With the holidays fast approaching, many people are starting to think about gift ideas for kids. This year, why not give them a gift they'll really love that won't cost you ongoing subscription fees or add to your electricity bill? Yes, I'm talking about BOOKS! Books don't...
It's October and Halloween is fast approaching, so I thought this would be a great time to post some of my favourite scary books for kids. I'm not much for blood and gore, so when I read horror, it's more atmospheric or psychological horror. I like eerie and weird. So with...
Summer is still holding on here in Ottawa, despite the rapidly shortening days and the return to school. It's supposed to hit 28 degrees almost every day this week, and I don't remember an October this hot before, ever. On the one hand, that's kind of scary. On the other...
With the recent announcement about River of Crows being listed as a finalist in the Canadian Book Club Awards, publicity stuff is starting to pick up and I recently did some author interviews for the very first time, which is pretty exciting! I suppose, in hindsight, I...
I overslept this morning and woke up to an email telling me River of Crows is a finalist in the 2023 Canadian Book Club Awards! What an exciting way to start the weekend! đ The Canadian Book Club Awards (CBCA) is Canada's largest reader's choice award, and this year...
With my move in May, my blog posting got interrupted and then I blinked and somehow summer was over and I realized I haven't update my reading recaps, so today's post is going to be a catch-up recap for all the spring and summer reading. There were a bunch, so you might...
Disappointed you didn't win one of the free Kindle copies in the Goodreads giveaway last month? Or maybe you weren't in the US, so you weren't even able to enter (I know... I'm in Canada and I wasn't happy about that, but that was Amazon and Goodreads' rule, not mine)....
I've been up all night, unable to sleep after yesterday's tornado. I am exhausted. Have been staring at my computer screen trying to process yesterday's events since 4:00 am this morning after tossing and turning all night. Tornados are not normal in my area. We had a day...
So, I was looking at my calendar (I finally have it back up on the wall) and suddenly realized that I missed a major milestone that should have been a big cause for celebration. One year ago, I took a great big breath and sent my first 'lil Arcanium book-baby out into the...
In the middle of all the drama that derailed the Mirror of Wolves launch, something really exciting also happened. River of Crows was reviewed by Kirkus Reviews and got a fantastic write up on their site. Kirkus is one of the major book review magazines, with a long...
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