"My Life Among the Apes" gets a starred review in 'Quill & Quire'

"Cary Fagan...is a writer whose critically lauded books regularly attract the notice of prize juries. He deserves an audience to match those plaudits. With any luck, "

My Life Among the Apes," which earned a spot on the Scotiabank Giller Prize longlist--will deliver that broader readership. The volume's ten stories are, without exception, splendid yarns, told with the practised ease of a natural storyteller." *Vit Wagner, "Quill & Quire," November 2012. (See the whole review at http://www.quillandquire.com/reviews/review.cfm?review_id=7831).

Pulling some reviews out of the hat

Here are some early reviews of the new picture book, "Mr. Zinger's Hat." * "'Mr. Zinger's Hat' is a wonderful story about the shared process of creating. The illustrations by Dusan Petricic are beautiful and expressive. Four Stars." --CM Magazine. *"The magic of discovering a story from within--within a hat, within a heart, within one's imagination--is extraordinarily fulfilling. Inspiring." --Canlit for Little Canadians. *"Here is a magical children's book that will stir the imagination of young readers anywhere in the world. Delightful." --"Spirituality & Practice". *"I love this story. I love the encouragement of imagining, of sharing the wonder of stories, and creating your own. It's just a lovely, lovely thing." --"UrbanMoms.com