Second Story Press
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Second Story Press is a Canadian
book publishing company located in Toronto . Its titles include the
international bestseller Hana's Suitcase, about Hana Brady
, which has been published in over forty countries around the world. The company is concerned with feminism
, focusing on books featuring strong female characters and exploring themes of social justice, human rights, and ability issues.
Margie Wolfe, who co-founded the company with three other women in 1988, is Publisher, Owner, and President. Authors published by Second Story Press include Rachna Gilmore
, Kathy Kacer, Karen Levine, Kathleen McDonnell, Ami Sands Brodoff and Kathy Stinson
. Second Story publishes both the Women's Hall of Fame series and the Holocaust Remembrace series of books for children.
Second Story Press is a member of the Association of Canadian Publishers, the Organization of Book Publishers of Ontario, and the Canadian Children’s Book Centre. It also receives funding from the Canada Council for the Arts and the Ontario Arts Council
.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
book publishing company located in Toronto . Its titles include the
international bestseller Hana's Suitcase, about Hana Brady
Hana Brady
Hana Brady was a 13-year old Jewish girl murdered in the Holocaust. She is the subject of the 2002 non-fiction children's book Hana's Suitcase, written by Karen Levine.-Biography:Hana Brady was born in Nové Mesto, Czechoslovakia on May 16, 1931...
, which has been published in over forty countries around the world. The company is concerned with feminism
Feminism
Feminism is a collection of movements aimed at defining, establishing, and defending equal political, economic, and social rights and equal opportunities for women. Its concepts overlap with those of women's rights...
, focusing on books featuring strong female characters and exploring themes of social justice, human rights, and ability issues.
Margie Wolfe, who co-founded the company with three other women in 1988, is Publisher, Owner, and President. Authors published by Second Story Press include Rachna Gilmore
Rachna Gilmore
Rachna Gilmore is an award-winning children's writer. Her picture book A Screaming Kind of Day won the 1999 Governor General's Award for Children's Literature.- Background :...
, Kathy Kacer, Karen Levine, Kathleen McDonnell, Ami Sands Brodoff and Kathy Stinson
Kathy Stinson
Kathy Stinson is a Canadian children's writer. She lives in Rockwood, Ontario.-Bibliography:*Red is Best *Big or Little...
. Second Story publishes both the Women's Hall of Fame series and the Holocaust Remembrace series of books for children.
Second Story Press is a member of the Association of Canadian Publishers, the Organization of Book Publishers of Ontario, and the Canadian Children’s Book Centre. It also receives funding from the Canada Council for the Arts and the Ontario Arts Council
Ontario Arts Council
The Ontario Arts Council is a publicly-funded Canadian organization in the province of Ontario whose purpose is to promote and assist the development of the arts for the enjoyment and benefit of all Ontarians...
.