As mentioned elsewhere, A Rhyme in Time was my “lockdown novel“. Unfortunately, the economic pressures of the pandemic also saw Zorgamazoo‘s publisher, Razorbill Books, cease operations, merging with…
As some reading this may know, in 2008 I published the small, strange, children’s fantasy-in-verse, Zorgamazoo. It’s the story of Katrina Katrell, an adventure-obsessed girl, who teams up…
In collaboration with illustrator Misa Saburi, I’ve put out my first picture book! Having only published novels and short stories, it was a welcome change. It’s so gratifying…
This week a strange, unexpected, and rather wonderful thing happened. I appeared on television. And I have Dr. Seuss to thank. It happened like this… In 2013, a nearly complete…
The first Wednesday of March is World Read Aloud Day (not to be confused with World Book Day on the 6th of March, which I assure you is every bit…
Last month (April 2013), I headed off to the Texas Library Conference, held in Fort Worth, just outside Dallas. I was a guest on a few panels, speaking…
Last week I did and interview with Dan Evans, who works at the wonderful Bookshelf Cafe & Cinema in Guelph, Ontario. He also happens to be one of…