by PDR-Kellie | Sep 25, 2014 | Contemplations, Reviews, Swarm, Writers, Writing Life
I’ve been so busy, pushing forward into future work, and mentoring other writers, that I only remembered yesterday that my baby, my first novel, turned one this month! So, happy book birthday, Swarm! There was no party, and I haven’t posted photos on...
by PDR-Kellie | Oct 21, 2013 | Manitoba, News, Ontario, Reviews, Swarm, The Pas, Writing Life
Well, I’m home. It’s snowed twice so far. J. and I are in a battle over how high to turn up the electric rads because we still haven’t managed to order any wood. There’s a need to go grocery shopping. The cat and dog are happy. Yes, back to...
by PDR-Kellie | Oct 7, 2013 | Books, Reviews, Swarm, Toronto, Writing Life
I guess I’ve missed posting a few things here lately… One is the fact that the Toronto Star did a brief review of Swarm last week, calling it “one of the more realistic recent imaginings of the shape of things to come.” Quill &...
by PDR-Kellie | Sep 5, 2013 | Reviews, Swarm
I was so pleased to read this thoughtful and thorough review of Swarm by Amy Attas in The Winnipeg Review. Another review appeared recently in Quill & Quire which I’ll link to as soon as it comes online. It’s so terrific that people are reading and...
by PDR-Kellie | Aug 7, 2013 | News, Reviews, Swarm
I’m thrilled to report that a terrific review of Swarm came out in the August issue of Booklist, a publication of the American Library Association which provides reviews geared mainly towards librarians and booksellers. If you sign up (they do offer 14-day trial...