It's wonderful who you find yourself rubbing shoulders with in a library or book store. I popped into my local Chapters store in Halifax the other day and found myself nuzzling up against The Boss. Yes, Bruce Springsteen's autobiography, Born to Run, was leaning up against The Golden Daughter, my story based on my mother's secret letters from World War 2. Now, I should say that this was more of a thrill for my husband than it was for me. But I certainly appreciate Bruce's gritty...

Jean Laroche and I go back ages. We worked together at the CBC in Montreal - he as a radio reporter and I as the producer for Quebec for the CBC’s flagship news show, The National. Years later we both wound up in Halifax, still working for the CBC. Now, both retired, we’re working on friendship instead of news stories. Jean had read The Golden Daughter, loved it and invited me to speak to a group of other CBC’s retirees in Halifax. What a pleasure it was, not only to tell them my story, but...

At the awards gala with Nova Scotia Lieutenant Governor Mike Savage and event host Juanita Peters (right). I'm feeling so proud and so grateful. Last night at the Nova Scotia Book Awards Gala, The Golden Daughter was announced as the winner of the Evelyn Richardson Non-Fiction Award. The award commemorates the storied Nova Scotian author who won the 1945 Governor General’s Non-Fiction Award for We Keep A Light, her memoir of the 35 years she and her family spent as lighthouse keepers. I'm...