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Screech! Wins Hackmatack Award and I Make Guest "Appearance" on Uncanny Podcast

It's been a busy spring, with a cross-country virtual tour for Canadian Children's Book Week, Hackmatack presentations and award...

Scary Dolls and Haunted Dollhouses

My friend Lindsey Carmichael has published an article on her blog that I wrote about my love of dolls and the inspiration for The...

"An engaging story of mystery and magic."

Lisa Doucet, the co-manager of Woozles Children's Bookstore in Halifax, has written a thoughtful review of The Dollhouse on the Atlantic...

Haunted Houses School Tour 2022

Haunted Houses School Tour March 21 to April 14, 2022 Virtual or In-Person Presentation includes: Grades 4 to 6 Dramatic reading from The...

Book Signing this Saturday

I was very excited to see The Dollhouse in such illustrious company as these books by Paula Hawkins and Louise Penny in the window at...

Book Signing in Tors Cove this Saturday

This Saturday I will drive along the Witless Bay Line, always a bumpy and winding adventure, to Tors Cove and The Running the Goat Print...

The Dollhouse Audiobook is Here!

The Dollhouse: A Ghost Story has just been released as an audiobook and is available wherever you buy your audiobooks. These two dolls...

Book Birthday for The Dollhouse

Today's the day! My latest spooky creation, The Dollhouse: A Ghost Story is officially released today. This video is my (uncensored!)...

Dollhouse on the Beach

Just five days till the release of The Dollhouse: A Ghost Story! It's hard to believe that after five (or six?) years of daydreaming,...

CHARIS COTTER