This, believe it or not, is the only known photo of the real M. M. MacIsaac, reading Not Suitable for Family Viewing. Would you get a load of those big,… read more →
Just got word that Not Suitable for Family Viewing was shortlisted for the Arthur Ellis Award for Best Canadian Juvenile Crime Fiction. (“Juvenile?” Who you calling juvenile?) I’m up against… read more →
It must be nominations season. I just found out Not Suitable for Family Viewing made it on another shortlist – this time, for The Canadian Library Association’s 2010 Young Adult… read more →
Not Suitable for Family Viewing has done all right by itself lately. Last week at the Ontario Library Association Superconference in Toronto, it was one of ten novels chosen… read more →
Isn’t this great? My 9-year old friend, Maximum Brauch, wasn’t keen on Pigboy’s cover so he designed one himself. He even wrote new copy for the back and drew a… read more →
Not Suitable for Family Viewing managed to get a recommendation and a very nice review from Canadian Children’s Book News. Reviewer Rachel Seigel said: “What really makes this novel… read more →
Writers, teachers, parents and anyone else interested in “adult conversations about children’s literature” are invited to our next Kid Lit Cafes (Coburg Coffee House – 6085 Coburg Road). On Wednesday,… read more →
Not Suitable for Family Viewing was recently singled out as a holiday pick for teens by the Toronto Star. Here’s what reviewer Dierdre Baker had to say: In Vicki Grant’s Not… read more →
Not Suitable for Family Viewing has been chosen as an official Book Club selection by the Canadian Children’s Book Centre.
While in Alberta for Children’s Book Week, I visited ten schools, three libraries and any number of book stores. I talked to close to a thousand kids between the… read more →