Oh my oh my oh GG
Here's a round up of photos from one of the most stunning nights of my life -- the ceremony awarding the Governor General's Literary...
The New York Public Library year-end list
So happy to see the STAND ON THE SKY on this list of best books of the year from the New York Public Library. If you're looking for...
STAND ON THE SKY just won a GG!!!
News broke at the crack of dawn this morning: my book, STAND ON THE SKY, has won a Governor General's award -- the oldest and highest...
Photos from Mongolia (shale)
When I realized my story STAND ON THE SKY needed to be set in Mongolia, I scratched out a couple of sample chapters so I could beg for a...
Stickers!
So the Canada Council sent me a set of GG Finalist Stickers, and I hooked up with my friend Ishta Mercurio took them down my local Indie,...
STAND ON THE SKY is up for a GG!
So this morning the list of books nominated for the GG -- the Governor General's Award -- came out. I saw it in my e-mail, and really...
Fall Festival wrapup
This fall I went to Telling Tales, to Lethbridge's Word on the Street -- the best little fest in the West -- and into the schools as part...
Photos from Mongolia (technology)
One of the things I want readers to take from my STAND ON THE SKY is the realization that the culture of Kazakh nomads is not a museum...
Fall Festivals!
So far, I'm lined up for Telling Tales in Rockton, Ontario (a big outdoor family reading festival near Hamilton -- also in easy reach of...