This Sunday, I'll be reading and participating in a panel event titled Each Burning Tile: Writing About Race, Diversity, and Identity as part of this year's Word Vancouver Festival. If you're in Vancouver, do join us at Harbour Centre downtown--tickets to the festival are free, giving you access to all the other exciting events. You… Continue reading Reading at Word Vancouver 2022
Category: News and Announcements
Book Signing at Indigo, Downtown Vancouver
I have another book event coming up, this time closer to home. On Saturday, September 17th from 4-6pm, I, along with Andy Zuliani (Last Tide) will be signing copies of our Newest Press debut novels. Have you got a copy of The Cine Star Salon? If so, this is your chance to have it autographed.… Continue reading Book Signing at Indigo, Downtown Vancouver
In-Person Launch of The Cine Star Salon in Victoria, BC
News and Announcements I will be in downtown Victoria BC to have a book chat with Andy Zuliani (Last Tide) about our debut novels from Newest Press. We will be reading from our novels, answer your questions, and sign your copies. This is our first in-person event since we launched our titles in Fall of… Continue reading In-Person Launch of The Cine Star Salon in Victoria, BC
FBCW – RCLAS Regional Spotlight
The Federation of BC Writers will be featuring New Westminster's Royal City Literary Arts Society in their upcoming Regional Spotlight on April 26th @ 7pm PST. Whether you're into poetry or prose, fiction or nonfiction, join us as you might discover a new favourite writer and ask a question or two. I will be reading… Continue reading FBCW – RCLAS Regional Spotlight
In Conversation with Francesca Ekwuyasi
The past weeks have been hectic, what with a new role at work, a deadline for an anthology, manuscript consulting for SFU. However, I'm pleased to announce that I have been better at carving out reading time in the past months--I'll talk about the titles in another post. Recently though, I have had the pleasure… Continue reading In Conversation with Francesca Ekwuyasi
Launching Cine Star
Exciting times ahead! The Cine Star Salon is coming out and I'll be on a couple of Zoom events to talk about it. The Royal City Literary Arts Society will feature me for their Tellers of Short Tales event on Thursday, September 23rd @ 6pm Pacific time. I'll be reading a bit and answer your… Continue reading Launching Cine Star
Book Cover: The Cine Star Salon
Finally, I am sharing the book cover for my forthcoming debut novel, The Cine Star Salon. Love that it evokes that aspirational salon vibe while hinting at imperfections beneath the surface (check out that texture). A lovely work by Kate Hargreaves of coruskate.com. I promised an excerpt, but for now check out the synopsis at… Continue reading Book Cover: The Cine Star Salon
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