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• An Evening at the Lyceum

  Have I told you how much I love Christianne’s Lyceum? Every city should have one. It’s a place for inspiration and discovery through literature for children of all ages.
  It’s a warm space to have a book launch and to participate in author discussions at their book clubs. Last month I was the “official book” for their 3 & 4th graders’ Book Burglars Book Club. Christianne and program assistant (and poet extraordinairre) Laura Farina provided all the fun. I just had [...]

• Indie Debut’s Beth Bence Reinke on her Debut Picture Book

  I know nothing about writing picture books. I don’t have any children or teach at that level, so it’s a foreign world to me. But several of our Indie Debut authors have picture books being released this year and I thought I would learn a little bit more about it.

  Beth Bence Reinke is a professional dietitian turned picture-book author. After her book was released, I sent her some questions about the picture book life to find out how one ends [...]

• Book Launch @ Christianne’s Lyceum (Vancouver, BC)
• Brigitta is Born!

  Brigitta of the White Forest was officially born on June 8, 2010.

• Blog Tour Dates

  In addition to my tour dates in the material world, I will be on a blog tour at the end of June.
  If you’d like me to make an appearance on your blog, let me know!
  Blogs where I will be interviewed include:
  June 14 – Carla Mooney’s Writing and Reading
  June 18 – Amy Allgeyer Cook’s The Invisible Sister
  June 21 – Donna McDine’s Write What Inspires You
  June 25 – Beth Bence Reinke’s Book Basket
  June 28 – Miriam Forster’s Dancing with Dragons is Hard [...]

• Brigitta of the White Forest Launch Parties

  Brigitta of the White Forest
  Book One of Faerie Tales from the White Forest
  Now available from En Theos Press
  The book is almost here (!) and with it will come both physical and virtual tours and parties.
  My virtual FACEBOOK LAUNCH PARTY is happening now until the publication date. The official Brigitta of the White Forest facebook page will be launched soon as well.
  A Blog Book Tour will commence on June 7th. Specific dates TBA.
  The Vancouver Launch Party is Friday, June 18 @ [...]

• Carla Moony Talks about Owen and the Dragon

  For the List of Blogs on Carla’s Tour CLICK HERE
  Owen and the Dragon
  by Carla Mooney
  Soto Publishing
  ISBN: 978-0-9821711-7-2
  Owen is a ten-year old boy who has just moved to a new town and left behind his best friend and everything familiar to him. Unable to face unpacking his room, Owen decides to explore the woods behind his new home. He is stunned to discover a dragon named Phineas. Owen soon gains the dragon’s trust and learns that Phineas has lost the ability [...]

• Book Bites and Blog Tours

  I’m thrilled to announce that I’m going to be featured on Blog Talk Radio’s Book Bites for Kids this Friday, May 14th at noon Pacific Time! I’m very excited. Should be fun. And if you miss it live, it’s archived for convenience.
  Also, Indie Debuter Carla Mooney’s book Owen and the Dragon has just been released! She’s on a multi-blog tour right now. You can find her touring these blogs:
  Monday, May 10 – Amy Cook’s blog The Invisible Sister
  Wednesday, May 12 [...]

• Review on Ten Stories Up

  Lindsey Carmichael writes a fabulous summary of the book (without giving too much away).
  TEN STORIES UP Review of Brigitta of the White Forest