Category: <span>News</span>

Iona Whishaw Wins 2021 Bony Blithe / Bloody Words Light Mystery Award

TouchWood Editions is pleased to announce that A Match Made for Murder by Iona Whishaw is the winner of the 2021 Bony Blithe/Bloody Words Light Mystery Award. The announcement was made May 28.  A Match Made for Murder is the seventh book in Iona Whishaw’s Lane Winslow Mystery series and is among four other titles … Continued

A Lethal Lesson Virtual Tour

Lane Winslow is back home in the Kootenays after her Arizona honeymoon and offers her assistance when neither the outgoing teacher, Rose, nor her replacement, Wendy, show up at the local schoolhouse one blizzardy Monday in December… Join Iona Whishaw as she embarks on a national tour from her living room to celebrate the publication … Continued

Always Brave, Sometimes Kind Shortlisted for 2021 ReLit Awards

TouchWood Editions is pleased to announce that Katie Bickell’s Always Brave, Sometimes Kind has been shortlisted for the 2021 ReLit Awards in the Novel category. The announcement was made on April 19 on the award’s Instagram page and the winners will be announced on April 23. The ReLit Award is a Canadian literary prize awarded … Continued

Adieu, 2020

As we bid adieu to 2020, we are sending our warmest wishes to you and yours for a cozy holiday season. And from our kitchen to yours, we’re pleased to share this festive recipe for Poire Belle-Hélène from Bisous and Brioche by Laura Bradbury and Rebecca Wellman. Image of Poire Belle-Hélène by Rebecca Wellman from Bisous … Continued

Cedar and Salt Shortlisted for Pacific Northwest Book Awards

TouchWood Editions is thrilled to announce that Cedar and Salt, the award-winning cookbook by DL Acken and Emily Lycopolus, has been shortlisted for the 2021 Pacific Northwest Book Awards. The announcement was made November 10, 2020. Featuring more than 100 recipes that showcase the best of Vancouver Island’s homegrown and locally produced ingredients, Cedar and … Continued

Cedar and Salt wins Alcuin Society Award for Excellence in Book Design

TouchWood Editions is thrilled to announce that Cedar and Salt by DL Acken and Emily Lycopolus is the joint First Prize winner of a 2019 Alcuin Society Award for Excellence in Book Design. TouchWood designer Tree Abraham is the recipient of the award. The announcement was made October 7, 2020. Featuring more than 100 recipes … Continued

Show Me the Honey, Tapping the West Win Gourmand World Cookbook Awards

TouchWood Editions is thrilled to announce that both Show Me the Honey by Dave Doroghy and Tapping the West by Scott Messenger have won Gourmand World Cookbook Awards in the Canadian competition. Show Me the Honey: Adventures of an Accidental Apiarist by Dave Doroghy, the winner of the Best Book on Honey in Canada, is … Continued

A staycation kind of summer

“Staycation” and “domestic tourism” are the buzz words of the summer. Luckily for Canadians, we live in one of the most uniquely beautiful and geographically diverse countries in the world. Each of our gorgeous provinces offers a variety of socially distant activities for you and you family to discover and explore safely (especially if approached … Continued

Cedar and Salt, Island Craft shortlisted for 2020 Taste Canada Awards

TouchWood Editions is thrilled to announce that both Cedar and Salt by DL Acken and Emily Lycopolus and Island Craft by Jon C. Stott have been shortlisted for 2020 Taste Canada Awards. The shortlist was announced June 25; winners will be celebrated with a virtual awards ceremony on October 25. “Now, more than ever, people … Continued

Noorbanu Nimji

We were so sorry to hear of the passing of Noorbanu Nimji on June 10, 2020, co-author of A Spicy Touch. Noorbanu was born in Nairobi, Kenya not long after her parents moved from Gujarat, India. Her cooking reflects the dishes of Gujarat and other North India regional influences. Life in Kenya added East African dishes to … Continued