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August 31, 2009
Odd Victorian Factoid # 26: Bicycle Craze Emancipates Women!
Odd Victorian Factoid#26
With the invention of the pneumatic tire, bicycles became especially popular in the 1890's (a time that is often referred to as "bicycle craze"). Women especially enjoyed the bicycle because it gave them freedom to move about on their own and, because corsets and ankle length skirts were not great bicycling clothing, they switched to more liberating bloomers (shocking, eh!).
Art
August 26, 2009
Jolted Study Guide--Made by students!
Just received a wonderful package from a teacher at Macneil School in Regina.
As their teacher explained to me: "My grade seven students read your new book "Jolted" and really enjoyed it. As an assignment for your book, they studied novel studies produced and published for various other novels, and in pairs, or alone, they produced novel study guides for your book "Jolted". Our teacher librarian, and myself, then chose the best novel study, and rewarded the pair of students with a meal at MacDo
As their teacher explained to me: "My grade seven students read your new book "Jolted" and really enjoyed it. As an assignment for your book, they studied novel studies produced and published for various other novels, and in pairs, or alone, they produced novel study guides for your book "Jolted". Our teacher librarian, and myself, then chose the best novel study, and rewarded the pair of students with a meal at MacDo
August 23, 2009
arthurslade @ 2009-08-23T12:38:00
is so Ave, Caesar, rock te salutant
arthurslade @ 2009-08-22T19:46:00
has lost his Evil League card. Again.
August 22, 2009
Floating Evil Heads
A short interview with Doctor Hyde: "Where would we be without villains, I ask ye? Who would watch Star Wars without Darth Vader? Paradise Lost wouldn't even exist. Peter Pan would be a big yawn. You need we villains, admit it!"
August 20, 2009
August 12, 2009
Free book give away! Woo Hoo!
Enter to win a free copy of The Hunchback Assignments at the Facebook Fan page. The contest details are in the "discussion" area.The Hunchback Assignments on Facebook
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August 10, 2009
The Hunchback Assignments Audiobook
Voila! Random House Audio has posted a sample from The Hunchback Assignments audiobook. It's so interesting to hear someone else read my words. Just click here: http://tinyurl.com/myproq). The book is being read by Jayne Entwistle. I will admit that I'd always pictured the book being read my a distinguished gentleman with an English accent, but Entwistle has won me over. Hearing her read this chapter even taught me how to pronounce some of the fancy words I used in the book. Maybe I can hire her
August 9, 2009
Odd Victorian Factoid#25: Screaming Shuttlecocks!
Odd Victorian Factoid #25
Modern badminton was "discovered" in the 19th century by British officers in India who watched locals play a game called Poona. In England it became known as "Hit and Scream." But in 1873, at the Badminton House in Gloucestershire, the British version of the game was officially launched and henceforth known as badminton.
Art
August 8, 2009
arthurslade @ 2009-08-08T13:50:00
Here's a clipping of the Hunchback Assignments being featured in the HarperCollins Canada catalogue. I always enjoy seeing the catalogue because then I can finally go, "whew, they weren't kidding, they are going to publish it." You never know--it might be an elaborate joke, right? Right? Or is the catalogue part of the joke?
If it is a joke they really have done their homework. That's the main page up there. It looks real, doesn't it? I mean there's even an ISBN number and a blurb. Then again..
