My final event in a whirlwind of springtime author visits (the snow is almost gone now, BTW) was at the Nelson Public Library this past Friday. The event was hosted by the Elephant Mountain Literary Festival and it’s the first year they’ve included youth programming. I’m very grateful to Antonia Baynard for the invitation and the […]
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Spring has Sprung!
Piles of snow still surround my mountain home but I know it’s spring because my schedule is suddenly packed with author visits. My favourite time of year! Tuesday night I participated in a panel for the last event of the Rossland Library‘s AUTHOR SERIES. It was so fun to talk writing and publishing with five […]
Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus
Title: Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus Author: Dusti Bowling Publisher: Sterling Children’s Books Reviewer: Yolanda Ridge ISBN: 978-1-4549-2345-9 It’s hard not to instantly connect with the main character of this book, 13-year-old Aven Green, when she begins by sharing some of the stories she makes up when she’s tired of “telling (people) the […]
Rossland Author Series
I am so excited to be part of the line up for this great series featuring so many talented authors! On Tuesday, April 10th at 7pm I will be talking about my road to publication and reading the first chapter of my current work-in-progress, Reasons to Tell. The series is geared toward adults but my […]
Hello, Universe
Title: Hello, Universe Author: Erin Entrada Kelly Publisher: HarperCollins (Greenwillow Books) Reviewer: Yolanda Ridge ISBN: 978-0-062-41415-1 This book starts slowly. My 12-year-old son gave up after ten pages because he was confused. If it hadn’t been a Newbery winner, I might’ve given up myself. I’m glad I didn’t because half way through, there is a shocking twist […]