News & Upcoming Appearances
What's Joy writing now? Where will Joy be
appearing next? When will Joy's next novel be published? Stay
tuned to this page for information as it happens...
January 2012
Boynton Beach Library, "Brown Bag" luncheon series
Monday, January 23rd at noon
208 S. Seacrest Blvd in Boynton Beach, Florida
Anyone is welcome to attend.
December 2011
Oshawa Public Libraries presents the DarkLit Fest of Durham
McLaughlin Branch Auditorium
Saturday, December 3rd from 10:15 AM to 4:00 PM
Chilling, mesmerizing! Oshawa Public Libraries presents its
second annual DarkLit Fest of Durham with New York Times
bestselling author Joy Fielding as the Guest of Honour. Renowned
authors, editors, agents, and publishers gather during this
special one-day event to discuss such topics as pre-writing,
drafting, revising, editing, and publishing. Fans will have
opportunities to talk with top names in the mystery, fantasy,
and horror genres and to listen to author readings. After the
Meet-and-Greet reception, there will be an opportunity to sit
down with a publisher or agent to pitch your manuscript!
Registration for pitch sessions begins November 7th. There will
be book signing and sales as well as door prizes and light
refreshments. Free parking.
http://www.oshawalibrary.on.ca/darklit/2011/
November 2011
Canada AM and on CTV News
Monday, November 28 at 8:10 AM
Joy will be there to discuss her short novel HOME INVASION, a book she wrote for Good Reads, for adult learners.
October 2011
Tuesday, October 18th
International Festival of Authors, Ontario
Woodstock
Details to come
http://www.readings.org/?q=ifoa/ifoa_ontario
Wednesday, October 19th
Read For the Cure
Hotel Arts, 119 - 12th Avenue SW, Calgary, Alberta
Fundraising Event open to the general public. Hear these three
acclaimed authors discussing their lives and work:
- Marina Endicott, author or THE LITTLE SHADOWS (new release)
and GOOD TO A FAULT
- Catherine Gildiner, author of AFTER THE FALLS
- Joy Fielding, author of NOW YOU SEE HER
Your ticket includes: copies of the three featured authors'
books; the opportunity to hear the authors discuss their work in
a large book club-like setting; and, delicious nibbles. A great
evening of entertainment for $90, plus tax and service charge.
50% of the proceeds from this event will be donated to the
Alberta Cancer Foundation.
TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE! Buy
Tickets Online or call
1-888-222-6608.
www.readforthecure.ca
September 2011
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Sat. Sept. 24 6:00-8:00 pm |
The Word On The Street Halifax VIP Reception |
Maritime Museum of the Atlantic 1675 Lower Water St Halifax, NS website |
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Sun. Sept 25 3:00-3:30 pm |
The Word On The Street Halifax |
Maritime Museum of the Atlantic: Halifax Magazine Stage website |
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Sun. Sept 25 4:00-4:30 pm |
The Word On The Street Halifax |
Nova Scotia Main Stage website |
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Mon. Sept 26 1:00-3:00 pm |
Cunard Learning Centre |
Cunard Learning Centre 7071 Bayers Road, Suite LL05 Halifax NS |
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Tues. Sept 27 9:30-11:00 am |
Dartmouth Learning Network |
Dartmouth Learning Network 260 Wyse Road, Suite 203 Dartmouth, NS |
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Tues. Sept. 27 4:45-5:30 pm |
TV interview for Live at 5 CTV |
CTV studio 2885 Robie Street, Halifax , NS |
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Tues. Sept 27 6:00-8:00 pm |
Captain Wm Spry Library Literacy Program |
Captain Wm Spry Library Literacy Program 10 Kidston Rd, Halifax, NS |
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Wed. Sept 28 1:00-3:00 pm |
Halifax North Memorial Library |
Halifax North Memorial Library 2285 Gottingen St Halifax, NS |
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Wed. Sept 28 7:00 to 9:00 pm |
Woodlawn Public Library Dartmouth NS |
Auditorium Woodlawn Public Library 31 Eisener Blvd.(Eisener & Portland) Dartmouth NS website |
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Thurs. Sept 29 1:00-3:00 pm |
Keshen Goodman Library |
Keshen Goodman Library 330 Lacewood Dr. Halifax, NS |
August 9, 2011
Joy Fielding has been nominated for the Scotiabank Giller Prize Readers' Choice. You can vote by adding your nomination for Joy Fielding's "Now You See Her" online by August 28, 2011. http://www.cbc.ca/books/scotiabankgillerprize/readerschoice/index.html
August 3, 2011
I recently had the somewhat upsetting and
unsettling experience of having one of my book titles usurped by
another author. This isn't the first time this has happened to
me, but it was the first time it's happened while my book is
still very much in the stores. The book in question is NOW YOU
SEE HER, the story of a woman who goes on a trip to Ireland and
sees the daughter she believed died in a boating mishap several
years earlier. At least that's what my NOW YOU SEE HER is about.
James Patterson's novel of the same name - which he wrote with
Michael Ledwidge - is about a woman who years ago changed her
identity to save her life and is now forced to confront her past
and the killer she thought she'd escaped. Two different,
intriguing ideas, two completely different styles, two identical
titles. Ouch!
While there is no copyright on titles, most authors - and their
publishers - are at great pains not to duplicate an active
title. Obviously, mistakes are made from time to time. I was
guilty of this myself several years ago when I titled a book of
mine STILL LIFE, not realizing that fellow-Canadian writer
Louise Penny had released a book with that very same title
several years earlier. I felt terrible, especially after I met
Louise, and I apologized repeatedly and profusely. I never would
have willingly used another author's title unless the book had
been out of print or the public eye for years. Fairly early in
my career, I called a novel THE OTHER WOMAN, and learned shortly
thereafter that Rona Jaffe had published a book with the same
title about a decade earlier. My publishers saw no conflict
because of the time lapse. There have since been a number of
OTHER WOMEN, both on bookshelves and in movies. When my OTHER
WOMAN was recently made into a TV movie - directed by Jason
Priestly - the producers decided to distinguish it from all the
other OTHER WOMEN out there by calling it "Joy Fielding's THE
OTHER WOMAN." I thought that was pretty neat.
This sort of thing happens all the time. In 1981, I published
KISS MOMMY GOODBYE. Several months later, another book appeared
titled KISS DADDY GOODBYE. Coincidence? Who knows? In 1997, I
wrote MISSING PIECES. Years later, this became the title of a TV
movie starring James Coburn. In 2003, I wrote a book called
LOST. Soon after, a very popular TV series appeared with that
same exact title. I have no knowledge if the producers did this
deliberately, or if they were even aware of my books, and in any
event, there was nothing I could do except shake my head and
hope that someone might be persuaded - or fooled - into thinking
these projects were in some way connected to my books, and run
out to buy a copy.
But it's still upsetting, especially when one spends days,
weeks, or even months trying to come up with the perfect title
to describe one's book. I do think there should be some sort of
amendment to the copyright rule, perhaps a delay of two years
before a published title can be used again. In this day and age,
when computers can so easily ferret out this type of
information, there's really no excuse for this sort of
duplication. Surely there are enough original titles to go
around. It's undeniably true that any number of writers can come
up with the same idea, and also true that if you give a hundred
authors the exact same idea, you will still get a hundred very
different stories. They just shouldn't all be called the same
thing.
May 2011
Thursday, May 26: Joy will be taking part in a charity golf event at the Islington Golf club in Toronto
April 2011
Wednesday, April 27: Joy will be speaking at the Boynton Beach Library, Florida
Tuesday, April 26: Joy will be speaking at the West Palm Beach
Library, Florida
Thursday, April 14: Joy will be taking part in a Mysterious Authors Panel discussion at the Texas Library Association Conference in Austin, Texas at 2 p.m.
March 2011
March 31 at 4pm EST
Zoomer Magazine Live Webcast
This month's
ZoomerMag.com 'Writers Bloc' live interview webcast with Joy
Fielding will take place on
Thursday, March 31, 2011.
Zoomer Pick for March 2011: Joy Fielding's 'Now You See Her'
Read More and
enter a contest for a chance to win a Kobo e-reader and an
exclusive chat with Joy.
March 22 at 9:30am
Joy
will be speaking and reading at the Different Drummer Books
morning series at the
La Salle
For more information please contact
(905) 639-
March 10, Luncheon
Valencia Falls, Florida
February 2011
February 23, 2011 - Joy Fielding and Roberta Rich discuss the writing life, The National Post
February 23, 7:30pm
Brigantine Room, Harbourfront, Toronto
[More Info]
Joy Fielding's new novel Now You See Her will be released February 22, 2011. Pre-order your copy today.
January 2011
Joy Fielding will be appearing at the following locations:
January 20, 2011
Jupiter Public Library, Jupiter, Florida
January 22, 2011
BookMania, Stuart, Florida