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
W is for Winnipeg: A Little Architect's ABC by Rae St. Clair Bridgman (Foreword Reviews)
“A delightful romp through significant Winnipeg landmarks, the rhyming picture book W is for Winnipeg strikes a balance between educational utility and tasteful design. Dynamic and inviting picture book tour through the city’s significant sites.”
Seeing Sacred Stones: A Family's ALS Journey of Love, Healing and Faith by Karen J. Williams (Foreword Reviews)
“Williams’s husband, Peter, was fifty-three when he was diagnosed with ALS following what he mistook for symptoms of his multiple sclerosis. Marked by positivity, Seeing Sacred Stones is a memoir about maintaining faith and hope in the face of a partner’s terminal diagnosis.”
An Accidental Philanthropist by Winsome Dunn McIntosh (Foreword Reviews)
“Written with an eye toward women’s issues, Winsome Dunn McIntosh’s memoir is about her decades-long career in philanthropy. Filled with resonant disclosures and a few surprises, An Accidental Philanthropist is a moving memoir by a woman who effected great change.”
Nii Ndahlohke: Boys’ and Girls’ Work at Mount Elgin Industrial School, 1890-1915 (Anishinabek News)
“This short monograph achieves its aims of providing an educational resource for students in the Thames Valley region, making people aware of Mount Elgin and other Residential Schools, and bringing children’s stories to light for both the community and broader public.”
Latest Media Coverage
The Chronicles of Paisley - Corners (CANREADS)
Fergus Author Releases Tell All Memoir (The Wellington Advertiser)
B.C. father and son find joy after loss by doing simple things in nature (CTV News)
Holocaust survivor Ruth Kron Sigal recognized with Vancouver honour, memoir reissue (The Globe and Mail)
White Rock author's children's books inspired by lived experience (Peach Arch News)
Sarah Mercey on Your Morning (CTV News)
Brenda Currey Lewis-A Twisted Fate, My Life With Dystonia (It’s A Wrap With Rap Podcast)
Bill Welychka’s Memoir “A Happy Has Been” And Movie Cement His Legacy as a Canadian Entertainment Icon (That Eric Alper)
Never too Much: video journalist Bill Welychka pens 2nd edition of memoir (Red Deer Advocate)
