Liam Callanan is my guest – discussing this book…Paris by the Book
In this episode my guest, Liam Callanan and author of this amazing read, Paris by the Book is our topic for discussion today on the show.
Highlights:
Cover Design is this the face of a real bookstore?
A reading with Liam, one of my favourite parts of the book, Leah is needing help emotionally and her friend a well-to-do man lifts her up and gives her some advice she needs at that moment
These two stories The Red Balloon and Madeline – their places in the stories and Liam’s life
Liam’s recomendations of his favourite books (one of them is a Canadian Author)
His incredible website…
This is a two part interview, p2 will be released tomorrow so please stay tuned and enjoy this discussion with an author who is humble, loves to tell stories and made my day! I feel like I’m in the big leagues now with this feather in my cap interviewing a best seller..
Also I have 2 give-a-ways
Leave a comment or tag me on IG or FB with your favourite book and why it’s lingered – how did it attach to you so strongly and made an impact. Your name will be entered in to win one of two books, Paris by the Book (my copy because Liam send me a hard copy to replace mine) and a copy he sent as a second giveaway….
Liam Callanan, as my guest on the show today…discussing Paris by the Book
Toni Morrison’s Book called: Jazz
Alix Ohlin’s Book called: Dual Citizens
Christina Clancy’s book called: the Second Home
Isabel Allende’s book called: Daughter of Fortune
Part 2 will be released tomorrow, thanks for listening and enter your name to win a copy of the book and a bookmark – tell me your favourite book and you’ll be entered!
Paris themed bookmarks to go with the 2 book give-a-way
I fell in love with this mouse, then I met his Maker!Valerie Valdivia on Valerie’s Variety Podcast on the ‘Valerie’ Segment series
Episode 76
Todays Show is another segment in the Valerie Series, this Valerie Valdivia caught my eye off Instagram, when searching for Valerie’s her artistic flaire is so beautiful. I LOVE her style. Her Handle on IG is Uncanny Valerie – which is exactly how I’d describe her style An Uncanny ability to draw realistic with an edge – something is mysterious.
I had the privilege of interviewing Valerie Valdivia, I found her through Instagram when searching for Valerie’s for this series. She’s an artist and I fell in love with her style of design. This amazing artist I stumbled upon on IG when searching for Valerie’s. She has some ‘Uncanny’ work – which by the way is in her IG handle. She drew the cutest mouse that I fell in love with. Characters like moms and daughters, dogs and cats right out of a Disney movie. Unbelievable talent with her pencil and markers, she works in ink, watercolour, photoshop, clay, embroidery and just about anything else she can get her hands on. She received her BFA in Graphic Design from Chapman University in 2014. When not plotting her next project, she enjoys watching horror films, thrift shopping and discovering new ways to eat cheese. Valerie currently lives in Oregon with her husband and their cats with great names. Welcome to the show!
‘Seamstress Mouse’ by Valerie Valdivia – he’ll patch and sew up your mending while you sleep
Welcome back to Valerie’s Variety Podcast with your host me, Valerie Moss, this show is about ReViews, InterViews and my DailyViews, it’s a story podcast about my life in Calgary. This show drops every Tuesday. Follow me on Instagram, Facebook and Pinterest
This new series called ‘Valerie’ is a series about the Valerie’s, Val’s, Valley’s and whatever these amazing women go by, of the world. In this series I’m combing through the Jennifer’s Michelle’s and Cathy’s, looking for the vivacious, tenacious and dubious Valerie’s. Are you a Valerie get in touch with me – do you know a Valerie – tell her to connect. I’m looking for our common thread. Todays’ episode is with Valerie Valdivia
-theory, uncanny meaning as strange or mysterious, especially in an unsettling way. Like almost real looking but with an unsettling manner.
Her day Job!
She’s a grocery store painter for their creative displays by day and an illustrator by night – working on her next character. She lived in wine countries and in tern has a love for the wine producing areas. She lives in Oregon, my perception of the oregon – is all of the amazing bridges. She would love to visit London, England again, one of her bucket list to-do’ again.
She collects old post cards – just like Valerie from the Dominican. Valerie Valdivia choses post card with great penmenship. What a neat collection. She is also a horror movie fan, she’s neat in her specifics she chooses based on director or intensional purpose. Interesting, thoughtful and artistic flare in teh movie itself. Well developed characters – like how much thought does she put in her movie choices.
Great vocabulary!
Valerie Valdivia uses words like alagory allegory definition when describing a movie – this means: a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.
ephemera – items that exist or are used or enjoyed for only a short time – items of collectible memorabilia, typically written or printed ones, that were originally expected to have only short-term usefulness or popularity.
Artistic horror movie called the The Babadook (2014) – Jennifer Kent, beautifully shot, cinematography – haunting mother and son.
She likes to read technically. Audio book enthusiast while she’s drawing and creating her art pieces.
What did you think about Part one learning about Valerie Valdivia, doesn’t she have a neat way of explaing things, she’s thurough and detailed, i love this about her. She loves horror movies and selects them by the director and the subject matter, remember her work alagory – meaning a story with a moral or political message. Just his in itself gives this Valerie so much substance and a great character trait. How about having a roomate name Valerie?
She’s a July 17th birthday, a Cancer birthday. Follow her on Instagram where she shows off her work often, Visit her on Etsy Shop where she sells her pieces Blurb where her hubby Devin and her collaborated him with his writing and her with her illustrations into a children’s book and Society 6 where she sells her pillows, prints, art – all links in my show notes.
Welcome back to Valerie’s Variety Podcast with your host me, Valerie Moss. This show is about ReViews, InterViews and my DailyViews, it’s a story podcast about my life in Calgary. WhatEVER | WhenEVER, this show drops every Tuesday.
Todays show will be spread over several parts as I’m InterViewing Clare. C Marshall, Author of my latest read. The Sparkstone Sega a Young Adult Science Fiction series about superheroes fighting a secret alien invasion at a university in Alberta, Canada. This book has incredible artwork on the cover(s), wistfully details the school, the characters and the location connections like Macleod Hall. I was so enamoured with the writing I wanted her to be on my show! Here’s how this happened.
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Last year I attended the Festival of Crafts, in Calgary Alberta, it runs around the middle of November each year at the Stampede Grounds. It’s a greatly inspiring show full of handmade everything including things like:
Jewellery
Wine
Books
Pottery
Wood Working
and more…
Our Purchases
While we my gf Alison and I attended this market we bought something from almost everything on this list Jewellery – yes both bought earring and necklaces. Wine yes we bought a case and split it – this wine is so delicious it’s honey wine from Spirit Hills, right here in Calgary. I bought a spurtle, which is a wooden Scottish kitchen tool, dating from the fifteenth century, Spurtles are made from hand crafted wood, the one I chose for my dad was cherrywood. So he could mix his perogy dough with it.
Clare C. Marshall, the Author
We were trying the wine at a booth and then I see this lovely booth full of books and the covers of her books captured me. Faery Ink Press and Clare C. Marshall the author. I’m gravitated towards her books and her attractive booth displays and all of these book covers.
Clare C Marshall, book launch Gear and SeaClare C. Marshall, FanQuest Winnipeg
Stars in her Eyes, the Sparkstone Sega caught my eye, I love the book cover, It’s mysterious and colourful, the girls hair is red and sort of wavy down her shoulders (not like mine at all). I was intrigued, then I find out Clare is the author and from Calgary!
Book One and Book Two fo the SPARKSTONE SEGA by, Clare C. Marshall
We bought letters on paper
So Alison and I make our way, right into the booth and get settled, she, Clare, has quite the spread of delightful paperbacks, and impressive book covers. She’s super outgoing and just wants to share all of her passion with us – she’s extremely magnetic. I buy the Sparkstone Sega and Alison buys the Violet Fox Series, both sets have 3 books in them. Clare, offered to sign our books for us, we agreed, left our paid for books and carried on our way throughout the show, stopped back and picked them up, all signed with delightful pens!
Book One of the Violet Fox Series by Clare C. Marshall
I start reading the Sparkstone Sega series and I love it..my favourite line, “Don’t Eat the Food”. Since Clare C. Marshall is a Calgary author I reached out to her and asked if she’d like to be on the show. She was In!
Clare C. Marshall InterView in my home studio 17, drinking tea and reading from her books = BLISS
InterView Day
She arrives at my home, studio 17 and we settle in over a good book Sega – which of course is hers. In this InterView she’s funny and serious, and reads pages from her books. I could listen to her read all day, giving a great personal touch to each Character. I closed my eyes and listened as she read, it’s amazing, almost mesmerizing. We drank tea and talked through all my questions, thank you Clare C. Marshall.
Clare C. Marshall, reading from Stars in her Eyes, book one of the Sparkstone Sega
Here’s part 1 of a 3 part series with Clare C. Marshall from Faery Ink Press, talking about The Sparkstone Sega, we focus mostly on book one to get you interested in reading along with me. Here’s my questions:
What’s your background, tell me about the inspiration for your sparkstone series of books
Tell me about Ingrid? Is she someone you know?
Love all the Canadian references Calgary Alberta McLeod Trail. Where are You from?
Clare, reads a passage….
My favourite line “don’t eat the food”
Such thought in the fact that even the doors can pin prick you to get your DNA ?
Read a passage….
Tell me about the characters their traits Who’s Sunni. Southern bell what’s her story Misty, Jia, Will Ethan
The teachers Jadore her skin is so neat and her ‘blind’ crutch is such a good facade
Where can people find you on social media?
What’s next for you?
What’s your favourite book. Author?
Artwork, where does this creativeness come from?
Clare C. Marshall and me, Valerie Moss get talking about the Sparkstone Sega
Clare C. Marshall and her publishing company: FaeryInkPress: her socials: Facebook @FaeryInkPress, IG@FaeryInkPress her books, and her upcoming events. Her new weekly series called Wingtorn: a Young Adult Fantasy Serial Novel, Podcast – which I’m going to start listening to. You can read it or listen to her podcast, in this interView Clare gives us a reading from this new series also, she’s so good.
and photos of the books and us enjoying letters on pages.
Videos of her reading, seriously people she has a knack for this!
