And available for school and library visits!
Mahtab Narsimhan will be at the Whistler Writers Festival (Oct 30-Nov 2, 2025) and will appear at The Honest Voice: Writing Youth Characters That Feel Real
Date: Nov 2
Time: 10 am PDT
Venue: Fairmont Chateau Whistler
September 12, 13, 14 – SuperCrawl – James Street North, Hamilton, ON, with Pandamonium Publishing House. I will be there the evening of Friday the 12th, as well as both Saturday the 13th, and Sunday the 14th.
October 25 – The official launch party for book two of the Peter Little Wing Series…Peter Little Wing and the Bay of Islands! Allan Gardens Children’s Conservatory, 19 Horticultural Avenue, Toronto, ON, 3pm – 5pm.
A Storm Unleashed will be released Sept. 16 with Scholastic Canada. It has just been sold to Scholastic Australia and New Zealand as well. It will be launching November 10 with the Jewish Historical Centre and the Jewish Federation of Winnipeg. Event info: 7 pm November 10 at the Rady JCC
- September 13th – Author/Exhibitor at the Mississauga Literary Festival
- September 21st – Book Signing at Indigo Guelph
- November 6th – Author School Presentation at Mary Hopkins School
*Now Booking Fall and Winter School Presentations in Halton and across the GTA.
Karen’s disability-inclusive picture book PLAYDATE SURPRISE (Scholastic Canada) for ages 3-7 has been shortlisted for The Word Award 2025 for Books – Children – Christian & General Market!
- Book Launch for My Street Remembers:Sunday, September 14, 1-3 pm, at Create Art Studio, 1801 Danforth Ave, Toronto. Featuring a presentation and art activity by Moccasin Identifier. Books will be for sale by Ella Minnow Children’s Bookstore.
- Word on the Street Toronto for a picture-book panel discussion on Saturday, September 27. Details to come.
- New Hampshire Book Festival for a book panel discussion titled Home: Not as Advertised on Saturday, October 4 at 1:15 pm.
- Telling Tales Festival on Sunday, October 5 at 2:15 p.m. for a Storytime session.
Katie Crumble: And the Case of the Missing Underwear has been selected to be on Telling Tales 2025 Reading List.
Oksanna is honoured to have her first chapter book, Katie Crumble and the Case of the Missing Underwear, chosen to be on the CBC Spring List of Children’s Books to Read 2025. Katie will be insufferable!
Caroline’s historical middle grade novel PLAGUE THIEVES is shortlisted for the IODE Violet Downey Book Award for 2025, Saskatchewan Young Readers’ Choice Awards — Diamond Willow 2025, and the SCBWI Crystal Kite Awards 2025.
- Caroline will be at Word On The Street Toronto Sun Sept 28th 11-11:30 signing PLAGUE THIEVES at the DCB/Cormorant booth