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A Great Profile on My Background and How Undercard Came to Be

This profile over at CJN gives great detail on my background, and how some of the things that I was exposed to growing up helped shape the themes and focuses of Undercard. Here's an excerpt from the article: For Albertyn, blending…
podcast-upendo-books

My Favourite Interview Yet

This podcast interview with Njoroge Mungai is much longer than any of the interviews I've done to this point, and in a relaxed atmosphere with great questions, I was able to go into considerable depth on how Undercard came to be, my…
pongapalooza event

The Event I Was Born For

So excited to be participating in this event by First Book Canada. Raising money to provide books for young people. Racquet sports, books, and social outreach, this event was made for me. You can find out more about Pongapalooza here.
globe and mail undercard review

My First Ever Review and It’s One to Remember

The Globe and Mail reviewed Undercard along with five other thrillers in this article. What was thrilling for me was seeing my name and book in the paper. I would've been excited enough about that, but for the review to be so favourable,…

My First TV Interview: The Morning Show

It was definitely exciting when I learned that I was going to be on Global's The Morning Show. The experience reminded me of the first time going on a ski lift. My publicist and I are waiting in the wings, the broadcast cuts to commercial,…

Not Everyday You See Yourself on a Billboard

I was very grateful to be featured in Humber College's ad campaign on university campuses across southern Ontario. These billboards promoted Humber's School of Creative and Performing Arts (SCAPA), which includes the Humber School for Writers,…

A List of Sports Books that Delve Deep into Struggle and Sports

Here I made a list of Canadian sports books, fiction and non, that manage to combine sports with great storytelling. These books also document struggle and engage with societal issues. Exactly what I tried to do in Undercard.
undercard movie rights

The Press Release that Screen Rights had Been Sold!

This is House of Anansi's press release letting everyone know that the screen rights of Undercard were sold to the award-winning production company Shaftesbury. The release also details which publishing rights of Undercard have been sold. Shaftesbury…
interview with open book

My First Interview

I did this interview for Open Book, a website that celebrates and profiles Ontario's literary scene. It was really fun opening up about how Undercard came to be, and my process in developing it.