Updates

I started teaching the year-long novel course at the Alexandra Writers’ Centre (actually, half my students are writing novels and the other half are writing memoir/creative nonfiction). I’m very much enjoying it, and hopefully, they will all find it fun and productive.

Nonfiction 3-/5

The biography of one of the most notorious SS men to run the Gestapo in Lyon, France during World War II. This book not only provides the factual details, but provides a sense of the attitudes of various factions of the time, creating in-depth portraits of the historical personages.

Met with my publisher and Book 4 of my series will be delayed to 2026, as anticipated. However, given the family-focussed year I’ve had, that works for me. Better a good book than a rushed one.

YA 5/5

When Micah’s boyfriend is found dead, Micah recounts the events of the investigation and the history between them. But Micah is a liar. I loved this fascinating, twisty story that made me continually revise what I understood about the plot.

Sword and Sorcery 3-/5

Celaena, a beautiful assassin, must compete for the position of King’s Assassin while also defeating the evil intentions of a hidden magical force. First book of the popular Throne of Glass series, I could see the elements the author used to draw in readers such as the strong romantic elements, but I found the characters flat.