MaryLou Driedger
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Author, Newspaper Columnist, Free Lance Journalist
My editor, Deborah Froese, has created a series of podcasts that both experienced and novice writers will find very helpful. Read more in my post below.
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Write, Writer, Write!
Deborah Froese is a seasoned Winnipeg editor. Dozens of authors, including me, have trusted her to help them hone and refine their precious manuscripts and have been so glad they did. Now she has cā¦
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I recently finished two novels about lost children. Read my reviews in the post below.
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Two Novels About Lost Children
I recently finished reading two very interesting novels, one right after the other, whose storylines revolved around lost children. The first was a Pulitzer Prize winner called The Snow Child by Eoā¦
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The Atlantic recently published a list of what they believe to be essential children's picture books. I agreed with some of their selections, but not all of them. Read more in my post below.
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Essential Childrenās Books
My copy of Ezra Jack Keatsā A Snowy Day is 50 years old. It is considered one of the 65 essential pieces of childrenās literature. The Atlantic recently ran a story about what they beliā¦
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I helped set up a Little Free Library in Winnipeg which has been thriving for a decade. Read more in my post below.
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The Story of A Little Free Library
I love being the librarian at my church In 2016, I had the idea of opening a Little Free Library at Bethel Mennonite Church. When I took on the position of church librarian in 2014, my first task wā¦
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A story told entirely with letters? I was skeptical, but The Correspondent by Virginia Evans won me over. It was an absorbing and intriguing read. See my review in the post below.
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The Correspondent-A Life in Letters
We may think that as people age, their lives get lonelier and less rich and meaningful, but just the opposite happens to Sybil, a retired law clerk, in an absorbing new book I read called The Correā¦
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15 days ago
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I learned about a new idea that will change the way I think about my reading and writing, and my life experiences, at a children's writing conference in Toronto. Read more in my post below.
#PYI2025
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Learning About Green Worlds
Karen Krossing, who was the instructor in a picture book writing course I took in the spring, introduces Paul Coccia, who taught us about green worlds. At the Packaging Your Imagination conference ā¦
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It's I Read Canadian Day, and I'm celebrating a new book for middle-grade kids by British Columbia author Nikki Bergstresser. Read more in my post below.
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A Good Book For I Read Canadian Day
Today is I Read Canadian Day, when Canadian authors are celebrated, especially those who write books for young people. What is really exciting is a noted trend that books written to appeal to the yā¦
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Jean Pendziwol gave a truly inspiring talk about the value of curiosity at the children's writing conference I attended in Toronto. Read more in my post below.
#PYI2025
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The Gift of Curiosity
Jean Pendziwol, winner of the 2024 Governor Generalās Award for Childrenās Literature, speaking yesterday I think, at a childās birth, if a mother could ask a fairy godmother to eā¦
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about 1 month ago
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At a conference for children's book writers and illustrators in Toronto, I was lucky enough to have a chat over lunch with well-known Canadian author Tim Wynne-Jones. Find out what we chatted about in my post below.
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I Had Lunch With Tim Wynne-Jones
As a tall man sat down at the same table where I was having lunch, at the Packaging Your Imagination conference for Canadian childrenās authors and illustrators in Toronto on Saturday, I whisā¦
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about 1 month ago
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The Poet Laureate of Winnipeg, Jennifer Still, is asking people to help her write a collaborative poem about the city. You can add your contributions to a neat little fold-up map available at public libraries. Check out my post below.
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Writing A Poem For Winnipeg
Winnipegās poet Laureate Jennifer Still has a really cool project on the go. She is inviting everyone in the city to help write a poem about the place we all call home. Sheās made theseā¦
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Did you know today is the start of Friends of the Library week? I'm part of that organization here in Winnipeg. Read more in my post below.
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Friends of the Library Week
Did you know that today is the beginning of Friends of the Library Week? There are 642 public library systems in Canada, and many of them have Friends of the Library groups who support libraries inā¦
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A rambling autobiography is a great way to write a memoir. Read my sample to see what I mean.
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A Rambling Autobiography
At a recent workshop I led on writing memoir, I introduced the thirty participants to a form called a rambling autobiography. I wrote a little sample about my own life to get them started. I was boā¦
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A novel that chronicles a 70-year marriage had me thinking about my own marriage. Read more in my post below.
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The Heart of Winter
A friend recommended Jonathan Evisonās latest novel, The Heart of Winter. It provides a history of the 70-year marriage of Abe and Ruth Winter who meet in college in 1953. People have often rā¦
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In a unique bookstore in Montreal I found some newly released books by Canadian children's authors I admire. Read more in my post below.
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Drawn and Quarterly-Finding New and Wonderful Childrenās Books in Montreal
On my visit to Montreal in September I went to a book store called Drawn and Quarterly which had been recommended by my Winnipeg friend Laura, who is a frequent visitor to the Quebec city. What a uā¦
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about 2 months ago
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Inspired by David Hurn's new book On Reading I collected photos of people reading from my collection.
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People Reading
The Guardian newspaper did a review of a new book by David Hurn called On Reading. It features photos of folks reading in different places and spaces around the world. It inspired me to look througā¦
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about 2 months ago
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In his latest book Canadian author David Bergen engages readers with his descriptions of food and a protagonist desperately trying to cover up a murder.
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Mouth-Watering and Spine-Tingling Description
I just finished reading Manitoba author David Bergenās latest book, Feasting and Rejoicing, and oh my, his descriptions of food are mouth-watering and his step-by-step detailed account of murā¦
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about 2 months ago
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Amanda Peters' book The Berry Pickers reminded me of a children's book where children are separated from their parents while picking berries. Read my review in the post below.
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Sad and Slow-The Berry Pickers
I read The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters on my Kindle in airports and on planes and in hotel rooms during our recent trip to Quebec. One of my very favourite books to read to children is Robert Mcā¦
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2 months ago
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I just did a jigsaw puzzle that challenged me to think about why books I'd read and discussed with my students had been banned from schools and libraries. Read more in my post below.
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Banned Book Puzzle
I did this puzzle last week. It depicts some sixty books that have been banned from schools and libraries at some point. I simply couldnāt think of reasons why many of the books in the puzzleā¦
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2 months ago
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On a cycling tour in the Eastern Townships of Quebec, we visited the community that inspired the Three Pines setting in the mystery novels of Louise Penny. Read more in my post below.
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Louise Penny and French Pastry
Standing across the street from the Brome Lake Books One highlight of todayās biking trip would definitely have to be visiting Knowlton, which is the inspiration for the community of Three Piā¦
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2 months ago
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Read my review of Brittany Penner's new book, Children Like Us.
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Children Like Us
I told a friend I had just finished reading an autobiography by Steinbach area author Brittany Penner calledĀ Children Like Us.Ā Ā āIs that the same Brittany Penner who is my doctor?ā mā¦
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It was great to see my two novels included in a Canadian Vacation Reading Guide in the latest edition of Book News. Read about it in my post below.
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Part of A Canadian Vacation Guide
In the summer issue of BOOK NEWS published by the Canadian Childrenās Book Centre thereās an article called Traveling Across Canada Through the Pages of a Book. It invites kids to exploā¦
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I attended a memoir workshop at the Mennonite/s Writing Ten Conference in June. It inspired me as I prepare to participate in a memoir writing workshop at the Mennonite Heritage Village Museum in September. Read more in my post below.
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We Love Memoirs Day
Today is We Love Memoirs Day. First celebrated in 2013, it is a day to recognize the unique writing genre of memoir. Autobiographies tell the story of a personās whole life, but a memoir focuā¦
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3 months ago
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'Tuberculosis Might Have Triggered World War I was the headline my editor gave to my newspaper column this week, which was about John Green's New York Times bestseller, Everything is Tuberculosis. Read more in my post below.
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Everything is Tuberculosis
My newspaper column last week was inspired by a New York Times bestseller I read by a popular author, John Green. It is called Everything is Tuberculosis. My editor headlined my column with the worā¦
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3 months ago
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When I lived in Hong Kong, I wrote 58 articles for a website called Things Asian. In the post below, I look at five of my favourites.
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Fifty-Eight Stories
During the six years we lived and travelled in Asia I was a regular contributor to a website called Things Asian. I wrote 58 different stories for the travel website about our adventures in many diā¦
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3 months ago
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My teenage grandson wanted to know what my top five books in my lifetime would be. A hard task. I've started trying to answer it in the post below. What would be your choices.
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Top Five Books
My teenage grandson is a voracious reader. When we were together in mid-July, he could already list a whole string of books heād read since his school vacation began. I was telling him about ā¦
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3 months ago
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A presentation by Elsie Neufeld at a recent writing conference had me thinking about some of the people I have interviewed during my journalism career and what I learned from them. Read more in my post below.
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10 People- 10 Lessons Learned
Elsie Neufeld presenting at the Mennonite/s Writing/Ten Conference at Canadian Mennonite University At the Mennonite/s Writing Ten Conference I attended in June I went to a presentation by Elsie Neā¦
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4 months ago
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I used a 1951 painting House at Qualicum Beach by Edward John Hughes-to illustrate a post about my latest newspaper column which my editor headlined The Sacred Space of a Cottage.
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The Sacred Space of a Cottage
House at Qualicum Beach by Edward John Hughes-1951 In my newspaper column this week I wrote about how cottages have become a kind of sacred space for many Canadian families since they gained in popā¦
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4 months ago
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What did you think of My Friends by Fredrick Backman? Read my thoughts in the post below.
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My Friends
Iāve really enjoyed some of Fredrik Backmanās books, like A Man Called Ove and Bear Town. Others like Anxious People, not so much. Getting into his latest book, My Friends, was a littleā¦
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4 months ago
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Writers need to have other passions and hobbies. Read more in my post below.
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Writers Need Other Hobbies
Reading has been a life long hobby of mine In a recent post on the website Writer Unboxed, Julie Carrick Dalton talks about why writers need to have other creative outlets, hobbies and activities. ā¦
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4 months ago
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I just finished reading a beautiful book about environmentalist and best selling author Rachel Carson by Ann E. Burg. Read more in my post below.
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She Was A Force of Nature
I just finished a beautiful book called Force of Nature by Ann E. Burg that tells the life story of Rachel Carson, scientist, writer, and environmentalist and the author of the classic, best-sellerā¦
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4 months ago
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I'll be doing a workshop on writing memoir at the museum in Steinbach in September. You can read more in my post below.
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The Steinbach Heritage Village Museum
Last week, my newspaper column was about a memoir writing workshop I will be participating in at the Mennonite Heritage Village Museum at the end of September. Together with four other local writerā¦
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4 months ago
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I received a beautiful new book bag from a friend. Click on the link to read more.
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4 months ago
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Someone asked me recently if I was still writing. See what I might have replied in my post below.
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Are You Still Writing?
I was chatting with someone at a public event recently, who said theyād read my newspaper columns in the Winnipeg Free Press many years ago. āAre you still writing?ā they asked. Iā¦
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5 months ago
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Two Winnipeg podcasters tried to figure out how old I was from my writing. Click on the link below to find out more.
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Do You Think MaryLou is Old or Young?
Recently a blog post I wrote was featured on the Winnipeg podcast Made From Whatās Left. The particular episode was called Wherein We Have A White On the Town. Statue of George Forest by Miguā¦
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5 months ago
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I was fascinated by Jacinda Ardern's autobiography. Find out why in my post below.
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I Was Fascinated
I just finished reading Jacinda Ardernās autobiography A Different Kind of Power. I found it absolutely fascinating. Jacinda comforts people after a March 2019 mass shooting at two mosques inā¦
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5 months ago
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The āhere you are singingā installation at the Mennonite Heritage Centre Gallery on the Canadian Mennonite University campus by Sarah Ens and Jami Reimer is a sensory rich experience you won't want to miss. Read more in my post below.
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here you are singing
Yesterday my friend Caroline and I went to the gallery at the Mennonite Heritage Centre on the CMU campus to see the installation here you are singing by poet Sarah Ens and inter-disciplinary artisā¦
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In my newspaper column this week I ran my annual summer reading recommendations. Read all about them in my post below.
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Summer Reading
Every June I write a newspaper column where I recommend books Iāve read over the past twelve months that I think my readers might enjoy in July and August. You can find my summer reading listā¦
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Whatās a Fraktur?
Becca J.R. Lachman and Lynn Sommer present at the International Mennonite writing conference on the Canadian Mennonite University campus- June 13 Iād never heard of a fraktur before I attendeā¦
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Ongoing Reconstruction
David Elias presenting at an international conference about Mennonite Writing at Canadian Mennonite University June 13th,2025 At the Mennonite/s Writing Ten conference I attended last weekend I heaā¦
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5 months ago
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For Father's Day my publisher suggested making some videos that made a connection between our Dad and our writing. Go to the link below to see mine.
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My Novels and Dad
My novels in McNally Robinson Booksellers in Saskatoon this April For Fatherās Day my publisher Heritage House asked some of its authors to record videos about their relationship with their fā¦
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6 months ago
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I am the editor of NOTES a monthly publication of the Winnipeg Friends of the Public Library. We provide funds for our city's 20 libraries to enrich their programming. Go to the link below to learn more.
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Friends of the Library
Iām the editor of a monthly newsletter called NOTES that goes out to more than a thousand people a month informing them about the activities of the Winnipeg Friends of the Library organizatioā¦
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It's springtime when people are planting seeds with hopes of a successful garden. What kind of seeds do writers need to plant if they want to be successful?
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5 Seeds for Writers
This is the time of year when people are planting seeds in gardens and flower beds, hoping for a summer display of colour and produce. I came across an article recently by Colleen M. Story that offā¦
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In my most recent newspaper column, I look at the need for unity in Canada regardless of political affiliations.
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A Time for Unity
Photo from the Statistics Canada website My latest newspaper column calls for unity nationwide to protect Canadian interests from the bullying tactics of our neighbours to the south. I look at how ā¦
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6 months ago
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The Winnipeg Public Library is looking for a new Writer-in-Residence. Nora Decter had the post last year, and I heard her speak recently about what a wonderful opportunity the position provides.
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A Wonderful Opportunity for Writers
The Winnipeg Public Library is currently advertising for a Writer-in-Residence for the coming year. Photo of Nora Decter from the Winnipeg Public Library website I had the chance to hear 2024-2025 ā¦
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6 months ago
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I never get tired of seeing the amazing artwork kids create after reading my novel, Lost on the Prairie. A recent classroom visit garnered me a whole new batch of fabulous children's illustrations. See more in my post below.
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My Novel Comes Alive Again
A new cover for my novel was created by a student One of my favourite things about visiting a school to talk to a group of students who have just finished reading my book, Lost on the Prairie, is tā¦
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Two beautiful picture books by Maggie Knaus and Robin Stevenson look at how grandparents and grandchildren maintain a loving connection despite being separated by geography.
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Love in the Moon and On the Wind
Two childrenās books I bought recently centre on the idea of maintaining connectivity between grandparent and grandchild, even when the two are geographically apart. Eleanorās Moon, froā¦
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Some members of Canada's new cabinet were holding books when they were sworn into office yesterday. Why? Read more in my post below.
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A Holy Book in Their Hand
Dominique Le Blanc holds a Bible as he was sworn in as Minister of International Trade- photo CTV News When the ministers in Mark Carneyās cabinet were sworn into office yesterday, I noticed ā¦
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I have two treasured writing souvenirs from my paternal grandfather and my maternal grandmother. Read about them in the post below.
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A Writing Inheritance From Two Grandparents
For my birthday, my aunt took me out for a lovely lunch and gave me a present that had belonged to my grandfather. Ā My aunt was doing volunteer work in California in the 1960s when my grandpaā¦
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My newspaper column this week looks at how the various political parties suggest we address the problem of crime.
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COLUMN: Viewpoint - Building more prisons is not the answer
āIf our jails are full, we need to build more jails.ā Thatās a quote from Maxime Bernier, the leader of the Peopleās Party of Canada. The Carillon ran a story about Mr. Bernier last week because he wa...
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7 months ago
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I just finished the debut novel of Winnipeg author Zilla Jones. Read my thoughts about it in the post below.
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The World So Wide
I just finished Winnipeg author Zilla Jonesā debut novel, The World So Wide. Photo of Zilla Jones from her Facebook page Zilla has been getting lots of national exposure for The World So Wideā¦
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