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Good, good artist and other fine things

There’s nothing quite so flattering as when someone is moved to make an artwork based on one’s writing. (As in the case of the mule drawing competition for Republic of Dirt I’m not above bribing people to draw things for me.) Not long ago Avery Creed sent me an illustration from the opening scene of […]

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Bad, bad Artist!

Thanks to Leila Roy and Bookshelves of Doom for asking about some of the inspirations behind The Truth Commission.

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Interview on The Hub

Thank you to Julie Bartel for this interview on YALSA’s The Hub. Not only did Julie ask wonderful questions and allow me to talk about myself at length, she says she would read a “hauntingly elegiac volume that is mostly description of landscape” if I wrote one. That makes Julie a brave superhero in my […]

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Best of the Year So Far!

The Truth Commission on Amazon.com! That’s some good company my young book is keeping. I’m powering through (terrible exaggeration) the draft of a new book, but stay tuned for updates about Republic of Dirt and The Truth Commission. We (another exaggeration, this blog’s just me) will be hosting some giveaways and other excitement here soon […]

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I am grateful for…

– the fact that when Rodeo and I were walking in Smithers and Rodeo was chased by a bear, Rodeo was the speedier of the two. -the fact that the bear didn’t seem to realize that I would make a more delicious and sizable snack than Rodeo. I’m not faster than your average bear and […]

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Thank you to Quill and Quire for the starred review!

Thanks to Shannon Ozirny and Quill and Quire for awarding The Truth Commission its sixth starred review! “The book, complete with a bombshell ending that is messily realistic and totally satisfying, is one you can (and should) embrace.” I’m in Smithers, my old home town, visiting my mother and trying to finish a new novel. […]

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Horn Book Summer Reading List

Thank you to The Horn Book for including The Truth Commission in their Summer Reading list. It’s an honour to be among such extraordinary titles.

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The Tour: She is Complete!

Thank you to everyone who joined me and Susin Nielsen on the tour last week. As I’ve mentioned on this blog before, Susin is the brilliant author of Word Nerd, The Reluctant Journal of Henry K. Larsen and, most recently, We Are All Made of Molecules. She’s dazzlingly funny and I’ve known her since she […]

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Truth: Illustrator Trevor Cooper’s Take on the Matter

The Truth Commission is the first of my books to contain illustrations and I was thrilled at the opportunity to work with Trevor Cooper. He was a student in some of my creative writing classes and impressed me with his writing and artistic talent. I love the drawings Trevor created for the book and he […]

Teacher Appreciation Day

I wrote the following essay some years ago. I’m reposting it in honour of Teacher Appreciation Day. My theory is that many teachers don’t get to see the impact of the good they do because it takes time for their influence to be felt. This story is about the immeasurable impact one of my best […]