Hey, there! Can*Con 2019 is happening at the Sheraton Ottawa (150 Albert Street) this weekend, October 18-20. Here’s where you can find me: Friday October 18: Sheraton Ottawa, Renaissance table, from 2-4 pm, Vendor Room. Open to the public! I’ll be there, promoting The Stealth Lovers and Nothing Without Us. My first book, Life in …
Saturday, October 5, 4-6 p.m. The 3 Brewers Pub, 240 Sparks Street, Ottawa, ON I have the great privilege of being one human amongst all these amazing writers for Renaissance's Multi-Author Book Launch! It'll also be the first time I'll be reading from The Stealth Lovers! Do come by and meet authors, buy books, get …
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No, that's not a typo. I'm speaking about Canadian author Madona Skaff, not the recording artist. This post is way overdue, too. I just have to tell the world how this amazing human has impacted my life since late 2015. She told me to enjoy the journey. When I met Madona, it was at the …
This year as been a real page-turner in my wee life. Going from an invisible to a blatantly visible disability has forced me to wake up to even more realities of what it’s like to live as a spoonie. On my Books/Writing menu, you’ll find Tales from the Crip. That’s going to be the home …
Welp, that does it. This person who once loathed the concept of writing a novel in a month is going to try . . . writing a novel in a month. Yeah, I'm just as shocked as you are. This has been one of the most difficult years for me, healthwise, and the resulting anxiety …
Continue reading How I done gone lost my mind, also known as, I’m trying NaNoWriMo this year!
When a story stays in my head days after I've read it or has a major impact on me, it goes on my reviews list. Su Sokol's Cycling to Asylum is one of those books that will remain with me a good while. In Asylum we meet Laek, a married school teacher and father of two with a …
I know an author has to maintain some distance from reader reviews. I am also fully aware that not everyone will like Life in the ´Cosm, and people are completely entitled to their opinions. There are books I've not enjoyed either. It happens. But these particular excerpts made me smile. (Btw, if you did like …
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How am I supposed to resist reading a book that begins with, "When Nathan came to, the dead girl was crying. He was relatively sure she wasn't supposed to do that."? Let me explain the title of this review. Last Thursday while I was taking a walk and about to take a sip of juice, …
Continue reading Making a Living: More Potent than a Toxic Beetle
Cait Gordon—author and editor 