by Pam | Aug 9, 2017 | Uncategorized
He rose early, cared little about his clothes, his customary ensemble a rumpled three-piece civilian suit, stiff detachable collar, black tie with stickpin. His main pleasures were food – virtually anything set before him – horseback riding, a glass of beer,...
by Pam | May 9, 2017 | Uncategorized
On vacation in Budapest and Vienna… tripped over a tram track. The good news is no tram was coming. Bad news is I’ll be taking a short break from writing 🙂
by Pam | Feb 1, 2017 | Blog, Uncategorized
Nonfiction books checked out at primary school libraries: 75% cent to boys, 25% to girls. Book readers overall: men, 46%; women 54%. Literary readers: men, 37%; women, 63%. Heavy readers: men, 29%; women, 71%. Readers of science fiction and horror: men, 17%; women,...
by Pam | Jan 18, 2017 | Uncategorized
I wanted to prove that turning 60 hasn’t made me into an unadventurous bore. So I took on a dare to do the New Year’s Day 2017 polar bear swim. It was hovering below zero but my young friend Bella and I took the plunge anyway. (No, I didn’t get my...
by Pam | Jan 11, 2017 | Blog, Uncategorized
Hey, Toronto schools and libraries: last chance to book me for a presentation February 1, 2 or 3. Or, if you’re attending the Ontario Library Association Super Conference 2017, come say hi at the Orca Book Publishers booth (Nos. 410/412) at noon on Thursday,...
by Pam | Nov 2, 2016 | Blog, Uncategorized
And as with all my books*, I present the inside story of how Bungee Jump came to be and how I researched/wrote it. The inside story of writing Bungee Jump The haunted island in Bungee Jump was inspired by a real “haunted” island that used to be a...
