Loan Stars is the readers' advisory tool that allows libraries across Canada to indicate popular upcoming titles. Using LibraryData, the library data aggregation service, the forthcoming titles with the most orders become Loan Stars top picks!
But who are the authors and illustrators behind these great Loan Stars reads?
We find out in our series, Meet the Loan Stars.
Meet Iona Whishaw 🍁
Iona Whishaw is known for her adult fiction Lane Winslow mystery series. The tenth installation of the series, To Track a Traitor, is scheduled to be released in April 2023. Iona was born in Kimberley BC, but she currently lives in Vancouver and enjoys dancing, painting, reading, and gardening.
Her latest book, Framed in Fire, is on the April 2022 Adult list!
Meet Iona Whishaw and learn all about her love for libraries, book recommendations, and more in the interview below.
If you could visit any library in the world, where would you go?
Chetham Library, the oldest in Britain.
Do you have a favourite librarian, real or fictional?
My High School librarian in 1965. She made a place of refuge and wonder.
Which book would you choose to recommend to library patrons?
Hell and Gone by Sam Wiebe 🍁.
What does being a Loan Stars pick mean to you?
It’s a fantastic honour! To have books in any public library is a huge honour!
Thank you for answering our questionnaire, Iona Whishaw!
Find out what titles made it to the January 2025 Loan Stars Junior Canadian list.