July Newsletter

June Book Signing My book signing at Indigo, Richmond Hill went quite well on Saturday, June 28. Signed copies of Shadow Song and Recipes of a Dumb Housewife are now available at: Amazon BooksBarnes and Noble online BookLore, Orangeville, Ontario Borders Books online Chapters, Barrie, Ontario Chapters online Coles, Orangeville, Ontario Coles, Newmarket, Ontario Indigo, Richmond Hill, Ontario Millennia Books, Hanover, Ontario W.H. Smith online And the Angels Sang My anthology of short, speculative fiction…

Lead-up to Saturday’s Book-Signing

David Henry, manager at Indigo Books, 8705 Yonge Street, Richmond Hill, Ontario, has been kind enough to not only host my book signing Saturday, June 28, but to put up an advance display. If you’re unable to attend the signing on Saturday, why not drop in prior to the event and purchase a copy of Shadow Song or Recipes of a Dumb Housewife? Staff will be more than pleased to hold your copy for you…

Review: The Hollowing, by Robert Holdstock

The Hollowing Robert Holdstock Tor Books 336 pages ISBN: 9780765311108 Having read the last book (Lavondyss) first, I suppose I came ill-prepared for The Hollowing. I was disappointed. My reason for this is purely personal, having to do with character motivation and justification, both of which I feel are lacking in the main protagonist. There is the makings of a heart-breaking novel here, but it failed, in my opinion. I realize I fly in the…

And the Angels Sang Update

I’ve made great progress with my upcoming anthology, And the Angels Sang. Edits are completed, and I’ve updated the format and typesetting to reflect a fresher, more modern approach which, hopefully, Chapters/Indigo will find enticing. I’ve kept the original cover art of which all of you seemed to be enamoured (my favourite as well, and the remaining vestiges of the original oil painting by Kelly Stephens), and redesigned the cover to reflect current trends. I’m…

Book Signing in Richmond Hill, Ontario

Saturday, June 28 I’ll be appearing at Indigo Books, 8705 Yonge Street, Richmond Hill, Ontario, 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. I’ll be signing copies of my historical novel, Shadow Song, as well as my cookbook, Recipes of a Dumb Housewife. Very much look forward to seeing you there! I’m taking the month of July off from my book signing tour this year, but will be back at it Saturday, August 30 when I’ll be appearing at…