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I was equal parts gobsmacked and honoured when, earlier this year, the Federation of BC Writers invited me to serve as their ambassador for 2024–25. Now that the announcement is official, I can share the news far and wide.

On July 5, 2024, Charlotte “Sista C” Ferrell interviewed Lisa Brideau, author of the compelling novel Adrift, and me on her weekly program, Speak Up, Listen Up, Act Upon.

What genre is your novel? I get asked that a lot, and with Uncontrolled Flight I’m never quite sure what to say.

I’m delighted to be a guest at this very civil tea party, a celebration of reading and writing—and of course, high tea—to raise funds for the Sidney LitFest.

Uncontrolled Flight lands in New Brunswick in May! I’m delighted to announce a tour through Moncton, Fredericton, and Oromocto.

On Saturday, March 23, 1:00-2:30pm, I’m giving a workshop on “show, don’t tell,” one of the most common things writers are, ahem, told to do.

On March 13, 7:00–8:00pm, acclaimed author Tara McGuire and I will be at North Vancouver’s Lynn Valley Library to talk about the fusion of fact and fiction in our books.

What a treat this week to learn that not one but both of my novels are on Consumed by Ink’s list of standout reads for 2023!

There’s no bookshelf I’d rather be on than 49th Shelf. Dedicated to helping readers discover Canadian books, this platform just released its 2023 Books of the Year (Fiction) list, and Uncontrolled Flight is on it!

Uncontrolled Flight deals with universal themes (loss, love, grief, passion) but in its details it’s local. With luck, more local readers will discover the novel now that it’s part of the 2023–24 North Shore Authors Collection.

Enough Albertans added Uncontrolled Flight to their bookshelves during the last week of October that the novel sneaked onto two bestseller lists.

On Saturday, November 18, the Federation of BC Writers is hosting a special Writer’s Day Out in Victoria, and I’m delighted to be part of it.