Category Archives: News
French edition of Muse on Horizon
How exciting to get my first glimpse of the cover for the French translation of Muse! Also titled Muse, it will be published by Éditions Hurtubise on February 26, 2015 and distributed in France by Librairie du Québec. The award-winning translators, Lori Saint-Martin and Paul Gagné, have done a wonderful job and I feel very fortunate that Hurtubise has put… Read More
Children’s Literacy Fundraiser
Christianne’s Lyceum of Literature and Art, 3696 West 8th Avenue, Vancouver, is hosting a silent auction on Friday, November 21, 2014 to support children’s literacy, www.christiannehayward.com. The money raised will fund children’s scholarships to attend workshops at the Lyceum. I encourage you to bid on some of the fabulous items, including a book club set of my novel Muse (courtesy of Random House of… Read More
Fall 2014 Events
I’m very much looking forward to appearing at Christianne’s Lyceum on Thursday, October 2, 2014 in their Meet the Author Series. The event, from 7 to 9 pm, will be an informal, relaxed discussion of my second novel, Muse. I loved talking to Christianne’s book club when Conceit came out and look forward to answering everybody’s questions about Muse. The fee is $22 for one… Read More
Giveaway of Four Exciting Summer Novels
Random House is giving away four super summer novels. The contest runs until the end of July at Retreat by Random House and the giveaway includes Kate Pullinger’s prize-winning Mistress of Nothing, Jo Baker’s Longbourn, the Pride and Prejudice spinoff, the first volume in Diana Gabaldon’s Outlander series, and my new beach-size Muse. Outlander has a new cover to promote the TV series… Read More
Another Publication Day for Muse, May 27, 2014
I’m really pleased that Anchor Canada is publishing a new edition of my novel, Muse, on May 27, 2014, only nine months after the original. Thanks, Random House, for the vote of confidence in my novel! The new edition is a smaller paperback, so will cost less, and they’ve given the book an attractive new look with a redesigned cover.… Read More
Spring Events 2014
I’m honoured to be part of the lineup at the North Shore Writers’ Fest again this year. From 2:30-3:30 Saturday, April 12, I will be on the panel Enlivening the Past with historical fiction writers Sandra Gulland, Daniel Kalla, and Roberta Rich. CBC’s Jen Sookfong Lee will be the moderator. The North Shore Writers’ Fest takes place at the North Vancouver City… Read More
January-March 2014 News & Events
My first review for 2014, by Susan Fish in the Guelph Mercury, ended with these lovely words, “Muse is a treat to read and would be a terrific book for a book club to feast upon”. In February, I had great fun being guest author at my first Muse book club and look forward to being invited to visit other Vancouver… Read More
November-December News & Reviews
On All Saints’ Eve, I flew to Toronto for my first appearance in the International Festival of Authors, buoyed up by an interview in the groovy on-line mag, Hazlitt. Once settled in the authors’ hotel, I walked over to the festival site to check it out, then back to the hospitality suite, where authors unwound every night from the day’s activities. One of… Read More
L’amante del Papa, the Italian Muse
A box of copies of L’amante del Papa (the Italian Muse) has just arrived. Happy days! Heartfelt thanks to all the people who made this happen: Newton Compton Editori, The Cooke Agency, The Cooke Agency International, Dean Cooke, Suzanne Brandreth, Ron Eckel, Antonella Pappalardo, Elisabetta Colombo, Monica Ricci, Marco Vigevani Agenzia Letteraria, and Emanuele Sana. The roses were a gift… Read More
October News, Reviews, & Interviews
October was a busy month. I travelled with Random House on its Fall Preview tour in Calgary, Edmonton, and Vancouver, and made new friends amongst the guests from Indigo, Chapters, and Coles. On the eve of the Vancouver Writers Fest, L’amante del papa was reviewed at mangialibri.com and Erin McPhee’s lovely profile of me was published in the North Shore… Read More