Tag: Y/A

  • Canadian Books Are Getting the Love

    It’s been a long time coming, but it seems as though something has shifted recently in the world of Canadian letters. With the rise of Canada’s new patriotism has come a subsequent shift in focus to all things by and from Canadians. That, in turn, has led to an unexpected bonus for Canadian authors: people…

  • Sneak Peek at True North – Coming to stores on April 4, 2017!

    Sneak Peek at True North – Coming to stores on April 4, 2017!

      It’s finally here! True North drops in stores (virtual and actual) on April 4 – just a few days away – but if you really can’t wait I’m posting the first few chapters on Wattpad. News on the Toronto reading/book launch will be posted very soon. True North can be pre-ordered from these fine…

  • #TeamEpic V.S. #TeamUrban:  Fantasy twitterwar – Feb. 28

    #TeamEpic V.S. #TeamUrban: Fantasy twitterwar – Feb. 28

      Join me and my friends, including NYTimes bestselling Y/A author Brenda Drake (@brendadrake) for a no-holds barred Epic Vs. Urban Fantasy Twitterwar! Who will bring the most snark? Whose heroes are the swooniest? Whose heroines are the most kickass? Find out — Tuesday, Feb. 28, 9 pm EST Follow the action of my team: #TeamEpic…

  • Epic #YAFantasy Giveaway!

    Epic #YAFantasy Giveaway!

    Don’t miss your chance to win a grab bag full of YA Fantasy ebooks and a new Kindle reader! Get 45+ titles from your favourite YA authors (including an e-copy of True Born!). Contest extents only until Dec. 5th!    

  • A YA Manifesto

    A YA Manifesto

    Kids are not kids. Because kids are not kids, let’s not write Y/A books as though youth are young — and everything else that word implies: naive, lacking in experience, and requiring a certain padded version of existence.