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Cover Art - The First Charley Scott Mystery

Death by chocolate may be a favourite fantasy, but death by poisoned chocolate is another matter entirely. About the book Charley Scott is…

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Interview with Jaime Lynn Hendricks

Jaime Lynn Hendricks’s debut novel, FINDING TESSA, was called “an anxiety fueled ride rife with unexpected left turns” by Publishers Weekly…

Interview with Olivia Blacke

Olivia Blacke (she/her), author of Vinyl Resting Place and A Fatal Groove finally found a way to put her Criminology degree to good use by…

Wordpainting

As a reader, I used to love dialogue. Setting, on the other hand, I glossed over. I didn’t want to get held back by what seemed like set…

Interview with Meri Allen

Meri Allen is the pen name of Agatha Award winning author Shari Randall. She lives on the Connecticut shore a short walk from a very noisy…

Interview with Olivia Matthews

Olivia Matthews is the cozy mystery pseudonym of best-selling author Patricia Sargeant. Patricia’s work has been reviewed in publications…

Interview with Melodie Campbell

Called the “Queen of Comedy” by the Toronto Sun, Melodie Campbell has won ten awards for crime fiction, including the Crime Writers of…

Interview with Tessa Wegert

Tessa Wegert is the author of the popular Shana Merchant mysteries, which include Death in the Family, The Dead Season, Dead Wind, The Kind…

Interview with MJ White

MJ White is the pseudonym of bestselling author Miranda Dickinson, author of thirteen books, including six Sunday Times bestsellers. Her…

Cover Art reader's guide

Cover Art makes a great book club selection! To invite me to speak with your book club over Zoom, send me an e-mail. About the book Charley…

Norwood Public Library Spring 2023 Writing Workshop for Adults

April 4, 2023 & May 9, 2023 5:30 PM - 7 PM Norwood Public Library 2363 County Rd 45, Norwood, ON, K0L 2V0 In-Person. Free. Open to library…

Norwood Public Library Spring 2023 Writing Workshop for Teens

May 18, 2023 & June 15, 2023 5:30 PM - 7 PM Norwood Public Library 2363 County Rd 45, Norwood, ON, K0L 2V0 In-Person. Free. Open to library…

Review of Write for Life by Julia Cameron

During the pandemic, I read Julia Cameron’s The Artist’s Way, the classic twelve-week course that guides artists of any kind through the…