Tag: book launch

Winterkill in-person launch at Brantford Public Library

Thank you, Brantford Public Library for hosting Thursday evening’s launch of Winterkill, in the midst of Holodomor Memorial Week. This was the first in-person book event for me since the pandemic began and I was a little bit nervous. A small but mighty group of people came out, including students from Laurier Brantford (this pic was taken by student Ayse Aras), mothers and daughters, a friend from CFUW Brantford, friends from the Brant Historical Society, and one of my fellow kidcritters. Thank you, Zile for the intro and set-up. And thank you, everyone who came out for the great conversation.

You are invited to a book conversation about Birdspell!

My good friend Valerie Sherrard’s newest novel, Birdspell, is wonderful! I love it so much that I’m helping her launch it.

We’ll be doing that on Zoom at 2pm EST on Thursday April 8th. Valerie will answer all of my (and your) questions about the book! Invite details are down below.

Here’s what the book is about:

Corbin Hayes has felt alone for as long as he can remember. His mom’s illness means lost jobs, constant moves, new schools and friendships that never get to grow. There’s a gap in his life that’s been waiting to be filled. So, when a classmate offers Corbin the talking bird she can no longer keep, he’s stoked. But when things begin to spiral out of control, Corbin can no longer get his mom – or himself – through the dark period. At his lowest moment, he’s forced to do the one thing he fears the most.

Here’s the link to register for this free Zoom event!

Book launch for Trapped

The Brantford Public Library hosted the Zoom book launch for Trapped in Hitler’s Web, with children’s librarian Anna Flaherty as the moderator. It was a wonderful conversation, with live Q&A from all over North America. I was particularly thrilled that quite a number of classes participated. This photo was taken by Kristina Hart at Boulder Peak Intermediate. We can’t hug during this pandemic, and I can’t autograph in person, but I was able to reach far more people with this book launch than I’ve ever been able to with past book launches. (I’m still missing the hugs though ….)