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I just got back from a week in sunny Sanibel Island, Florida and got some good news while I was away: PRETTY BONES has been chosen for the Spring 2012 edition of Best Books for Kids and Teens, published by … Continue reading →

I’m excited to announce that PRETTY BONES is Canadian Living’s Saturday Afternoon Book Club pick for the month of July. To enter to win one of twenty copies, comment on the following link: http://www.canadianliving.com/blogs/life/2012/05/26/the-saturday-afternoon-book-club-for-june-3/ You could have your review published … Continue reading →

Today I’m featured on the amazing site Open Book: Toronto! I answered the infamous Proust Questionnaire, which was really fun. Read on to find out about my love of exclamation points, my dislike of unsalted potato chips, and my heroes. … Continue reading →

Kurt Cobain would have been 45 today. That fact seems so crazy — in my mind, he isn’t even 27, the age he was when he died tragically. To me, he’s ageless, always young, a brilliant musician who wrote interesting … Continue reading →

A picture my lovely friend Vanessa Di Gregorio took of me signing books at the OLA Conference on Friday Feb. 3rd! I signed a steady stream of books for half an hour and had a lot of fun.

Thanks to The Teen Book Scene, I’m excited to announce that my blog tour starts today! It runs until January the 20th, and every weekday there will be a review of my book, an author interview, or a guest post … Continue reading →

Goodbye 2011. You gave me the final few months of my university degree. You gave me an inspiring convocation ceremony, and while I’m still not over the fact that I didn’t get to wear a cap and throw it in … Continue reading →

I’ve been sick for the past three days, which means that since Friday I’ve a.) drunk my weight in ginger ale and b.) haven’t written anything since Thursday, which means I’m behind in my self-imposed writing deadline (oh well! things … Continue reading →

Today is the big day! The day I’ve been waiting for! Today, my first novel, PRETTY BONES, is available! If you go here, http://www.lorimer.ca/childrens/Book/1492/Pretty-Bones.html, you get two pretty little words: “in stock.” Seriously, those are some beautiful words! I wrote … Continue reading →