Tuesday night was my first taste of Calgary’s A Taste of Local Authors reading series, organized three times a year by author and When Words Collide organizer Randy McCharles. My publisher Jude Pittman attended and took these pictures of me reading from the Stampede parade scene in my novel Ten Days in Summer. The audience chimed in on cue with Yahoo’s and Yeehaw’s.
The next Taste of Local Authors will take place at Owl’s Nest Bookstore in December. 
Tomorrow, May 16, I’ll be reading with 8 other writers with new books at A Taste of Local Authors. In addition to the readings, there will music, food, drink and mingling. Everyone is welcome at this free event.
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Today – the 12th of the month – is my day to post on the Books We Love Insider Blog. Read about ‘How Hoarding Inspired My Murder Mystery Novel.’
A friend doing research in the downtown Calgary Public Library Local History Room spotted Ten Days in Summer on the New Books shelf. Cool.
I hope everyone had a lovely Easter weekend. I got the exciting news that my short story, Zona Romantica, was selected for the Bouchercon 2017 anthology, Passport to Murder.
The anthology will be published in October, and will be available for pre-order this summer.
As Calgary returns to winter weather, my monthly blog post on my publisher’s website is about my process of starting to write Winter: book three of the Paula Savard mystery series.
Yesterday’s published interview on You Read it Here First prompted me to google philosopher, mathematician, author, Nobel Laureate Bertrand Russell. Here are a few quotes from his abundant writings, which influenced me as a teenager. 
When author Christina Hamlett offered me an interview on her blog, You Read it Here First, I leaped at the chance. The interview turned out to be more involved than I expected. It took me a fair bit of time to craft these answers. I hope you enjoy them.
Ten days in Summer is number one on today’s Calgary Herald Bestsellers List – Fiction. Thanks, Owl’s Nest Bookstore, for once again hosting a terrific book launch. 
My signing tomorrow at Chapters Shawnessy has been changed to Saturday, April 22nd, due to the store not having copies of Ten Days in Summer. 
So I’m in for a more relaxing Saturday this weekend. I’ll have to get out and enjoy our mild temperatures. Not as mild as this day in Spain, but still pleasant for Calgary in March. Happy spring.