Stock up on nuts, books, cheetos, whatever gets you through
the next few months of shorter days and longer nights. But, hey, Christmas is
coming and whether you believe in Santa or not it’s always a good excuse to
treat yourself or someone else to a good novel or two. As for me, it’s time to get out there and hit the Christmas
bazaars, and I’ve got six lined up in the next few weeks:
November 9 th (this past weekend) - I shared a
table with author Gillian
Andrews at the local Lions Club vendor fair.
November 16 th – I’ll be at the Ridgetown Active
Lifestyle Centre with Gillian and two other local authors: Dawn Teetzel
and Kelly Young. November 23rd - This is a book signing at the Art and Heirloome Shoppe on King Street in Chatham .
Owner Chris Ford, an author in her own right (poetry), has a rack of
local authors' books in the Shoppe and one row is dedicated to my
novels.
November 24th – I’ll be in nearby Tecumseh for
the Southwestern Local Authors’ Book Show
December 7th – The Mary Webb Centre for the Arts is
hosting an Authors’ Afternoon
December 12th – I’ll be signing books at The
Studio Art Gallery as part of the Merry and Bright Nights in Dresden.
Phew!
Please click on the names for more information about the
authors or places that are underlined.
Of the authors mentioned, I haven’t yet profiled new friend
and talented writer, Dawn Beecroft
Teetzel. Having written for newspapers, magazines, and anthologies, Dawn
recently released her debut novel: a moving story called My Mary.
Inspired by her husband’s grandmother, a Barnardo child who was taken from her
English foster home to work for a wealthy farm family in Canada, My Mary
is an epic tale that shines a light on seventy years of one woman’s life.
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.. And now (drum roll, please 🥁) here’s the one event I’ve
been waiting to tell you about. On October 22nd, I was invited to be
a guest on Scribes & Songsters.
This video blog hosted by Veronique Mandal is a series that promotes
Southwestern Ontario authors, songwriters, and others in the media and
publishing industry...
.................. My episode will be broadcast on the
local Windsor TV channel, YourTV, from Nov 11th to the 25th, and on YouTube
indefinitely. Well, that's all my news for now.
Christmas is coming, I've got books to sell and you've got books to buy.
Oh, so here's a link to mine, just in case, you know, presents.
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. As always, thanks for reading my newsletters. Your support is much appreciated.
Ciao for now!
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