Ottawa Press and Publishing

11/24/2023

It’s our annual BLACK FRIDAY and CYBER MONDAY SALE. All of our print books are on sale. Get your Christmas (Holiday Seasonal) shopping done early! Ottawa books by Ottawa authors!
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11/06/2023

Pre-order the much-anticipated new mystery by Ron Corbett. https://www.ottawapressandpublishing.com/ MUSKIE FALLS is the fourth book in the Frank Yakabuski Mystery Series. Here’s what critics are saying about the series:

• “Like the first book, the writing in this one is sparse and lean, echoing the harshness and isolation of the land . . . Corbett lays a strong foundation for what promises to be a truly captivating series.” ~ Publishers Weekly, starred review on Cape Diamond

• “Ron Corbett’s second Frank Yakabuski book proves conclusively that this series has a long life ahead. We look forward to the next Yakabuski book.” ~ Globe and Mail review on Cape Diamond

• “Familiar ingredients rarely combined—a starkly etched natural setting, a gung-ho cop, a series of soulful flashbacks, a violent climax—are expertly blended and brought to a full rolling boil.” ~ Kirkus Reviews on Ragged Lake

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10/20/2023

Adriana David, author of OPP's new release - SPANNING TIME: THE BRIDGES OF OTTAWA-GATINEAU will be doing a book signing this Sunday, Oct. 22 from 3pm to 5pm at ALL SAINTS EVENT SPACE (330 Laurier Ave. East). She'll answer your questions about Ottawa's bridges! History, fun facts, etc... :)

05/23/2023

Hey Ottawa: It's time to hike, walk, stroll, meander, & explore the Ottawa-Gatineau region with our bestselling travel guides! BEST HIKES by Vickie Lanthier, OTTAWA ROAD TRIPS (1 & 2) by Laura Paquet & AS I WALKED ABOUT by Phil Jenkins. And best of all they're on sale! Buy 1 and Get 1 Free (if you buy 2 you get 2 free)
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03/25/2023

Pre-order BEST HIKES OTTAWA-GATINEAU on sale for $19.95 until April 17 & you'll be entered in our TAKE A HIKE OTTAWA CONTEST! Three great prizes to be won including a $150 gift certificate from TRAIL HEAD PADDLE SHACK. https://ottawapressandpublishing.com And don't forget to sign up for our newsletter - (sign up on our website) and get access to sneak previews, great contests, giveaways, author signings, swag, and more!
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Ottawa Press and Publishing is an independent publishing house based in Eastern Ontario. We publish non-fiction books that reflect the Ottawa region and fiction by Canadian authors. Our Mystery imprint publishes both Canadian and international authors.

03/20/2023

Take a hike eh? Pre-order BEST HIKES: OTTAWA GATINEAU for only $19.95 for a limited time only and get ready to hike the best trails in the region! https://www.ottawapressandpublishing.com/ Want to know where the best waterfalls, towers, or accessible trails are? How about which trails are best for birders, geocaching, or hiking with your dog? Curious about where you can catch a spectacular sunrise? Or maybe you'd like to know where the nearest cozy coffee shop is located post-hike? Best Hikes offers the best scoop about hiking trails in the Ottawa region.

Ottawa Press and Publishing is an independent publishing house based in Eastern Ontario. We publish non-fiction books that reflect the Ottawa region and fiction by Canadian authors. Our Mystery imprint publishes both Canadian and international authors.

03/14/2023

Take a hike, eh? Ottawa hiking expert Vickie Lanthier has written the definitive guide to hiking trails in the Ottawa-Gatineau region. BEST HIKES: OTTAWA GATINEAU will guide you through the best hiking trails in the region. Want to know where the best waterfalls, towers, or accessible trails are? How about which trails are best for birders, geocaching, or hiking with your dog? Curious about where you can catch a spectacular sunrise? Or maybe you'd like to know where the nearest cozy coffee shop is located post-hike? BEST HIKES: OTTAWA GATINEAU offers the best scoop about the top 50 hiking trails in the Ottawa region. Get it for only $19.95 for a limited time only! ottawapressandpublishing.com

03/02/2023

Ottawa take a hike! Hiking enthusiast Vickie Lanthier aka Girl Gone Good has an awesome new book: Best Hikes: Ottawa-Gatineau. https://www.ottawapressandpublishing.com/

From Vickie Lanthier ­— the creator of GirlGoneGood© Wellness + Wilderness — comes Best Hikes: Ottawa Gatineau, a comprehensive guide to 50 of the best hiking trails around the nation’s capital.

Lanthier has organized the trails into ten categories and chosen her five favourites in each.

Want to know where the best waterfalls, towers, or accessible trails are? How about which trails are best for birders, geocaching, or hiking with your dog? Curious about where you can catch a spectacular sunrise? Or maybe you'd like to know where the nearest cozy coffee shop is located post-hike? Best Hikes offers the best scoop about hiking trails in the Ottawa region.

With extensive reports for each trail, you can pick your perfect hike. Two hours out and back or a twenty-minute loop? A challenging elevation or a marshland boardwalk? A vista or a beach as your destination?

Each trail report is accompanied by a map and a table of information that includes length, elevation, seasons, hours of operation, accessibility, services, and amenities. The maps also include a QR code that will take you to the trail manager’s site if you wish further information.

A long-overdue resource for hikers in Eastern Ontario and Western Quebec, Best Hikes: Ottawa-Gatineau will quickly become your favourite outdoor adventure guide.

12/25/2022

Season's Readings from everyone at Ottawa Press and Publishing. Thank you for your support of local authors throughout the year. Happy Holidays!

12/18/2022

Sign up for the OPP Newsletter and get a FREE book! We've got some exciting new releases planned for 2023! Plus lots of great contests and giveaways! Support Canadian and local Ottawa authors, books, and local businesses who work with us throughout the year! https://dl.bookfunnel.com/qge9sxyd98

Thanks for signing up for the OPP newsletter! We publish riveting mysteries and compelling non-fiction. We hope you enjoy your free ebook of Ragged Lake (Book 1 in the Frank Yakabuski Series) . Publisher's Weekly says: “Corbett’s well-crafted first foray into fiction takes the reader into a gris...

12/15/2022

It's our final book sale of 2022! We've put our newest releases on sale for only $20! & if you spend $40 or more you get FREE SHIPPING! Order by Dec. 21 & you'll get it by Christmas.
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12/12/2022

Free books? You bet! OPP mystery author Ron Corbett and more than 50 other mystery authors are offering books until Dec. 31. Click on the link below to peruse the awesome list. Just in time for your holiday reading! https://tinyurl.com/freemysterybook

12/10/2022

Stop by our booth at SIGNATURES ORIGINALS CHRISTMAS CRAFT SALE today and tomorrow! Get your Christmas shopping done early! 2 books for $30. Lots of cool swag! Including signed prints by popular local artist Andrew King. Today meet local author and popular comedian/actor Dan Lalande (REEL OTTAWA) (11 am to 1 pm) and award-winning travel blogger and author of the bestselling OTTAWA ROAD TRIPS series LAURA BYRNE PAQUET (2-5 pm). Sunday meet Ottawa Citizen columnist and author of FRONT PAGE OTTAWA BRUCE DEACHMAN (11 am -2 pm) https://ottawapressandpublishing.com

09/18/2022

Did you know that the Ottawa Citizen covered all of the Queen's visits to Ottawa? "Front Page Ottawa" Stories from the Ottawa Citizen from 1845 to today. By Bruce Deachman. Pre-order your copy today only at https://ottawapressandpublishing.com

08/14/2022

OPP has an amazing giveaway contest for you! Each week we'll be giving away a great prize to one lucky person who has pre-ordered FRONT PAGE OTTAWA by Bruce Deachman. https://www.ottawapressandpublishing.com/

The giveaway starts this week and runs each week until Sept. 30 (release day for FRONT PAGE OTTAWA).

All you have to do is pre-order one or more copies of FRONT PAGE OTTAWA and you'll be automatically entered into the weekly draw.

Don't worry if you've already pre-ordered FRONT PAGE OTTAWA, you will still be entered into the weekly draw.

We've got some great prizes lined up. We'll announce the prize each week in this newsletter.

Our first prize is a REPRODUCTION PRINT of the FRONT PAGE OF THE OTTAWA CITIZEN on the day of YOUR BIRTHDATE! (How cool is that!)

Even if you don't win this week - you'll still get lots of chances to win in the weeks ahead.

So be sure to read this newsletter every Friday between now and Sept. 30 to see what the weekly prize will be. Each week we'll announce the winner from the previous week's draw.

03/28/2022

THE OTTAWA ROAD TRIPS WEEKENDER SPRING GETAWAY CONTEST is here! Ottawa Press and Publishing is pleased to partner with The Cove Inn and Village Green Originals in lovely Westport, Ontario FOR OUR SPRING GETAWAY CONTEST PRIZE: A complimentary night’s accommodation and meal (for two) at THE COVE INN and a $50 shopping certificate from VILLAGE GREEN ORIGINALS.

Pre-order OTTAWA ROAD TRIPS: YOUR WEEKEND GETAWAY GUIDE by bestselling author and award-winnng travel blogger Laura Byrne Paquet and you'll be automatically entered into the draw. https://www.ottawapressandpublishing.com/

Pre-order OTTAWA ROAD TRIPS: YOUR WEEKEND GETAWAY GUIDE by bestselling author and award-winning travel blogger Laura Byrne Paquet and you'll be automatically entered into the draw. https://www.ottawapressandpublishing.com/

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12/14/2021

A gorgeous collectible print, signed by local artist Andrew King, can be yours with the purchase of Andrew's bestselling Ottawa Rewind or Ottawa Rewind 2. https://ottawapressandpublishing.com

12/12/2021

Meet Phil Jenkins, Ottawa Citizen columnist and bestselling author of AS I WALKED ABOUT and AN ACRE OF TIME. Phil has written about some of the best areas to walk in Ottawa. He'll be at our booth at Signatures Christmas Sale from 10 am to 12 noon. Stop by & say hi! Enter our FREE Raffle, peruse our books. Get 2 books for $30 Ottawa Events City of Ottawa EY Centre https://www.ottawapressandpublishing.com/

12/11/2021

Meet Laura Byrne Paquet, bestselling author of OTTAWA ROAD TRIPS: YOUR 100 KM GETAWAY GUIDE. Laura is also an award-winning travel blogger and writer. If you have a travel question, Laura has the answer! Laura will be at our booth at Signatures Originals Christmas Craft Sale TODAY! Stop by & say hello! Get your book signed. Enter our FREE Raffle. Peruse our books. Get 2 books for $30. Centre Laura Byrne Paquet Ottawa Road Trips

12/10/2021

Come see us at Signatures Originals Christmas Craft Sale at the EY Centre. We're here until Sunday. Get 2 Books for $30; Free Raffle; meet some of our terrific authors & so much more! Get your holiday shopping done & support local businesses, artists, & craftspeople.
MEET OUR AUTHORS:
JOHN IVISON
Best-Selling Author and National Post Columnist
FRIDAY, DEC. 10 (7 PM – 9 PM)
Author: The Riotous Passions of Robbie Burns,
Trudeau: The Education of a Prime Minister
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LAURA BYRNE PAQUET
Journalist, Best-Selling Author, & Award-winning Travel Blogger
SATURDAY DEC. 11, (10 AM – 12 NOON and 2 PM – 4 PM)
Author: Ottawa Road Trips
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PHIL JENKINS
Best-Selling Author and former Ottawa Citizen Columnist
SUNDAY DEC. 12 (10 AM – 12 NOON)
Author: An Acre of Time.
As I Walked About
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RON CORBETT
Award-Winning Author and Ottawa-based journalist:
Ottawa Citizen, Ottawa Sun, Ottawa Business Journal
FRIDAY DEC. 10 – SUNDAY DEC. 12 (10 AM – 4 PM every day)
Author: The Last Guide, The Last Guide's Guide, Yakabuski Mystery Series, and upcoming The Sweet Goodbye (Penquin/Berkley 2022)

EY Centre, Signatures Original Christmas Craft Sale
Ottawa Road Trips
City of Ottawa

11/04/2021

BURIED SECRETS the much anticipated 11th installment in the Sgt. Windflower Mystery Series by Mike Martin is now available in bookstores! Woot! Woot! Just in time for the Holiday Season :) And who doesn't love to tuck into a good at this time of year?

11/04/2021

BURIED SECRETS the much anticipated 11th installment in the Sgt. Windflower Mystery Series by Mike Martin is now available in bookstores! Woot! Woot! Just in time for the holiday season:) And who doesn't love to tuck into a good mystery at this time of year?

11/02/2021

Tis the Season for Tarts! Ottawa Road Trips Holiday Season PICK OF THE WEEK: The Renfrew Agricultural Society is hosting The Valley’s Best Buttertart Contest & Festival at the Renfrew Armouries (Renfrew Fairgrounds, 115 Veterans Blvd) Sun. Nov. 7, 10-4
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11/01/2021

Check out our Book Sale at OPP. The acclaimed gritty noir Frank Yakabuski Mystery Series by Ron Corbett is on sale. (Print books) for $8.99 each. https://ottawapressandpublishing.com

10/27/2021

Okay as we move into NANOWRIMO Month (November) this is really going to feel true. 🙂 But there's nothing like that feeling of getting your homework done. 🙂 nanowrimo.org

09/11/2021

UPCOMING RELEASE! PRE-ORDER (RELEASES OCT. 15)

Buried Secrets: The Sgt. Windflower Mystery Series Book 11

RCMP Sergeant Winston Windflower is at a crossroads as career opportunities intrude on his near-perfect life in the blustery paradise of Grand Bank, Newfoundland. Just as the pandemic ends, the little oceanside communities are rocked by the murders of prominent figures, an RCMP Staff Sergeant in St. John’s and a minister in Grand Bank, and it’s implied that there are national security implications to at least one crime. There’s also a sinister new character hanging around doing the parish’s dirty work. Windflower finds himself a primary investigator, balancing work, potential major changes, and life with a young family while seeking guidance from his ancestral teachings and dreams.

Are the crimes connected, and can Windflower and his team find the killer before they strike again? Even as the police work becomes more complicated and even dangerous, Sgt. Windflower finds time to enjoy his family, his friends, and always some great food. Come back to Grand Bank for another great adventure in Sgt. Windflower Mysteries.

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07/29/2021

We're giving away FREE prints of Andrew King's new paintings. Sure to become collectibles, a print can be yours FREE with the purchase of OTTAWA REWIND or OTTAWA REWIND 2 by Andrew King. Buy both books & get both prints. Exclusive ONLY to OPP
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07/29/2021

Check out our spectacular summer book sale. Explore Ottawa by foot, bike, car, or boat with these entertaining and enlightening books & guides by Phil Jenkins, Laura Byrne Paquet, Dan Lalande, & Ron Corbett. https://ottawapressandpublishing.com
Ottawa Road Trips Dan Lalande Ron Corbett Ottawa Tourism

06/29/2021

Join us for the OTTAWA ROAD TRIPS TWITTER TRIVIA CONTEST from 10 am until noon (EST) on Twitter. Be sure to follow on Twitter to be eligible to play & win! Trivia questions by Laura Byrne Paquet, author of

06/05/2021

OPP Mystery revealed! Check out our new titles at https://ottawapressandpublishing.com

06/05/2021

Congrats to Laura Byrne Paquet author of the best-selling Ottawa Road Trips: Your 100 km Getaway Guide for winning Best Travel Blog at the Travel Media Association of Canada’s Annual Awards. Laura's blog is called— you guessed it—Ottawa Road Trips. https://ottawaroadtrips.com Ottawa Valley Travel Ottawa Tourism
City of Ottawa Ottawa Road Trips Travel Media Association of Canada (TMAC) - Ontario Chapter Travel Media Association of Canada

06/04/2021

Congratulations to OPP author Randell Denley for being nominated for a 2021 Crime Writers of Canada Award for PAYBACK (A Kris Redner Mystery)
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06/03/2021

Something Mysterious This Way Comes...Stay tuned!
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06/02/2021

Congratulations to mystery author Mike Martin for hitting the #1 spot in HOT NEW RELEASES in International Mystery & Crime on
Amazon.com Woot Woot! SAFE HARBOUR is Book 10 in Mike Martin's Sgt. Windflower Mystery Series about an RCMP officer in Newfoundland. https://amazon.ca/dp/B095VX6DQS

05/31/2021

Only a few days left to enter the OTTAWA ROAD TRIPS GETAWAY CONTEST. You could WIN a one-night stay at the historic Baldachin Inn (Merrickville), dinner at Baldachin Inn Restaurant, a $100 Shop-Merrickville gift certificate, a signed copy of the new release (and local best-selling) OTTAWA ROAD TRIPS: YOUR 100 km GETAWAY GUIDE by Ottawa journalist and travel writer Laura Byrne Paquet. Plus an OTTAWA PRESSA AND PUBLISHING t-shirt Just visit our website to enter: https://ottawapressandpublishing.com to enter. Baldachin Inn Baldachin Ottawa Road Trips Ottawa, Ontario

02/09/2021

The photo below appears on page 210 of The Last Guide – A Story of Fish and Love.

It shows Frank Kuiack – the Last Guide – and his wife, Marie. The photo was taken early one morning by my wife, Julie Oliver.

Over the years, Julie and I have heard many comments about this photograph and we've been asked many questions. The answer to the most frequently asked question is this:

“Yes, that is what real love looks like.”

The Last Guide tells the story of Frank Kuiack – the last old-time fishing guide in Algonquin Park – but the most important part of that story is not trout. It’s Marie.

There is no mistaking real love. It is so obvious, and so real, it might as well slap you in the face and scream, “Pay attention. This is important.”

That’s how it felt when I met Frank and Marie. It feels no different twenty years later.

This Valentine’s Day Week, Ottawa Press and Publishing is putting a limited number of hardcover editions of The Last Guide on sale. These hardcover editions are normally only available at Christmas. We’re doing something different this year.

Why? Because real love doesn’t seem as obvious to us as it once did. Even on Valentine’s Day.

The story of Frank and Marie is a lovely reminder that it’s still there.

All the best,

Ron Corbett

01/25/2021

Join us today on Twitter https://twitter.com/ReadLocalOttawa for a ROBBIE BURNS DAY QUIZ! You can win an OPP PRIZE PACK (Limited edition OPP T-shirt, Signed copy of THE RIOTOUS PASSIONS OF ROBBIE BURNS by bestselling author and National Post Columnist John Ivison. And a $10 gift card. The fun starts at 1 pm today! Happy Robbie Burns Day and Pass the Haggis!

12/13/2020

Stop by the Ottawa Press and Publishing online bookstore and for our HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS BOOK SALE. And then hop onto Twitter and get your book signed by the author. Authors taking part include Andrew King, Phil Jenkins, Ron Corbett (10 am to 1 pm), and John Ivison, Mike Martin, John Owens, Randall Denley (1 pm to 4 pm). There will be prizes and giveaways too! Make sure you tweet us and use the hashtag or . Hope to see you there! https://www.ottawapressandpublishing.com/

12/12/2020

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