Later today I am flying to Edmonton, Alberta. Why, you ask? I’m going to do a taping of a CBC radio book club, in front of a live student audience! Why, you ask again? Because CBC radio, together with TD Bank (who is sponsoring the TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award) ran a really cool contest […]
In Your Face, Stephenie Meyer!
So you may have heard of a series of young adult novels called “Twilight.” They’ve sold, oh, maybe a few hundred copies.Okay – more like a zillion. And I’m happy for Stephenie Meyer. Really, I am. It is truly fantastic when a young adult novel (or in this case, novels) takes off like this. I’m […]
Forest of Reading + Arthur Slade and Susan Juby
So since I’m new to blogging I have a lot to say right now! This past Monday (while I was still in Toronto for the IFOA) I found out that “Word Nerd” was nominated for the Red Maple Award and the Golden Oak Award, which are both part of A Forest of Reading. Now, this […]
International Festival of Authors, Part 2
But back to the IFOA. Here are a few more images from the day of the reading and the panel. Signing books Holding up my first “published” book – written when I was 11. Okay, it was self-published. So, all in all, a very fine day. On Sunday I drove to Stratford with my lovely […]
International Festival of Authors
Okay, this is my first blog post ever because I’m a terrible Luddite. But I felt inspired to finally start this as I just returned from my first ever appearance (and I hope not my last) at the International Festival of Authors in Toronto. I was invited because my first young adult novel, “Word Nerd,” […]
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