While I do have a long time love for literature and thought provoking texts, I definitely partake in my share of stories deemed to be a little “fluffier”. I’m currently immersed in rereading the Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon. I first encountered this series when I was 15 and visiting a friend’s family cabin. She…
Last week was the launch of T.J. Lockwood’s second book, Urban Heroes. To celebrate we had a reading and signing at our favourite local bookstore Western Sky Books. Owners Tamara and Diane were an absolute pleasure to work with and we’re excited for the next time we can work together. The night…
Today is May 31 and our Marketing Director Amanda is celebrating her birthday! She took the time to sit down and answer some questions so you could learn a little more about the Mecha Panda team. Can you tell us a little bit about yourself? I’m a recent graduate from Simon Fraser University…
As you’ve probably seen from our constant social media postings, we have a book signing this weekend! Our very own T.J. Lockwood will be live and in person at the Indigo Spirit on Granville St in Vancouver. What You Can Expect T.J Lockwood and a few of us from the Mecha Panda team will be…
Like many consumers of media, here at Mecha Panda Publishing we spend our fair share of time on Buzzfeed. Here are our top five recent book posts: 11 Indigenous Authors You Should Be Reading Instead Of Joseph Boyden Synopsis: “Three weeks after an explosive investigative report was published by the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network, author Joseph Boyden has…
Unsurprisingly, here at Mecha Panda Publishing we love to read. We also love a good deal! Here are the current promotions over at Amazon Kindle that we’re excited about. Note: These promotions are limited time offers. Mecha Panda Publsihing may receive compensation for sales made through these links. 5. Wizard: The Life and Times of Nikola…
Media Release Local Artisan Publisher to Release Second Book Coquitlam, BC (March 29, 2018) – On the verge of graduation from Kwantlen Polytechnic and Simon Fraser University, Tiffany John and Amanda Tipper are gearing up to release the second novel from their Science Fiction publishing imprint, Mecha Panda Publishing. The two entrepreneurs released their…
In honour of St. Patrick’s Day this weekend, we’d like to share with you our five favourite Irish authors and why we think you should check them out. #5 Name: Bram Stoker Location: Dublin, Ireland Notable works: Dracula First encounter: Grade 12 Why you should read: Dracula is a classic Gothic horror novel and established many…
We’d like to welcome our podcast host Jon as our guest blogger for a second week. Here is the second installment of the two-piece story arc featuring his beloved cat Ava. The human has moved since Ava fell asleep. It joins her on the sitting room bed, holding the black thing it normally holds while staring…
We’d like to welcome our podcast host Jon as our guest blogger for this week and next week. He’s put together a two-piece story arc featuring his beloved cat Ava. It’s morning time, and Ava, this young house cat, has discovered she is out of food. She sniffs to make sure she is completely out, and…
