Join me on October 19 from 1:30 – 3:00 p.m. at the New Minas Coles as I sign copies of WHEN THE WORLD FELL SILENT, my historical fiction set during the time of the 1917 Halifax Explosion.
If you are in the Annapolis Valley area or if you are visiting the valley during this most gorgeous time of the year for apples, pumpkins, wine tours, taking in a corn maze… I’d love it if you stopped in and grabbed a copy to curl up with during these cozy fall evenings!
Hey everyone! If you didn’t manage to watch our videos this month, here’s a recap!
Barb was joined by Emily York (@thebookdistiller) and Sydney Young (#HFChitChat) and they discussed my new release, WHEN THE WORLD FELL SILENT. I was of course absent for the show and watched it after – and loved what they had to say about the story. Watch the replay on YouTube!
Then Barb and I spent a gorgeous half hour talking with Denny S. Bryce about her latest book, THE TRIAL OF MRS. RHINELANDER. There are so many layers to this book, all radiating out from a central story about Alice and Lenny Rhinelander, their marriage and subsequent divorce. You can catch it now on our YouTube channel, and go ahead and subscribe while you’re there! We have two great shows coming in September!
I’ll be at IndigoSpirit at the Sunnyside Mall this Friday, August 23, at 2:30 p.m. signing copies of WHEN THE WORLD FELL SILENT! This is also my former workplace during my bookseller years and it will be so nice to go back!
Stop by and say hi, grab a book (they’re 30% off at Indigo!) and have a chat. I’d love to see you!
I’m so very pleased to be holding my first ever official book launch for WHEN THE WORLD FELL SILENT tonight at the Writer’s Federation of NS, 1113 Marginal Road in Halifax NS. It all starts at 7 p.m. Erin O’Neill from the Dartmouth Book Exchange will be moderating, and Sue Slade from the DBE will be on hand with books to purchase. I’ll be doing a short talk, a reading, and then a Q&A from the audience; there’ll be sips and snacks to enjoy, and of course I’ll be signing your book if you so desire!
If you are in the Halifax area, I would love to see you at this celebration for WHEN THE WORLD FELL SILENT!
It’s almost here – your opportunity to hear about 18 new titles from the authors themselves and get your fall reading sorted! It’s PITCHFEST, put on by Adventures by the Book, and it’s like speed dating for your next read. If you are looking for titles for your book club, this is the perfect way to create a short list!
It all happens tomorrow at 4 p.m. PST/ 7 p.m. EST and you can attend for FREE. Books are also available to order and have them shipped to you (in the US).
What an evening last night, celebrating the paperback launch of WHEN THE WORLD FELL SILENT with an event at the Halifax Public Library (Central)! My heart is so full. Thank you to my co-host, BR Myers, who is simply the loveliest person and who surprised me with release day flowers (her new book is out August 20, preorder it. I finished it yesterday and it’s amazing.). Thanks to Sue Slade who also had flowers for me (seriously, these two women had me nearly crying but I didn’t want to run my mascara) and took photos. Friends Sylvia and Nancy who came to show their support, and Katie Ingram, author of Breaking Disaster – one of my research books! The Halifax Public Libraries staff who did such a lovely job setting up for the event, Bookmark II for creating a gorgeous sales table for our books, and all the people who came out, asked questions, and stayed to chat. I could not have asked for a better evening to kick off this book and this part of the journey. 
Bookstores have already been receiving their stock and sneak peeks of books on the shelves have been popping up in my feeds, and today is the official paperback release day of WHEN THE WORLD FELL SILENT in Canada!
I’m beyond pleased at the Canadian response to this book! Check out your local Chapters/Indigo, your favourite indie bookshop, or Amazon. Fantastic news… it’s also been picked up by Costco Canada! You can find links by visiting the HarperCollins Canada site here.
If you happen to see a copy on your shopping travels, snap a pic and send it to me with the location through my socials – either tag me or send it in a DM. I’ll feature your snap in my stories!
Thanks for celebrating with me, and happy reading!
Tomorrow is the “official” release date for the Canadian paperback of WHEN THE WORLD FELL SILENT, and so if you’re in the Halifax area, I’d love for you to join me and my fellow author B.R. Myers for a fun evening tomorrow night! I’ll do a reading from the book, and then we’ll sit for a chat about the book, my process in writing it, and maybe even some random things about both of us. Bookmark on Spring Garden is the bookseller for the evening, and I will be around to sign your copy!
It all happens at 7 p.m. at the Central Library on Spring Garden – I hope to see you there!
Huzzah! It’s the first of August which means it’s release day for the paperback of WHEN THE WORLD FELL SILENT in the US and UK!
Check your local bookseller in the US and if it’s not on the shelf, you can have it ordered in! Are you more into libraries? Request it at your local branch! Libraries have limited budgets, but reader requests help. And if you prefer to shop at an indie bookshop, check out Bookshop.org and support indies.
In the UK, head on over to my publisher’s page at One More Chapter and click on the drop down for retailers – you’ll get a lovely list of places where you can find it.
If you happen to be out and about (imagine me saying that in my best Canadian accent!), and you spy a copy of WHEN THE WORLD FELL SILENT, snap a pic and send it to me letting me know where you saw it – you can tag me on socials or send it in a dm – and I’ll post it to my stories!
I’m so pleased to share with you an interview I did with Sarah Phalen, aka The Bookish Knitter! Sarah is such a wonderful support to the reading and author community, and it was such a pleasure to “see” her again to celebrate the release of WHEN THE WORLD FELL SILENT!