I’m not going to lie: this is one of my favourite paintings in the world! John Singer […]
The Frame-Up Characters and Locales: San Vigilio, Lake Garda
Middle Grade Fiction
The Frame-Up Characters & Locales: The Terror
At least half of the characters in The Frame-Up are actual paintings. Most of these paintings have been part […]
Giveaway Winner + The Frame-Up Cover and What Prompted Me to Write The Book
Happy Friday and big congratulation to @goldenteach, who won the books! Don’t worry – more giveaways to come, […]
True Friends and Good Writers
2017 is quickly drawing to a close. And with it, the end of my debut year as a […]
Holiday Giveaway – The Two Middle Grade Books I Read in One Sitting!
It’s December 1st! Source And since I love the hustle and bustle of December, and all of the […]
Books, Glorious Books
Have you been reading a lot this fall? I’ve been a reading and writing machine, casting aside all other […]
Book Giveaway!
First of all – thank you for the kind words about my friend Brian Carty. He will be missed […]
Sequels you need to read! (and they’re Canadian, too!)
Hi everyone, Wanted to share two new releases this week, written by a couple of Canadian writers who are […]
End of Summer
I don’t know about you, but I’m not ready to let the summer go… It was 10C when I […]
Some books to read in the aftermath of Charlottesville
This has been a terrible week. Hate marched, its opponents were murdered or injured, and a country realized that […]
Recent Books I’ve read that I know are going to be “Forever Books”
Don’t you love to reread favourite books? Most of the time, those books are books I read when […]
AUGUST MIDDLE GRADE READS!
Don’t you love summer? If you’re like me, you’ve been soaking up the sun (a bit), working (a lot), […]
Classroom Swag Pack Giveaway!
It’s been six months since It’s a Mystery, Pig Face! was published! I’ve learned a lot during that […]
Books I’m looking forward to….
My To-Be Read List is Soooo Long. Last week, I shared a list of books I’ve read recently and […]
Books I’ve read lately that I love!
Every once in a while I think it’s a good idea to share with you some of the amazing […]
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. […]
Books for International Women’s Day!
The goal of any society should be to raise its girls into strong, powerful women and raise its boys […]
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. […]
It’s a Mystery, Pig Face! is in the world and I’m giving away a free book!
It happened – It’s a Mystery, Pig Face! is finally in the world! I couldn’t be more proud or […]
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 […]