Power Boys, Hardy Boys, Waltons and More!
Do you remember your favourite books from your childhood? Well, check out some of these: The Mysterious Neighbors [A Kay Tracey Mystery] by Judd, Frances K. New York: Books, Inc., New York, 1951. 1951 printing. Hardcover. Book Condition: Good Condition. Green boards with black lettering on front board and spine. Stain near fore-edge of front [...]
Read MoreCanada Post Strike Over!
For the last week or so the mail is once again moving here in Canada. So, we are again shipping orders. Let’s hope that there is not another Mail disruption in 2011.
Read MoreCanada Post Stike
Currently there is strike at Canada Post (Canada’s postal service). The Union is holding rotating strikes until there is an agreement reached between them and Canada Post. During this time we are not shipping any orders. If there is a book that you are interested in, please contact us and we can place the book [...]
Read MoreTD Canadian Children’s Literature Award
Since 1976, the nonprofit Canadian Children’s Book Centre (CCBC) has been dedicated to encouraging, promoting and supporting the reading, writing, illustrating, and publishing of Canadian books for young readers. On October 28, 2004 the Canadian Children’s Book Centre and the TD Bank Financial Group announced the establishment of a brand-new annual, children’s book award, the [...]
Read MoreMargaret Atwood’s New Novel – The Year of the Flood!
Margaret Atwood has announced plans to launch her new novel, The Year of the Flood, simultaneously at Word on The Street festivals in Halifax, Toronto and Vancouver on September 27. Read more about this at The National Post. Looking for other books by Margaret Atwood be sure to check out our website. We have many [...]
Read MoreAlice Munro wins 2009 Man Booker International Prize
On May 27, 2009 Alice Munro won the Man Booker International Prize. The Man Booker International Prize is awarded once every two years. Alice Munro is best known for her short stores and is one of Canada’s most celebrated writers. Alice Munro has written many books, many of which have won Book awards. Dance of [...]
Read MoreSaskatchewan Mystery Writer Gail Bowen!!
I received my Mysteries.ca newsletter the other day and their is an article in it about Gail Bowen accepting an invitation to be the writer in residence at the Toronto Public Library, from May 1 to June 30 this year. Gail Bowen resides in Regina, Saskatchewan and is well known for her Joanne Kilbourn mysteries. [...]
Read MoreExciting News – New Blog Format!!
Exciting news. We have just finished transfering all our blog posts from our old Blogger blog to a new WordPress blog. We hope you like the new look. We have big plans for our new blog. We plan on posting to the blog more frequently about our Book Club selections, newly listed titles, recently sold [...]
Read MoreOur Web Designer interviewed on BloggerTalks
Recently our Web Designer Lee Robertson, operator of LGR Internet Solutions (formerly LGR Computer Services) was interviewed on BloggerTalks about Blogging and SEO. In this interview, they discuss the differences between a blog and a website, why blogs are valued so highly with regards to SEO and more. Blogging is a very popular method of [...]
Read MorePayPal Website Problems Resolved
Further to our post of July 16, 2008, we can now report that the Invoicing problem we were having with PayPal has now been resolved. We can now access our invoice templates as well as create new ones. We would remind our customers that if you have ordered a book from us and have not [...]
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