mother and wanting Samir to know his father, Nathalie travelled to Saudi Arabia to reunite her family, confident that she would be able to return to Canada whenever she wanted. But a trap was closing around her — her partner turned out to be authoritarian and violent, the abuse continuing until their last child was born.

According to Saudi law, Nathalie was considered married and under Saeed’s legal authority. All too often she was shut away in her own house, a place of hellish poverty. In 2005, Johanne Durocher, Nathalie’s mother, began her decades-long struggle to get Nathalie back home to Canada with her four children: Samir, Abdullah, Sarah, and Fowaz. While Nathalie is allowed to return on her own, her children cannot leave because of a travel ban imposed by the Saudi government. And Nathalie will not leave without them.

Johanne’s relentless fight for her family has garnered the support of several members of the provincial and federal governments, activists, and NGOs, including Amnesty International, who considers Nathalie to be a survivor of gender-based violence.

• Trade and wholesaler advertising
• Publicity campaign to targeted media and influencers
• Representation at international trade shows and conferences
• Social media campaign and online advertising
• Email campaigns to consumers, booksellers, and librarians
• Digital galley available: NetGalley, Edelweiss, Catalist
• Goodreads giveaway
• Influencer mailing
• Book hashtag: #StolenFamily

Canada must prepare for an isolationist and unpredictable neighbour to the South should a MAGA leader gain the White House in 2025.

The American-led global order has been increasingly challenged by Chinese assertiveness and Russian revanchism. As we enter this new era of great-power competition, Canadians tend to assume that the United States will continue to provide global leadership for the West.

Canada Alone sketches the more dystopian future that is likely to result if the illiberal, anti-democratic, and authoritarian Make America Great Again movement regains power. Under the twin stresses of a reinvigorated America First policy and the purposeful abandonment of American global leadership, the West will likely fracture, leaving Canadians all alone with an increasingly dysfunctional United States. Canada Alone outlines what Canadians will need to navigate this deeply unfamiliar post-American world.

• Trade and wholesaler advertising
• Media tour: tv, radio, podcast interviews with author
• Representation at international trade shows and conferences
• Social media campaign
• Email campaigns to consumers, booksellers, and librarians
• Digital galley available: NetGalley, Edelweiss, Catalist
• Influencer mailing
• STAY CONNECTED
• Author Website: nossalk.org
• Author Twitter: @KimNossal
• Book hashtag: #CanadaAlone

Alex Soop’s ancestral home is the Kainai (Blood) Nation of the Blackfoot Confederacy. While striving to entertain readers with his bloodcurdling tales, Alexander imaginatively implements issues that plague the First Nations people including alcohol and drug abuse; systemic racism; missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls; suicide; foster care; residential school aftereffects; and over-incarceration. He also deals with legends of Indigenous folklore, such as Wendigo, ghostly spirits, and the afterlife.

Eugene Brave Rock is an actor who grew up on the Kainai Nation in Alberta. He was later trained as a stuntman and performed for the Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show in Disneyland Paris. He is best known for his roles in AMC's Dark Winds as Frank Nakai and The Stranger in The Dirty Black Bag. He also appeared in a standout role in Wonder Woman as "The Chief."

CARY THOMAS CODY is an Indigenous storyteller and writer/director for The Skull Crawlers Movie Club & podcast. He is of the Kiowa Tribe of Oklahoma.

My Life in Propaganda is Magda Stroińska’s personal account of growing up with communist propaganda in Eastern Europe. She looks at the influence of her family history that contradicted what she was taught at school, the cognitive and emotional effects of compulsory school readings, socialist realist art and film, Radio Free Europe and Voice of America and their role in shaping her generation’s collective view of the world. She also observes post-communist societies through the lens of societal trauma and explains how to understand the sudden fall into the populist trap. This demonstrates that democracy can never be taken for granted.

Magda Stroinska MA (Warsaw), PhD (Edinburgh) has been a Professor of Linguistics and German at McMaster University since 1988. Her major areas of research and publication include sociolinguistics, analysis of discourse, and cross-cultural issues in pragmatics and cognition, in particular linguistic representations of culture, cultural stereotyping, language and politics, propaganda, the issues of identity in exile, aging and bilingualism, translation, interpretation and language brokering, as well as language and psychological trauma.

She has published numerous articles and book chapters and co-edited a number of books: on stereotypes in language teaching with Martin Löschmann (Stereotype im Fremdsprachenunterricht, Peter Lang 1998); on linguistic representations of culture (Relative points of view, Berghahn 2001); on Exile, language and identity (with Vikki Cecchetto, Peter Lang 2003), on International classroom: Challenging the notion (with Vikki Cecchetto, Peter Lang 2006), and on Unspeakable: Narratives of trauma (with Vikki Cecchetto and Kate Szymanski, Peter Lang 2014). She translated Victor Klemperer’s book The Language of the Third Reich from German into Polish and published it in 1992 (Polski Fundusz Wydawniczy, Toronto).

Book launch at McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, October 2023.