Hi everyone, Wanted to share two new releases this week, written by a couple of Canadian writers who are […]
Sequels you need to read! (and they’re Canadian, too!)
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End of Summer
I don’t know about you, but I’m not ready to let the summer go… It was 10C when I […]
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), […]
Coping with Pet Loss through Children’s Books
I recently lost my seventeen year old dog, Indy, and it was heartbreaking. I had forgotten how […]
Book Three
A short post because: I am almost ready to pass book three into my agent!!!!! Cue the marching band: […]
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. […]
World Book Day!
Books Can Change the World. They can show us places we’ve never been, they let us live other lives, […]
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. […]
Interview with Sally J. Pla, Author of The Someday Birds
She had me at birds. Even before I knew what The Someday Birds was about, I knew I was […]
Another #MGDEBUTS Novel – Interview with SIREN SISTERS author Dana Langer
I love a good mythological MG novel! And Siren Sisters by Dana Langer ticks off all the boxes for […]
Introducing The Quartz Creek Ranch Series!
It’s the book birthday of Kiersi Burkhart and Amber J. Keyser’s four book Quartz Creek Ranch Series! I’ve […]
Launching the 2017 Jan-Feb-March Debut Authors!
Happy New Year! 2017 has finally arrived and with it, the publication of It’s a Mystery, Pig Face! But […]
Shine on: some year-end thoughts
This post is my last blogpost for 2016. So it seemed apropos to share a few things I’m […]
Want to Win an Advanced Reader Copy of It’s a Mystery, Pig Face?
Lots of people have been asking me when they can get a copy of the book. […]
I’m guest blogging over at Pop Goes the Reader!
It’s that time of the year again! When one of my favourite book bloggers, Jen from Pop Goes […]
Wendy’s Book Shopping List Part One: My Middle Grade Picks
Year end is the perfect time of year to reflect on books that have touched us the most. But […]
When Your Characters Veer Off Course
I was fully prepared to draft my current Work in Progress. Character Sheets were done. Scenes were sketched out. […]
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 […]
Science Girls Rule in Middle Grade!
There’s nothing I love so much as a middle grade novel in which the main characters – especially young […]