This week marks Remembrance Day in Canada and Veterans Day in the United States. It’s a bittersweet time, thinking of […]
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It’s two weeks until The Copycat publishes!
Want a sneak peek of the first few chapters? Click hereto get your sneak peek! Coming March 10th! Pre-order your […]
Upcoming Book Signings!
Holy Cow! The Copycat comes out in less than two weeks! I’m already lining up school visits and book signings, […]
November!
“October extinguished itself in a rush of howling winds and driving rain and November arrived, cold as frozen iron, with […]
Things I’m thankful about!
This Monday is Thanksgiving here in Canada, always a great time of year to reflect on the good things in […]
I’m back!
Holy cow! Those two weeks were jam-packed, but I arrived back in New Brunswick late last week and have been […]
I may have spoken too soon…
It seems that Spring does not want to arrive here in New Brunswick. My normally cheerful self is feeling, well, […]
TD Canadian Children’s Book Week
I’m a huge fan of the ongoing commitment to bring books and authors to kids all across Canada. […]
The Frame-Up Characters and Locales: Mona Dunn
I always knew who the heroine of my book would be. I’d seen her many times over the years, […]
My love affair with books about large families!
I just finished reading an advanced reader copy of Karina Yan Glaser’s wonderful The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street. […]
Interview with Mary E. Lambert, Author of Family Game Night and Other Catastrophes
I’m thrilled today to talk to Mary E. Lambert, author of Family Game Night and Other Catastrophes. […]
Telegraph Journal Interview
I’ve been interviewed by New Brunswick’s Provincial Newspaper, The Telegraph Journal about It’s a Mystery, Pig Face! and my […]
Interview with Ali Standish, Author of The Ethan I Was Before
The Ethan I Was Before had me from the very first page. We know from the get-go […]
Interview with Jennifer Torres, Author of Stef Soto, Taco Queen
Stef Soto, Taco Queen was one of my favourite books of 2016. I’d gotten to read […]
The #MGdebuts Reading Channel is live!
I love being read to. Which gave me an idea for another way potential readers/teachers/librarians could “sample” some of […]
A thank you to Julie and a prescription for hope: books
It’s been a long week. Apart from the election results which shocked me, I was dealing with a death […]
We Need Diverse Books!
“We must have ideals and try to live up to them, even if we never quite succeed. Life would […]
Some Great Autumn Books!
Happy Autumnal Equinox! via GIPHY I love Autumn! It’s the season of heavier sweaters, scarves and gloves, […]
What if someone actually reads your book?
You knew this day would come, the day when someone you barely know (or who you know very well) […]
Children’s Authors as Role Models
Do we want our favorite children’s authors to be role models for our children? Should they be? I […]