Mandy Brouse

Small business owner Words Worth Books

  • Waterloo ON

Small business owner, marketing manager and occasional online columnist.

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Biography

Mandy Brouse is a small business owner of an independent bookstore. Words Worth Books is an industry icon and proud purveyor of new books in its 34th year of service. In her role as owner, Mandy oversees marketing and promotions, special events and fundraising, and community outreach. In 2010 she received a Canadian Booksellers Award for her social media marketing achievements. Mandy is also an occasional contributor to CBC KW’s The Morning Edition and CBC’s provincial show In the Key of C, writing on-air and online columns relating to book news and the publishing industry. She also has experience as a speaker and discussion panelist at the University of Waterloo on topics including small business management and publishing, and has also juried for block publishing grants at both the Ontario Arts Council and Canada Council. Locally, Mandy is also a member of the Business Improvement Area Association as well as Chair of their Marketing and Communications Committee.

Areas of Expertise

Small Business
Business
Publishing & Promoting
Publishing
Writing
Fiction Writing
Authors
Social Media
Marketing & Advertising
Entrepreneur
Books

Accomplishments

Rogers Women of the Year Award Nominee

Nominated 2014 and 2015

2010 Young Bookseller of the Year

Canadian Bookseller Association

Affiliations

  • Uptown Waterloo BIA Member
  • Uptown Waterloo Chair of Marketing and Communications
  • Poetry Editor The New Quarterly

Media Appearances

Could one book take both the Giller Prize and the Governor General's Award?

CBCListen  radio

2016-10-24

Awards season for Canadian authors, and two books are up for both the Giller Prize and the Governor General's Award for Fiction. WordsWorth Books' Mandy Brouse weighs in on what could happen.

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Interested in 1984, Brave New World? Try these modern dystopian books

CBC News  radio

2017-02-21

Dystopian suggestions for your reading list

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Event Appearances

University of Waterloo 3 Minute Thesis Judge

University of Waterloo 3 Minute Thesis  University of Waterloo

Onstage Interviewer

Humanitarian and Author Amanda Lindhout in Conversation  Waterloo, ON

2016-10-01

Speaker - In the ENBUS 4th year program at SEED

Sustainability for Small Business  University of Waterloo

2014-02-01

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Articles

Fantasy books to keep youth in Waterloo region reading all summer

CBC KW

2016-08-08

Fantasy books to keep youth in Waterloo region reading all summer

When we think about the fantasy genre, we think about magic and dragons, wizards, trolls and fairies.

But fantasy can also include other realities, such as alternate history or magic realism. Both of these sub-genres use everyday life as their setting, including magical or fantastical elements just short of full-on fantasy.

Adding a touch of magic into our daily reality allows fiction to function with expanded rules for storytelling. It allows a wider scope for experiencing empathy for characters caught in larger than life scenarios, to explore heroism, valour, and courage...

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Keep your kids reading this summer with these award-winning books

CBC KW

2016-07-20

Keep your kids reading this summer with these award-winning books

How many Canadian award-nominated children's books make it into your home?

Maybe, like many, you think that school libraries should be responsible for teaching children about the merits of award books. Maybe you also think that kids view award-winning books – books chosen to reflect high literary and artistic standards – as, well, a bit like homework.

The most successful books for children begin with an engaging premise, encourage literacy and learning, and end with echoes of "read it again!"

The annual awards for best books in Canada have a multitude of titles that make the grade when it comes to balancing popular fiction and literary merit. The key is to first look for a book that is utterly enveloping, with a pace that practically reads itself...

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Books to get the whole family reading this summer

CBC KW

2016-08-17

Books to get the whole family reading this summer

Every summer, I hear the same debate: Do kids have too much time off between school years?

How you spend that time makes all the difference. Summer vacation – and especially time spent away from home – allows children the unstructured time required to really dig into a great book.

One of the biggest questions as families go away to the beach or the cottage is what books to bring. At home, screens and other familiar distractions vie for attention, while a week away at the cottage is perfect for immersing kids in a gripping series of books...

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