Discovering the Swans ....
On this day in 2011, I discovered an ending for The Scorpion Rules that didn't require me to kill off absolutely everyone. (If you've...
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...
Why The Scorpion Rules is set in Saskatchewan
People are often curious about why The Scorpion Rules—which is after all a high concept science fiction political thriller—is set in (of...
Map of The Scorpion Rules
Today, something cool: a map of the North America as depicted in The Scorpion Rules. The long-term conflict behind the story -- the...
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...
Il Dominio Dello Scorpione
The Scorpion Rules looks even darker in Italian... maybe they took out the comic goats? Actually I know they didn't, because I've written...
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...
Best of 2015 round-up
Happy new year! I think it's probably time for a round-up of best-of-the-year nods for The Scorpion Rules. There are a bunch! In no...
CBC Love for The Scorpion Rules
I'm so pleased to hear that the CBC Children's Book Panel gave a lovely shout-out to The Scorpion Rules. I have a soft-spot for this...