Well, a lot of good news to report! Last week I found out that Dear George Clooney: Please Marry My Mom had been nominated for a 2011 Saskatchewan Young Readers’ Choice Award (the Shining Willow). Then, yesterday evening, the phone rang. I assumed it was a telemarketer – it was just around the time they […]
Word on the Street Toronto
The day after the Indigo Teen Read Awards, I read at Word on the Street in Toronto. It was really fun. What a festival! It’s now held in Queen’s Park, which is a great venue. And it was PACKED with people. And my tent was full for my reading, which was quite a different scene […]
Book Launch at Kidsbooks, September 15
I had my book launch for Dear George on Wednesday night, at Kidsbooks on Broadway in Vancouver. It was a great success – over fifty people turned up, and I think everyone enjoyed the evening. Thanks again to the lovely women at Kidsbooks, who are so supportive of their local authors. This is some of […]
Who I Met At the Red Maple Awards
I got to meet a lot of great people at the Red Maple Awards. First, there were the kids. They were amazing! Each author got their own student sign carrier and student presenter, and mine were both terrific. I particularly liked my sign carrier’s awesome hat. I also met lots of cool kids afterward as […]
Scrabble Fundraiser
Today I’m off to a Scrabble tournament. It’s a fundraiser for Frontier College, a wonderful organization that promotes literacy. It’s at Britannia Secondary School here in Vancouver, at 12:30. I’m going to play in the tournament and read from “Word Nerd.” To be honest, I’m nervous – not about reading, but about playing in an […]
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