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Q&A with Tom Henighan, author of Nightshade
Tell us about your forthcoming novel.
My first two attempts at fiction were mystery novels, one of them based on a real murder I investigated in the British colony of Aden (now Yemen), the other set in the north of England, where I lived and studied for several years. Later, as a university professor, I taught [...]
Sasha Jackson’s Soundtrack for Sleuthing
When Sasha Jackson started working her first case last year, we were all drawn in with her sassy, sexy approach to solving crime. Sasha’s laced with rock ‘n roll attitude, which makes sense… seeing as she used to front a rock band. So what kind of tunes blare from Sasha’s iPod as she’s chasing down [...]
Q&A with Ray Argyle, author of The Boy in the Picture
Tell us about your book.
The Boy in the Picture, my third book, is the one with which I have the strongest personal connection. It tells the story of young Edward Mallandaine, the boy in the iconic photo of the driving of the Last Spike in the Canadian Pacific Railway. That momentous occasion back in 1885 [...]
Q&A with Peggy Dymond Leavey, author of Growing Up Ivy
Tell us about your book.
Growing Up Ivy is historical fiction for YA readers, set in Toronto and rural Ontario during the Great Depression. Twelve-year-old Ivy Chalmers is sent to live in the town of Larkin with her grandmother when the girl’s actress mother abandons her in order to try her luck on the stage in [...]
Q&A with Lorraine O’Donnell Williams, author of Memories of the Beach
Tell us about your book.
In the Dirty Thirties, Toronto’s Beach community has somehow managed to distance itself from the rest of the city, and even from the world. This quirky and enchanted community provided a protective base of beauty and calm during the madness about to be unleashed by World War II. And in the [...]
Grave Doubts goes BookCrossing
When I first heard about BookCrossing, I thought it was a great idea and I was so excited to try it myself. This week, I finally had the chance to!
As they explain on their website:
BookCrossing is earth-friendly, and gives you a way to share your books, clear your shelves, and conserve [...]
Tiananmen Square Massacre Anniversary Sparks Patriotism
Today is one of those days when I am extra happy and proud to be Canadian. Of course, I’m happy and proud to be Canadian on normal days, but today is not a normal day. It is the 20th anniversary of the bloody Tiananmen Square massacre in Beijing, where on this day in 1989 around 800-1000 students, workers, [...]
