Author Archives: caroline

I’m thrilled to announce that my next novel, Marionette, will be published August 2027 with Penguin Canada. Many thanks to my agent, Jackie Kaiser, at Westwood Creative Artists for arranging the deal. Stay tuned for more news!

I’m delighted to be reading and presenting a writing workshop at the Greenwood StoryFest in Hudson, Québec, October 11 and 12, 2025. Check the festival website for tickets and registration.

I’m thrilled to be returning to the Sunshine Coast Festival of the Written Arts this year presenting a talk about A Way to Be Happy and a workshop (sold out). Ticket information here.

Join me on 22 May at 7:30 pm for a discussion with André Alexis, Catherine Bush, and Clea Young about their captivating new story collections. Click here for tickets and event information.

Delighted to be taking part in this conversation. The event is FREE on Zoom. Register here.

Please join me and the inimitable Rachel Rose for an online conversation about A Way to Be Happy on 5 March at 7 pm ET (4pm PT). Register here.

So happy that A Way to Be Happy has been chosen as a Best Book of 2024 by CBC Books. Read the whole list here!

Delighted that A Way to Be Happy was chosen as one of the top 100 best books of 2024 by the Globe and Mail. Read the entire list here.

I so enjoyed this conversation with Antonio Michael Downing on CBC’s The Next Chapter. Read my interview and listen in here.

I’m delighted to be taking part in three events at the Afterwords festival in Halifax. On Thursday November 7th, I’ll be onstage with Alexander MacLeod talking about short stories. Friday 8th October, I’ll be part of a conversation on reading Alice Munro. Saturday 9th October, I’ll be giving a workshop on Creating Believable Characters. Click …

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