This weekend I plan to chat -- via Zoom -- with a new-to-me bookclub about some of the stories behind the writing of EIGHTY DAYS TO...

It's Surrey International Writers' Conference week again, and life around here is a little crazier than usual. I've set up a Zoom station...

Just look at these beauties! Romy and Dom -- and Sumaya's! -- adventure around the world in EIGHTY DAYS TO ELSEWHERE is now available in...

Welcome to the September edition of my newsletter! A reminder if you'd like to get a more timely version of this newsletter -- complete...

[Edited to remove a glitch from an earlier posting.] Today marks the first time Canada recognizes an official day of Truth and...

Welcome to the July, 2021 edition of my newsletter. A reminder that this newsletter is coming to you after it was sent out to...

Good morning from bonny Scotland! Welcome to the August, 2021 edition of my newsletter. A reminder that this newsletter is coming to you...

I was lucky enough to score a signed copy of this horrific little slice of historical perfection in a lovely little bookstore nestled...

I read. If you know me, you'll know reading is one of my defining features. Long before I was a writer, I was a reader. The prominent...

As those of you who subscribe to my newsletter know, I'm once again in Fife, Scotland. Lots happening here behind the scenes, but my...

If you're looking forward to travelling to the Mediterranean in AN ACCIDENTAL ODYSSEY this fall, you might consider returning to Scotland...

SO thrilled to be able to share the cover of my new book, AN ACCIDENTAL ODYSSEY, coming this December. It is the second in the ExLibris...

Hello! As a new experimental feature on the blog, we're posting recent issues of kc kconnects, in order to make past issues accessible....

If you followed my adventures in writing EIGHTY DAYS TO ELSEWHERE, you'll know how much I love a good train ride. In her race around the...

I've been teasing this since #IReadCanadian Day, and today's the day. The Grizzlies of Grouse Mountain, written by Shelley Hrdlitschka,...

In celebration of #BlackHistoryMonth, I'm featuring a BIPOC writer for every day of February. As a special treat for subscribers to my...

In celebration of #BlackHistoryMonth, I'm featuring a BIPOC writer for every day of February. As a special treat for subscribers to my...

In celebration of #BlackHistoryMonth, I'm featuring a BIPOC writer for every day of February. And as a special treat for subscribers to...

In celebration of #BlackHistoryMonth, I'm featuring a BIPOC writer for every day of February. And as a special treat for subscribers to...

In celebration of #BlackHistoryMonth, I'm featuring a BIPOC writer for every day of February. And as a special treat for subscribers to...