It’s that time of the year again – Canadian Children’s Book Week (November 14 to November 20.) I’m very lucky to have been chosen to tour Alberta. While I’m there,… read more →
Illustrator Richard Rudnicki (Gracie The Public Garden’s Duck) sent me this great ‘memory sketch’ of Sheree Fitch and me in conversation at the Coburg Coffee House the other night.… read more →
Thanks to the great crowd that showed up for the first Kid Lit Cafe last night. Thanks, too, to Nancy MacDonald for welcoming us to the Coburg Coffee House,… read more →
I’m always slightly terrified before a launch. What if no one turns up? What if the few people who are there boo when I start to read or show more… read more →
The reason the launch is so late has nothing to do with this book being Not Suitable for Family Viewing. I just wanted to let everyone have a chance to… read more →
The comic legal thriller for teens, Quid Pro Quo, will soon be available in Korea. It’s currently available in France under the title Sur la Liste des Suspects. Rageot, the… read more →
The cover’s been a big hit My new YA novel, Not Suitable for Family Viewing, is finally in bookstores. Just two reviews so far but they’ve both… read more →
Yowza Animation, Inc has recently optioned Quid pro Quo with the intention of producing a live-action television series based on the comic legal thriller for kids.
RES JUDICATA has been added to the TriState Young Adult Books of Note list for 2009. The list is compiled by professionals representing public schools, public libraries, and private schools… read more →
I.D., a psychological thriller for teens, has just been nominated for The 2009-2010 Stellar Award. Teens throughout British Columbia will vote for their favourite shortlisted novel next April. The… read more →