Today is the 20th of February 2018, which means: Happy Book Birthday to Sakura’s Cherry Blossoms! This is my first picture book, with illustrations by the Japanese-American artist,…
One of my favourite quotes about Norfolk comes from Kazuo Ishiguro’s wonderful novel, Never Let Me Go, in which he dubbed the region, “the lost corner of England.”…
Earlier this month, I took a slightly sudden, whirlwind trip to Canada. It was fortuitous, exciting, inspiring, bittersweet—all the things a voyage across the sea ought to be. Here’s why: 1….
At long last, it’s finally here. Ladies and gentlemen and children (of all ages), may I proudly present, THE CREATURE DEPARTMENT. Right now, the book is anxiously…
Last week, I had the pleasure of attending the Harbourfront Literature Festival in Hamburg, Germany (i.e. not in Toronto, which has a Harbourfront Book Fest of its own)….
August 28, 2011 2:00pm. Been very busy lately, but here’s the latest. I’ll be signing books at Toronto’s Fan Expo at the end of the month. At 2pm…
Just got back from the Texas Library Association Annual Conference—where I had a wonderful time and met a ton of amazing people—but that post will have to wait…
Apr 19, 2011 6:30pm. If anyone out there is interested, this spring I’ll be once again running my young adult fiction course at the University of Toronto. The course…