Happiness is…Talking about books
Books have been part of my life as far as back as I can remember and almost as soon as I learned to read, I shared and talked about books with others. In childhood At school, book reports were a feature of elementary (primary) school and in sorting through old papers,...Why writing is like kayaking
As many of you know, I was on holiday last week. For me, a highlight of that time at a lakeside cottage was kayaking, previously new-to-me but something I enjoyed and want to do more often. And as I paddled on a tranquil lake near Canada’s famed Algonquin Park, a...From encyclopedias to Google: Looking things up in life and writing
Amongst the many bookshelves in my childhood home, one of them (although not pictured here) held an encyclopedia set. In that pre-Internet world, those twenty-five volumes (hardcover and bound in cream with touches of red, black and gold) were my window on the wider...Wishing on a wishing tree
“There’s a wishing tree in Irish Falls. The bits of paper tied to its gnarled branches hold the hopes and dreams of everyone in town…” That’s from the blurb for my most recent book, The Wishing Tree in Irish Falls, a story about wishes come true, even for those who...Tweets
Happy #bookbirthday @KarenWhiteWrite! I’m looking forward to reading THE LAST NIGHT IN LONDON. #newrelease #WW2fiction
Happy Book Birthday to my 29th novel—THE LAST NIGHT IN LONDON. On sale now! @BerkleyPub @LisaWingate #HistoricalFiction #ww2fiction #southernfiction #London
Sending big love and huge gratitude and much appreciation to all the wonderful book bloggers and reviewers out there! Thank you for everything you do to connect authors and readers and sharing your passion for books with the world. 🥰🥰🥰
A heartwarming story about #KindnessMatters. “He knows that's his place": Manitoba therapy dog missing his rounds visiting hospitals in Westman | CBC News https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/grizzly-manitoba-therapy-dog-1.5994073?__vfz=medium%3Dsharebar