The Sibyl and the Thief has not only received a glowing review from Publisher's Weekly, it has received the "Editor's Pick" designation. You can't get any better than that! I received my review through BookLife, which is Publisher's Weekly indie branch. This review actually brought tears to my eyes—as an author, you sometimes wonder what … Continue reading The Sibyl and the Thief: Critical Darling!
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The Well of Souls vs. Frankenstein
Frankenstein is one of my all-time favourite horror novels. I have re-read it so many times through the years, and every time I take away something a little bit different. This latest reread had me thinking in a new direction: what it has in common with my novel The Well of Souls. If you've read … Continue reading The Well of Souls vs. Frankenstein
Haunted House Books
Over the past year, I have been on a haunted house kick. The reason? I've been writing a haunted house book! The third book in the Port of Lost Souls series is set in a turn-of-the-century mansion, and paranormal activity is off the charts. In every book in the series, my cast of misfit teens … Continue reading Haunted House Books
On the Way Up
Kirkus Book Review has come in - and I'm walking on sunshine!
Gothic Books
Get into the haunted season with these haunting gothic book recommendations
Circus Books
Circuses are both fascinating and terrifying. I always feel I'm on the edge between consciousness and dreaming in a circus. Everything is a little loopy, and a little off-centre.
Happy Mother’s Day: Women in Horror
This weekend we're celebrating mothers, and boy do they deserve to be celebrated. I know when we think of mothers, it's often as a punchline: unfashionable, nagging, annoying. Always cleaning, always fretting. Any attempts to remove ourselves from this characterization earns us the label Cool Mom, which is even more cringey than mom jeans (which … Continue reading Happy Mother’s Day: Women in Horror