…from Ken McConnell. Here’s a bit: Well developed characters with clear motives prevailed in the story and once the plot got going, it rolled right along at a nice clip right to the end.Ken was one of the winners of a copy of Marseguro from my give-away when the book first came out, so I’m …
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Putting on my acting hat again…
I’ll be part of the Saskatchewan Playwrights’ Centre’s Spring Festival of New Plays this month–but not as a writer (although I like the idea of writing plays, somehow I rarely get around to actually doing so): rather, I’ll be one of the actors. Here’s how the festival is described: Local actors work with directors from …
My KeyCon schedule
I’ll be at KeyCon in Winnipeg over the Victoria Day weekend, and they’re going to keep me busy! Here’s my schedule (still tentative at this point); if you’re attending, seek me out and say hi! Friday9pm to 10pm: Mundane SF and Space Opera with Hayden Trenholm. Saturday10am to 11am: Aliens in SF with Nick DiCharioNoon …
Foresight: Speculative Fiction in Canada
That’s the name of a Canada Council-funded reading and discussion series starting up soon at the Toronto Public Library–and I’ll be one of the 26 featured authors. Here’s how my two events are described: Candas Jane Dorsey and Edward Willett Two of Canadian SF’s most fearless explorers of big ideas, Candas Jane Dorsey (A Paradigm …
A nice little Amazon reader review of Marseguro:
One D. Raymond of Weld County, Colorado, writes: This book was a good science fiction read. The author develops a couple of traditional themes, what it means to be human and colonizing a new world away from the politics of the old world. It has good action scenes, smarmy villains that you love to hate …
Nice blog review of Marseguro…
…from Ian over at Marturia.net. Highlights: The book is well-plotted, the action and reveals flow nicely along, keeping the reader interested…The ethical dilemmas presented echo those of Lost In Translation – racism, prejudice, tolerance, violence as a means to an end, fanaticism – but are put in play in such a way that the reader …
Good review for Marseguro at Fantasybookspot
A new review of Marseguro has just popped up at Fantasybookspot, and it’s a good one: they gave it 8/10. Highlights: Portraying people at their worst and their best, this book challenges readers to revisit their first impressions…Characters face issues of nature vs. nurture, the effects of bullying and the deep seated threads of prejudice, …
Marseguro a Science Fiction Book Club selection
Googling this morning I discovered that Marseguro is listed as a selection of the Science Fiction Book Club in the U.S. (though not yet in the Canadian version), due out in a hardcover book club edition in April. I presume it will eventually show up in the Canadian SFBC, but I don’t know for sure: …
My Jimi Hendrix bio an ALA Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Readers
I just discovered that my children’s biography of Jimi Hendrix for Enslow‘s American Rebels series, Jimi Hendrix: Kiss the Sky, is on the 2008 Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers selection list, announced by the Young Adult Library Services Association at the American Library Association’s ALA Midwinter Meeting back in mid-January. The Quick Picks …
Another day, another interview…
Sci-Fi Fan Letter, the blog run by the staff of the World’s Biggest Bookstore and other Indigo stores in Toronto, has posted an interview with yours truly.
I’m on the front page!
Well, the front page of the Weekender section, anyway, of the Regina Leader Post. A lengthy interview with me appeared today; you can read it here.
Nice Marseguro review at SF Scope
I’m in Swift Current for a reading at the public library’s “Literary Cafe” this evening. As usual, the first thing I did in my hotel room was plug in my laptop, and was pleasantly surprised to find that since I left Regina three hours ago Ian Randal Strock has posted a very nice review of …
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Episode 169: Sara Wolf – Heavenbreaker
A chat with New York Times-bestselling author Sara Wolf (the Lovely Vicious and Bring Me Their Hearts series) about Heavenbreaker, her new science fiction novel. Websiteauthorsarawolf.com Substackswolf.substack.com X@Sara_Wolf Instagram@authorsarawolf Sara Wolf’s Amazon Page Amazon Links for HeavenbreakerAmazon.caAmazon.com About the Book Bravery isn’t what you do. It’s what you endure. The duke of the powerful House… -
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A chat with novelist, playwright, poet (and practicing lawyer) Dan Flanigan about An American Tragedy, third book in his Peter O’Keefe crime-fiction series. Websitedanflaniganbooks.com Facebook@eAuthorDanFlanigan X@_DanFlanigan Dan Flanigan’s Amazon Page Amazon Links for An American TragedyAmazon.comAmazon.ca About the Book No good deed goes unpublished In the scorching summer of 1988, amidst the frenzy of the… -
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A chat with author, artist, and storyteller E.C. Hibbs about the first book in her new Nightland Quartet, The Shade Between Shadows. Websiteechibbs.weebly.com Facebook@echibbs Instagram@e_c_hibbs TikTok@e_c_hibbs YouTube@echibbs E.C. Hibbs’s Amazon Page Amazon Links for The Shade Between ShadowsAmazon.comAmazon.ca About the Book I didn’t think myself truly silent. I possessed a voice, as sure as any… -
Episode 166: Jennifer Anne Gordon – The Japanese Box and Other Stories
A chat with award-winning horror author Jennifer Anne Gordon about her new short story collection, The Japanese Box and Other Stories. Websitejenniferannegordon.com Facebook@JenniferAnneGordonAuthor Instagram@jennifergenevievegordon X@JenniferAnneGo5 Jennifer Anne Gordon’s Amazon Page Amazon Links for The Japanese Box and Other StoriesAmazon.comAmazon.ca About the Book A collection of short stories contemplating horror, grief, and trauma. Simulacrum: A dark comedic… -
Episode 165: Dr. Katherine Hutchinson-Hayes – A Fifth of the Story
A chat with author, podcaster, and blogger Dr. Katherine Hutchinson-Hayes about her new spy thriller, A Fifth of the Story Websitedrkatherinehayes.com Facebook@authordrkatherinehayes Instagram@authordrkatherine X@khutch0767 Dr. Katherine Huthcinson-Hayes’s Amazon Page Amazon Links for A Fifth of the StoryAmazon.comAmazon.ca About the Book A fascinating thriller of espionage that takes you into the secretive world of the CIA… -
Episode 164: Kristen Ciccarelli – Heartless Hunter
A chat with New York Times bestselling YA author Kristen Cicarelli about Heartless Hunter, The Crimson Moth Book 1, a “dangerously romantic Scarlet Pimpernel-inspired fantasy.” Websitekristenciccarelli.com Facebook@AuthorKristenCiccarelli Instagram@kristenciccarelli Pinterest@kciccarelli Kristen Ciccarelli’s Amazon Page Amazon Links for Heartless HunterAmazon.comAmazon.ca About the Book Enemies-to-lovers doesn’t get more high stakes than a witch and a witch hunter falling… -
Episode 163: Sebastien de Castell – Play of Shadows
A chat with award-winning fantasy author Sebastien de Castell about Play of Shadows, Book 1 of Court of Shadows, set in the world of his popular Greatcoats series. Websitedecastell.com X@decastell Facebook@decastell Sebastien de Castell’s Amazon Page Amazon Links for Play of ShadowsAmazon.comAmazon.ca About the Book Swordplay, magic, intrigue and friendships stronger than iron: the first… -
Episode 162: Lyn McGinnis – Amarel Mountain
A chat with author Lyn McGinnis about Anu Awakes, an epic fantasy series, and the most recent release in that series, Book 2, Amarel Mountain. Websiteanuawakesseries.com Bluesky@anuawakes Goodreads Instagram@anuawakes Lyn McGinnis’s Amazon Page Amazon Links for Amarel MountainAmazon.comAmazon.ca About the Book Descendants of the Tolku of the Primary Epoch, the Koru, Yakku and Yelda, now… -
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A chat with new author Jared N. Michaud about his upcoming YA science fiction novel Brightstar, first book in the Energematric6 space adventure series. Websiteenergematrice6.com Facebook@Energematrice6 X@Energematrice6 Instagram@jarednmichaud Jared N. Michaud’s Amazon Page Amazon Links for BrightstarAmazon.comAmazon.ca About the Book Brightstar is the beginning of an epic space-adventure series that introduces readers to Nate, a… -
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A chat with the writing team of Charles Breakfield and Rox Burkey about their long-running techno-thriller series, Enigma, and Enigma Tracer, first book in their new Enigma Heirs trilogy. Websiteenigmabookseries.com Facebook@TheEnigmaSeries X@EnigmaSeries@1rburkey Instagram@enigmabookseries YouTube Amazon Links for Engima TracerAmazon.comAmazon.ca About the Book The clock is ticking … can Gracie uncover the truth? Phillip Pliant is…
