Look, I want everyone to like my book. Hell, I want people to love it. Obviously. But I also understand that not everyone is going to...

Yesterday, The Girl with the Empty Suitcase was officially released. I'm not going to review my own book, for two reasons: 1. I'm not...

Press Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 1, 2017 | Crowsnest Pass, Alberta, Canada Today debut author Krysta MacDonald published The...

It's here! It's today! The Girl with the Empty Suitcase is officially released TODAY. Interested in a copy? You can buy the ebook here...

Happy Halloween! I love Halloween. It's my second-favourite holiday, and that's saying something, because I am a huge wuss. I get scared...

I'm traveling right now in Finland with a group of my students - 15 of them! - and a couple of other teachers. It's all part of an...

Now, don't get me wrong. I love reading which lying on a beach, or while sprawled out under the sun on my deck. But there is also...

Last spring, the acting principal at my school lent me a book that he'd been raving about. He told me I'd love it, that the writing style...

Okay, I understand the cheesiness of the title. And perhaps apologies are in order for it, but I'm going to let it go for now, because...

There's snow on the ground now. That's not uncommon for here. Snow in October, I mean. Or even September. It's doesn't stick around...

I know I disappeared from my weekly book reviews for a while, but now I'm back! This week I am reviewing a classic of modern literature....

Well, the end is more than in sight; it's racing toward me like an oncoming train. I know that's a rather violent analogy, as we all know...

“Something will be offensive to someone in every book, so you've got to fight it.” ― Judy Blume Last week was Banned Books week, which I...

“The important task of literature is to free man, not to censor him, and that is why Puritanism was the most destructive and evil force...

I promise. I wish I could give some profound reason why I've disappeared lately, but the truth is, I've just been busy. Honestly. That's...

Okay, the day is finally here! The day of the big cover reveal! You may have seen the artwork in my most recent newsletter. It was...

Today my students are going to pour through the school doors, sporting clean, new clothes, amazing attitudes, and an enthusiasm for...

Earlier this week, I returned from my vacation, went back to work, and finished the first draft of my novel. And it gets better - I...

I'm on vacation right now; I set up all my blog posts to publish during my absence, but today's just didn't happen. (Image taken from...

I'm still in Jamaica, so this post was written before our departure. One of the things we are planing on doing this trip is completing...