Blog | Author Richard Levangie

Sep 5, 20221 min read

Novel Study Guide for Secrets of the Hotel Maisonneuve

Calling all teachers! So happy to report that our teacher's novel study guide for Secrets of the Hotel Maisonneuve is finished and is now...

Sep 5, 20221 min read

Coming to a backpack near you!

Secrets of the Hotel Maisonnueve is now available in elementary and junior high classrooms throughout the province thanks to the Nova...

Mar 20, 20221 min read

The Little Free Libraries Caper

I often go for weekend drives exploring Nova Scotia's gorgeous Atlantic Coast with my wife, Kristina, and one Saturday we happened by a...

Mar 20, 20221 min read

Book Review—Bookly Matters

Terri at Bookly Matters loved Secrets of the Hotel Maisonneuve, and this review landed in my inbox during a difficult month, proving to...

Mar 20, 20221 min read

Atlantic Books Today—Book Review

Author Chris Benjamin had nice things to say about Secrets of the Hotel Maisonneuve in Atlantic Books Today and I am so grateful! Through...

Mar 20, 20221 min read

Leveling Up

During the Golden Age of Blogging, I ran two blogs called Smart Like Streetcar, and Telling Stories. I was religious about posting, and...

Jan 22, 20211 min read

My Heart Grew 3 Sizes Today

As a kid, did you risk life & limb because a book was so good that you couldn't put it down while walking home from school? Imagine how...

Jan 3, 20212 min read

15 Ways to Help Authors

The only thing harder than publicizing a book is publicizing a book during a pandemic. If I’m honest with myself—and all of you—Secrets...

Dec 3, 20201 min read

Reason #147 About Why I Love Halifax

Word went out on social media on Tuesday that Tako Loko — a taqueria run by Mexican immigrants — might not survive the pandemic. The...