Awards & The 49th Shelf Launch!

Happy Friday! Today we received great news: four of our titles made the Ontario Library Association's Best Bets list, and one also was a Notable Books for a Global Society Book Award winner for 2012. And the winners are (drum roll, please)...

OLA Best Bets list:

• Beyond Bullets by Rafal Gerszak and Dawn Hunter
• A Stranger at Home by Christy Jordan-Fenton and Margaret Pokiak-Fenton, illustrated by Liz Amini-Holmes
• 50 Underwear Questions by Tanya Lloyd Kyi, illustrated by Ross Kinnaird
• Held by Edeet Ravel

Notable Books for a Global Society Book Award:
Beyond Bullets by Rafal Gerszak and Dawn Hunter

In other news, The 49th Shelf officially launched this week. It's an online community showcasing, discussing, and celebrating Canadian books. In their own words:

Think of The 49th Shelf as an interactive, intimate virtual library stocked with Canadian books by authors both world-renowned and up-and-coming, writing in every genre. But not just a library: The 49th Shelf is also a community of avid readers who share the books on the site by making reading lists and book recommendations.

To celebrate their launch, they're running lots of book giveaways: click here to enter!