I'm pleased and thankful that interest (and sales!) is growing for my book, Not Exactly As Planned: A Memoir of Adoption, Secrets and Abiding Love.
Not Exactly As Planned is the story of our family's challenges, and joys, of raising our son with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. Michael was adopted-at-birth and diagnosed when he was six. I became determined to help Michael beat the dire progrnosis given, and to live with as much joy as possible while learning to live with our new reality.
Media attention for the book on the CBC, and the Toronto Star right after publicatio has been grand. I have also been lucky getting such positive response on Twitter, Facebook, in parenting magazines and with interviews with leaders in the field of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (including David Gerry and Michael Harris).
Word-of-mouth seems to be doing wonders as well. I am receiving heart-warming emails (and even hand-written notes posted by mail!) from people around North America who have heard about the book from someone else. Can't get enough of these emails! :-)
Many people are using the exact same words: "Couldn't put the book down." As if I wrote a thriller or something. What nicer words could a writer hear?
Because of growing interest, Not Exactly As Planned is now available in Toronto at the following bookstores (and can be ordered online from the following as well):
Ben McNally Books
Another Story Book Shop
Parentbooks
Now online at Chapters/Indigo, and available at both Amazon.ca and Amazon.com in paperback and Kindle editions.
But please, if at all possible, please order the book through my distributor in Canada, Brunswick Books.
Support our Canadian book publishing industry and bookstores!!
And thanks to all. Keep spreading the word!
Not Exactly As Planned is the story of our family's challenges, and joys, of raising our son with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. Michael was adopted-at-birth and diagnosed when he was six. I became determined to help Michael beat the dire progrnosis given, and to live with as much joy as possible while learning to live with our new reality.
Media attention for the book on the CBC, and the Toronto Star right after publicatio has been grand. I have also been lucky getting such positive response on Twitter, Facebook, in parenting magazines and with interviews with leaders in the field of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (including David Gerry and Michael Harris).
Word-of-mouth seems to be doing wonders as well. I am receiving heart-warming emails (and even hand-written notes posted by mail!) from people around North America who have heard about the book from someone else. Can't get enough of these emails! :-)
Many people are using the exact same words: "Couldn't put the book down." As if I wrote a thriller or something. What nicer words could a writer hear?
Because of growing interest, Not Exactly As Planned is now available in Toronto at the following bookstores (and can be ordered online from the following as well):
Ben McNally Books
Another Story Book Shop
Parentbooks
Now online at Chapters/Indigo, and available at both Amazon.ca and Amazon.com in paperback and Kindle editions.
But please, if at all possible, please order the book through my distributor in Canada, Brunswick Books.
Support our Canadian book publishing industry and bookstores!!
And thanks to all. Keep spreading the word!
