author events

Okay, so technically it’s not called Salt Lake Comic Con, because trademark, but telling people outside of Utah that I’m going to FanX just generally gets me stares of confusion, so I inevitably explain what it is by saying Salt Lake Comic Con. (Maybe they could change the name to “The Convention Formerly Known as Salt Lake Comic Con.) And I suppose I’ve already let the cat out of the bag during my explanation up in the first paragraph, but . . . I’m going to FanX this year! I’ll be attending as an Author Special Guest, which means I’ll

This will be the second ALA in a row that I’ve missed due to the COVID pandemic. It’s a conference I always enjoyed going to: a great fusion of my work as a librarian and my work as an author. I got to catch up with librarians and publishers from across the country, going to presentations, doing author signings, and have a grand time. I’m hopeful next year I can go back with a vengeance, especially since this year, I would have been able to go and promote THE PERFECT PLACE TO DIE. Thankfully my publisher, Sourcebooks, arranged for a

Great news today, folks. I’ve been asked to be on the faculty for this year’s Longfellow Young Writers’ Workshop at the University of Maine at Farmington. What’s that, you say? It’s a week-long writing camp for high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors. It’s here at the university where I work as library director, and I’m really excited to be able to branch out a bit and dip my toes back into the teaching of writing scene. Back in the day, when I was at BYU, I completed all the requirements for a Masters of English in Creative Writing. Took all