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November 12, 2009
Hunchback Virtual Tour 2nd stop--Winnipeg!
The Hunchback Assignments Half Hour Virtual Visit Tour (AKA as HAHH!) steamed it's way to Beaverlodge School in Winnipeg, MB, Canada. Ah, home to the mighty Bluebombers, wheat fields, and incredibly intelligent students. I read. I pontificated. I burbled. I extrapolated.
Of course, I discussed The Hunchback Assignments. And threw all the Victorian factoids I could at them. The class listened intently. See here's proof:
And we ended it all by singing "God Save The Queen." Err, well maybe I ju...
November 10, 2009
Hunchback Virtual Tour started today! First stop--NY!
The Hunchback Assignments Half Hour Virtual Visit Tour (AKA as HAHH!) started today at Cosgrove Middle School in Spencerport, NY. Using Steam Kinetic Yabbering Protocol Engines (AKA Skype) I was able to communicate directly with the students even though I was standing 3134 KM's away (1947 Miles) in Saskatoon, SK, Canada.
The presentation consisted of an introduction to my latest tome, The Hunchback Assignments, and some percolating pieces of information about Victorians and their inventions...
November 6, 2009
Miami
Well in a week, I'll be off to the Miami International Book Fair to talk about The Hunchback Assignments. I'm looking forward to my "fun in the sun" tour (sadly, I'm really only there for about 36 hours). It looks like a high of 29 C (84F) there and here in Saskatoon it'll be 2 C (35F). So slightly warmer in Miami! The event is on Saturday, Nov. 14, 1:30 p.m., Auditorium Pavilion C. I'll be sharing the stage with Reade Scott Whinnem and Frank McKinney.
So be prepared for laughs and frights...
November 5, 2009
France and The Hunchback Assignments
Just got word that my French publisher, JC Lattès, will be releasing The Hunchback Assignments in February, 2010. The cover will be the same as the American cover, except, of course, titles and words will be in French. The series will be published under a different name in France: LES AGENTS DE MR. SOCRATES with the subtitle LA CONFRERIE DE L'HORLOGE. Alas my French is rusty (I took it in school a million years ago), but babelfish helped me out. It's The Agents of Mr. Socrates: The...
November 4, 2009
October 30, 2009
Unmask the Truth!
Here's the final version of the Australian cover, along with the cool "shoutline": UNMASK THE TRUTH.*
I'm looking forward to the book coming out Down Under (Dec. 1st!).
Art
*my suggested shoutline was: Buy this book and your IQ will quadruple!
They didn't go for it...
October 29, 2009
A Top Secret Interview with X
A month or so ago, I was interviewed for Costco Magazine for an article about Steampunk and what is hot in YA literature. When the interview was printed I was pleased to see a mention of my book, but the rest of the interview ended up on the cutting room floor. Now I understand that these things happen, but I thought that I'd resurrect the interview and post it on my blog. Since the answers belong to me, but the questions don't, I'm going to leave the Q's blank. You can guess what the quest...
An Top Secret Interview with X
A month or so ago, I was interviewed for Costco Magazine for an article about Steampunk and what is hot in YA literature. When the interview was printed I was pleased to see a mention of my book, but the rest of the interview ended up on the cutting room floor. Now I understand that these things happen, but I thought that I'd resurrect the interview and post it on my blog. Since the answers belong to me, but the questions don't, I'm going to leave the Q's blank. You can guess what the quest...
October 27, 2009
Last Week: Chapters Runnymede and Ottawa Festival
Just a round up of last week's events. Last Wednesday I had the pleasure of taking my Hunchback Assignments traveling show to the Chapters on Runnymede in Toronto. A beautiful bookstore, built in an old theatre. I spoke to students from the Canadian Children's Book Club Program and was able to chat with them individually as I signed books.
Then I was off to Ottawa for the Ottawa International Writers Festival. Rainy and cold, that first day, but the people were friendly. I spoke at 4 schools...
