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Book Launch
I’m waiting patiently for copies of my new novel House of Crows to arrive with a growing sense of excitement. But what to do about a book...
Jul 15, 2020
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Writing Contest
Victoria Writers’ Society has a writing contest every year. There are three categories: fiction, non-fiction and poetry, and the prizes...
May 13, 2020
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The New Future Tense
I have a new book. It’s called House of Crows and tells the story of three generations of Victoria women in the nineteenth century. The...
Mar 30, 2020
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House of Crows
This is my latest book set in Victoria in the last half of the nineteenth century. It tells the story of three women: a grandmother,...
Mar 3, 2020
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United Empire Loyalists
The Victoria branch of the United Empire Loyalists’ Association of Canada have invited me to speak at their monthly meeting on February...
Jan 26, 2020
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Book signing at Indigo’s
It’s back on again! I’ll be signing The Loyalist at Indigo’s Mayfair in Victoria on Sunday, October 6 from 1 to 4. If you don’t have a...
Sep 22, 2019
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First Prize!
Writers hate to brag and I’m no exception; on the other hand, when you have great news you want to share it! I just got first place in...
Sep 6, 2019
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New Book on the Way!
My new novel is called Crossing Bridges. It takes place in Victoria, British Columbia during the years of European settlement, 1853 to...
Jun 11, 2019
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A Review of The Loyalist
The Loyalist by Edeana Malcolm Reviewed by Alex Greer The Loyalists, or the United Empire Loyalists, to use the full term, have long held...
Mar 12, 2019
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Availability of The Loyalist
If you live in Victoria, BC, you are able to purchase my latest novel at several local bookstores. These are Ivy’s in Oak Bay, Coles at...
Mar 2, 2019
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The Hundred Mile Reading Diet
November is Craft Fair month when you can buy your Christmas gifts, and Victoria Writers’ Society is renting a table at a different fair...
Oct 29, 2018
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Final Resting Place: Ship Harbour, Nova Scotia
David and I and Mr. Pumpkin In 2012, David and I went to Nova Scotia to visit Ship Harbour where my ancestor Michael Eisan lived his...
Sep 2, 2018
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The American Revolution in South Carolina
In 2012, my husband David and I went to South Carolina to see where Michael Greissen Frein and the Palatines ended up. They were sent...
Aug 23, 2018
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A Case of Crowd-Funding, 1764
As I mentioned in my blog last week, my ancestor Michael left his home in the Palatine in 1764 on his way to the New World. Along with...
Aug 15, 2018
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#TheLoyalist
The first thing we know for sure about Michael is that he joined an emigration scheme in 1763. A man with the improbable name of Count...
Aug 9, 2018
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#booklaunchedmonton
When Elisheva’s son Jochanan is beheaded, she is stricken with grief and consumed by anger against those who have killed him. She wants...
Jul 26, 2017
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#book launch
My latest novel is being launched into the world this Monday, July 24 at 7pm at First Metropolitan United Church. It’s the first-person...
Jul 19, 2017
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#am blogging
At the end of her life, Elisheva tells her story. It’s about anger at injustice and grief at the death of loved ones. And it’s about so...
Jun 19, 2017
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The Book of Elisheva
My latest novel, The Book of Elisheva, is available now at Amazon. It will soon be available in hard copy form from Lighthouse Christian...
May 29, 2017
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Exploring Canadian Roots (6)
World War I: The Last Post The monument known as the Brooding Soldier stands a few kilometres outside of Ypres, Belgium, marking the site...
May 16, 2017
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