Media and Events
Atlantic Book Awards
Honoured to be nominated for the Thomas Raddall Fiction Prize. Congratulations to Jaime Burnet and winner Michael Crummey! Please support Atlantic Writers.
Uxbridge, Ontario
Wow! Brunch with Steven Price. Exceptional interviewer, gob-smacking crowd, in a beautiful location. Thank you to all the volunteers who make it happen.
A Different Drummer
A beautiful bookstore. Intimate and welcoming. A wonderful evening with Giller nominated Steven Price. Lucky me.
AX Arts & Culture Centre, Sussex, NS
Beautiful. Amazing artist/community run venue. So much heart in this town. I adored it.Thank you Beth and Peter Powning for taking such good care of me.
Moncton! Attic Owl Reading Series
So lucky to read with Emilie Turmel and Gabriel Robichaud.
Halifax Central Library Book Launch, May 9
Beautiful space. Wonderful interviewer: John DeMont.Check out his books! Thanks to the beautiful Halifax Central Library for hosting me.
Gimli Film Festival
Thank you for what I hear was a wonderful screening.
Shawn Doyle!
Actra Award Best Actor The Disappeared
Book Club Stillwater, NS
A Ukrainian Feast! Thank you, Gail for the wonderful evening.
Honoured
A special gift from a reader. Thank you, Kathy.
Honoured
Commonwealth Regional Writing Prize. Ceremony in Delhi, India. Forever in my heart.
Bookmark Halifax!
How do you properly thank this bookstore, Michael Hamm, and the team. Go buy books!.
Parry Sound
Always a great event. And an incredible feast! Bonus time with Charlotte.
Grimsby, Ontario
A stunning event. An introduction that made me tear up. New friends. And the most extraordinary readers! It was overwhelming.
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What Company!
28 Books to Watch for Spring 2019
Lunenburg Litfest
Michael Crummey and I being photobombed by Amherst chief librarian extraordinaire, Dee. Hope you won the scavenger hunt!
Lunenburg Book Launch May8, 2019
Such a special night. Huge thanks to Michael, Jennifer, the Lunenburg School of Art, and the amazing community.
Honoured
Best Debut Feature Female Eye Festival Thank you!
AFF Premiere
Lucky gal!
Honoured
Nominated for the Impac Dublin Literary Award.
Cyprus Literary Festival
Thank you for all your wonders.
Toronto
International
Festival of Authors
Thank you Penguin Canada, Harper Collins US, Weidenfeld &Nicolson UK.
TIFA 2019
What an honour to join Maureen Jennings, Guy Gavriel Kay, and Linden McIntyre.And to read a t Union Station and an impromptu writing class with young students skipping school!
Wonderful to be invited to chat
Thanks to CTV and host Jayson Baxter.You made it easy.
St. Albert, Alberta
Wonderful to spend time with author Jacqueline Baker. I am always so humbled by the efforts to make writers welcome. So grateful I could come and spend time with my Alberta family.
Lorenzo Series
Loved my tour in New Brunswick and all those I met along the way.Thank you Andrea and Jessica. I'm coming back!
Kennebecasis Library
Made me want to curl up in a nook and read until closing time.
Bookboxlove
Love everything about this concept. SOLD OUT
Honoured
The Disappeared awarded Coup de couer de la mise en scene in Dieppe, France. Award designed by Marc Dray (photo). Thanks to Dieppe International Film Festival. You were magnificent.
Not like the others
Nice to share the marquee
Honoured
Under this Unbroken Sky has won the Kobzar Literary Prize.
Cheltenham Literary Festival, England
Extraordinary
Honoured
Thomas Head Raddall Fiction Award.
SOLD OUT The Waiting Hours has been selected for this wonderful gift box subscription. Love this concept. https://bookboxlove.ca