Here’s what I’ll be doing this weekend. Please join us. Spot-On: “O Canada”, Jan 3-5, 2014 Lesbian Fiction by Canadian authors Many authors of fine lesbian fiction are actually Canadians and two Canadians, author Rebecca Swartz and Kathy Brodland, will co-host with the bookgeek a weekend where we celebrate those authors. And the authors graciously […]

Murder & Mayhem with Crime Writers of Canada authors: Liz Bugg Meg Howald Nate Hendley John Cooper John Simpson Sharon Crawford Saturday, October 19, 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. Du Cafe 885 O’Connor Drive, Toronto  

Goodreads Book Giveaway Yellow Vengeance by Liz Bugg Giveaway ends October 31, 2013. See the giveaway details at Goodreads. Enter to win  

The first time I met Catherine Astolfo she was wearing a witch’s hat. It was September of 2011, and as president of Crime Writers of Canada, she was supporting its booth at The Word on the Street by catching the attention of passersby. I was new to the crime-writing scene, and Catherine not only caught […]

Every day there seem to be new promotional ideas for authors.  Some aren’t worth the time, effort and money involved. One opportunity, however, recently tapped me on the shoulder, and I felt it was too good to ignore. Robin Spano, author of the Clare Vengel Undercover Novels, asked if she could tag me in The […]

First thing every morning I sit down at my computer with a cup of coffee and check my email and other social media sites. I know a lot of people who do the same thing, and it’s a logical step toward our daily interactions in the virtual world, if not in the real one. It’s […]

My home is full of books, some having been with me since my university days and some having been shipped across the ocean in an aluminum trunk when I moved back to Canada from England after attending theatre school. These, along with many more recently acquired volumes,  all  hold a memories.  Although over the years […]

Now that Pride celebrations are approaching in many cities and countries around the world, I would like to help with the spirit of the festivities. Although I will be reading on Pride Weekend in Toronto at Glad Day Bookshop (the oldest surviving LGBTQ book store in North America), I have decided to do something more. […]

My original intention of writing frequent blog entries that followed my writing pursuits fell by the wayside. Looking back, I see I haven’t posted here since January. That lapse in itself is a comment on my world as a writer. It’s not that I haven’t been writing – far from it. I have been so […]