Fall Book Signing Tour Finalized

This is the finalized schedule for my fall book signing tour. Saturday, October 18, 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. — Launch of And the Angels Sang, Coles, Orangeville Mall, 150 First Street, Orangeville, Ontario. Saturday, November 15, 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. — Book Signing, And the Angels Sang and Shadow Song, Chapters, Stone Road Mall, 435 Stone Road, Guelph, Ontario. Saturday, November 29, 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. — Book Signing, And the Angels Sang and Shadow…

Launch on Saturday, and Fall Tour

Despite the depressing election news, and the death knell for arts, culture, environment and tolerance in Canada, do join me for my book launch this Saturday, or for the other fall signings. Saturday, October 18, 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. — Launch of And the Angels Sang, Coles, Orangeville Mall, 150 First Street, Orangeville, Ontario. Saturday, November 1, 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. — Book Signing, And the Angels Sang and Shadow Song, Chapters, 76 Barrie View…

How Hard Can It Be?

How hard can it be to have your books available in stores? Apparently very hard. The past few weeks I’ve been on a journey of discovery fraught with frustration, learning that because my imprint has global distribution with Ingram, the world’s largest distributor, does not mean I have access to bricks and mortar store distribution. Apparently Ingram is what’s considered in the publishing industry as a wholesale distributor. What the bookstores, like Indigo/Chapters require is…

Fall Tour Begins

My fall book signing tour is beginning to ramp up. I’ve just confirmed another book signing this morning, and as others confirm I’ll update the blog. Right now this is the way things look: Saturday, October 18, 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. — Launch of And the Angels Sang, Coles, Orangeville Mall, 150 First Street, Orangeville, Ontario. Saturday, November 1, 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. — Book Signing, And the Angels Sang and Shadow Song, Chapters, 76…

Situation Normal

Well, after a frantic week trying to get the details of the launch of And the Angels Sang finalized, the dust has settled, the sun is figuratively shining, and huge thanks must go to the tireless and remarkably patient corporate team at Chapters. There has been a huge learning curve for me, one that is still ongoing. But what is life without this sort of experience? Pretty gawd-awful dull I’d say. Anyway, all systems are…