Hello, friends. I have some particularly lovely and extremely immodest news to share with you, this week: The Traitor in the Tunnel has been shortlisted for an Arthur Ellis Award! I'm especially excited because this is Traitor's first possible award. As some of you know, A Spy in the House was nominated for three awards and won the Canadian Children's Book Centre's inaugural John Spray Mystery … [Read more...]
Award-winning (since Tuesday night)
Hello friends! Please pardon my lateness in blogging. I've been shuttling to and from Toronto with a wee infant, who, while being the best baby companion imaginable, is still a bit boggled by her late nights and lack of routine. (As am I.) We were in Toronto for the Canadian Children's Book Centre's annual awards gala, and I came away with the best news possible: A Spy in the House won the … [Read more...]
A short delay
Hello, friends. I'm in Toronto for the Canadian Children's Book Centre's annual awards gala and will blog all about it here tomorrow! … [Read more...]
The Agency 4!
Hello friends! I have lovely news to share with you today. First, A Spy in the House has been nominated for the Canadian Children's Book Centre's brand-new John Spray Mystery Award! Can I possibly hold my breath from now until the winners are announced in October? Second, I'll be reading, signing, and talking about the Victorians at the Mississauga Public Library on August 27, as their Teen … [Read more...]
Red Maple!
Hello, friends. This week, the Ontario Library Association's Festival of Trees gala takes places at the Harbourfront Centre in Toronto. As one of the finalists (A Spy in the House is shortlisted in the Red Maple category), I should be there. I really, really, really want to be there. Trouble is, I am THIS close to my due date and it would be exciting and memorable in all the wrong ways if I were … [Read more...]
Researching the Victorians
I promised last week to share some favourite research resources for the Victorian era. But first, some news that despite being 6 days old is still enough to make me jump up and down! A Spy in the House is shortlisted for the Ontario Library Association's 2011 Red Maple Award! Yes! Let me throw in a couple of extra exclamation points, like so!! This is a reader's choice award for ages 11-15, … [Read more...]