Already, October is shaping up to be a busy month. When Random House hosts Indigo employees in Calgary (October 8), Edmonton (October 9), and Vancouver (October 10), I will be part of the entertainment. If you’re an Indigo employee, please register to join in the fun. The Vancouver Writers Fest will take place from October 22-27 on Granville Island. This… Read More
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September News, Reviews, & Interviews
Events for Muse began with a pleasant book club evening at Book Warehouse (Black Bond Books). This year at Word Vancouver, the driving rain and gale-force winds drove us inside the Vancouver Public Library. I read from Muse in the Blenz coffee shop, a much warmer venue than the Canada Writes tent would have been outside. The first West Coast Bookstravaganza, held in the… Read More
Vancouver’s First Bookstravaganza
On September 30, I’ll be appearing at the first Vancouver Bookstravaganza hosted by Random House and Chatelaine at the Hotel Vancouver (Fairmont), 900 W Georgia (tickets $30, 1-877-422-2292). Apparently the tickets are selling out fast, probably because there’s $100 in swag, including books by the authors. Talk about glitz and glam! The fun begins with cocktails at 7 pm, followed by appearances by Mary Novik, Roberta Rich, and Rosie Daykin. Afterwards, you can get your books signed by the authors. This YouTube video shows Toronto’s 2012 guests having fun at “book publishing’s most glamorous event”. The 2013 Toronto Bookstravaganza was attended by 400 women and three men. Read more
September 2013 Events
On September 18 at 9 pm ET, I will be in a tweetchat hosted by the YummyMummyClub.ca and @BookaliciousCA, using the hashtag #MuseNovel. On September 19, from 7-9 pm, Roberta Rich and I will visit Book Warehouse, 632 W Broadway, Vancouver, for a special book club evening. On September 29, at 2:45 I’ll be appearing in the Canada Writes tent at Word Vancouver at Library Square, Homer and W. Georgia. On September 30, I’ll be appearing with Roberta Rich and Rosie Daykin in the first Vancouver Bookstravaganza hosted by Random House and Chatelaine at the Hotel Vancouver (Fairmont Hotel), 900 W Georgia. Call 1-877-422-2292 for tickets, $30. The fun begins with cocktails at 6:30 pm, followed by the entertainment, then a book signing. Here’s a YouTube video showing last year’s guests having fun at “book publishing’s most glamorous event”. Read more
Mary Novik’s Blog Tour for Muse
The nice people at Random House have set up an exciting blog tour with book giveaways for Muse that will take me to seven bloggers’ sites, beginning at their Retreat website on Thursday, August 22. I’ll be guest-blogging at a different blog every day between Monday, August 26 and Saturday, August 31, writing about the backstory and inspiration for my… Read More
August & September 2013 YummyMummyClub.ca Events
Muse has been spotlighted by YummyMummyClub.ca as a featured book club read with this groovy headline, Gratify Your Addiction For Historical Fiction. Lots of yummy things are going on here, including a book draw if you “click here to spill it”. Also, twenty lucky Twitter Book Club members can win free copies by retweeting the @BookaliciousCA #MuseNovel contest on Friday, August 23 until midnight ET. The Twitter book club chat will take place on Wednesday, September 18 from 9:00-10:00 pm ET using the hashtag #MuseNovel. Not only will you get a chance to chat with other yummy readers, but you can ask me–that’s @MaryNovik2–any question you want, as long as you stay within 140 characters. Read more
August Reviews of Muse
Reviews of Muse are coming in daily–three on August 17 alone! Athena McKenzie reviews Muse in the Globe & Mail, Robert J. Wiersema reviews Muse in The Vancouver Sun, and Jennifer Pawluk reviews Muse in the Winnipeg Free Press. And there’s more. Teresa Goff reviews Muse in the August issue of Trek Magazine and I am interviewed by Tracy Sherlock of The Vancouver Sun (reprinted in… Read More
Muse’s Publication Day
On July 25, L’amante del Papa was published by Newton Compton Editori of Rome. The title, The Pope’s Lover, was no doubt chosen to seduce as many Italian readers as possible. The cover is a wild Dan Brown knock-off, with a looming black papal palace with flames shooting out of it, and a lurid yellow, red, and black sky. A… Read More
August 2013 Events
On August 13, Doubleday Canada will publish my second novel, Muse, as a trade paperback, with French flaps and rough edges. You can pre-order copies for $17 at Indigo online and Amazon.ca If you buy one for a friend at the same time, the shipping is free. During the week of August 26, I will be doing a blog book tour for Muse. Every day, I will be guest-blogging at a different blogger’s website, writing about the backstory and inspiration for my novel. This is my first blog tour and I think it will be great fun. I’ll post the links to the bloggers’ sites as soon as I have the dates and details.
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Booktrailer for L’amante del Papa
Emanuele Sana has won the best director award at the Caffeina Festival in Viterbo, Italy, for the booktrailer he created for L’amante del Papa, the Italian edition of Muse, which was published by Newton Compton Editori today, July 25. Here’s a photo of Emanuele receiving his award. Read more