Updates on the US book tour plans

You’ll see from last week’s post, I was in the midst of book tour designing. It’s been quite a labour intensive process to coordinate our dates and bookstore availability, but I am very close to figuring out the puzzle!
So, I now have readings in 3 Texas cities: Del Rio, San Antonio, and Houston. I’ll also [...]

Planning the next leg of my home-made tour!

My father is giving my older sister a used car and so she’s asked me to help her drive it from south Texas, where dad lives, back to Ontario. I readily agreed. We’ll have our very own Thelma and Louise trip sans the dramatic sailing-off-the-cliff ending (I hope).
We’re also building in a book tour. So [...]

New York and Philly

I’ve just returned from my New York and Philly Readings.
In New York, I read at Bluestockings (www.bluestockings.com) … a lovely independent bookstore and cafe that is also collectively run.
In Philly, I did two readings in the same evening. First, I read at Giovanni’s Rooom (www.giovannisroom.com), a three-story LGBT haven. This bookstore reading was the highlight [...]

About me and media interviews « blogwala

About me and media interviews « blogwala

Local Readings

I did two very small, but sweet readings this week.
The first was for RyePRIDE, Ryerson University’s queer student association. A total of nine people attended, I read from Stealing Nasreen, and we had a very intimate discussion after–about the writing process, identity, character motivations and touring–with each attendee asking me questions. I really loved the interaction–something that often [...]

Canada Day Writing

I’ve been doing a lot of travelling lately, so I am very pleased to be home this long weekend. It’s been a time for cleaning, working in the garden, and writing. Yes, writing! You see, for the last 6 months, while I have been working on revisions and edits and promotion for Stealing Nasreen, I [...]