Category Archives: Mystery

Ni Dører?

Posted on March 12, 2013 by

According to good old Google, that’s how you say “Nine Doors” in Norwegian. I have no idea if the Scandinavian publisher will keep that title but my comic high/low novel  will soon be available in Norway. To which all I … Continue reading →

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Check me out at The Human Library.

Posted on January 21, 2013 by

If I were a book, what would I be? A thriller? In my dreams. A romance?  Not bloody likely. A comic book? Closer, perhaps – that is if the cover were a little wrinkled, some of the jokes kind of … Continue reading →

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An American Library Association Quick Pick(le)…

Posted on December 12, 2012 by

Hot-diggety-dog! Hold the Pickles – my recent sequel to Pigboy – has just been nominated as an American Library Association Quick Pick for Young Adults. The Quick Picks list identifies books which encourage reading among teens who, for whatever reason, … Continue reading →

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Positive News about B Negative

Posted on July 18, 2012 by

The humidity always seems more bearable when a little good news breezes in. So I was delighted to find out that the Canadian Children’s Book Centre selected B Negative for the Spring 2012 edition of Best Books for Kids and … Continue reading →

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Vicki Grant, Cub Reporter

Posted on May 22, 2012 by

I’ve got a new gig. In addition to working on a mystery set in wartime Halifax, I’m writing a weekly column for The Chronicle Herald. Called “Creative Catalysts”, it looks at people or organizations who make Halifax a culturally interesting … Continue reading →

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Awake and Smiling

Posted on February 9, 2012 by

I’m posting this photo for two reasons: 1) To say thanks to the young ladies from Agnes McPhail Public School for interviewing me about Not Suitable for Family Viewing. 2) And to prove that I was alert throughout the Ontario … Continue reading →

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Taking the mystery out of mystery writing. (I hope.)

Posted on November 3, 2011 by

Plotting. Planting clues. Killing off your characters. I had to figure out how to do all that while writing Not Suitable for Family Viewing. Now I’m giving away my trade secrets at an upcoming “Writing Teen Mysteries” workshop. Thursday, November … Continue reading →

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Heading off to Lakefield Literary Festival

Posted on June 28, 2011 by

I’ll be doing something a little different on my holiday in the Kawarthas this year. I’m going to take a break from Scrabble, swimming and, of course, endless painting in order to return to civilization long enough to give a … Continue reading →

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Suitably Delighted

Posted on May 9, 2011 by

 I was very happy to hear that Not Suitable for Family Viewing was recently chosen as an honour book at the Manitoba Young Readers Choice Awards (MYRCA). I hope I’m as lucky at the Red Maple Awards in Ontario this … Continue reading →

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Comeback makes a splash on the Eastern Seaboard.

Posted on April 20, 2011 by

I’m very pleased to announce that Comeback was recently chosen by the TriState YA Review Group as a 2011 Book of Note. (In case you’re wondering, the TriStates are Pennsylvania, Delaware and New Jersey.) Part of Orca’s popular Soundings series, Comeback … Continue reading →

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