🎉Today, "Francine Garcia and the Recipe for Joy" by Beverley Brenna officially hits shelves! ✭ A heroine to root for ✭ A story filled with heart and humour ✭ And yes, there are recipes! 🍋 ✭ A wonderful addition to Grades 3–5 collections. 📚 Happy book birthday, Francine! #BuyLocal

📚 From the Jury 2026 Carol Shields Winnipeg Book Award nominee 🎉 We’re delighted to share the jury remarks for "That’ll Never Work Here" by Patty Wiens.

📚 Book Launch! Join award-winning author Beverley Brenna for the launch of "Francine Garcia and the Recipe for Joy!" 🗓 Oct. 15 | 7 p.m. 📍 McNally Robinson, Saskatoon ⭐️ School Library Journal gave it a starred review, calling Francine a “charming heroine.”

🧡 Today, we honour Survivors, remember the children who never returned home, and reflect on the truths that must continue to be heard. Learn more at nctr.ca. Coming April 20, 2027: "Truth: Stories of Residential School Survivors from Long Plain First Nation" from Great Plains Press.

📚 Special Event! Join award-winning authors Katherine Koller ("Earthen") and Lynn Hutchinson Lee ("Nightshade") for an afternoon of readings and conversation about their latest books. Saturday, October 3 2–3:30 p.m. The Bookshelf 41 Quebec Street, Guelph We hope to see you! #Earthen #Nightshade

🎶 "Songs From This and That Country" 🎶 Join us for an evening of book readings, songs, and music. Songs and Readings: Gail Sidonie Šobat, featuring Peter Unwin Music: Geoff McMaster Sunday, October 4 5–7 PM Free Times Café 320 College Street, Toronto Please RSVP by September 27: gsobat@gmail.com

🎉Congratulations, 2026 Manitoba Book Awards winners! We’re especially proud of @pattyrwiens, whose "That’ll Never Work Here" was nominated for the Carol Shields Winnipeg Book Award. ❤️ Congratulations to everyone who made this year’s celebration of Manitoba books and authors special! #pattyrwiens

🏆 The big day is almost here! This Saturday, we’ll be cheering on Patty Wiens and "That’ll Never Work Here," nominated for the Carol Shields Winnipeg Book Award at the Manitoba Book Awards. 📅 Saturday, September 19, at 1 PM 📍 The Park Theatre, 698 Osborne Street #pattyrwiens #manitobabookawards

🏆 Counting down to the Manitoba Book Awards! We’ll be cheering on Patty Wiens and "That’ll Never Work Here," nominated for the Carol Shields Winnipeg Book Award. 📅 Sat., Sept. 19 | Doors noon | Ceremony 1 p.m. 📍 The Park Theatre, Winnipeg 🎟️ Free—no RSVP required! @pattyrwiens #ManitobaBookAwards

We’re thrilled to share an early look at the Kirkus Reviews review of LAST YEAR WITH MADDY by Anna Rosner: “Aviva, who just turned 12, pours her overwhelming feelings into a book.” The full review will be available on the Kirkus Reviews website September 14. 📚 #LastYearWithMaddy#AnnaRosner#Kirkus

⭐️ A STARRED REVIEW from School Library Journal! ⭐️ SLJ praises Francine’s “relatable determination” and calls her a “memorable heroine” in this “new classic.” "Francine Garcia and the Recipe for Joy" by Beverley Brenna Read the review: www.slj.com/review/franc... #StarredReview #MiddleGradeBooks

🍂📚 What's on your fall reading list? Our Fall 2026 books are arriving soon, and we have plenty of new titles to keep you reading as the days get shorter. Discover the books coming this fall and find your next great read at greatplainspress.ca! 📚️ #CanadianBooks #FallReading #ShopLocal

September is here! 🍎📚 As summer winds down and a new school year begins, we’re celebrating fresh starts, new adventures, and plenty of good reading. Explore our books at greatplainspress.ca! #BackToSchool #ManitobaBooks #CanadianBooks #SupportLocal

Congratulations to Patty Wiens! 🎉 "That'll Never Work Here" has been nominated for the Carol Shields Winnipeg Book Award at the Manitoba Book Awards! 🏆📚 What an incredible honour. We couldn't be prouder, Patty! #ManitobaBookAwards #pattyrweins #ThatllNeverWorkHere

Welcome to summer! ☀️🩴 We are so proud to share that Cave-In by Pam Withers and Ghosts of Gastown by Jessica Reniwick have officially been featured in the @cbcbooks.bsky.social Summer 2026 Showcase: These Are the People In My Neighborhood. Explore the full reading lineup over at cbcbooks.org

New Review for Earthen by Katherine Koller from Alberta Views 🌟 Read the full review in the latest issue of Alberta Views @Katherine_Koller #BookReview #Nature #Fiction #ShortStories #Earth

Happy Pride Month 🏳️‍🌈 Here are 3 book recommendations to celebrate queer characters and stories! #PrideMonth #QueerLit #CanLit #MiddleGrade @presentingmrfox @krbyggdin @jessicarenwickauthor

New Review for Earthen by Katherine Koller from The Seaboard Review of Books 🌟 www.theseaboardreview.ca/p/earthen-st...

June is National Indigenous History Month! Great Plains Press recognizes and celebrates the vast history and contributions by Indigenous peoples through art and storytelling across Canada. 🧡 Here are 3 books written by Indigenous authors that you should read ➡️ #NationalIndigenousHistoryMonth

Slodethland '66 by Jean Marc Ah-Sean & André Babyn 🎨 Publication Date: November 2026 Pre-order now from our website or from your local bookstore greatplainspress.ca/books/slodet... #NYC #CanLit #LGBTQ #NeoNoir #Bookstagram

Close To Home, The City Project, Book 4 by Dylon Martin 🏡 Publication Date: November 2026 Pre-order now from our website or from your local bookstore greatplainspress.ca/books/close-... #Housing #YIMBY #Urbanism #CityPlanning #AffordableHousing

The Funniest Man in Hockey: The Life and Times of Tom McVie by Geoff Kirbyson 🏒 Publication date: October 2026 Pre-order now from our website or from your local bookstore (Link in bio 🔗) #Hockey #NHL #HockeyBooks #WinnipegJets #TomMcVie

Francine Garcia & The Recipe For Joy by Beverley Brenna 👩‍🍳 Publication Date: October 2026 Pre-order now from our website or from your local bookstore: greatplainspress.ca/books/franci... #Recipes #KidLit #MiddleGrade #Georgia #ChildrensBooks

Join Katherine Koller and Rona Altrows for the Calgary launch of Earthen, Stories! ☀️ 📍Shelf Life Books (1302 4 St SW #100, Calgary, AB) 🗓️ Tuesday, June 23 at 7:00 PM #Calgary #BookLaunch #ShortStories #CanLit @Katherine_Koller

HAPPY ONE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY TO THE CITY PROJECT 🎂 Wanting to know which book to read from the series? Take this quiz to find out 🤔 ➡️ To find out more about The City project, visit thecityproject.org #TheCityProject #Urbanism #CityPlanning #Trees #Cycling @ernabuffie @Pattyrwiens

We're happy to announce that She Won The Vote for Women by Robert E. Hawkins and Portage & Main by Sabrina Janke and Alex Judge have been nominated for this year's The Manitoba Day Awards!

Join authors Sabrina Janke and Alex Judge for an online discussion of their book, Portage & Main, which has been selected for The Free Press Book Club for May! 🗓️ May 26 at 7PM CT on the Winnipeg Free Press YouTube Channel www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJSA...

Out On a Limb is OUT NOW! 🌲 Find a copy at your local bookstore, library or online! @ernabuffie #Trees #UrbanCanopy #TreesPlease #Winnipeg #PubDay

Jessica Renwick dove into the world of writing fiction as a preteen and never looked back. Naturally, this led to a career as a library assistant, and her first middle-grade book, The Book of Chaos, was published in 2018.

A successful triple-book launch with @anna_rosner_and_bookswithwings @lornasn & @skrypuch at Mable's Fables in Toronto! Last Year with Maddy is available now at your local bookstore, library, and online! @mablesfablesbookstore #MiddleGrade #Arts #Poetry #Music #friendship