Broken Keys Publishing & Press is proud to announce the addition of Scott Godwin to our ever growing and incredible roster of literary talents! Scott has been involved with the arts for nearly twenty years, but now focuses his attention exclusively on writing. He is the co-owner of an award winning coffee bar in eastern Ontario, where he lives with his husband and two dogs. Broken Keys Publishing is pleased to announce the addition of Scott Godwin and his book, You and Me, to

Broken Keys Publishing & Press is proud to announce the addition of Simon Potter to our ever growing and incredible roster of literary talents. Simon is a citizen of Planet Earth, a dedicated father of four and friend of slightly fewer, a committed introvert and fervent reader of anything and everything. In his spare time he is a professional scientist based in Winnipeg Manitoba. Simon's first book will be a Children's book titled, A Mouse Inside, in collaboration with arti

At Broken Keys Publishing & Press the environment matters. We launched our Sustainable Publishing initiative in the Spring of 2024 (and was acknowledged for it, winning The 2025 Ottawa Awards for Best Green Initiative). Now, Sustainable Publishing's next step will be the adoption and use of groundwood paper through our Print-on-Demand and worldwide distribution. Now that we are in a position to offer Groundwood paper, we will be migrating a large portion of our Print-on-Deman

Jean-Pierre Allard has hit the ground running! Having attended the First Annual Ottawa Book Expo on May 23rd, following it up with a duo-combo book signing at the new Re-Read Used Books Riverside South location, with his wife - Cathy Allard's Becoming Comfortably Numb - there is no stopping this tour-de-force! The Sport of Never Growing Up: Innocence, Tragedy & Survival is a memoir providing a vivid portrait of growing up in a predominantly working-class French-Canadian city,

Broken Keys Publishing is an Ottawa-based publishing and print company founded in April 2015. With more than 40 years experience in the printing and publishing industries, we have built a reputation for helping authors transform their ideas into professionally produced books. We proudly operate under two imprints: Broken Keys Publishing & Press, and Broken Keys Publishing – KIDS! Today, our catalogue includes more than 72 paperback titles, with additional releases currently i

Jean-Pierre Allard's live interview on Ottawa in the Know with host Julie Findlay, speaks about his newest book, The Sport of Never Growing Up: Innocence, Tragedy & Survival

Bravery is not the absence of fear, but the courage to act in spite of it. A powerful quote and powerful words. Bravery is the strength to act despite fear. Courage is the counter-intuitive instinct that says something is bigger than ourselves - the safety of others. For those of you that know me, I'm sure you've heard me say, I believe our great city is rich with literary talents (amongst others). But there is something else Ottawa, our nation's Capital Region, is rich with:

UNBOUND: Not All Chains Are Visible by Kristin Howe Broken Keys Publishing & Press is proud to announce Kristin Howe's debut novel, UNBOUND: Not All Chains Are Visible, will be released in late-June - Early-July. CAUTION Although presented through the medium of fiction, it is based upon real life events and faces the difficult issues of PTSD, Human Trafficking, and violence. Content Warning: Explicit sex, sexual abuse, rape, physical and psychological abuse and violence, wi

Broken Keys Publishing is proud to announce a new name to our incredible roster of literary talents! Kristin Howe writes upmarket psychological thrillers and trauma survivor narratives. Her upcoming debut novel, Unbound, is fiction inspired by true events, drawing on her lived experience as a survivor of human trafficking to explore the unvarnished reality of recovery. Her perspective is further sharpened by a decade in emergency services as a paramedic and 911 dispatcher, pr

Ottawa author and poet Chelsea Campbell offers a shining endorsement for Broken Keys Publishing & Press! Want to learn more? Check out Broken Keys Publishing at www.brokenkeyspublishing.com Where your print needs and publishing dreams become reality. ...but why Broken Keys? About That... The Broken aspect isn't used so much in the sense of abandoned disrepair, inferior non-functionality, but in the sense of the Japanese art of Kintsugi, rebuilding broken pottery into somethin

Ottawa author and poet, Lilly White, interviewed live with host Julie Findlay on Ottawa in the Know. Join Lilly & Julie as they talk about her newest release - She Who Remembers Herself - and upcoming book signings and events! Lilly's books are available worldwide on Amazon as well as on her website!

Ottawa author and poet, Chelsea Campbell, interviewed live with host Julie Findlay on Ottawa in the Know. Join Chelsea & Julie as they talk about her newest release - Motherhood Musings - and upcoming book signings and events! Motherhood Musings is also available worldwide on Amazon!

Broken Keys Publishing & Press are ecstatic and proud to announce Craig I. Steveson's newly released book, Was it Ever There At All? (released less than a month ago) has reached the #1 Best Seller position for 19th Century Canadian History!! Congratulations Craig!! Now available on Amazon! Look for copies at local museums soon!!

Join Carson as he sets out on a mission to make school more fun, in light of the fact that school isn’t nearly as fun this year in Grade 3 as it was last year in Grade 2. He comes home, buckles down to get his math homework completed, and then uses his computer search engines to research and teach himself how to juggle, and do origami and a multitude of other hobbies, explained in simple language. Carson invites the reader to join him at each stage of the learning process. As

Broken Keys Publishing is proud to announce a new name to our incredible roster of literary talents! Catherine C. Bastedo spent her childhood north of Lake Superior. She completed a BA in French literature at the University of Toronto and then a master’s degree in Canadian Studies at Carleton University, specializing in French-Canadian literature. After holding various executive positions in the Canadian government, she was appointed Executive Director of an international non

Retired Councillor Keith Egli's new book is now available! Julie Findlay interviews Keith live on Ottawa in the Know. Learn more about Keith's new book - Tenacious Little F*cker - available now at Indigo Kanata Re-Read Books (Riverside South) Amazon

New releases and upcoming Broken Keys Publishing authors' events! April 18 th – 1pm - 3pm Book on Beechwood: Jagjeet Sharma Silent Ripples April 23rd - 2 pm Keith Egli will be on live TV with host Julie Findlay on Ottawa in the Know April 25 th – Book Launch – The Sport of Never Growing Up, by Jean-Pierre Allard. (Look for upcoming event dates soon!) April 26 th – 1pm - 3pm Indigo – Gloucester Jagjeet Sharma Silent Ripples Late April releases: Craig Stevenson's Was It Ever

Starting May 20 th , 2026, Amazon will officially end the ability to purchase, borrow, or download new content directly from the Kindle Store on e-readers and Kindle Fire tablets released in 2012 or earlier. Their connection to Amazon's modern digital ecosystem will be largely severed. That's approximately 2 million e-readers (Kindles and Kindle Fire Tablets) either scheduled for the e-waste or obsolescence. Think this is good for the environment? Think again. So, e-book or p

When it comes to Broken Keys Publishing's cover-art, they're unique because they treat their covers like collaborative art projects, crediting the models and photographers as prominently as the authors.

Host Julie Findlay of Ottawa in the Know interviews Editor-in-Chief of Broken Keys Publishing & Press, Michel Weatherall April 9th, 2026 The release of Exhumed Ottawa: What Lies Beneath , a horror anthology, featuring Michael Parkes, George Foster, Erin Forget, Cee Lawrence, Laurie Stewart, Maya Valenzuela, Bernie O'Hara, Matt Lalonde, Diavian Gunner, Sara Scally, Codi Jeffreys, Dennis Stein, Michel Weatherall, with foreword by Jagjeet Sharma, guest editor Brigitte Pellerin