Retreat by Random House

Have you ever started reading a book, and part way through realize that you should not have started that book at that point in your life? For example, I read Shannon Moroney’s memoir Through the Glass right before my wedding. It’s an honest and unvarnished account of her marriage to a man who ended up [...]

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  Craig Pyette, Senior Editor at Knopf Random House Canada takes us behind the scenes of the acquisition process for the book, The Lion Seeker, on sale today. An email arrives. It’s one of those times of year our editorial department is inundated with submissions. The message contains a debut novel called The Lion Seeker, [...]

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  Canada Reads was a huge success last week and it was a great way to feature lots of different books from across Canada. We thought we would carry on the love with more fabulous books set in different provinces and territories. Get inspired by the titles below and suggest others in the comments! New [...]

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We’ve already told you what books we can’t wait for you to read in February. Now we’re giving you seven books we can’t wait to talk about with you in March! So when you’ve finished reading any of these books, follow us on Twitter, friend us on GoodReads and let us know what you thought!

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There are so many great books coming in the first half of this new year that we wanted to share some of the ones we’re particularly excited about with you. You might have heard us talking about some of these on Twitter, or Goodreads, but here are our recommendations for 6 great books out this [...]

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It’s a new year! Welcome to 2013. Many of you are very good at trying new genres, shaking things up in your reading style. As book lovers, we’re always trying to find the next book that will become our ‘favourite’. So to help you continue to grow and find new books you never knew existed, [...]

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So, you got a bookstore gift certificate or an eReader over the holidays and now you need some suggestions on how to spend it/what to fill it up with. You’ve come to the right place! Here are our top suggestions for fiction, mystery and thrillers, Canadian fiction, biographies, business books, cooking, historical fiction, music books, [...]

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After hundreds of your votes, which we tirelessly counted up one by one – actually  we used Excel (insert appreciative ‘ooooh’ here) – we have the winners of the first annual Retreater Choice Awards. You spoke and your voice was heard so without further adieu, here are the fantastic books and authors that will be receiving [...]

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Thank you to everyone who voted in Round 1 of the Retreater Choice Awards 2012! It was like Christmas day for me this morning when I logged in to find out who the finalists were. Can you imagine my excitement next week when we crown the winners?! So without further delay, below are the 5 [...]

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We’re doing a lot of things differently this year. We’re starting new traditions, hosting new events and running even bigger and better contests. And we’re having so much fun doing it! We are so excited for the first ever Retreater Choice Awards. Since the launch of Retreat by Random House, we’ve been telling you about [...]

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