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01/10/2025

Taking a quick look at stock of our Prairie books at Local Market YQR

01/03/2025

We are so grateful to the Tunnels of Moose Jaw for being enthusiastic supporters and sellers of Mary Harelkin Bishop's Time Travel Adventure five-book series. Congratulations on your 25th anniversary, Tunnels of Moose Jaw! We can't wait to see what is in store for all of us this year!

As we move into 2025, we want to thank our community for their continued support, our valued guests for their patronage, and our wonderful team at The Tunnels of Moose Jaw for all their hard work.

2025 is a year to be celebrated, as it's our 25th Anniversary year! Stay tuned for events and promotions as we move through the year. Here’s to a happy and healthy 2025!

12/31/2024

As we move into a new year, my authors and I (author-publisher Deana Driver) are grateful for your continued support of our work this past year. We appreciate every book order, comment, recommendation, and interaction. We look forward to connecting with you again in the new year and we hope you have a safe and happy holiday season.

12/27/2024

Thank you to Handmade Saskatchewan for selling our great books from their Cornwall Centre Regina and Regina Beach locations! We're looking forward to the new stores opening on Chuka Blvd Regina and at Regina Beach in 2025!

12/24/2024

Merry Christmas and Happy 2025 from author-publisher Deana Driver and author-consultant Mary Harelkin Bishop!

12/23/2024

Beauty in Alberta... Christmas lights in St. Albert, my author friend Janice Howden in Edmonton, and hoar frost in Lloydminster.

12/22/2024

The Milestone Prairie Players did a great job of presenting a play I helped publish! It was so much fun to watch the playwright Georgia Joorisity as her ideas came to life. Read all about it in this blog post...

(Thanks to The Arrogant Worms, Jason Plumb, and the Saskatchewan Roughriders for permissions!)

Near the start of the pandemic, retired educator Georgia Joorisity contacted me to ask about publishing a community-oriented drama she'd wri...

12/22/2024

More of our Prairie books are making their way to Mayerthorpe, Alberta and Phoenix, Arizona, and Nanaimo, British Columbia!

Three of my siblings and I posed for a Christmas photo, and I received a specialized eye patch from my sister Barb and niece Krysta to aid in keeping my recovering eye from being so tired. Arr, mateys! Merry Christmas to ye all!

12/20/2024

Today's fun: Sharing more of our fantastic Prairie books with people in other provinces. Merry Christmas to one of my favourite Albertans!

12/19/2024

I had the privilege of attending a special ceremony in Saskatoon today in which 102-year-old Reginald "Crash" Harrison was presented with a King Charles III Coronation Medal, in honour of his contributions to the community.

Reg and his sister Sylvia were as happy to see me as I was to see them, after I missed our big event at the Saskatchewan Aviation Museum last week. We always enjoy our time together, and I always get emotional watching Reg so graciously and elegantly receive another well-deserved accolade.

Afterward, Reg insisted on signing a Crash Harrison book for a medical professional, despite his own deteriorating eyesight. (Between the two of us, Reg and I have two good eyes at the moment!)

Later at his home, Reg showed me the Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Medal he received years earlier. What a special man. So blessed to have him (and his family) in my life.

12/17/2024

Thank you for your care and kind wishes, everyone. The eye surgeon says that my eye is healing well after the retinal detachment surgery and I can get back to being "normal" ... Errr... She more likely said "doing normal activities," since we all know that I am definitely not normal... Yeah, that's probably what she said. 😁

Anyway... my eye is much better only a few days postop. I could even read some tiny print from a handheld eye chart using my injured eye. What a nice surprise!

The gas bubble that was inserted to keep the retina in place will be slowly dissipating over the next couple of months, and my sight should return to almost what it was before. I am delighted that I can now go through with some of my holiday plans, starting with a leisurely drive northwest (as a passenger, of course) to visit some friends and family. Hurray!

12/15/2024

Today's Gratitude... extends into this past week when I received emergency retinal detachment surgery and had to make some significant changes to my work and personal schedule.

Thank you to Mary Harelkin Bishop for standing in for me at an important 100th anniversary of the RCAF celebration with 102-year-old Reg "Crash" Harrison at the Saskatchewan Aviation Museum yesterday. I'm sorry I missed it but I'm delighted to have had such a competent, lovely person taking my place.

Thank you to Mary's partner Pete Colbeck for taking photos of the event. (Check Mary's posts to see a trick they played on me before going to the aviation museum event. 😁)

Thank you to the Saskatchewan Aviation Museum for the invitation to present my Crash Harrison book at the event, and for the flexibility to adapt to my inability to attend.

Thank you to Tony Towstego and Thomega Entertainment Canada Remembers Documentaries for documenting the stories of Reg and other veterans. Congratulations on the release and premiere of The Wing Men, featuring Reg's story!

Thank you to Marlowe, Dani, Lisa, Dave, Susan, Gord, and so many others who have helped me through the stress of the sudden surgery and as I continue to rest and heal. The doctor says everything looks great, so that's good news.

Thank you for Canadian Medicare and the optometrist, ophthalmologist, other doctors, nurses, and health care professionals who provided such excellent care to me and my loved ones this past week. I am resting and healing. All will be well.

For this and so much more, I am grateful. ❤️

12/12/2024

A couple of months ago, I did an author reading at Lakeview School in Regina. The students were courteous, attentive, and inquisitive. They asked lots of questions and were very engaged and fun to talk with.

Afterward, they stormed my display table, which had only happened one other time in my 23-year career as an author and book publisher - two weeks previously in Bethune!

Afterward, one of the Grade 5 students in Lakeview asked me to autograph something. The only thing around was my brochure, which quickly led to me autographing another 20-some brochures for each student on the class!

And then they wanted photos taken.. leading to this group photo!

Thank you, Ms. Smith and students of Lakeview School. You made this writer/author/publisher very happy!

And thank you to the for the Author Readings Program support!

12/10/2024

Delivered more of our terrific Prairie books to Local Market YQR today! Go pick up your copies for gifts to others or yourself!
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12/07/2024

Celebrate the RCAF’s 100th Anniversary with “An Afternoon with Reg”

📅 Date: Rescheduled to December 14, 2024
🕒 Time: 2:00 – 4:00 PM
📍 Location: Saskatchewan Aviation Museum, Saskatoon
💸 Tickets: $15 per person (Limited seating and advance tickets only!) https://saskaviation.ca/an-evening-with-reg-crash-harrison-and-deana-driver/

🎥 Event Highlights:
- Documentary Premiere: “Canada Remembers Our Heroes - The Wingmen.”
- Guest Speaker: Author Deana Driver shares Reg’s incredible journey.
- Meet Reg “Crash” Harrison: Lancaster Bomber pilot and honorary Snowbird, recognized by Canada’s aerobatic team. His courage and resilience have inspired generations.
- Includes: Q&A session and book signing.

🎟 All tickets remain valid for the new date. Refunds available by contacting the Museum.

Join us for an inspiring afternoon of history and heroism. Reserve your spot today!

12/07/2024

Meet 102-year-old inspiring WWII bomber pilot Reg "Crash" Harrison and kind-of-interesting (😉) author Deana Driver on Saturday, Dec. 14th in Saskatoon!