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Second Story Press @secondstory.bsky.social · 17h

Happy #BookBirthday to Kate Graham’s RUN THE WORLD LIKE A GIRL: INTERNATIONAL WOMEN LEADERS!

⭐ “For collections in need of more diversity in their political leader sections, this book will make a great addition.” —School Library Journal, Starred Review

Available now!

#MiddleGrade #CanLit #booksky

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Second Story Press @secondstory.bsky.social · 18h

Happy #BookBirthday to LES HAUTS ET LES BAS by Nancy MacNairn, illustrated by Doruntina Beqiraj, and translated by Isabelle Montagnier!

LES HAUTS ET LES BAS is the French edition of UPS AND DOWNS 🫂

Disponible maintenant! / Available now!

#CanLit #KidLit #Publisher #LivreFrancais #booksky

Second Story Press @secondstory.bsky.social · 2d

What’s new at Second Story Press in October! 👀

#NewBooks #Publisher #CanLit #KidLit

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Second Story Press @secondstory.bsky.social · 3d

Today is International Day of the Girl Child is “The girl I am, the change I lead: Girls on the frontlines of crisis” 🌟

RUN THE WORLD LIKE A GIRL by Kate Graham highlights the origins of influential women in politics!

Available October 14, 2025.

#InternationalDayoftheGirlChild #CanLit #KidLit

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Second Story Press @secondstory.bsky.social · 5d

Image of Eve Zaremba at the 2019 launch for INSIDE BROADSIDE: A DECADE OF FEMINIST JOURNALISM edited by Philinda Masters with the Broadside Collective. Photo credit: Shan Qiao.

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Second Story Press @secondstory.bsky.social · 5d

… Fearless. Loyal. Wise. Funny. There won’t be another one like her.”

We wholeheartedly agree.

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Second Story Press @secondstory.bsky.social · 5d

...and humour.… In the early 1970s, when there were very few lesbians willing to be visible, Eve was out and proud, driving around in her cherished muscle car—she became a collector of hubcaps—and demonstrating to younger women how to live an authentic life...

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Second Story Press @secondstory.bsky.social · 5d

While Eve will always be known for smashing glass ceilings, she will also be remembered for being a voracious lover of life. Fellow Canadian feminist, author, and activist, Susan Cole, honoured Eve in her obituary, writing, “We will always remember her courage, determination, curiosity...

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Second Story Press @secondstory.bsky.social · 5d

Beloved for her enduring legacy to Canada’s feminist literary scene, Eve created the first lesbian detective in North American fiction, the fiercely intelligent and blunt Helen Keremos, spanning six books. We at Second Story are honoured to have published four titles in this groundbreaking series.

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Second Story Press @secondstory.bsky.social · 5d

Born in Kalisz, Poland, in 1930, Eve fled to the UK after the outbreak of World War II, then later emigrated to Canada. Active in the Women’s Liberation Movement in the seventies and eighties, Eve was a founding member of Broadside: A Feminist Review published in Toronto from 1978 to 1988.

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Second Story Press @secondstory.bsky.social · 5d

Eve Zaremba, pioneering feminist, activist, and author, has died peacefully with the assistance of MAID, at home on October 8, 2025, with the love and support of Ottie Lockey, her wife of forty-seven years.

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Second Story Press @secondstory.bsky.social · 6d

It’s Banned Books Week! 🚫📚

This week is dedicated to fighting book bans, during a time when censorship is more relevant than ever. Book bans disproportionately target underrepresented voices and themes about race, gender identity, and sexual identity and orientation.

#BannedBooks #booksky

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Second Story Press @secondstory.bsky.social · 7d

THE LIGHT KEEPER is the recipient of the Canadian Jewish Literary Award in the Children & Youth category!
Congratulations to authors Sheila Baslaw and Karen Levine, and illustrator Alice Priestley!
#CJLA #CanLit #KidLit #Publisher

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Second Story Press @secondstory.bsky.social · 8d

Happy #BookBirthday to LE POUVOIR D'UNE PERLE, translated to French from Kelsey Borgford and Tessa Pizzale's original English language picture book WHAT'S IN A BEAD?

Tessa décide de demander à Kohkom de lui apprendre à perler.
6 à 9 ans

#booksky

Second Story Press @secondstory.bsky.social · 9d

To every teacher and educator around the world: thank you for all of your hard work 🍎 We are grateful to the classrooms that have given Second Story Press books a new home!

#WorldTeachersDay #InternationalTeachersDay #Publisher #booksky

Second Story Press @secondstory.bsky.social · 10d

October is Global Diversity Awareness Month 🌎

This month is all about celebrating diversity and all of the cultures, backgrounds, and ethnicities that enrich our communities.

Swipe for books that feature diverse voices, characters, and perspectives ➡️

#DiversityAwarenessMonth #KidsLit #booksky

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Second Story Press @secondstory.bsky.social · 13d

I AM NOT A NUMBER by Jenny Kay Dupuis and Kathy Kacer, illustrated by Gillian Newland, was featured in an article from the Hamilton Spectator about truth and reconciliation.

Read the full article here: www.thespec.com/opinion/cont...

What our children can teach us about truth and reconciliation

Our children are growing up in a very different world than we did.

www.thespec.com

Second Story Press @secondstory.bsky.social · 13d

RUN THE WORLD LIKE A GIRL: INTERNATIONAL WOMEN LEADERS has a starred review in School Library Journal! ⭐ @slj.com

"For collections in need of more diversity in their political leader sections, this book will make a great addition."

Read the full review: www.slj.com/review/run-t...

#booksky

Run the World Like a Girl: International Women Leaders

www.slj.com

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Second Story Press @secondstory.bsky.social · 14d

CAN POSTERS KILL?: ANTISEMITIC PROPAGANDA AND WORLD WAR II is Booklist's @ala-booklist.bsky.social Review of the Day!

Publishing October 21, 2025. For ages 13+

Read the full ⭐ starred review here: https://www.booklistonline.com/products/9813275

#booksky #WWII

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Second Story Press @secondstory.bsky.social · 14d

On this day we take the time to reflect on the painful history of residential schools and the impact they continue to have on Indigenous people, their families, and the very fabric of this land we call Canada.

#EveryChildMatters #NationalDayforTruthandReconciliation #OrangeShirtDay

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Second Story Press @secondstory.bsky.social · 15d

What a fun weekend at The Word on the Street Toronto! 📚❤️

It was so great to meet everyone—from readers who are just learning about us for the first time to those who have been reading our books for years!

Check out some photos from the festival 📸

#WOTS2025 #Publisher #Toronto #booksky

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Redeye @redeyeradio.bsky.social · 15d

PODCAST up! We speak with Karin Wells about her new book Women Who Woke up the Law. @writersfest.bc.ca @westcoastleaf.bsky.social @secondstory.bsky.social tiny.cc/z37t001

Karin Wells on her new book Women who Woke up the Law

Podcast Episode · Redeye · 2025-09-28 · 17m

tiny.cc

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Second Story Press @secondstory.bsky.social · 15d

Join author Kathy Kacer at A Different Drummer Books in Burlington, Ontario to celebrate the launch of her new picture book MEMORY STONES, illustrated by Hayley Lowe! ✨

The launch will be at 2:00 PM on Sunday, October 19, 2025! We hope you can make it!

#booksky #publisher #readersky #booklaunch

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Second Story Press @secondstory.bsky.social · 17d

Authors Jerry Faivish and Kathy Kacer will be on the FOCUS ON: WWII panel at the SLJ Day of Dialog 📖

The FOCUS ON: WWII panel highlights stories centered on WWII and its aftermath and runs from 4:50 - 5:25 PM ET on October 9! Free to attend!

#SLJ #SchoolLibraryJournal #DayofDialog #WWII #booksky

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Second Story Press @secondstory.bsky.social · 18d

Join author Phuong Truong from 11:00 to 11:25 AM EST for the What’s New in Chapter Books panel, where she’ll be discussing the latest book in her Olive Tran series: TAKE A BREATH OLIVE TRAN 🍕

@slj.com

#SLJ #SchoolLibraryJournal #LibraryBooks #booksky

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