Retreat by Random House

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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When the new year comes around, many of us are looking to be better. Sometimes it’s specific, we want to be better at cleaning our homes, or cooking homemade meals. Other times, it’s a more abstract kind of better. Whatever the case, if you’re looking to be better generally or specifically in the new year, [...]

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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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Buddy: How a Rooster Made Me a Family Man Drawn in by this intriguing title, I started reading Buddy. I had been told that the story was akin to Marley & Me with a chicken. As I read on, I saw the similarities, the heart-warming, impossible-to-ignore love and excitement that animals add to our lives. [...]

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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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The first time I heard about Salman Rushdie’s new book, Joseph Anton, I was in a launch meeting. These launch meetings take place well before the books are scheduled to come out. They are an opportunity for the editorial department to tell the publicity and marketing departments about the upcoming season and their new lists. [...]

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Love them or hate them, we all love to hear about the rich and famous. It’s why we buy the gossip magazines, watch shows like The Real Housewives and follow up-to-the-minute updates on Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel’s wedding. But there’s a fine line between reporting celebrity happenings and invading the privacy of people’s innermost [...]

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A year ago to the month, I received a very exciting email asking whether I would like to come in for an interview at Random House of Canada. Of course, I was thrilled and like any good interviewee, I decided to do some research on RHC and all the work they do. During my investigation, [...]

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