Tag Archives: New books

Celebrating the Kendra Kandlestar finale

It’s been a long time in coming! I recently celebrated the launch of the final book in my Kendra Kandlestar series—Kendra Kandlestar and the Search for Arazeen—with an “Eentastic” party. Here are some favorite photos from the event . . . My wife, … Continue reading

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Starting Points: Karen Autio discussing Sabotage

An ongoing series wherein CWILL BC writers and illustrators connect a picture or an item to one of their books. I grew up in Nipigon, near Thunder Bay in northwestern Ontario, and often saw passenger and freight trains cross this … Continue reading

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Starting Points: Tanya Lloyd Kyi discussing Anywhere But Here

An ongoing series wherein CWILL BC writers and illustrators connect a picture or an item to one of their books. Grace and Guidance I had a friend in high school with a hormone-related tendency to faint occasionally. Usually, there were … Continue reading

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Starting Points: Gillian Richardson discussing 10 Plants That Shook the World

An ongoing series wherein CWILL BC writers and illustrators connect a picture or an item to one of their books. Believe it or not….the thing in the photo above is a gold mine! Hmmm…don’t believe it? What do you think … Continue reading

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Starting Points: Lee Edward Födi discussing Kendra Kandlestar and the Door to Unger

An ongoing series wherein CWILL BC writers and illustrators connect a picture or an item to one of their books. During the two summers I was working on the second book in my Kendra Kandlestar series, I spent a significant … Continue reading

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Imagined Controversies: Black and Bittern Was Night by Robert Heidbreder

An ongoing series wherein totally make-believe persons voice their totally fake concerns regarding totally real books written by CWILL BC writers. Dear Mr. Writer Hideabreeder, You call this a Hallowe’en book! True, it may be written in a jibberish spooky … Continue reading

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