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“enormously appealing…” Quill & Quire
“Lapeña’s touch is sure, her labours invisible…Family is strange. Lapeña taps into its mix of the familiar and the unfathomable, ramping up the human skirmishes with a guerilla foray into the question of evil…” The Globe and Mail
“a first novel worthy of attention…” The Vancouver Sun
Appearances
I’ll be part of the Fiery First Fiction promotion this spring! This is a promotion by Literary Press Group of debut authors from several of the Canadian publishers it represents. Our first event is on Monday, May 12, in Toronto at the Supermarket, 268 Augusta Ave. Toronto, ON.
The party starts at 7:00 p.m., with readings beginning at around 7:30 p.m.
Fiery First Fiction
Supermarket
I’ll be appearing at the North Toronto MOMS group on Tues. June 10 at 9 am. at St. Timothy’s Church, 100 Old Orchard Grove. Enter the North doors off of Ridley Blvd. Go up the stairs,
though the doors, turn right and enjoy! I saw Trevor Cole there last year—these moms rock!
North Toronto Moms
Also, I’m going to be a Fictionista!!
The Fictionistas are smart, savvy women writers from a number of small Canadian presses. who do reading events together. Join us in Toronto at the Victory Cafe, 581 Markham street, on Thursday, June 19. Readings begin at 7 pm.
Fictionistas
I will be appearing at The Humber School for Writers Summer Workshop with a panel of newly published writers on Saturday, July 12, at 1:45 PM in the Assembly Hall. Click here for a map.
Check back soon for details on who the other panelists will be.
I will also be appearing at the Prince Edward County Authors Festival in Picton, on Saturday, June 21. More details on this soon.
I will be giving some readings in Nova Scotia in August. I will be at the Pictou Public Library on Thursday, August 14, at 7pm. This is during the Hector festival (Hector is an old sailing ship) so the kids are excited.
I’ll also be reading at two terrific independent book stores, Frog Hollow Books in Halifax, and The Box of Delights Bookshop in Wolfville, dates TBA.