Writers, readers, book-buyers, teens and tweens in Canada's national capital region on Sunday, October 30th, head over to Aylmer (Gatineau, Quebec) to celebrate the release of my two fall titles: 26 Tips for Surviving Grade 6, a middle-grade comedy from Lorimer, and All Good Children, a teen thriller from Orca. The launch will be held at… Continue reading Book Launch – the Missing Fable
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What’s New Wednesday…
No, it's not Wednesday, but since I'm two weeks late in posting this, what's another day for the sake of alliteration? Usually I skip What's New Wednesdays because not much is new. This time I had lots to post but couldn't, due to a computer explosion. (Literally. A gel coolant exploded within the guts of my computer, oozing over the circuit… Continue reading What’s New Wednesday…
Evolution of a Novel
My new middle-grade novel, 26 Tips for Surviving Grade 6, comes out next month from James Lorimer & Company. Just in time for back to school. It's a comedy aimed at reluctant readers, and it's my first book with a female protagonist: Becky Lennox. I love that girl. Her story didn't take a long time to write, yet it was… Continue reading Evolution of a Novel
When the To-Read List becomes Too Long
There was a time when the known world was so small that a person could actually hope to read ALL of the books ever written (or at least that they knew of). Imagine that. I so badly want to be that person! But no such luck. There were about 1,000 new books published today and I only read… Continue reading When the To-Read List becomes Too Long
Contents and Covers
I do it. You probably do it. Most people I know do it. We judge books by their covers. (And more than books, of course, but that's a topic I'm not getting into here.) After all the work that goes into writing and editing a book, whether someone will pass it by or pick it up depends an awful lot on the… Continue reading Contents and Covers
Catherine Austen 