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Toronto Star Canadian Fiction Bestseller list

Dead Ground In Between, published 5 days ago, hits the Toronto Star Canadian Fiction Bestseller list in the first week of publication!

Saturday August 6

Bestsellers

The books Canadians bought this week.

Canadian fiction

1. Milk and Honey, Rupi Kaur, Andrews McMeel

2. The Illegal, Lawrence Hill, HarperCollins

3. Plague, C.C. Humphreys, Doubleday Canada

4. Fire, C.C. Humphreys, Doubleday Canada

5. Fifteen Dogs, Andre Alexis, Coach House Books

6. We’re All In This Together, Amy Jones, M & S

7. I’m Thinking of Ending Things, Iain Reid, Simon & Schuster

8. Dead Ground in Between, Maureen Jennings, M & S

9. Still Mine, Amy Stuart, Simon & Schuster

10. The Golden Son, Shilpi Somaya Gowda, Harper Avenue

Join us for the launch of Dead Ground In Between

The Tom Tyler series is optioned for TV

Link here to read all about the producer and the project.

Production begins on Season 10 of Murdoch Mysteries

Another Downton Abbey cast member will guest star in the CBC series. Read the Toronto Star article on the news here of the commencement of production for season 10,

Murdoch Mysteries tv series is officially renewed for season 10

The passing of senior editor Ellen Seligman.

From Iden Ford (Maureen’s husband and manager)

“It is with profound sadness that Maureen and I mourn the passing of Ellen Seligman today.

Ellen was singlehandedly responsible for bringing Maureen over to McClelland Stewart publishers, now part of Penguin Randomhouse, many years ago.

We met at a Harbourfront Reading series event and she was sitting behind me. I introduced myself to her and told her that I was Maureen’s husband. At the time. Maureen was with another publisher. Ellen exclaimed very clearly that she wanted Maureen at M and S. It was that day and that meeting that convinced me we should have Maureen with a Canadian publisher. We never regretted the decision and Ellen was always so generous with her time when it came to dealing with any issues I had… Thanks to Dinah Forbes and Lara Hinchberger for their hard work over the years on Maureen’s books and keeping her onside with M and S. There will never be another Ellen Seligman, she was an extraordinary person. Link to the press release to read the list of her achievements, and you will see what I mean. Ellen, we will miss you so much,,,”

love from Iden and Maureen.

Read the official Press release here

Yannick Bisson wins Canadian Screen Award for Murdoch!!!

Murdoch Mysteries renewed by CBC for season 10

Filming to commence in the Spring of 2016….More to follow soon

Maureen is the “Guest Of Honour” at the Magma Cum Murder International Mystery Conference in 2016

Link here to their site to register and get more details on the Conference

Watch the video of Maureen here

House of Industry - Script by Maureen Jennings - begins production this week

Inspired by the novel Vices of My Blood, House of Industry will appear as an episode in Season 9 of Murdoch Mysteries.