Shop Local - Recommendations from Our Creators
BRITISH COLUMBIA
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VANCOUVER
- Iron Dog Books – recommended by Leanne Betasomasake Simpson, author of Noopiming: The Cure for White Ladies
- Vancouver Kidsbooks – recommended by Kay Weisman, author of If You Want to Visit a Sea Garden, Karen Patkau, illustrator of Lake: A See to Learn Book, and Deborah Hodge, author of West Coast Wild Babies
- Collage Collage – Recommended by Chelsea O’Byrne, illustrator of Our Corner Store
- Lucky’s Comics - Recommended by Chelsea O’Byrne, illustrator of Our Corner Store
- Massy Books – Recommended by Jack Wang, author of We Two Alone
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VANCOUVER ISLAND
- Ucluelet Acquarium - Recommended by Karen Reczuch, illustrator of West Coast Wild Babies
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VICTORIA
- Munro’s – Recommended by by Kay Weisman, author of If You Want to Visit a Sea Garden, and Deborah Hodge, author of West Coast Wild Babies
- Artworld Picture Framing & Art Supplies – Recommended by Eva Campbell, illustrator of Two Drops of Brown in a Cloud of White
- Island Blue Print Co. Ltd. - Recommended by Eva Campbell, illustrator of Two Drops of Brown in a Cloud of White
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KELOWNA
- Mosaic Books – Recommended by Karen Reczuch, illustrator of West Coast Wild Babies
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TOFINO
- Mermaid Tales Bookshop – Recommended by Deborah Hodge, author of West Coast Wild Babies
MANITOBA
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WINNIPEG
- McNally Robinson – Recommended by Marie-Louise Gay, author/ illustrator of The Three Brothers
- The Stoneware Gallery – Recommended by Sidura Ludwig, author of You Are Not What We Expected
NOVA SCOTIA
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HALIFAX
- Woozles – Recommended by Sara O’Leary, author of Night Walk and Marie-Louise Gay, author/ illustrator of The Three Brothers
NORTHWEST TERRITORIES
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YELLOWKNIFE
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The Yellowknife Book Cellar – Recommended by Leanne Betasamosake Simpson, author of Noopiming: The Cure for White Ladies
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The Yellowknife Book Cellar – Recommended by Leanne Betasamosake Simpson, author of Noopiming: The Cure for White Ladies
ONTARIO
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BRIGHTON
- Lighthouse Books – Recommended by Emily Urquhart, author of The Age of Creativity
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BURLINGTON
- A Different Drummer – Recommended by Ian Hamilton, author of The Diamond Queen of Singapore: An Ava Lee Novel: The Triad Years
- Denningers Foods of the World – Recommended by Ian Hamilton, author of The Diamond Queen of Singapore: An Ava Lee Novel: The Triad Years
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KINGSTON
- Novel Idea Bookstore – Recommended by Steven Heighton, author of The Stray and the Strangers and Tim Wynne-Jones, author of War at the Snow White Motel and Other Stories
- Minotaur – Recommended by Steven Heighton, author of The Stray and the Strangers
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OSHAWA
- The Nooks – Recommended by Barbara Landry, author of Nattiq and the Land of Statues
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PERTH
- The Book Nook & Other Treasures – Recommended by Tim Wynne-Jones, author of War at the Snow White Motel and Other Stories
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SARNIA
- The Book Keeper - Recommended by Helaine Becker, author of Pirate Queen: A Story of Zheng Yi Sao
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SIMCOE
- Strand Theatre – Recommended by Deborah Ellis, author of The Greats
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THORNHILL
- Batner Bookstore – Recommended by Sidura Ludwig, author of You Are Not What We Expected
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THUNDER BAY
- Hygge Loft – Recommended by Jean E. Pendizwol, author of I Found Hope in a Cherry Tree
- Thunder Bay Country Market – Recommended by Jean E. Pendizwol, author of I Found Hope in a Cherry Tree
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TORONTO
- Another Story Book Shop – Recommended by Jillian Tamaki, author/ illustrator of Our Little Kitchen and Tessa McWatt, author of Where Are You, Agnes?
- Ben McNally Books – Recommended by Ronald J. Deibert, author of Reset: Reclaiming the Internet for Civil Society (2020 CBC Massey Lectures)
- The Beguiling Books & Art/ Little Island Comics – Recommended by Jillian Tamaki, author/ illustrator of Our Little Kitchen
- Mabel’s Fables – Recommended by Helaine Becker, author of Pirate Queen: A Story of Zheng Yi Sao, Naseem Hrab, author of Weekend Dad, and Tziporah Cohen, author of No Vacancy
- Type Books – (Queen St.) Recommended by Andrea Curtis, author of A Forest in the City, (Spadina) recommended by Geraldo Valério, author/ illustrator of At the Pond, and Jack Wang, author of We Two Alone
- Prairie Boy Bread – Recommended by Andrea Curtis, author of A Forest in the City
- Queen Books – Recommended by Ellie Arscott, illustrator of Night Walk
- Ella Minnow – Recommended by Ellie Arscott, illustrator of Night Walk
- Book City – (Yonge St.) Recommended by Geraldo Valério, author/ illustrator of At the Pond, (Danforth) recommended by Ronald J. Deibert, author of Reset: Reclaiming the Internet for Civil Society (2020 CBC Massey Lectures), and Barbara Landry, author of Nattiq and the Land of Statues
- Quietly Coffee – Recommended by Naseem Hrab, author of Weekend Dad
- A Different Booklist – Recommended by Tessa McWatt, author of Where Are You, Agnes?
- Labour of Love – Recommended by Carmen Mok, illustrator of Violet Shrink
- Kol Kid – Recommended by Carmen Mok, illustrator of Violet Shrink
- Scout - Recommended by Ellie Arscott, illustrator of Night Walk
- Crying Out Loud - Recommended by Ellie Arscott, illustrator of Night Walk
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WATERLOO
- Words Worth Books Ltd. – Recommended by Emily Urquhart, author of The Age of Creativity
QUEBEC
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POINTE-CLAIRE
- Lives Babar – Recommended by Sara O’Leary, author Night Walk and Marie-Louise Gay, author/ illustrator of The Three Brothers
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MONTREAL
- La Petite Drawn & Quarterly – Recommended by Marie-Louise Gay, author/ illustrator of The Three Brothers
- Librairie Monet – Recommended by Marie-Louise Gay, author/ illustrator of The Three Brothers
- Librairie Racines – Recommended by Yara El-Ghadban, author of I Am Ariel Sharon
All graphics above were created by the House of Anansi and Groundwood Books staff in support of Shop Local! Graphic credits: Eulalee Lumsden, Kirsten Brassard, Mariana Linares, Michael Solomon, Nicole Lambe, Ricky Lima, Samantha Dewaele, Semareh Al-Hillal, Natassja Barry, Zoe Kelsey, Karen Li.