Review by Britta Gundersen
Maid of Gold by Edeana Malcolm (reviewed by Britta Gundersen) With Maid of Gold , local author Edeana Malcolm is at the top of her...
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Nov 5
Launch of the Maid of Gold
My latest novel Maid of Gold was well and truly launched at the Fernwood Neighbourhood Association on Fernwood Road a week ago. I am...
Oct 8
Women in the Australian Gold Rush
Canvas City in Melbourne, 1850s I am forever grateful to Mrs. Charles (Ellen) Clacy who sat down in 1850-something and wrote a detailed...
Sep 23
More about Sailing Ships in the 1850s
How did my ancestors, James Houghton and Jane Inglis, get from Quebec City to Melbourne, Australia in 1852? First, to get to New York...
Sep 16
Sailing Ships in the 1850s
Maid of Gold is about a voyage that my great-great-grandparents took in the early 1850s. They travelled by sailing ship from New York to...
Aug 29
Quebec City
I lived in Quebec City from 1972 to 1989. I loved the place, steeped as it was in history and still retaining its traditional buildings,...
Aug 19
Writing a Novel from Genealogy
The family tree is a great source for stories. Every limb invites a myriad of questions that can turn into the “what-ifs” of fiction. My...
Nov 20, 2023
New Cover for Letters from the Gardener
I have one copy left of the book Letters from the Gardener. I never really liked the old cover, so I decided that I would reissue it with...
Nov 15, 2023
Season of Book Fairs
On November 4, Victoria Writers' Society sponsored a Book Fair where about 150 people attended. More than 45 local writers participated...
Aug 21, 2023
Cultural Appropriation
When I began writing my first novel about twenty years ago, I was writing a story about a girl whose mother was indigenous. I was well...
Mar 22, 2023
Successful Book Fair
Here's me in full costume to sell my book Tea at the Empress with my favourite husband and help-mate, David Bray. We had a great time at...
Mar 10, 2023
Up-Island
Here on Vancouver Island, when we go north, we call it up-island. And last week, for the first time in two years, I went north to put my...
Feb 8, 2023
Read Locally
I can't believe the response I've gotten to the Book Fair so far. There will be at least 20 tables representing 35 or more writers...
Jan 31, 2023
Writers in Search of Readers
I'm so excited for our "Read Locally" Book Fair on Saturday, March 18 at First Met Church Hall at 923 Balmoral. So far, almost 20 tables...
Jan 10, 2023
"Read Locally" Book Fair
As independent writers and publishers, we often have difficulty reaching our readers. We have a book launch and sell some books....
Dec 26, 2022
A Great Christmas Gift
Here are my new earrings containing my book cover Tea at the Empress. They were made by my daughter Julie Rossignol. What a special...
Dec 19, 2022
Book Clubs
Are you part of a book club? Are you looking for a new book to read? If you live in the Victoria area, I'd be happy to come to one of...
Dec 12, 2022
To Bob or Not to Bob
I'm going to get my hair cut tomorrow and I'll take along this handy style guide from 1924. I've got to be in character to sell my book...
Nov 29, 2022
Reading at First Met
Here I am in full flapper flight reading from my book Tea at the Empress last week. We had a great turnout and a good time. Besides my...
Nov 16, 2022
Victoria Bookstores
Here are the local bookstores where you can get a copy of my latest novel Tea at the Empress. Right now. On the shelf. In Russell Books,...
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