I'm on the road this weekend. We drove to Cornwall on Wednesday to watch our daughter Lisa curl in the ladies provincials. They've had an excellent week, finishing first in the round robin, and will be in the final this evening at 8 p.m. The...
Things are moving along with the upcoming release of Closing Time which is due out the end of March. The book is now up on Netgalley for advance reviewers. Readers can preorder the book from any of the major booksellers, or wait two months for it...
Waiting for this morning's coffee to finish brewing. Also for the snow to start falling later today. We're supposed to get about 25 centimetres, but nothing like they had in Newfoundland yesterday. The entire island shut down with about 75 centimetres of the white stuff...
The Ottawa Closing Time book launch scheduled for Saturday, May 9 has been cancelled due to Covid-19. Thank you to Perfect Books, the Granite Curling Club, and the Haughian Brothers Band for all your support. Books are available at Perfect Books for online ordering. They provide...
Good Saturday morning. Not a lot to report on the writing front this week. My 7 Criminal Minds Monday blog post about New Year's resolutions can be found here. All my fellow bloggers have interesting takes on the question for your reading pleasure. I was also asked...
Thursday, April 30 from 10 to 11 a.m., Brenda will be speaking about her writing journey and approach to crime fiction at the Francesca Apartments at 1425 Vanier Parkway....
The fourth day into 2020 and our routines are settling back to normal. Still feels as if we're on holiday and getting down to work has been tough. I'm getting there ...
Brenda will be one of three guest speakers appearing at Arts Night at the Unitarian Church of West Ottawa on Friday, March 27, beginning at 7:30 p.m. The Unitarian Church is located at 30 Cleary Avenue. All are welcome....
The approaching New Year's Eve is a good opportunity to reflect on the year that was and think about the year to come. Here are a few highlights from mine! In March, I flew to Vancouver for Left Coast Crime and spent four days meeting crime...
Four more sleeps until Christmas but we're having our first Christmas dinner tonight. Turkey, stuffing, cranberries, and all the fixings. Yes, I'll be three pounds heavier come nightfall. This is also the winter Solstice, shortest day of the year so a good day to have...