Author’s are an integral and exciting part of the program at OLA Super Conference. We are happy to be hosting many conference sessions, readings, and signing opportunities with our favourite authors.

Author Signings

Thursday

9:30 AM Jenny Kay Dupuis, Heart Berry Bling, Portage & Main Press/HighWater Press Booth #441
9:40 AM Andrea Blinick, The Light from My Menorah, Pajama Press OBPO Pavilion
9:45 AM Rosena Fung, Age 16, Annick Press Booth #320
10:00 AM Shalini Abeysekara, This Monster of Mine, Canadian Manda Group Booth #215/217
Kath Jonathan, The Resistance Painter, Simon & Schuster Canada Booth #605/607
Alina Khawaja, Writing Mr. Right, HarperCollins Canada Booth #728/730/732
Shari Lapena, What Have You Done?, Penguin Random House Canada Booth #718/720/722/724
Theresa Meikle, Assessment in Action, Pembroke Publishers OBPO Pavilion
Ella Russell, Hugs Are (Not) for Everybody, Owlkids Books OBPO Pavilion
Lorna Schultz Nicholson, Stopping the Shots, Scholastic Canada Booth #211/213
Emma Theriault, A Lady Would Know Better, Raincoast Books Booth #418/420
10:20 AM Louise Ells, Lies I Told My Sister, Latitude 46 Publishing OBPO Pavilion
Barbara Tran, Precedented Parroting, Palimpsest Press OBPO Pavilion
10:30 AM Sheila James, Outcaste, Nimbus Publishing Booth #531/533
Mikaela Lucido, Danica dela Torre, Certified Sleuth, Annick Press Booth #320
Jennifer Maruno, Broom for Two, Whitehots Inc. Booth #513
Leslie Shimotakahara, Sisters of the Spruce, Literary Press Group Booth #417
Kim Tait, Minerals and Rocks: A Beginner’s Guide, Firefly Books Booth #319/321
10:40 AM Eric Walters, Good Boy Timmy, Cormorant Books | DCB Young Readers OBPO Pavilion
Phoebe Wang, Relative to Wind, Assembly Press OBPO Pavilion
11:00 AM Jane Blondie, Do Not Turn the Page!, Scholastic Canada Booth #211/213
Catherine Bush, Blaze Island, Nimbus Publishing Booth #531/533
Kristen Ciccarelli, Heartless Hunter, Raincoast Books Booth #418/420
Laurel Croza, Rock, Groundwood Books OBPO Pavilion
Rebecca Fisseha, Only Because It’s You, Penguin Random House Canada Booth #718/720/722/724
Sarabeth Holden, Sea Snooze, Inhabit Media Booth #216
Matt James, Rock, Groundwood Books OBPO Pavilion
Kathy Kacer, Two Pieces of Chocolate, Second Story Press Booth #423
Adrienne Kress, Ghost Circus, Canadian Manda Group Booth #215/217
Lydia Lukidis, Up, Up High, Capstone Booth #812
Joelle Peters, Niizh, Playwrights Canada Press OBPO Pavilion
Farida Zaman, Meena Can’t Wait, Orca Book Publishers Booth #410/412
Jade Zhang, Ghost Circus, Canadian Manda Group Booth #215/217
Liann Zhang, Julie Chan is Dead, Simon & Schuster Canada Booth #605/607
11:20 AM Margaret Nowaczyk, Marrow Memory: Essays of Discovery, Wolsak & Wynn Publishers OBPO Pavilion
Rosemary Sadlier, The Kids Book of Black History in Canada, Kids Can Press OBPO Pavilion
11:30 AM Curtis Campbell, Dragging Mason County, Annick Press Booth #320
Joanne Levy, Bird Brain, Orca Book Publishers Booth #410/412
Keltie Thomas, Stitching Science: Exploring Science From A-Z, Firefly Books Booth #319/321
Lauren Wright Vartanian, Stitching Science: Exploring Science From A-Z, Firefly Books Booth #319/321
11:40 AM Emily De Angelis, The Stones of Burren Bay, Latitude 46 Publishing OBPO Pavilion
11:45 AM Joel A. Sutherland, Haunted Canada Graphic Novel, Volume 1: Four Terrifying Tales, Library Bound Booth #311/313
12:00 PM Solange Burrell, Yeseni and the Daughter of Peace, Publishers Group Canada Booth #416
Dana L. Church, Animal Minds, Orca Book Publishers Booth #410/412
Paul Coccia, Recommended Reading, Canadian Manda Group Booth #215/217
Stephanie Cooke, Prince and the Pawper, Simon & Schuster Canada Booth #605/607
Pamela Cross, And Sometimes They Kill You: Confronting the Epidemic of Intimate Partner Violence, Between the Lines OBPO Pavilion
Sara de Waard, Defy, Cormorant Books | DCB Young Readers OBPO Pavilion
Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch, Under Attack (Kidnapped from Ukraine #1), Scholastic Canada Booth #211/213
Michael McCreary, Funny, You Don’t Look Autistic: A Comedian’s Guide to Life on the Spectrum, Annick Press Booth #320
Ozoz Sokoh, Chop Chop: Cooking the Food of Nigeria, Penguin Random House Canada Booth #718/720/722/724
12:15 PM Uzma Jalaluddin, Detective Aunty, HarperCollins Canada Booth #728/730/732
Kritika Rao, The Legend of Meneka, HarperCollins Canada Booth #728/730/732
12:20 PM Kelly Collier, Steve, a Pretty Exceptional Horse, Kids Can Press OBPO Pavilion
Jack Wang, The Riveter, House of Anansi Press OBPO Pavilion
12:30 PM Lana Button, First Ones on the Ice, Nimbus Publishing Booth #531/533
Jillian Dobson, Girl Takes Drastic Step!, Nimbus Publishing Booth #531/533
Edwin Dumont, The Fabulous Edweena, Second Story Press Booth #423
Farah Heron, Remember Me Tomorrow, Firefly Books Booth #319/321
Sidura Ludwig, Swan, Nimbus Publishing Booth #531/533
Coltrane Seesequasis, Secrets of Stone, Literary Press Group Booth #417
Wali Shah, Call Me Al, Orca Book Publishers Booth #410/412
Andy Tolson, How to Kidnap a Mermaid, Nimbus Publishing Booth #531/533
Eric Walters, Call Me Al, Orca Book Publishers Booth #410/412
12:40 PM Shazia Afzal, The Eidi Bag, Owlkids Books OBPO Pavilion
Amy Rosen, Off Menu, ECW Press OBPO Pavilion
12:45 PM Rosena Fung, Today I Am, Library Bound Booth #311/313
Jael Richardson, Today I Am, Library Bound Booth #311/313
Liselle Sambury, Today I Am, Library Bound Booth #311/313
1:00 PM Sita Jit, Divya’s Supersecret Plan, Capstone Booth #812
Adrienne Kress, Five Nights at Freddy’s: Return to the Pit (Interactive Novel #2), Scholastic Canada Booth #211/213
Tanya Lloyd Kyi, When You Meet a Dragon, Orca Book Publishers Booth #410/412
Evanka Osmak, Ali Hoops, Plumleaf Press OBPO Pavilion
Laurie Petrou, The Rehearsal Club, Groundwood Books OBPO Pavilion
Bonny Reichert, How to Share an Egg: A True Story of Hunger, Love, and Plenty, Penguin Random House Canada Booth #718/720/722/724
Liselle Sambury, A Mastery of Monsters, Simon & Schuster Canada Booth #605/607
Shelly Sanders, The Night Sparrow, HarperCollins Canada Booth #728/730/732
Sadé Smith, Julie and the Mango Tree, Raincoast Books Booth #418/420
Susan Yoon, Gwendolyn and the Light, Canadian Manda Group Booth #215/217
1:20 PM Gary Barwin, Scandal at the Alphorn Factory, Assembly Press OBPO Pavilion
Robert McGill, Simple Creatures, Coach House Books OBPO Pavilion
1:30 PM Andrew Larsen, Sally’s Snow Day, Orca Book Publishers Booth #410/412
Kathy Stinson, The Bare Naked Book, Annick Press Booth #320
Anita Yasuda, Up, Up, Ever Up! Junko Tabei: A Life in the Mountains, HarperCollins Canada Booth #728/730/732
1:40 PM Adelle Purdham, I Don’t Do Disability and Other Lies I’ve Told Myself, Dundurn Press OBPO Pavilion
2:00 PM Shelly Becker, ABCs for a Peaceful Me, Canadian Manda Group Booth #215/217
Marley Berot, I, Too, Am Here, Second Story Press Booth #423
Stephen Cain, Walking and Stealing, Book*hug Press OBPO Pavilion
Lily Chu, Drop Dead, Raincoast Books Booth #418/420
Paul Coccia, The ANNEthology: A Collection of Kindred Spirits Inspired by the Canadian Icon, Nimbus Publishing Booth #531/533
Matthew Dawkins, The ANNEthology: A Collection of Kindred Spirits Inspired by the Canadian Icon, Nimbus Publishing Booth #531/533
Monica Ittusardjuat, The Scarf and the Butterfly, Inhabit Media Booth #216
Susanna Kearsley, The King’s Messenger, Simon & Schuster Canada Booth #605/607
Meegan Lim, What Do We Eat?: How Humans Find, Grow and Share Food, Orca Book Publishers Booth #410/412
Catherine Little, Anne of the Library-on-the-Hill, Plumleaf Press OBPO Pavilion
Bianca Marais, A Most Puzzling Murder, HarperCollins Canada Booth #728/730/732
Nita Prose, The Maid’s Secret, Penguin Random House Canada Booth #718/720/722/724
2:15 PM Michael Martchenko, 5 Absolutely Outrageous Munsch Stories, Annick Press Booth #320
2:20 PM Colleen Nelson, Mystery at The Biltmore, Pajama Press OBPO Pavilion
Priya Ramsingh, The Elevator, Palimpsest Press OBPO Pavilion
2:30 PM Jessice Rose, Let’s Get Creative: Art for a Healthy Planet, Orca Book Publishers Booth #410/412
Wai Mei Wong, Courage, Every Day, Firefly Books Booth #319/321
2:40 PM Concetta Principe, Disorder, Gordon Hill Press & The Porcupine’s Quill OBPO Pavilion
David Gagnon Walker, This Is the Story of the Child Ruled by Fear, Playwrights Canada Press OBPO Pavilion
3:00 PM Charlene Chua, The Pink Pajamas, Simon & Schuster Canada Booth #605/607
David A. Robertson, 52 Ways to Reconcile: How to Walk with Indigenous Peoples on the Path to Healing, Penguin Random House Canada Booth #718/720/722/724
Kathy Stinson, The Rock and the Butterfly, Orca Book Publishers Booth #410/412
Phoenix Wilson, Phoenix Gets Greater, Second Story Press Booth #423
Marty Wilson-Trudeau, Phoenix Gets Greater, Second Story Press Booth #423
3:30 PM Laura Bontje, When the Air Sang, Annick Press Booth #320
Sarah Whang, When the Air Sang, Annick Press Booth #320

Friday

9:30 AM Eric Fan, Barnaby Unboxed!, Penguin Random House Canada Booth #718/720/722/724
Terry Fan, Barnaby Unboxed!, Penguin Random House Canada Booth #718/720/722/724
9:45 AM Sahar Golshan, So Loud!, Annick Press Booth #320
10:00 AM Janie Hao, Mad at Dad, Kids Can Press OBPO Pavilion
Deborah Kerbel, Iggy Included, Scholastic Canada Booth #211/213
Andrew P. Barr, Pages of Doom, Orca Book Publishers Booth #410/412
Larry Swartz, Write to Read, Pembroke Publishers OBPO Pavilion
Jeff Szpirglas, Pages of Doom, Orca Book Publishers Booth #410/412
Nancy Taber, A Sea of Spectres, Nimbus Publishing Booth #531/533
Phuong Truong, Every Little Bit Olive Tran, Second Story Press Booth #423
Ellie K. Wilde, Only in Your Dreams, Simon & Schuster Canada Booth #605/607
10:20 AM Tim Falconer, Windfall: Viola MacMillan and Her Notorious Mining Scandal, ECW Press OBPO Pavilion
Caroline Fernandez, Plague Thieves, Cormorant Books | DCB Young Readers OBPO Pavilion
10:30 AM Samantha Bailey, Hello, Juliet, Firefly Books Booth #319/321
Leonarda Carranza, Fighting Words, Annick Press Booth #320
Etta Kaner, Do NOT Eat Like a Tiger Shark!, Orca Book Publishers Booth #410/412
Casey Lyall, Waking the Dead and Other Fun Activities, Whitehots Inc. Booth #513
Heather Wilson, Do NOT Eat Like a Tiger Shark!, Orca Book Publishers Booth #410/412
10:40 AM Jody Chan, impact statement, Brick Books OBPO Pavilion
Jean Mills, After the Wallpaper Music, Pajama Press OBPO Pavilion
10:45 AM Deborah Kerbel, Opposite Identicals, Literary Press Group Booth #417
11:00 AM Kelley Armstrong, Cold as Hell, Raincoast Books Booth #418/420
Karen Autio, Playdate Surprise, Scholastic Canada Booth #211/213
Paul Coccia, Leon Levels Up, Orca Book Publishers Booth #410/412
Kate Gies, It Must Be Beautiful to Be Finished, Simon & Schuster Canada Booth #605/607
Daniel Sarah Karasik, Disobedience, Book*hug Press OBPO Pavilion
Kenneth Oppel, Best of All Worlds, Penguin Random House Canada Booth #718/720/722/724
Sunshine Punzalan, Soccer Scaries, Plumleaf Press OBPO Pavilion
Julie Thompson, When Isaac Hears the Rain, Canadian Manda Group Booth #215/217
Laura Watson, Playdate Surprise, Scholastic Canada Booth #211/213
11:15 AM Rick Mofina, If Two Are Dead, HarperCollins Canada Booth #728/730/732
11:20 AM Ken Daley, The One and Only Question, Groundwood Books OBPO Pavilion
Adam Lindsay Honsinger, Giving Up the Ghost, Gordon Hill Press & The Porcupine’s Quill OBPO Pavilion
11:30 AM Zain Bandali, Mehndi Boy, Annick Press Booth #320
Melanie Florence, Lo Simpson Starts a Revolution, Orca Book Publishers Booth #410/412
Mark Peck, Bird Eggs: A Young Naturalist’s Guide, Firefly Books Booth #319/321
Nadia Devi Umadat, The Most Beautiful Thing I Have Ever Seen, Second Story Press Booth #423
11:40 AM Rod Carley, RuFF, Latitude 46 Publishing OBPO Pavilion
12:00 PM Onome Ako, I Am Cherished, Scholastic Canada Booth #211/213
Nadia L. Hohn, Patty Dreams, Owlkids Books OBPO Pavilion
Hayden Maynard, Mighty Scared, Orca Book Publishers Booth #410/412
Erin Silver, Mighty Scared, Orca Book Publishers Booth #410/412
Liz Worth, Inside Every Dream, a Raging Sea, Book*hug Press OBPO Pavilion
12:15 PM Stephanie Cooke, Pillow Talk, HarperCollins Canada Booth #728/730/732
Sarah Raughley, The Queen’s Spade, HarperCollins Canada Booth #728/730/732
12:20 PM Tasneem Jamal, I Never Said That I Was Brave, House of Anansi Press OBPO Pavilion
12:30 PM Tanya Lloyd Kyi, Emily Posts, Penguin Random House Canada Booth #718/720/722/724
Willie Poll, Our Ancestors’ Kitchen, Annick Press Booth #320
Vikki VanSickle, Into the Goblin Market, Penguin Random House Canada Booth #718/720/722/724
Wai Mei Wong, I Love Myself, Orca Book Publishers Booth #410/412
12:40 PM Jim Johnstone, The Anstruther Reader, Palimpsest Press OBPO Pavilion
Aaron Kreuter, Lake Burntshore, ECW Press OBPO Pavilion
1:00 PM Lana Button, See You Later, Alligator!, Scholastic Canada Booth #211/213
Matteo Cerilli, Something’s Up With Arlo, HarperCollins Canada Booth #728/730/732
Erin Della Mattia, Undaunted Ursula Franklin: Activist, Educator, Scientist, Second Story Press Booth #423
Monica Franklin, Undaunted Ursula Franklin: Activist, Educator, Scientist, Second Story Press Booth #423
Markus Harwood-Jones, The Haunting of Adrian Yates, Literary Press Group Booth #417
Natasha Ramoutar, Baby Cerberus, Wolsak & Wynn Publishers OBPO Pavilion
Aimee Reid, Baby Animals Trying, Raincoast Books Booth #418/420
Erin Silver, In It to Win It, Orca Book Publishers Booth #410/412
Stephanie Simpson McLellan, Two Tales of Twenty-Six, Fitzhenry & Whiteside Limited OBPO Pavilion
Wanda Taylor, A Recipe for Rhyme and Rescue, HarperCollins Canada Booth #728/730/732
Alina Tysoe, Purranormal Activity, Simon & Schuster Canada Booth #605/607
1:20 PM Gregory Frankson, Alphabet Soup: A Memoir in Letters, Dundurn Press OBPO Pavilion
1:30 PM Sid Sharp, Bog Myrtle, Annick Press Booth #320
Rina Singh, Barefoot Skateboarders, Orca Book Publishers Booth #410/412
1:40 PM Chido Muchemwa, Who Will Bury You?, House of Anansi Press OBPO Pavilion
Catherine Rondina, Zoom in on Zombies, Fitzhenry & Whiteside Limited OBPO Pavilion
Kari Lynn Winters, Zoom in on Zombies, Fitzhenry & Whiteside Limited OBPO Pavilion
2:00 PM Kern Carter, Is There A Boy Like Me?, Scholastic Canada Booth #211/213
Barbara Fradkin, Shipwrecked Souls: An Inspector Green Mystery #12, Dundurn Press OBPO Pavilion
Dale Jacobs, On Comics and Grief, Wilfrid Laurier University Press OBPO Pavilion
Rukhsana Khan, Honk Honk, Beep Beep, Putter Putt!, Penguin Random House Canada Booth #718/720/722/724
Sarena Nanua, Spirit Service, Simon & Schuster Canada Booth #605/607
Michelle Simpson, Jordan and Max, Race Day, Orca Book Publishers Booth #410/412
Lauren Soloy, Tove and the Island with No Address, Penguin Random House Canada Booth #718/720/722/724
Suzanne Sutherland, Jordan and Max, Race Day, Orca Book Publishers Booth #410/412
Karin Wells, Women Who Woke Up the Law: Inside the Cases That Changed Women’s Rights in Canada, Second Story Press Booth #423
2:30 PM Monique Polak, Remember This: The Fascinating World of Memory, Orca Book Publishers Booth #410/412