Authors event at Faith Family Books in Scarborough

Friday night I joined more than two dozen Canadian Christian authors at Faith Family Books, an amazing ecumenical (in the best sense of the word) Christian book store in Scarborough, Ontario, north just off the 401's McGowan Rd. exit.

Organized in conjunction with The Word Guild, an association of writers and editors who are Christian, the evening featured authors reading from their work, both fiction and non-fiction, book signings and a chance for members of the public to chat with us. Also featured was Hot Apple Cider, a compendium of writing by Canadian Christian writers that the Word Guild and That's Life! Communications edited and published to assist World Vision in its charitable efforts as well as raise awareness of the vibrant writing scene among Christian authors in Canada.

Hot Apple Cider includes my testimony. I also got a chance to read from my novel The Defilers. And at least one person bought my book and asked me to sign it, which is always nice.

The pictures show me with my novel,
author and Christian newspaper pioneer Lloyd Mackey, Angelina Fast-Vlaar author of the inspiring Seven Angels for Seven Days and someone I don't know, Eric Wright, author of several books, two of which I bought Friday night, my friend Keith Clemons, with his latest novel Mohammed's Moon, which I reviewed here, Larry Willard, an owner of Faith Family Books and my publisher (Castle Quay Books), a glimpse of the huge store that features not only evangelical and charismatic material, but also Roman Catholic and Orthodox books and gifts.

There's a blurry picture of me doing my reading in my character's Boston accent, then The Word Guild's executive director Denise Rumble, then The Word Guild's co-founder N.J. Lindquist, who is the author of a fantastic young adult series as well as a couple of good adult mysteries. I especially enjoyed Glitter of Diamonds.

I'm going to post some more pictures in a new blog entry as it seems sometimes a new picture erases an old one. So I will quit while I'm ahead.