It is true; I only seem to write a blog post when I’m doing fun travel. I probably need to state right now that this is not my normal life. As any of my author friends could attest, most of a writer’s life is not particularly interesting. Mine, most of the time, is the dead […]
Coming Soon: U.K. Domination Tour
Yes, it’s true. Tomorrow night I hop on a plane and fly to London, England, to begin a whirlwind 10-day book tour, thanks to my incredible U.K. publisher, Andersen Press. I’m going because they will soon be publishing the first-ever U.K. edition of “Word Nerd” – here is the U.K. cover. It is beautiful in […]
David Walliams and Me
So, this happened last night: I interviewed best-selling author David Walliams in front of five hundred adoring fans. How this came about: A couple of weeks ago, one of the owners of Kidsbooks, our beloved and cherished children’s bookstore here in Vancouver, called to ask if I would interview him for his first North American […]
Stop the Presses: Al Capone WAS in Moose Jaw!
Well you’d think a writer would know to do her research … I only listened to anecdotes. But I had this comment on yesterday’s blog post: “Wonderful post! I do work at the Tunnels and wanted to let you know that there actually IS evidence that Al Capone had once been in Moose Jaw and […]
What Happens in Moose Jaw …
Doesn’t stay in Moose Jaw. At least, not now that I’m back from the Saskatchewan Festival of Words, which was truly one of the best literary fests I’ve been to. Here’s why: 1) The town. First of all, it’s called Moose Jaw. But secondly, it is a surprisingly cool place. It’s home to Deja Vu, […]
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