To be a Governor General’s Literary Award nominee. As of today, I now know. It feels FREAKING AWESOME!!!I found out this morning – thanks to Derek Mah, who posted the news on Facebook. See, I’d missed the calls from my publisher and agent, because my husband was on an epic 2 hour conference call. So […]
Now That The New Book is On the Shelves …
It’s interesting – with my first two novels, the actual pub date was … shall we say … anti-climactic. Just another day. The buzz about the books built slowly. Three must be a magic number, however, because yesterday (official day) there were four – count ’em, four – new reviews published by some of my […]
On The Eve of Publication of My Third Novel …
I’m in a rather reflective mood as summer draws to a close. It was a glorious summer. An enviable summer. Time spent on Pender Island, as well as a magnificent trip to Paris, Normandy, Berlin and Stockholm. If I’m honest, not a lot of writing got done, aside from the work I’ve been doing on […]
“Dear George Clooney” in Paris …
I don’t think I’ve ever shared that “Dear George Clooney: Please Marry My Mom” has been translated into French and Portuguese. The German edition should be coming out soon, too. Here is the Portuguese cover:And here is the French cover: As you can see, Helium books (in France) did their own artwork. I’m not sure […]
Word Nerd Poem
Last week I received a package of letters from grade six students at Earl Haig School in Toronto. Their teacher, Mr. Salsman, had read “Word Nerd” aloud to the class, and apparently it was a big hit. These letters were really amazing; very thoughtful, very insightful and shockingly smart. Included in the package was a […]
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