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Hello. This is my small, oddly-shaped island in the GoodReads archipelago. You're welcome to surf, stroll out on the pier where they sell prawns and whelks by the cupful, or just chill in the shade of the lagoon. Or...head down to the beach and sling yourself in a hammock with a good book. One of these, perhaps:

My first novel, ZORGAMAZOO, which won the 2011 California Young Reader Medal, the 2010 Silver Birch Award, and the 2009 Children’s Choice Award.Or maybe you'd prefer a hardboiled fairytale like DUST CITY. It was shortlisted for a 2011 Edgar Alan Poe Award and a 2011 Sunburst Award.

For the time being, I live in Toronto, where I lecture in creative writing at the University of Toronto....more


Last week I did and interview with Dan Evans, who works at the wonderful Bookshelf Cafe & Cinema in Guelph. He also happens to be one of the hosts of CFRU 93.3‘s morning radio program, Books for Breakfast.


For some time, Dan had been hoping to interview an author writing for young people…so yep, I fit the bill. We met in March when we both spoke at a creative writing class at St. Jerome’s Co...

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Average rating: 3.75 · 1,012 ratings · 378 reviews · 2 distinct works
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Dust City by Robert Paul Weston
" A truly grim fairy tale. When reading the summary I didn't think the book would be so bone chilling and creepy but I loved it. If you're looking for a gritty, horror filled book, this one's for you. Read it. "
Zorgamazoo by Robert Paul Weston
" A friend recommended this book to me. A novel-length geared towards a younger audience, told entirely in rhyme. I began reading it with my youngest son (at the start he was 13, now he's 14) many months ago. We worked through it in fits and starts... "
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“Jiminy," says the old woman. The mothballs gleam with excitement and she claps her hands. "A wolf!"
"Gram!" Siobhan glares across the room. She turns to me. "You'll have to excuse her. She's real old. Wasn't a lot integrating between the species back in her day."
I pad over and put out a paw. "Pleased to meet you, madam."
She blushes, the varicose veins in her cheeks swelling with blood. Instead of taking my paw to shake, however, she turns it over as if it's a piece of bruised fruit in a market. "Hmmm..." She pores over my palm, nodding like a fortune-teller. Her spectacles slide comically down the bridge of her nose, and when she looks up at me, her face is full of mock astonishment. "Oh, my! What big teeth you have!" She giggles and kicks her slippered feet.
"Gram!!
The old elf claps her tiny hands. "I always wanted to say that!”
Robert Paul Weston, Dust City

“It appeared painful to regrow a set of hands, but I can hardly blame her for dabbling in street magic. Anyone can see she's addicted to being whole.”
Robert Paul Weston, Dust City

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