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It has been a singularly devastating spring. You can check my Substack if you'd like to know why. But I thought it high time I updated my schedule. First, Contemplation of a Crime was longlisted for the Leacock Medal for Humour. This is the fifth time my books have been longlisted and I think that makes me the most nominated woman in Canadian history. The other nominees are: Miss Smithers, The Woefield Poultry Collective, Republic of Dirt, and Mindful of Murder. I've been sho

I recently had a good conversation with the gracious Sharon McInnes in preparation for the North Island Writer's Conference . The podcast is called Beyond the Page and I must say that Sharon is a singularly good interviewer. You can have a listen here: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4jEUL9IUOijpNIKHqnsnLm?si=224d019719b74778 or here: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/a-conversation-with-best-selling-canadian-author/id1861200677?i=10007432471

I've finally got a couple of things up on Substack, including today's story about my niece, Emily, and her pal, Bobby....

Apparently the threat to shut down my site was a convincing fake sent by a spammer. I feel like I spend all day being targeted by...

Well, I quit social media a few weeks ago in order to focus my mind and soften my heart, which was feeling remarkably hard about a number...