Claris Lam

A photograph, in burnt-orange colour tones, of a maple leaf with a heart-shaped hole forms the background of a rectangular image. 19 book covers are arranged in two rows across the bottom. White text at the top reads "Hidden Gems! 19 books by Canadian authors you may never have heard of (but will totally wonder how your bookshelves lived without!) It also provides the date of the promo: March 1st to 15th, only on Itchi.io. The books involved are as follows: The Lion, The Erstwhile Tyler Kyle ,The Dragon Next Door ,River of Crows, Hope is the Thing with Feathers ,The Clockwork Empire Flesh and Bone Goblin Girl Moonshadow's Guardian Your Blood and Bones Winner Takes All, The Flaws of Gravity Scrap Metal Angel, Destined to be Normal, Clipped,Bloody Spade, Baker Thief, Path of the Warrior Prince Ewald the Brave

Do you like discovering new authors? Do you live for the thrill of finding a new favourite book? And do you LOVE to support Canadian creators? Then this is the book sale for you! 🍁🦫 #reading #books #CanLit #BuyCanadian

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Sadie Rowe And The Missing Necklace Sadie Rowe And The Missing Necklace eBook : Lam, Claris: Amazon.ca: Kindle Store

3. Sadie Rowe, from my newest kidlit book "Sadie Rowe And The Missing Necklace!"

Sadie's looking for her grandma's missing necklace, and she must work with Pearl, a fairy, to do so! Will these two learn to trust in each other as they search together?
Read to find out: www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B...

2. The ladies of "Stay Magical!," my YA fantasy short story collection.✨

The magical girls in this collection's short stories try to balance saving others and defeating evil baddies with their own personal lives.

Read about them saving the day: books2read.com/u/38wBlr

Happy International Women's Day! 🎉Here are some heroines from my books you can read about:

1. Aubri Harlow, the Harlow Mystery series.🔍

Aubri's a fan of murder mystery media, and must use that knowledge to solve some mysteries of her own.

Read the series: www.amazon.ca/Harlow-Myste...

#writesky

These discounts are exclusively available at Smashwords from March 1st, 2026 - March 7th, 2026. Find my books and many more at www.smashwords.com/sale

#booksale #ReadAnEbookWeeek2026 #ebookweek2026 #readers #readingcommunity #ebookweek26 #IndieAuthor

Happy Read an Ebook Week!📚

To help you find a book to celebrate, all books in the Harlow Mystery series are 25% off: www.smashwords.com/books/byseri...

Meanwhile my short story collection "Stay Magical!" is 50% off: www.smashwords.com/books/view/1...

#booksky #booksale #sale

Want to learn some behind-the-scenes info and other cool lessons I learned while writing my first kidlit book "Sadie Rowe And The Missing Necklace?"✍️ Check out Hope's interview with me! It was so much fun getting to share this experience.

#writesky #kidlit #kidlitauthor #interview

A photograph, in burnt-orange colour tones, of a maple leaf with a heart-shaped hole forms the background of a rectangular image. 19 book covers are arranged in two rows across the bottom. White text at the top reads "Hidden Gems! 19 books by Canadian authors you may never have heard of (but will totally wonder how your bookshelves lived without!) It also provides the date of the promo: March 1st to 15th, only on Itchi.io. The books involved are as follows: The Lion The Erstwhile Tyler Kyle The Dragon Next Door River of Crows Hope is the Thing with Feathers The Clockwork Empire Flesh and Bone Goblin Girl Moonshadow's Guardian Your Blood and Bones Winner Takes All The Flaws of Gravity Scrap Metal Angel Destined to be Normal Clipped Bloody Spade Baker Thief Path of the Warrior Prince Ewald the Brave

For the evening crowd, our Canadian author #Itchio bundle just launched yesterday! Check it out and find yourself a new-to-you favourite read! 😊 💙📚 🪐📚 ⏰📚 #ReaderSky

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It's March, which means next month is #IndieApril - a month where people all over the internet commit to buying and reading only #IndieBooks!

To celebrate, we'll be spotlighting one indie author per day - and you can apply to be one of those authors RIGHT NOW using this form:

The Quintessential Indie Bites cover art, illustrated by me. Magical creatures including dragons, cats, and krakens, and items including skulls, gemstones, swords, and a huge branching tree decorate a full wraparound cover in gold lines against a dark maroon-purple background.

The Indie Bites special edition hardcover is funded! Back it by March 21 to get:

✨my gay bardic romance COURTSHIP AND KULNING
✨19 more fantasy stories from the indie community
✨illustrated endpapers
✨ribbon bookmark
✨THIS dustjacket art in gold foil, drawn by me

www.kickstarter.com/projects/268...

A photograph, in burnt-orange colour tones, of a maple leaf with a heart-shaped hole forms the background of a square image. 19 book covers are arranged in a pyramid shape down the right-hand side and across the bottom. To the left, white text in an arc says "Hidden Gems!" Below that more white text reads: "19 books by Canadian authors you may never have heard of (but will totally wonder how your bookshelves lived without!)" At the top of the pyramid of covers, to the right, it provides the date of the promo: March 1st to 15th, only on Itchi.io. The books involved are as follows, from the top of the pyramid and then down, from left to right: The Lion The Erstwhile Tyler Kyle The Dragon Next Door River of Crows Hope is the Thing with Feathers The Clockwork Empire Flesh and Bone Goblin Girl Moonshadow's Guardian Your Blood and Bones Winner Takes All The Flaws of Gravity Scrap Metal Angel Destined to be Normal Clipped Bloody Spade Baker Thief Path of the Warrior Prince Ewald the Brave

Local authors Vanessa Ricci-Thode, Claris Lam and K.A. Mielke are involved in a cooperative online book sale featuring 19 Canadian authors from all across the country! The Hidden Gems bundle runs from March 1st to 15th. #reading #booksky #CanLit #KitchenerWaterloo

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Heck I have most of these and they are absolutely hidden gems. Don’t skip on this bundle guys

YouTube video by Hope Engel Author Claris Lam discusses "Sadie Rowe and the Missing Necklace" #kidlitpodcast

@clarislamauthor.bsky.social chatted about her new children's book "Sadie Rowe and the Missing Necklace" - the first #kidlit story I have read in many years, so a fun topic for me. Get your behind the scenes look in our full interview!

Watch here: youtu.be/6zRrfLOUtB8

Thanks for chatting with me about "Sadie Rowe And The Missing Necklace!" It was so much fun speaking with you 😊

A photograph, in burnt-orange colour tones, of a maple leaf with a heart-shaped hole forms the background of a rectangular image. 19 book covers are arranged in two rows across the bottom. White text at the top reads "Hidden Gems! 19 books by Canadian authors you may never have heard of (but will totally wonder how your bookshelves lived without!) It also provides the date of the promo: March 1st to 15th, only on Itchi.io. The books involved are as follows: The Lion, The Erstwhile Tyler Kyle ,The Dragon Next Door ,River of Crows, Hope is the Thing with Feathers ,The Clockwork Empire Flesh and Bone Goblin Girl Moonshadow's Guardian Your Blood and Bones Winner Takes All, The Flaws of Gravity Scrap Metal Angel, Destined to be Normal, Clipped,Bloody Spade, Baker Thief, Path of the Warrior Prince Ewald the Brave

Do you like discovering new authors? Do you live for the thrill of finding a new favourite book? And do you LOVE to support Canadian creators? Then this is the book sale for you! 🍁🦫 #reading #books #CanLit #BuyCanadian

➡️ itch.io/b/3524/hidde...

Now that I think about it, it also reminds me of her in Shrek 1 - and it was unintentional 😆

YouTube video by Hope Engel The inspiration for a children's book 🧚

BIG THANK YOU to author Hope Engel for interviewing me recently! 📖✍️

Here's a snippet from the interview; a full video will be posted in the eventual future and I'll share it here when it's out! 😁 youtube.com/shorts/DobZi...

#authorinterview #booksky #writesky

Do you like discovering new authors? Do you live for the thrill of finding a new favourite book? And do you LOVE to support Canadian creators? Then this is the book sale for you! 🍁🦫 #reading #books #CanLit #BuyCanadian

➡️ itch.io/b/3524/hidde...

Image reads: Read an ebook week www.smashwords.com/sale

Happy Read an Ebook Week!📚

To help you celebrate, all Harlow Mystery series books are 25% off, and my short story collection "Stay Magical!" is 50% off!

Discounts are exclusively available at @Smashwords from March 1st, 2026 - March 7th, 2026. www.smashwords.com/sale

#booksky #ebookweek2026

March 2026 Writing Update

Happy March, readers! February 2026 was certainly quite a month, with a newly-published book, completed WIPs, and a new WIP in action! Let's take a look: My debut fantasy kidlit book Sadie Rowe And The Missing Necklace was PUBLISHED last month! Thank you to EVERYONE who…

Hidden Gems All-Canadian Bundle by N.P. Thompson | Fantasy Author 🍁 and 19 others Hidden Gems All-Canadian Bundle: 19 items for $19.00

Support 19 Canadian indie authors (myself included) by buying the All-Canadian Bundle!🍁 19 books for only $19 USD.

Sale ends on March 15th, 2026.

Share this with any readers looking support #CanLit today! 🍁https://itch.io/b/3524/hidden-gems-all-canadian-bundle

#booksky #writesky #booksale

March 2026 Writing Update

New month, new writing goals and updates! 📖 ✍️

Check out what new projects I'm springing life into by reading my March 2026 writing update! 😁 clarislam.ca/march-2026-w...

#booksky #writesky #writingupdate #amwriting #indieauthor

Thank you!

Looking ahead for a new book for your kids to read this weekend?📚

Get my kidlit fantasy chapter book "Sadie Rowe And The Missing Necklace," focusing on fairies, friendship, and trust! 🧚♥️

#kidlit #kidlitauthor #booksky #writesky #bookrecs

Thank you! 😆I'm glad that you enjoy it!

Paperback copy of "Sadie Rowe And The Missing Necklace" by Claris Lam lying on a desk

BEHOLD: The author copy of my kidlit fantasy chapter book "Sadie Rowe And The Missing Necklace" FINALLY made it to me in the mail today, and it's GORGEOUS! 😍

Want a beautiful paperback copy of your own?📖
Get yours now: www.amazon.ca/Sadie-Rowe-M...

#booksky #writesky #kidlit

From my fantasy comedy WIP:

“Look, I know there are tons of people that are going to come try to rescue me and he won’t be the last one, but PLEASE get rid of this guy.”

To answer the Bonus Q for Pokémon Day, my MC's starter is Litten!🔥

#FaveLineFriday #writesky #WIP

Looking ahead for a new book for your kids to read this weekend?📚

Get my kidlit fantasy chapter book "Sadie Rowe And The Missing Necklace," focusing on fairies, friendship, and trust! 🧚♥️

#kidlit #kidlitauthor #booksky #writesky #bookrecs

My kidlit fantasy chapter book "Sadie Rowe And The Missing Necklace" was published earlier this week, and it's available in paperback and ebook: www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B...

If you're looking for a book for your kids for March Break, consider picking up this one!😁📖

#WeeknightWriters #kidlit

Actually, I'm looking for suggestions for editing methods to try out! Usually what I do is go through the manuscript backwards and find all the things to be fixed/changed from there. 😆

#WeeknightWriters