Publishing a book is just the beginning.
FriesenPress Author Success Highlights is our ongoing celebration of our many inspiring authors and their incredible books.
From award wins and starred reviews to media coverage, here’s the latest in FriesenPress author success stories:
Award-Winning Books & Finalists
Recent Author Events & Book Signings
Professional Book Reviews
Where Time Stands Still: The Sneaky Hollow Chronicles by Andrew Retchless (Foreword Reviews)
“In Andrew Retchless’s enchanting fantasy novel, a man in search of personal renewal finds a welcoming town. Infused with sweet notions about love’s lasting power, Where Time Stands Still is an appealing fantasy series opener. It reinforces sweet notions about love’s lasting power, exploring an appealing community made of people who all sought fresh chances.”
Return of the Bloodline: An Everglenn Novel by Suzy Webb (Kirkus Reviews)
“In the warm and suspenseful fantasy novel Return of the Bloodline, a family is formed and fights to save each other and the one place where they all belong. Stretching across oceans and time, Suzy Webb’s fantastical mystery novel brings a sinister prophecy to a head, unraveling generations-old secrets while its heroine fights to save her home and her children.”
Behind the White Picket Fence: Life In the North with the HBC by Ron Gosbee (Foreword Reviews)
“Behind the White Picket Fence is a sympathetic memoir about an unconventional 1950s Canadian childhood. Ron Gosbee’s sparkling family memoir recalls his childhood in Canada’s north country beside Indigenous neighbors. Homespun and direct, the book looks back on the events that molded Gosbee and his sisters with clarity. It extends sympathy to his parents, musing through the difficulties and challenges they navigated with each other and as part of their isolated world.”
Topology of Sexy Shoes by Erik Talvila (Kirkus Reviews)
“A mild, knowing campus comedy of stagnation and reinvention. The resulting mix is generally pleasant and good-humored rather than sharp—stopping short of drawing blood, this is a satire that’s content to affectionately tease its subjects, with an undercurrent of melancholy.”
Latest Media Coverage
Tizita The First Days by Marian Dodds - An excerpt from her book (PostScript Magazine)
Mitchell Mueck - Lost 2 Wives to Cancer & Has Learned Lots of Lessons Along the Way (Amazing Americans Podcast)
Going to Ethiopia with Marian Dodds (Definitely Not Famous Podcast)
Rothesay writer earns national recognition for debut novel (Your Saint John)
New book tells story of local author’s canine companion (Medicine Hat News)
4, no more: Bittersweet end for YA spy book series by Surrey-raised author (Surrey Now Leader)
From Academic to Sci-Fi Author: A-M Mawhiney on the "COVID Pivot" and Reclaiming Your Voice (Project Seed Money Podcast)
Deborah Grey: Writing a Children’s Book at 72 and the Quiet Power of Authentic Storytelling (Write Stats)
Fernie author explores family’s role in Dutch Resistance during WWII (The Free Press)
Author Spotlight Interview With The Africa Laureate Award-Winning Author, Betty Nadine Thomas (The Laureate Conversation Podcast)
New book explores how Canadian music hit the information highway (The Globe And Mail)
