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A Month in Photos (Yes, I’m a Bad Blogger)

Signing books at the Vancouver Writers' Fest bookstore. When I came by on the last day, I discovered the books were sold out!
Granville Island early morning fog.
With the lovely book seller.
Vancouver Writers' Fest participating authors.
At the Vancouver Writers' Fest with Theodora Armstrong
At the Random House party with Nancy Jo Cullen
With Priscila Uppal, and no, we have not planned it.
With my dear Naz Hozar
Naz is kicking Joseph Boyden's Butt
With Anne Fleming
I love booksellers
Before Out of Place, Panel discussion and reading With Xiaolu Guo, Silvia Moreno-Garcia and Rhea Tregebov
D.W. Wilson, who was on my panel in Vancouver, Faces in the Conflict, gave me this great idea: he asked authors who read with him to sign his reading copy. I immediately stole that idea, and now my reading copy is awesome and full of dedications by authors I was lucky enough to share the stage with this fall. I love it!
The view from the Vancouver Fest's book store back door. Isn't it gorgeous?
Elee Kraljii Gardiner hosting Place Identity
With Sheila Giffen from Cwila at Place Identity
The lovely Leesa Dean at the Wild Writers Festival in Waterloo
With Elisabeth de Mariaffi at the Wild Writers Festival in Waterloo
Reading from Tikkun at Out of Place at the Vancouver Writers' Fest
At Out of Place at the Vancouver Writers' Fest, with the brilliant Xiaolu Guo and Silvia Moreno-Garcia

I’ve been waiting for the right time to write in great length about my amazing trip to Vancouver, describe my time at The Vancouver Writers’ Fest, which was as unforgettable and dreamy as I had hoped. I wanted to write about the panels and how well they went, the parties and late nights at the hospitality suite with my new talented friends (Saleema Nawaz, Theodora Armstrong, Angie Abdou, Shaena Lambert) and my dear old friends (Nancy Jo Cullen, Naz Hozar), the inspiring events that made me want to go home and write, write, write, how Thomson Highway renamed my book…

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