I was interviewed on Cubicle Blindness today, a reader review blog that had some nice things to say about All Good Children. Krista asked some great questions, like: The main character Max got excited at the fact that he got to fight. He seemed to want to stand up for those that couldn't just so he could show… Continue reading Guest Author Interview (No Need to Blog Today)
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Hitting the Virtual Road
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
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
Friday’s Fable: The Muse and the Writer
You may know the old fable, Hercules and the Carter: A man was carelessly driving his cart along a road when the wheels sank so deeply into the mud that his oxen came to a stop. The carter slumped in his seat and called upon Hercules for help, crying louder and sinking deeper every moment. At last… Continue reading Friday’s Fable: The Muse and the Writer
The Word on the Street
What's the Word on the Street? Visit today's Word on the Street Blog to find out, and get answers to five tough questions that teen blogger Saambavi Mano asked me about my newest novel, All Good Children. Be sure to check out other author interviews on the Blog, and if you're anywhere near Vancouver, Lethbridge, Saskatoon, Kitchener, Toronto, or Halifax, get… Continue reading The Word on the Street
Catherine Austen 