I just learned that my just-launched teen novel, All Good Children, has had a couple of very new reviews, including this one from Booklist (November 15, 2011 - which hasn't happened yet but I didn't make it up, honest): "Austen writes with cinematic definition, driving the action with taut dialogue and unremitting menace. By alternating recognizable adolescent struggles with dystopian… Continue reading Hitting the Virtual Road
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Book Launch Afterward (III)
Thanks to all the friends, neighbours, writers and readers who came out to the launch of my new releases on Sunday. It's always touching to see so much community support, and it's great to celebrate the birth of my new books, All Good Children and 26 Tips for Surviving Grade 6. It was, as always, a… Continue reading Book Launch Afterward (III)
Book Launch – the Missing Fable
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
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
