Piece by Piece: Stories about fitting into Canada

Hi Everyone,

Earlier this year I was approached by Teresa Toten, a wonderful YA author, to contribute a non-fiction piece for an anthology she was editing...a piece of me!

I agreed immediately!

This is the cover of the book, published by Penguin Canada, of fourteen Canadians' experiences about fitting into Canada. It has been twelve years since I immigrated and reminiscing about it made me realize how far I had come and how much I had learned along the way.

It is a pleasure to be able to share this journey with all of you.


Piece by Piece will be available in March 2010.

Reading and Signing at McNally Robinson on November 19, 2009 at 7 pm

Hello!

Hope everyone had a great summer. I did!

Finished a draft of the last book in The Tara Trilogy and completed final edits for The Silver Anklet which will be released on December 12, 2009.

But for anyone who can't wait that long, I will be doing a reading and signing at McNally Robinson (The Shops at Don Mills) on November 19, 2009 at 7 pm. Join me for a sneak peek of what's coming up, as the adventure continues in The Silver Anklet.

Go here for more information.

See you soon!

Mahtab

Woofstock!!!

Rahul, Coby, and I at Woofstock today.

We had a great time but he had a blast...treats all morning!

Here he is with Great Danes; Jack and Jill.

Celebrating with the Kidcritters!

My favourite kind of evening; with friends and having fun!

Celebrating with kidcritters Helaine and Marina.

With the Gals at Le Gourmand

Celebrated the Award with a few close friends at Le Gourmand. The food was super...the ambience, lovely... but the company, PRICELESS!

Anti-clockwise from the right : Anne-Louise, Anne, Lies and yours truly.

Thanks all! I had a wonderful evening and some warm memories to keep me going as I struggle through a draft of the next book :)

Tim, I and The Uninvited!

Heard Tim Wynne-Jones read from his latest YA novel "The Uninvited" at McNally Robinson this evening. It's a book that is hard to put down; the various plot strands draw you in, enmesh you, hold you there, and the only escape is to get right to the end -PDQ!

Another masterpiece by the Maestro!

And here's a picture of Tim, I and "The Uninvited" in the background...grrrrr!!!

A message for my Fans!

Dear Fans,

Last week was a rollercoaster of emotions that culminated in one of the most memorable days of my life; the day I won the Silver Birch Fiction Award!

THANK YOU to all who voted for me. It was all the more special because the votes came from the very audience this book was written for; and that means all of you!!!

Hope you'll enjoy "The Silver Anklet" just as much.

Here is that special moment captured for an eternity by Janet O'Sullivan. Thanks a ton, Janet.

Mahtab