Plain Kate makes the cut ...
I am so honored to see PLAIN KATE on the CBC's list of 100 young adult books that make you proud to be Canadian. I started it on a foggy...
Scorpion Rules wins the Monica Hughes!
GUYS MY BOOK DID THE THING! To narrow that down a little.... Last night was THE big night for kids' lit in Canada tomorrow: The TDs!...
Globe and Mail Review of Swan Riders
Look! The Globe and Mail (Canada's national newspaper) reviewed The Swan Riders today. And they liked it! Absolutely about The Swan...
White Pine Nomination!!!!
Y'all -- THE SCORPION RULES is officially up for the Forest of Reading's White Pine Award. The Forest awards, run by the Ontario Library...
Shortlists!
It's a big day here in Canadian Children's Book Land: our shortlists are out. THE SCORPION RULES is up for not one but TWO prizes: The...
Stars for Swans
It's still early days for The Swan Riders -- the book won't be out till late September. But, I have some early good news. Here's the...
Manitoba choses Scorpions
I'm very pleased to find The Scorpion Rules among the nominees for the Manitoba Young Readers' Choice Award. This is one of the awards...
THE SCORPION RULES wins CLA Book of the Year!
Today was a strange and wonderful day. I was extra busy at work. I have a dayjob at the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, and...
Canadian Library Association Shortlist!
Happy news today! The Canadian LIbrary Association has released its shortlists for its various book of the year awards. The finalists...
Betting on Scorpions (aka the post with the swearing librarian in it.)
Happy news! On Friday, the OLA announced their “Best Bets” list, and THE SCORPION RULES was named one of the ten best young adult books...