Open Book Toronto Archives - Tundra Book Group

April 19, 2011April 19, 2011

A roundup of features with…

If you haven’t visited Open Book: Toronto yet, we recommend that you do! They have a great team working on bringing you the latest books news. Last season, they featured some of our Fall 2010 authors and illustrators. Many thanks to Clelia, Amy, Erin, and Nadika for their hard work.

Please click on the links below to read Open Book: Toronto’s features with:

Carole Lazar – Lucy Unstrung
Dirk McLean – Curtain Up! A Book for Young Performers
Ellen Schwartz – Avalanche Dance
Jan Andrews – Rude Stories
Jane Drake and Ann Love – Yes You Can! Your Guide to Becoming an Activist
Janice Weaver – Hudson
Judy Andrekson – Gunner: Hurricane Horse
Kevin Sylvester – Splinters
Margaret Buffie – Winter Shadows
Maxwell Newhouse – Counting on Snow
Monica Kulling – All Aboard! Elijah McCoy’s Steam Engine
Oleg Lipchenko – Humpty Dumpty and Friends: Nursery Rhymes for the Young at Heart
Robin Muller – The Nightwood
Rona Arato – Design It! The Ordinary Things We Use Every Day and the Not-So-Ordinary Ways They Came to Be
Susin Nielsen – Dear George Clooney, Please Marry My Mom
Veronika Martenova Charles – Easy-to-Read Wonder Tales

You can take a look at previous interviews here and here. Keep an eye out for interviews from our Spring 2011 authors and illustrators on Open Book: Toronto!

June 7, 2010July 12, 2010

The Double Blog Dare Tour: Day 1

Welcome to Day 1 of The Double Blog Dare Tour. The bloggers have been working hard helping Alison Dare go on adventures. We are so excited that this week has finally arrived, so please, sit back and enjoy the photos:

Alison Dare encounters Evil Robots at Open Book: Toronto
Alison Dare visits Strange Adventures Comic Shop, meets the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man, and stands guard at the Halifax Harbour at Living Between Wednesdays
Alison’s adventures in town along with Cindy’s thoughts on the graphic novels at Cindy’s Love of Books
Alison Dare in the jungles of Burma at Helen’s Book Blog (Helen’s also giving away her copies!)

You can also follow @TundraBooks, @jtorrescomics, and our daring bloggers on twitter! We will be using the hashtag #AlisonDare

Not only do we have a blog tour, we are also running a contest! We double-dog dare you to enter. You could win an Alison Dare prize pack!

Stay tuned for tomorrow’s tour stops!

June 4, 2010June 4, 2010

A roundup of interviews with…

Once again, the wonderful team at Open Book: Toronto interviewed some of our Spring 2010 authors and illustrators. Many thanks to Clelia and Amy for their hard work! Click on the links below to read Open Book: Toronto’s interviews with:

Ann Love and Jane Drake – Talking Tails: The Incredible Connection Between People and Their Pets
Ann Towell – Grease Town
Ann Villeneuve – The Red Scarf
Beverley Abramson – Off We Go!
Heather Hartt-Sussman – Nana’s Getting Married
Irene N. Watts – No Moon
J. Torres – Alison Dare
Jane Collins-Philippe and Laura Beingessner – Sail Away With Me
Laura Robinson – Cyclist BikeList: The Book for Every Rider
Luc Melanson – Topsy-Turvy Town
Marla Stewart Konrad – Grand and I Like to Play
Marthe Jocelyn – Folly
Maxwell Newhouse – The Weber Street Wonder Work Crew
Richard Scrimger – Me & Death: An Afterlife Adventure
Rona Arato – Mrs. Kaputnik’s Pool Hall and Matzo Ball Emporium
Shane Peacock – The Secret Fiend

You can take a look at the Fall 2009 Ten Question interviews here. Stay tuned for interviews from our Fall 2010 authors and illustrators!

April 29, 2010April 29, 2010

First Weekend of May

Whoaa do we have some great events lined up for this weekend! Drop by if you’re in the neighbourhood and check these out, they’re all free to attend!

Speaking of free, May 1 is Free Comic Book Day!
Map: 12-55 Wyndham Street North, Guelph, ON N1H 7T8
J. Torres will be signing at the Dragon (Guelph, ON) from 10:00am to 2:00pm. You could pick up an Alison Dare, The Heart of the Maiden chapbook and other goodies (while supplies last). I hear that there will be yummy treats too… be sure to go to the Dragon early or you might miss out!
PS: Open Book: Toronto asked Alison Dare to answer The Proust Questionnaire. Keep an eye out for the interview and giveaway contest!

Saturday, May 1, 2010 – 1:30pm
Map: 740 Richmond Street, London, ON N6A 1L6
Author and athlete, Laura Robinson will be at the Oxford Book Shop (London, ON) for a presentation and signing of Cyclist BikeList: The Book for Every Rider. Learn about bike safety and maintenance as Bike Month approaches! Laura will be bringing in a sample tool kit.

Sunday, May 2, 2010 – 2:00pm
Map: 2901 Bayview Avenue, North York, ON M2K 1E6
Join Rona Arato at Chapters Bayview Village (Toronto, ON) as we celebrate the launch of Mrs. Kaputnik’s Pool Hall and Matzo Ball Emporium. Rona will be reading at 2:30pm, pay special attention and you could win some neat prizes by correctly answering a few questions.

We hope to see you there, will anyone be going to all three? There should be a prize for that!

December 8, 2009December 8, 2009

A Roundup of Ten Questions with…

Once again, the wonderful team at Open Book: Toronto interviewed some of our Fall 2009 authors and illustrators. Many thanks to Clelia and Amy for their hard work! Click on the links below to read Open Book: Toronto’s Ten Questions with:

You can take a look at the Spring 2009 Ten Question interviews here. Stay tuned for interviews from our Spring 2010 authors and illustrators!