Author of multicultural fiction. Book lover. Cat person. Napper.
Happy Monday, book folks! Well, you're in for a treat today! I'm thrilled to be hosting Eddy Boudel Tan on the blog, author of the touching novel, After Elias. I met Eddy through 2020 Debuts and was delighted to connect with another Canadian writer. I hope you find the interview below as inspiring as I... Continue Reading →
Hiya bookish folks! I know it's been a while since I've touched base. (Guilty face.) I've been receiving sweet little notes from friends wondering what happened to me, so I thought I would write a post to at least semi-explain. As I periodically do, I quietly slipped away and took some much needed time for... Continue Reading →
Hi Book Folks! How are you holding up? What week are we now in self-isolation? A bajillion??? What are your secret weapons for coping? Other than wine and chocolate, ha! A few things have been keeping me healthy, grounded, and sane. Weekly Zoom chats/game time with our family in Canada and the UK. Online workouts... Continue Reading →
Hi everyone! How are you managing? I hope you're keeping safe and healthy! Today I'm pleased to share with you my Q&A with local Ottawa writer and friend, Frances Boyle. I've had the pleasure of getting to know Frances over the past few years and have found her work truly inspiring and her friendship a... Continue Reading →
Happy Friday, book peeps! Yesterday was indie book signings day! I had a wonderful time meeting and chatting with the friendliest book folks in and around the Ottawa area. I'm happy to share that signed copies of Secret Lives are now available at the following indies! I also dropped off some lovely bookmarks c/o the... Continue Reading →
It's I Read Canadian Day! A day meant to celebrate and elevate the unique and wondrous world that is CanLit, woot woot! I feel very fortunate to have had mentions in a couple of lists compiled by The 49th Shelf this week. The one that was published today made me smile (not only because it... Continue Reading →
I'm so pleased to have fellow Inanna Publications author, Lisa de Nikolits, on the blog today! Lisa and I met back in the fall of 2018 at multi-author book launch of, among others, her last book Rotten Peaches and my literary fiction novel, Side by Side. I knew instantly that she was a warm and... Continue Reading →
I've had the absolute pleasure of getting to know A.J. Vrana through #2020debuts (check us out on Twitter and IG @2020debuts!). Not only is she a generous writer pal and fellow Canadian, she is also the talented author of THE HOLLOW GODS, book one in The Chaos Cycle Series, set to release July 28, 2020... Continue Reading →
So, tell me, how were your holidays? Well, you survived them at least, right? Me too, not entirely intact, but nevertheless here we are. ;-) It's been great losing track of the days during this quiet part of the holidays, the week between Christmas and New Year's. But something occurred to me today. I saw... Continue Reading →
Hi friends! I'm happy to share that "Side by Side" will be on book blog tour in July. Please click on the link for more info about the stops. (FYI, I know it says May in the link to the tour website but that's an unfortunate typo, sigh...) https://tlcbooktours.com/2019/04/anita-kushwaha-author-of-side-by-side-on-tour-may-2019/ Happy Canada Day long weekend! A... Continue Reading →
