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July 31, 2017
A blog interview with me
Author Leanne Dyck just posted a blog that offers and interview with me. Thanks Leanne!
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July 28, 2017
Book launch a success!
My new Dundurn Press young-adult adventure novel Tracker’s Canyon book launch at Indigo bookstore in Vancouver yesterday nearly sold out of books! Thanks everyone for coming!
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July 26, 2017
Tracker’s Canyon debut party!
My new young-adult adventure novel Tracker’s Canyon is out, and the first party celebrating its publication is tomorrow, noon to 2 pm at the Indigo bookstore on Granville and Broadway (2505 Granville) in Vancouver, Canada. I’ll offer a reading or two, sign books, answer questions and show video clips of the exciting sport of canyoneering! […]
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July 19, 2017
Summer Reading
Once every year, the school bell releases an eager torrent of kids into our arms for months of summer fun. They leave behind the homework hassles and school tensions. As we spend more relaxed time with them, they float comfortably back into our sphere of influence. So let’s help them associate the magic of summer […]
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July 12, 2017
Boys need a “relationship with reading”
“My dad didn’t read with us much at all, but we had a huge collection of children’s books in our house, and I remember my grandfather always reading the newspaper. I also have lots of fond memories of my sister, who is two years older than me, taking us to the library and reading […]
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June 28, 2017
Kirkus book review: Tracker’s Canyon (new YA novel)
Tracker’s Canyon by Pam Withers: “Well-plotted …cinematic. …thrilling. … Easy, fast-paced adventure/mystery.” REVIEW Tristan enters British Columbia’s Swallow Canyon on an expedition feeling a mix of trepidation and excitement. His father and climbing teacher, Julian, disappeared there eight months before. Since then, Tristan’s mother has sunk into depression. Her in-home caregiver has charged the …teen […]
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June 21, 2017
How I wrote my YA adventure novel Tracker’s Canyon
This novel comes off the press July 22. You can pre-order it now! It all began while I was on vacation near Whistler, British Columbia, Canada. I picked up a magazine called Mountain Life (summer 2013 edition) at a local café. It showcased an article with stunning photos of roped-up, wetsuited adventurers descending waterfalls and […]
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June 19, 2017
Writers’ Retreat
Just wrapped up the third annual Children’s Writers and Illustrators of BC (CWILL-BC) Mayne Island (British Columbia) writers’ retreat with instructor Caroline Adderson. Pictured in front, left to right: Holman Wang, Norma Charles, Caroline Adderson, Jenny Watson. Top row left to right: Vivien Bowers, Lori Sherritt, Anita Miettunen, Wendy Phillips, Pam Withers, Lois Peterson. Honored […]
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June 8, 2017
Book launch in Vancouver, BC
Come join me at the book launch of my new young-adult adventure novel Tracker’s Canyon (Dundurn Press) on Thurs. July 27 from noon to 2pm at Indigo’s Granville and Broadway bookstore, Vancouver, BC. — Pam Withers
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May 31, 2017
My new YA novel’s first 3 reviews: “highly recommended”
The first three book reviews for my brand-new young-adult novel Tracker’s Canyon are in and ALL are either 3 stars out of 4, or 4 stars out of 5. That’s so exciting! You can buy the book on Amazon, and here are the reviews: Tracker’s Canyon Review #1: “highly recommended” Canadian Materials (CM), Volume XXIII Number 34, May 12, […]
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