A 50-minute episode that answers the question, “Where do you get your ideas?” With guest authors Philippa Dowding, Amelinda Berube, and Kari-Lynn Winters. Featuring an original spooky story about an insatiable animal; excerpts from All Quiet on the Western Front, The One and Only Ivan, and The Hero’s Guide to Saving Your Kingdom; and creative… Continue reading Spooky Stories are all Around Us (Episode 3)
Category: young adult fiction
All Good Children go to Heaven (or at least to paperback and Booktrack editions)
A couple of cool things have happened this fall with my 2011 teen novel, All Good Children. First, All Good Children is now available in paperback! Orca Book Publishers has produced a gorgeous paperback version of the book. It's blue, it's ominous, it's a keeper. Check it out in their Fall 2016 catalogue: So now… Continue reading All Good Children go to Heaven (or at least to paperback and Booktrack editions)
Cordelia’s Valentine, part of “Shakespeare High”
Check out my modern take on the Lear family in "Cordelia's Valentine," part of a new series of original short fiction by Canadian young adult authors published on the CBC Canada Writes website this month, in honour of Shakespeare's 450th birthday. Here's the shortlink direct to "Cordelia's Valentine." But be sure to browse around the full cast… Continue reading Cordelia’s Valentine, part of “Shakespeare High”
Catherine Austen 