Lviv Castle in Port Dover

Tatiana

A reader sent me a Facebook message because she thought I’d be interested in a new Port Dover restaurant called Lviv Castle at 201 Main Street that just opened up. The restaurant is run by Ukrainian refugees. The menu is mostly roadhouse but they recently added a nice selection of Ukrainian dishes. I went there yesterday with my husband and sister and we liked it so much that we went back again tonight with friends. Never have I ever gone to the same restaurant two nights in a row! If you love Ukrainian food and you’d like to support new hardworking arrivals from Ukraine, do drop in to Lviv Castle. I told Tatiana about how we found out about the restaurant and how what I write about in my books is now being enacted again by Putin. I happened to have ARCs (advance reader copies) of two of my books in the car, so I signed them and gave them to Tatiana. Not only did we have a wonderful visit with our friends, we had great food and good conversation with Tatiana. And my husband got to use his Ukrainian, which he spoke before he ever spoke English. 

Winterkill: Scholastic Audio edition

It’s such an honour to be asked to read my own backmatter for the audio edition of Winterkill. Being dyslexic, I often misread and mispronounce words, even when reading from something I’ve written myself. That makes reading the backmatter for audio a bit of a challenge, but one I’m certainly up to. Scholastic Audio has been coordinating with Catherine North Studios in Hamilton for the recording of the backmatter and so I’ve had the opportunity to meet with Will Crann several times over these last few years. He is persnickety in all the best ways, and a true professional. It’s always such a pleasure working with him.

HREC ED makes Winterkill virtual visits available to schools

Holodomor Research and Education Consortium is funding the cost of a limited number of Winterkill school and library virtual presentations to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the 1932-33 Holodomor in Ukraine.

If you would like Marsha to speak to your middle-grade students about Winterkill and the real history behind the story, but funding is an issue, please send us an email via the contact form below. Please include your own name and title, the school or library, grade level and why you would love a virtual visit. Teacher, librarian and literacy professional groups are also encouraged to apply.

Preference given to middle-grade groups in schools with financial challenges.

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    Writing Winterkill, set during the Holodomor in 1930s Ukraine, was a gut-wrenching experience. I thought I was writing history, but mere weeks after finishing the final edit, Putin launched a genocidal campaign against Ukraine and the world inspired by Stalin’s actions in the Holodomor.

    There is satisfaction in holding this book in my hands and I look forward to September 6th when it will be born. I pray that Putin’s war will be history by then. What we forget we do repeat.