How I came to write First Descent

Did you catch my interview of how I came to write First Descent? Here’s the link: https://pamwithers.com/#interviewThe river photo was taken in Ecuador not far south of Colombia, where my novel is set. I was there doing research for First Descent. The photo of...

My Word on the Street Festival experience

Today I’m a guest blogger on Tundra Books’ website — all about the windy experience of presenting my new book, First Descent, at Vancouver, Canada’s readers’ and writers’ festival. Check it out...
New Novel Now In Bookstores!

New Novel Now In Bookstores!

Hey, today’s the day my new young-adult novel First Descent goes on sale! It’s a 240-page hardcover from Tundra Books for ages 12 and up. This is my first for Tundra Books (http://www.tundrabooks.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781770492578), which has been a super...

Teen writers

Her name was Emily and she had the courage to approach me after a school presentation this week and hand me the first two pages of her story about a wizard. She’s in seventh grade. She shyly asked me to read it, which I did, and I gave her my thoughts, my...
The Sendoff

The Sendoff

             He was the baby who always nodded off in the special backpack I wore while cross-country skiing. He was the toddler who especially loved tactile board books, the boy who curled up on our laps for...