Tomorrow is Christmas Eve and with this past weekend's winter storms, it looks like we will be celebrating white Christmases right across Canada (even here in Vancouver). Though it is our last day in the office before the holidays, things have not slowed down at all and we are busy getting everything ready so that we can come back after the break and pick up where we left off. We can't believe that another year has gone by so quickly and the holiday season is here again!

Thanks to all our lovely authors for all your hard work this past year. Thanks also to everyone we worked with to make this year such a great success: publicists, sales reps, retailers, event coordinators, media, editors, designers, photographers... the list goes on and on.

Happy Holidays everyone and see you in 2009!

Happy December, everyone. Hope you are all geared up for the festivities that the holiday season brings. Among our fall releases are some excellent resources to help you indulge-and of course they could also make excellent gifts.

Throwing your own party this season? Ryan Jennings and David Steele have all sorts of suggestions to help you plan the perfect evening in their new book, Entertaining with Booze. They even have a full party plan for New Year's Eve that is foolproof!

And why should the party end? If you are looking for the perfect appetizer to wow fellow partygoers, Shari Darling has an entire book full of them and even tells you how to match the appetizers with the perfect wine in Orgasmic Appetizers and Matching Wines. The recipes in this book are truly moan-worthy!

Trying to find the perfect, decadent dessert to top off an otherwise perfect dinner-party menu? Why not go with a classic crème brûlée? It's really not as intimidating as you think, and you are sure to make an impression-especially with the help of Dominique and Cindy Duby with their new book, Crème Brûlée.

That terrible sweet tooth does seem to get a bit out of control around the holidays. If you still aren't satisfied, what better way than with a rich, gooey brownie or brownie-inspired dessert from Lisa Slater's The Brownie Lover's Bible.

As some of you may have read in our newsletter, this blog wants some friends. One of my favourite things about the re-designed website is how it helps us interact with you all more. We really want to know what you all think about what's happening with Whitecap and our titles.
 
Did you attend an event where you saw one of our authors? Did you try a recipe from one of our books? Is there something you'd like to read more about on this blog? Do you have some hot gossip you want to share with us? We want to know! Just click on that "post a comment" button and type away. In a couple of weeks, we'll draw a name or two from all the fun comments we receive and give away a copy of one of our Fall 2008 books.
 
I can't wait to see what you all have to say!