How I Keep My Tools Sharp

My latest manuscript, Black Tupelo, took me three years to complete. I worked on it every day — creatively or editorially — weekends included, for months at a time. Every once in a while I would take a break for a week or two, but never for very long; when I’m writing a novel, I [...]

YA review round up

Back to Books on Patricia Bow’s The Ruby Kingdom:
“The dialogue was realistic and the book was very well written. The plot was gripping and very exciting to see it unfold with a big surprise reveal[ed] towards the end…I thoroughly enjoyed this tale of fantasy, magic and other worlds.”
The Calgary Herald on Rhonda Batchelor’s She Loves [...]

Review round up

Tess Bridgewater of the Waterloo Region Record on Pat Mattiani Mestern’s Granite:
“What Mestern does best is paint evocative pictures of the lovely rural area in the rolling hills between Fergus and Collingwood, and Shelburne to the east.
The book is worth reading for this alone, especially if you are familiar with the area.”

Alberta History on David Elliott’s Adventures [...]

Out of the Mouths of Teens

Although I enjoy reading what the critics have to say about our juvenile and young adult novels, I really enjoy finding out what teens have to say about them. KIdsWWwrite is a wonderful e-zine that posts reviews from teens. Here’s a round-up of what they had to say about some of our fall books.
“I think kids should read this book [...]

More Reviews for Still Waters

The reviews for Still Waters by John Moss continue to flood in with reviews in Quill & Quire, Bookgasm.com, and New Mystery Reader. Here’s what the critics had to say about this psychological mystery.

“… John Moss is off to a good start, and Morgan and Quin are promising and appealing protagonists worth following in future books.” – Sarah [...]

CM Magazine review roundup

The reviewers of CM Magazine have presented quite a bit of praise for some of our latest titles.
An excerpt from Thomas Chambers’ 4 star (out of 4) review of late historian The Firebrand:
William Kilbourn was a first rate historian and a gifted storyteller. Using a combination of primary and secondary sources, he takes the reader [...]

Terror Threat Author Talks About the First “Toronto 18″ Verdict

Just over two years ago, in a series of dramatic police raids in Toronto and the surrounding areas, which shocked many Torontonians, police arrested 18 men suspected of conspiring to bomb several Canadian targets including Parliament Hill, RCMP headquarters CBC buildings in downtown Toronto, and nuclear power plants. Today, the first of the 11 suspected [...]