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Hey friends! The Weird Girls Book Tour officially hits the road on May 9 and our first stop is Riverside Bookshelf in Paris, ON. Emma McKenna and I will be reading from Gold Star and Weird Babies, signing books, and hanging out. Come?

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A couple film shots of the Weird Babies book launch courtesy of @jbwoodworx 🩷

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Dearest dears! I just got back from a wild weekend at @gritlitfestival — taught a workshop, signed a bunch of copies of Weird Babies, sat on two panels, met some really wonderful people. I’m finally coming out the other side of moving cha

First night of @gritlitfestival. I forgot my earrings. Everything is fine

Tonight I have the delight and honour of emcee-ing my friend @emmamckennawrites ‘s book launch! I can’t wait to celebrate Emma and this beautiful book. Buy it? Come tonight? It’s virtual. Hope to see you there! @bookhugpress

Come write weird with me!

Join Jaclyn Desforges for Writing Workshop: Writing Weird: Vulnerability as Superpower. In a literary landscape increasingly hungry for authenticity, your oddities and obsessions are your greatest assets.
This workshop cel

Weird Babies spotted in the wild @epicbookshamilton

Party tonight!

You’re coming to the Weird Babies party tomorrow night, right? Good cuz there are these custom chocolate bars! And you get one at the party when you buy a book. Thank you @chocolatetalesca (a true #hamont gem) and @diwasama for putting these to

Quill and Quire called Weird Babies “refreshing, unpredictable, and utterly distinctive” — which is pretty much everything I’ve ever longed for it to be. Thank you @quillandquire. Five years (maybe seven) of writing this thing

PO Box 37053 Cannon St E PO
Hamilton, Ontario
L8L 0A9

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