“…part BBC miniseries and part literary Minecraft for the bookiest book lover.”
The Globe & Mail
Read MoreIf the library were burning, what book would I save?
Find out by watching my video answer to this question posed by the Toronto Public Library.
Read MoreUpcoming Events
I’ve just updated my Upcoming Events page. I’m lucky to be doing many school and library visits this winter and spring–unfortunately most of them are not open to the public. However, I do have one public speaking engagement coming up that I’m very excited about, the WCDR Breakfast in Ajax on Saturday February 16th. There is still time to sign up and hear me talk about writing fantasy for young adults. Check it out! And of course, the really exciting upcoming event will be the Forest of Reading celebrations at Harbourfront Centre in Toronto this May. Did you know...
Read MoreMy World Fantasy Con Wrap-Up
Check out my World Fantasy Con wrap-up, posted over on the Enchanted Inkpot blog today! Here’s just a small taste: Favourite Quotes from WFC “If you think teenagers aren’t having sex, I wish you’d been my parents.” Laura Anne Giman when asked whether there was too much sex in YA. x “Horror is the literature of hopelessness; fantasy is the literature of hope.” Patricia Briggs. (Horror writer Sephira Giron disagreed!) x “In horror you survive; in fantasy you triumph.” Tanya Huff x “When I picture urban fantasy, I think of the bastard love child between fantasy and romance.” S. M....
Read MoreHear my first audio interview!
Many of you know that there are some video interviews of me out there, and God knows I have done enough blog interviews about Witchlanders to choke the internet, but I had never actually done a radio or audio interview until I was asked by the folks at CNIB, the Canadian National Institute for the Blind, to do an interview to promote the books in their collection, Witchlanders being one of them. The interview, plus a short audio excerpt of Witchlanders will air a few times over the next few weeks. The first time you can hear it is tomorrow (Saturday) at noon (full schedule below). It airs...
Read MoreABOVE by Leah Bobet
Today on Cynthia Leitich Smith’s Cynsations, I interview the utterly lovely Leah Bobet, whose fantasy debut ABOVE was called a “dark, dazzling tale” in a starred Publishers Weekly review! Have a...
Read MoreAbout Me
Hi! I'm Lena, a young adult fantasy author from Toronto.