The immigrant experience in writing

The immigrant experience in writing

http://www.theshoeproject.online/ An author friend of mine, Caroline Adderson, is involved in a cross-cultural writing project called The Shoe Project that helps new women immigrants tell their story of adapting to a new country, and helps those already in the country...
Where will my next novel be set? (Richland, Washington)

Where will my next novel be set? (Richland, Washington)

I just finished and submitted my next young-adult novel. At this stage, I’ll reveal just three things about it. First, it’s set in  Richland, Washington (photos are me while visiting my sister in Richland last week). Second, it involves the sport of...
Teachers Resource Guides (TRG’s)

Teachers Resource Guides (TRG’s)

Need a teachers resource guide for Canadian fiction? Reach for the 49th shelf of your nearest bookshelf. By that I mean there’s an exciting new source for teachers resource guides, including for my latest young-adult adventure novel, Tracker’s Canyon, and...
Tracker’s Canyon named a “best book”

Tracker’s Canyon named a “best book”

Tracker’s Canyon has been selected for inclusion in the Spring 2018 issue of Best Books for Kids & Teens from the Canadian Children’s Book Centre. That’s an honor! To learn about the story behind the writing of the book, click here and then...
Mother’s Day

Mother’s Day

Wrapping up my week-long author tour of Ontario, I dropped into Toronto for a wonderful Mother’s Day weekend with my son Jeremy. We walked for hours, to The Beaches, through an antiques market, around Toronto Island, Chinatown and Little Italy, and lots of other...