About the Author
Robin Stevenson
Robin Stevenson, award-winning author (including Governor General Award) of more than 20 books for kids and teens, including the Stonewall Honor book, PRIDE: Celebrating Diversity and Community. Her books have been translated into many languages. Robin lives in Victoria, B.C. with her family and has been involved with refugee sponsorship since 2015.
Based in beautiful B.C., Rebel Mountain Press is all about giving a voice to those who might otherwise go unheard, with a focus on diversity, equality, and tolerance. Below are some of our recent favourite selections from the press, sure to please giftees of any age—whether ... Read more
It's the inaugural day of Unwrap Indie, a checklist of giftable books from one-of-a-kind indie presses. Match the distinctive personalities of the people on your gift list with our recommended book picks from now until November 26th.
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During National Volunteer Week, we chatted with author LS Stone about her recent middle-grade novel What’s in it for ME? (Rebel Mountain Press), which is a perfect fit for entertaining young readers while introducing them to important themes of global activism and volunteering, ... Read more
Throughout 2020, All Lit Up-er Tan Light is participating in BookRiot's Read Harder Challenge—a reading task designed to expand readerly boundaries—and doing so with an indie twist. Each entry in this series will highlight one or two completed challenges along with ... Read more
Women who love murder, translations of fantastical lit, and a cat named Ghost were just some of this week's happenings on All Lit Up. Scroll on for our weekly recap!
In advance of International Day of Tolerance tomorrow, author Robin Stevenson tells us how her involvement in refugee work led to writing Ghost's Journey: A Refugee Story (Rebel Mountain Press), a new children's book inspired by the true story of two gay refugees, Rainer ... Read more
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