Philippa Dowding's Blog - Posts Tagged "fantasy"

"Do we all think we're being chased by deadly entities, I wonder? Probaby, but how many of us actually are?"

It's Giveaway time for my forthcoming sequel, Everton Miles is Stranger than Me. This is the sequel to my Red Maple 2015 shortlisted title, The Strange Gift of Gwendolyn Golden.

If you like fantasy, magic realism, YA novels about angst-ridden teenagers trying to figure out life ... or if you like fallen angels, doomed father figures, redemption, enormous 800-page medieval, illustrated handbooks ... this might just be the book for you!

Here's the Goodreads Giveaway link: https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sh...

Contest is open to U.S. and Canadian readers, and closes July 1/2016. Good luck!

My first book, The Gargoyle in My Yard was published 10 years ago, on April 1, 2009!

To celebrate, I'm posting all things gargoyle on my blog this month. First up is music!

Enjoy The Gargoyle Shuffle, on Bandcamp, free: https://philippadowding.bandcamp.com/...

I wrote this song in 2014, and have played it to thousands of children across Canada since. This new version is recorded with the book's editor, Allister Thompson (we've edited 12 books together now!).

Here's a YouTube video of me playing the song, and kids dancing it, in 2014: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsVCI...

Thanks to author Rebecca Upjohn for the video!

Here's a longer blog post about gargoyles, publishing 10 years, music and more: http://phdowding.blogspot.com/2019/04...

Hug a gargoyle today!

The 10th Anniversary Gargoyle Extravaganza Continues! My first book, The Gargoyle in My Yard turns ten in April, 2019, and there's a lot of FREE GARGOYLE STUFF FOR YOU!

Like what you ask?

How about The Gargoyle Shuffle? Yep, that's me playing guitar. Here's a taste of the shuffle: https://philippadowding.bandcamp.com/...

Or recordings of the author (yep, also me) reading two chapters of the book live, the chapters that I read when I do class visits.

AND FREE Teacher's Guides for the entire Lost Gargoyle Series!

Find your free gargoyle stuff here, enjoy!: https://phdowding.blogspot.com/2019/0...