Well, I’m back in the Big City for the 3rd time since February, albeit for a very, very brief stay. Arrived 5:30 pm this Saturday evening and depart with the dawn on Monday. But tomorrow: tomorrow I have a full-day of literary….ummm….literary stuff. Brunch with my agent & editor –how much do I love that [...]
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I love arctic birds
I’ll blurt out the big news first: Penguin has bought Sima’s paperback rights! It’s good. Really good. It means a whole new “package,” apparently: another cover, another launch, another chance. Very, very exciting. Even though I love the old cover & even though I have become a huge fan of Overlook Press, still, this is clearly a [...]
A few reviews, and what to do about fairytales
Jewish Week, Book Reporter, and Streetcorner Library have weighed in on Sima. Good reviews, all. And tonight kicks off my own mini book-club tour. In the next three weeks I have 4 book clubs booked: two in Victoria, and two in NYC. I myself have never been to a book club where the author spoke. [...]
Radio redux, and hold the babies, please.
I’m back in the swing of clinical placement — the glamour of the book tour receding ever more quickly. Of course, there’s still loads of publicity to be done: for instance, it’s important that I check my amazon.com ranking at least once a day. Otherwise–well, I don’t even want to think what could happen. Seriously though [...]
home again home again
Well, it took a little longer than expected (curses upon Air Canada!) but Eva and I arrived back to Victoria in time for sushi lunch the other day. Okay, I know that nothing is more boring than recounting airport travails — except perhaps undergoing an airport travail in the first place. But I have to [...]
Absolutely knackered
For those of you who wondered what a reading in a lingerie store looks like: Reading at Jaryam, Washington DC I’ve been back in NYC for 2 days, and so am a bit remiss on the blog update. But lord–am I tired! DC was wonderful–the reading went well, the radio too (my favorite a woman’s “empowerment” [...]
My daughter’s stories
The other day Eva told me a story. Actually she tells a lot of stories these days. They tend to be preceded by loud announcements around the house: “The story is starting! The story is starting!” The story is often starting soon after wake-up, so her announcements sometimes continue on for a bit while I [...]