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‘Rollicking Good Fun’
Growing up, I used to see a commercial for a musical (Guys and Dolls, maybe?) that deemed the production a ‘rolling, rollicking juggernaut of joy.’ This recent review of The Dead Kid Detective Agency in the Kitchener-Waterloo Record from Susan Fish is almost as good as that:
‘Let’s hope this book is the start of a [...]
Posted in books, Coach House, Dead Kid Detective Agency, reviews
Also tagged calgary herald, dance cave, erin balser, k-w record, reviews, rollicking, toronto standard, words worth books
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Disappointing in almost every way for almost every reader!
So, it’s the night before the big book launch, and though I’m a book publicist, I still feel really, really awful before every book event. Sick to my stomach, filled with dread, etc. Since this is a launch for my own book, that horrible anxiety seems to be multiplied by three thousand. But it’s [...]
Posted in books, Dead Kid Detective Agency, reading, reviews
Also tagged anxiety, cm magazine, horrible reviews, launch, tyoe
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The Dead Kid Detective Agency Book Launch
ECW Press and I are launching my young adult book at an adult-only event on Thursday, September 29, at the wonderful bar, No One Writes to the Colonel (460 College Street) and we’d love for you to join us. While you may not have an affinity for novels for younger readers, please keep [...]
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Also tagged a-ha, book launch, erin balser, phoebe cates
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