On Today’s BWL Author Blog I explore writing historical fiction about times within living memory.

Each month, my publisher BWL offers readers a free PDF copy of one of its books. August’s free read is my novel, Ten Days in Summer. Each month my publisher BWL offers readers a free PDF copy of one of its books.

Tonight — Tues, Aug 13, 7:00 p.m. — at the downtown Calgary Public Library, Sylvia Arthur and I will talk about our our short story/art book collaboration for the Print(ed) Word project. Looking forward to this. It was great working with Sylvia.

Today I blog about my spring tour of Detective Montalbano film sites in Sicily, on the BWL website.

Looking forward to my presentation with artist Sylvia Arthur on August 13th at Calgary central library. Everyone welcome! Registration appreciated, but not necessary.

Today, on the Books We Love Insider Blog I write about a novel I read that enhanced my recent holiday to Malta.

My two latest novels are participating in the Smashwords Summer Sale, which runs for the month of July. You can pick up the e-books for 75% discount, $1.50 USD. Here are the links for:

Ten Days in Summer

and  To Catch a Fox

Today on the BWL Author Insider Blog I write about hiking and how it appears in my three novels.

Check out my library story featured on the Calgary Public Library website. It’s on the right hand side of the home page. You might need to scroll down.

In the interview, I talk about my book club, which meets monthly at Fish Creek Library. The club has become an important part of my life, since my move to Calgary in 1996.

Looking forward to tonight’s reading with eight other authors at Owl’s Nest Bookstore. I plan to read from the scene in a fictional Owl’s Nest in my novel, To Catch a Fox. As an homage to both Owl’s Nest and my friend, Pamela McDowell, I call my bookstore Ospreys, after Pam’s acclaimed children’s book Ospreys in Danger.