The Vancouver-based Lyceum of Literature and Art has chosen STAR Academy for its Grade 6 reading program beginning November 25, 2009. The Lyceum was founded by Dr. Christianne Hayward and according to its site, the book club programs are designed to “help families interact around quality literature…to promote the sharing of values, effective communication around [...]
This is a new page for readers who have questions they would like to ask Amanda. She’s busy with a science project at the moment, studying ways for humans to stay fit and healthy during long-term space travel in Zero-G environments. But Amanda loves hearing from you, and will answer your questions as quickly as [...]
Star Academy was reviewed this month in Quill & Quire. Interestingly, it was reviewed jointly with Sean Cullen’s new novel, The Prince of Neither Here Nor There. Sean and I keep crossing paths it seems, or rather our work does. I haven’t actually met Sean, though I love his writing and his live comedy. Coincidentally, [...]
Had the pleasure of doing a whirlwind book signing and meet-and-greet this morning with Jennifer Herman, who is Random House – Doubleday’s Indigo energetic and engaging marketing rep. Met Chapters Indigo staff in Brampton and the GTA (who are absolutely lovely and a salve to an author’s soul!), signed enough books to get a cramp [...]
STAR Academy has just made the top 100 list for CanLit sales on Amazon.ca! Move over, Susanna Moodie!
Was thrilled to see that STAR Academy received a favourable review this past Tuesday in the Globe and Mail, Canada’s national newspaper. There are a few spoilers in it – such as the last line of the book, for example. But I’m not complaining, since it does indicate something that is nowhere evident on the [...]
| S | M | T | W | T | F | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| « Sep | Nov » | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
